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The City of Page is a planned community near the Arizona/Utah border. Named for John C. Page, a 1930's Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, the City was planned and developed for the workers building the Glen Canyon Dam in 1957. At an elevation of 4,300 feet atop Manson Mesa and overlooking Wahweap Bay of Lake Powell, Page has become a major resort area. The City of Page was incorporated in March of 1975.

Though it began as a temporary camp for construction workers, Page has emerged as a self-sufficient and progressive city. Lake Powell, the Navajo Generating Station, and tourism are the major contributors to the economy.

Recreational properties and public utilities are the predominant employers in Page. While the recreation-oriented firms experience seasonal employment peaks from March through November, the Salt River Project's Navajo Generating Station assures the stability of Page. In 1994, the Salt River Project began a five-year $50 million scrubber project to assure air quality. The National Park Service estimates that the Page/Lake Powell area had 2.6 million visitors in 1999. Tourism and the distance to other trade centers have created a demand for a variety of consumer goods and services. Therefore, 70 percent of the employers and more than 50 percent of the total workforce are in the retail trade and service sectors.

The federal government is another important employer in the Page area. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is administered by the National Park Service through headquarters at Page; and Glen Canyon Dam is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Both agencies are part of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Other federal, state, and city offices, as well as the public schools have boosted government to healthy 10 percent of the total. [Information from the Arizona Department of Commerce, Community Profile.]

Lake Powell is the center of recreational opportunities for Page. The lake has 1960 miles of shoreline, which is longer than the entire West Coast of the continental United States. There are 96 major canyons to explore as well as Rainbow Bridge National Monument that can be explored via watercraft.

Located in the center of "Canyon Country," Page is just a short drive from the North or South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Bryce and Zion National Parks, Monument Valley and Canyon De Chelley. Annual events include golf tournaments on Lake Powell National Golf Course, bass fishing tournaments, mountain bike racing, rodeos, Native American dance performances and pow wows, art shows and an annual air show.

A broad range of community facilities are located in the City of Page. These include two museums, a senior citizen center, a library, a recreation center, a visitor center, a swimming pool, two golf courses, three parks, six lighted tennis courts, and several football, softball and baseball fields.

Page has one weekly newspaper, the Lake Powell Chronicle, and a local radio station. Television channels from Phoenix, cable by satellite, and cellular telephone service are available.

Two pre-schools, two public elementary schools, one charter school, one middle school, and one high school serve the citizens of Page. School enrollment is more than 3,000 students. Coconino Community College is an accredited two-year college. Vocational training is available from the Lake Powell Institute and at the Le Chee Chapter of the Navajo Nation.

Medical facilities include an accredited hospital, medical and dental offices, and various adjunct medical services. Medical specialists comes from other cities on rotation to serve the citizens of Page. Lifeline helicopter service is also available.

The Page Municipal Airport has a lighted 5,500-foot paved runway and offers flights to and from Phoenix and Denver. Charter service and tours are also available.

Page has one industrial park (102 acres) with all utilities and highway access.

There are twenty-five motels with more than 1,500 units and seven meeting facilities with the largest of these facilities seating approximately 400 people. There are also several RV parks and campgrounds with complete hookups.

Weather in the City of Page is temperate with an average yearly maximum temperature of 71.9 degrees and an average yearly minimum temperature of 47.2 degrees. The hottest month is July with a daily average maximum temperature of 97 degrees and the coldest months are December and January with daily maximum temperatures averaging 45 degrees. Average yearly total precipitation is 4.78 inches.

Page Arizona

Vital Statistics
Location / Description
Page, situated on a mesa in extreme north-central Arizona, is the gateway to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell. Created as a company town for the construction of Glen Canyon Dam in the 1960s, it has steadily grown adding more and more amenities, not usually experienced in a small desert town.

