Blue, Arizona

Unincorporated community in the state of Arizona, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Blue (originally, Whittum) is an unincorporated community in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States.

CountryUnited States
Elevation
[1]
5,758 ft (1,755 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP code
85922
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Blue, Arizona
Unincorporated community
Interactive map of Blue, Arizona
Coordinates: 33°36′36″N 109°06′24″W
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyGreenlee
Elevation
[1]
5,758 ft (1,755 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
36
 • Estimate 
(2025)
45
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP code
85922
Area code928
GNIS feature ID26502[1]
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Blue has a ZIP Code of 85922; in 2000, the population of the 85922 ZCTA was 36.[2] In addition to its post office, Blue also contains a public library, and a public school serving all grade levels.[citation needed]

History

The community was originally named for Nat Whittum, an original settler who was killed at the site in 1891. A post office was established at Whittum in 1894; however, its name was changed to Blue in 1898.[1]

Blue's population was 80 in the 1940s.[3]

Climate

More information Climate data for Blue, Arizona, 1903–1989, Month ...
Climate data for Blue, Arizona, 1903–1989
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 53.5
(11.9)		 58.1
(14.5)		 62.6
(17.0)		 70.6
(21.4)		 78.9
(26.1)		 88.3
(31.3)		 88.9
(31.6)		 85.7
(29.8)		 80.8
(27.1)		 72.4
(22.4)		 61.8
(16.6)		 54.3
(12.4)		 71.3
(21.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 18.6
(−7.4)		 21.1
(−6.1)		 24.5
(−4.2)		 29.4
(−1.4)		 36.0
(2.2)		 44.3
(6.8)		 52.5
(11.4)		 51.4
(10.8)		 45.2
(7.3)		 34.3
(1.3)		 24.6
(−4.1)		 19.1
(−7.2)		 33.4
(0.8)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.35
(34)		 1.30
(33)		 1.27
(32)		 0.70
(18)		 0.50
(13)		 0.68
(17)		 3.90
(99)		 3.69
(94)		 2.27
(58)		 2.13
(54)		 1.14
(29)		 1.79
(45)		 20.73
(527)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 5.3
(13)		 5.9
(15)		 2.8
(7.1)		 1.0
(2.5)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.3
(0.76)		 1.7
(4.3)		 7.6
(19)		 24.6
(62)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 4 5 5 3 2 3 12 12 7 4 4 5 66
Source: WRCC[4]
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Education

Blue School District 22 is the area school district, serving K-12. In 1984 Randy Collier of The Arizona Republic stated due to difficulties in transportation and from being far from other places, "the social life at Blue primarily is at the school."[5]

Previously Blue had a K-8 school, so Round Valley High School in Eagar, of the Round Valley Unified School District, served Blue for high school; some students lived with relatives in Eagar and some traveled to and from Eagar via school bus.[6]

Greenlee County Library System maintains the Blue Public Library in a log cabin adjacent to the Blue School.[7]

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