Bylas, Arizona

Bylas (Western Apache: Hago'teełe) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Graham County, Arizona, United States, located within the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,962.[4] The community has a medical clinic, a police substation, and a market. Bylas is an Apache settlement divided into two communities, one of the White Mountain Apache, the other of San Carlos and Southern Tonto Apache. It is named for Bylas (a.k.a. Bailish) a chief of the Eastern White Mountain Apache band.

Bylas, Arizona
Census-designated place
Historic Bylas Town marker
Historic Bylas Town marker
Location of Bylas in Graham County, Arizona.
Location of Bylas in Graham County, Arizona.
Bylas is located in Arizona
Bylas
Bylas
Bylas is located in the United States
Bylas
Bylas
Coordinates: 33°8′19″N 110°7′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyGraham
Indian ReservationSan Carlos Apache Indian Reservation
Area
[1]
 • Total4.20 sq mi (10.88 km2)
 • Land4.18 sq mi (10.83 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
[2]
2,608 ft (795 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,782
 • Density426.21/sq mi (164.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code
85530[3]
Area code928
FIPS code04-08710

Geography

Bylas is located at 33°8′19″N 110°7′30″W (33.1386688, -110.1250875), at an elevation of 2,608 feet (795 m).[2]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1960500—
19701,125125.0%
19801,1754.4%
19901,2193.7%
20001,147−5.9%
20101,96271.1%
20201,782−9.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Bylas' population in 1960 was estimated as 500.[6]

Bylas appeared on the 1970 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village.[7] In 1980, it was made a census-designated place (CDP).[8] In 2000, it did not initially appear on the census returns,[9] but the census viewer page[10] later returned a population of 1,147. It appeared normally again as a CDP on the 2010 returns.[11]

Transportation

The road is served by U.S. Route 70.

San Carlos Apache Nnee Bich'o Nii Transit provides transportation on the reservation and to Safford and Globe.[12] Greyhound Lines serves Bylas on its Phoenix-El Paso via Globe route.

Notable person

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bylas has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[13]

See also

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bylas, Arizona
  3. "Bylas AZ ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.
  7. Bureau of the Census. "1970 Census of Population - Characteristics of the Population - Arizona" (PDF).
  8. Bureau of the Census (1980). "Characteristics of the Population - Number of Inhabitants - Arizona" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. "Arizona: 2000 - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  10. "Bylas, AZ Population - Census 2010 and 2000 Interactive Map, Demographics, Statistics, Quick Facts - CensusViewer".
  11. U.S. Census Bureau (October 2012). "Arizona: 2010 - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  12. "Globe–Safford Route". Nnee Bich'o Nii Transit. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  13. Climate Summary for Bylas, Arizona
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