Roosevelt, Arizona

Roosevelt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 28 at the 2010 census.^[2]

Roosevelt, Arizona
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 33°40′3″N 111°8′3″W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Gila
Area [1]
• Total	2.70 sq mi (6.99 km2)
• Land	2.69 sq mi (6.97 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	2,215 ft (675 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	26
• Density	9.67/sq mi (3.73/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP code	85545
Area code	928
FIPS code	04-61300
GNIS feature ID	2582854

Geography

The CDP is located on the western edge of Gila County, on the south side of Theodore Roosevelt Lake, a reservoir on the Salt River. The western boundary of the CDP is the Maricopa County line. Arizona State Route 188 runs through Roosevelt, leading southeast 31 miles (50 km) to Globe, the Gila County seat, and northwest 48 miles (77 km) to Payson. Arizona State Route 88, the Apache Trail, has its northern terminus just west of Roosevelt at the Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The highway, which is unpaved for much of its distance, is a National Scenic Byway and leads southwest 45 miles (72 km) to Apache Junction at the eastern edge of the Phoenix area. The Roosevelt CDP is bordered to the southeast by Tonto National Monument.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km²), or 0.28%, is water.^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Roosevelt, Arizona (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1905–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	80 (27)	87 (31)	92 (33)	100 (38)	113 (45)	117 (47)	116 (47)	115 (46)	115 (46)	102 (39)	90 (32)	83 (28)	117 (47)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	61.0 (16.1)	65.8 (18.8)	73.6 (23.1)	81.9 (27.7)	91.2 (32.9)	102.0 (38.9)	103.7 (39.8)	101.9 (38.8)	96.2 (35.7)	84.6 (29.2)	71.1 (21.7)	60.1 (15.6)	82.8 (28.2)
Daily mean °F (°C)	50.3 (10.2)	54.1 (12.3)	60.6 (15.9)	68.1 (20.1)	77.1 (25.1)	87.2 (30.7)	90.9 (32.7)	89.2 (31.8)	83.4 (28.6)	72.0 (22.2)	59.5 (15.3)	50.1 (10.1)	70.2 (21.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	39.6 (4.2)	42.5 (5.8)	47.6 (8.7)	54.3 (12.4)	63.0 (17.2)	72.4 (22.4)	78.0 (25.6)	76.5 (24.7)	70.7 (21.5)	59.3 (15.2)	47.9 (8.8)	40.1 (4.5)	57.7 (14.3)
Record low °F (°C)	19 (−7)	19 (−7)	23 (−5)	29 (−2)	35 (2)	43 (6)	54 (12)	50 (10)	39 (4)	26 (−3)	24 (−4)	18 (−8)	18 (−8)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	2.21 (56)	1.70 (43)	1.72 (44)	0.58 (15)	0.33 (8.4)	0.13 (3.3)	1.57 (40)	2.10 (53)	1.42 (36)	0.98 (25)	1.08 (27)	2.09 (53)	15.91 (404)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.2 (0.51)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.2 (0.51)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	4.9	4.6	4.4	1.9	1.7	0.8	5.0	6.3	4.3	3.1	3.0	5.3	45.3
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Source: NOAA[3][4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	26		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]