In the southern portion of the Great Basin Desert, Page is also becoming a strong regional shopping area with national store chains. Page has a relaxed lifestyle, but is certainly competitive in the marketplace. Page has more than 3 million visitors per year; the average stay is 48 hours -- the highest in the National Park Service. Page is a young town with average an age being between 33 and 40. Visitors from all nations are welcomed in the Page/Lake Powell area.

Population / Elevation
6,200 people /4,300 Lake Powell is 3,700 feet above sea level.
Weather / Climate
Summers are extremely hot, with little, if any, shade. Winters are moderately cold with night time lows often below freezing. Spring weather is highly variable with extended periods of winds. Fall weather is usually mild. Temperatures range from 110° F in June & July to 0° F in December and January. Precipitation is generally light (less than 6 inches annually) though heavy rains and flash flooding can occur in spring and summer. Recommend lightweight, light colored clothing for summer, including a hat. Layers of clothing are best for other times of the year.

Page, Arizona - Monthly Climate Normals
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °F 46.5 42.8 50.8 59.5 69.2 79.6 91.0 96.4 93.4 84.5 71.2 55.0 44.1
Low °F 30.5 25.0 30.8 37.1 44.3 53.2 63.1 69.3 67.3 58.9 47.2 35.2 26.5
31
Average °F 38.5 33.9 40.8 48.3 56.8 66.4 77.1 82.9 80.0 71.7 59.2 45.1 35.3
Rain 6.49 0.53 0.48 0.67 0.45 0.45 0.16 0.50 0.68 0.69 0.80 0.55 0.52



History
The Glen Canyon project was conceived by the United States Bureau of Reclamation as part of the Upper Colorado River Storage Project. This was to be the dividing point of the Upper Basin and the Lower Basin of the Colorado River.Toward that end, the Glen Canyon Project was authorized by Congress in spring of 1956; that fall the first construction contract was awarded. President Dwight D. Eisenhower pushed a button in Washington, and by voice control, a detonating cap burst and sent the first shower of rock spilling into Glen Canyon of the Colorado River. The work had begun.

This was also the beginning of Page, Arizona. Page, unlike other towns in the area, was created in 1957 to provide housing for dam workers and their families. This was a major undertaking as there were no roads into what became the construction camp of Page. The city was named by the Bureau for John C. Page who had been Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. Mr. Page had overseen the construction of Hoover Dam.



Because the land was, by treaty, part of the Navajo reservation, the Bureau of Reclamation, working together with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Navajo Tribe, had previously effected a land exchange. The tribe was given land in New Mexico in exchange for the 17 square mile area that would become the site of Page.

A transportation artery was cut from U.S. Highway 89, up the cliff face towards Manson Mesa. Trailers were the first types of homes and then the Bureau built houses for its management personnel. The Merritt/Chapman Construction Company as the prime contractor provided trailer parking for its people. A school in a Quonset hut was begun and Page began its climb toward the town of today.

Page is in the upper right of the above photo. Eventually, atop Manson Mesa, roads were graded, pipes stubbed in, and one grocery, one gas station and several churches were constructed. Quonset hut dormitories came next. The cafeterias for the workers produced hundreds of meals a day and more than a few funny stories.

Completion of the bridge across the Colorado River, just downstream from the progressing dam construction, finally made work go much smoother and allowed the town of Page to grow much faster. Prior to completion of the bridge, the road from one side of the canyon to the other, a visual distance of little more than a thousand feet, was 250 miles of slow driving.

Today Page has 6,800 citizens and sits on Manson Mesa between two of the largest electrical generation units in the West. Glen Canyon Dam has a 1,288,000 kilowatts capacity when fully online. The other power plant to the South is the Navajo Generating Station, a coal-fired steam plant with an output capability of 2,250,000 kilowatts. The coal is mined at the Kayenta Mine on Black Mesa by the Peabody Coal Company. It is transported 78 miles to Lake Powell, first by an automatic, covered conveyor, then by completely automated, electric trains.


Economic Development

The City of Page is actively seeking new opportunities to be a proactive player in obtaining new revenues, better services, and a higher standard of living for its citizens. The City of Page has a true, aggressive blueprint for economic development that can be used to attract industry and manufacturing to the City.

Available Land: The City of Page owns seventeen (17) square miles of land available for immediate development. City staff provides "one stop shopping" and assists potential buyers/developers from concept to completion of projects.

Cost-Efficient Electrical Energy: The Page Electric Utility is City-owned. Businesses that require high usage of electrical energy can more than justify plant relocation to the Page community because relocation costs may be offset by lower power costs.

Available Labor Force: While the City of Page is an isolated community, there is an available labor force. More importantly, the Coconino Community College, located in Page, can set up training programs in joint ventures with private industry to prepare a labor force for assimilation into the work place.

Finance: Local banking sources have venture capital and can provide affordable and readily available sources of financing for the creation of new business, acquisition, or merger transactions that are essential for business/economic development.

City government in the City of Page has a new, dynamic outward looking spirit that looks upon the City of Page not only as a tourist center with a protected natural environment but also as a potential center of entrepreneurial talent, cultural heritage, and tradition coupled with new sustainable industry.

Land Use Vision Statement

The City of Page desires to capitalize on its location as the gateway to Lake Powell and its position as an emerging regional center in northern Arizona and southern Utah. The City of Page is working toward enhancing the attractiveness and diversity of its downtown; toward strengthening its role as a tourist center with a protected natural environment; and toward becoming a center of entrepreneurial talent, cultural heritage, and tradition coupled with new sustainable industry.

Loans and Mortgages

The City of Page owns seventeen (17) square miles of land available for immediate development. City staff provides "one stop shopping" and assists potential buyers/developers from concept to completion of projects. Persons interested in viewing land available for sale and/or buying land from the City of Page should contact:

Community Profile

Page is a planned community near the Arizona/Utah border. Named for John C. Page, a 1930's Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, the City was planned and developed for the workers building the Glen Canyon Dam in 1957. At an elevation of 4,300 feet atop Manson Mesa, overlooking Wahweap Bay of Lake Powell, Page has become a major resort area and was incorporated in March of 1975. Page is in Coconino County and is located 134 miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona, via U.S. 89.

Founded: 1930
Incorporated: 1975
County: Coconino
Elevation: 4,300 Feet
Highway: U.S. 89

Principal Economic Activities

Lake Powell, the Navajo Generating Station, the federal government and tourism are major contributors to the economy. Recreational properties and public utilities are the predominant employers in the City of Page. While the recreation-oriented companies experience seasonal employment peaks from March through November, the Salt River Project's Navajo Generating Station assures the stability of the City of Page. The National Park estimates that the Page/Lake Powell area was visited by 2.6 million visitors in 2001.

Major Private Employers in the City of Page

1. Navajo Generating Station/Salt River Project
2. ARAMARK
3. Yamamoto Custom Baits
4. Page Steel
5. Page Hospital
6. Wal-Mart

Major Public Employers in the City of Page

1. National Park Service
2. Page Unified School District
3. City of Page
4. Coconino Community College
5. Bureau of Reclamation

Scenic Attractions

Lake Powell is the center of recreational opportunities for the City of Page. The lake has 1960 miles of shoreline which is longer than the entire West Coast of the continental United States. There are 96 major canyons to explore as well as the Rainbow Bridge National Monument that can be explored via watercraft.

Located in the center of "Canyon Country," Page is just a short drive away from the North or South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Bryce and Zion National Parks, Monument Valley, and Canyon De Chelley.

Annual events include golf tournaments on Lake Powell National Golf Course, bass fishing tournaments, mountain bike racing, rodeos, Native American dance performances and pow wows, art shows and an annual air show.

Population 1990 2000
Page * 6,598 6,809
Coconino County 96,591 116,320
Arizona 3,665,228 5,130,632


Source: U.S. Census Bureau

* Local sources estimate the Trade Area Population to be 40,000.

Page Labor Force 1990
2000

Civilian Labor Force 3,432 3,259
Unemployed 205 233
Unemployment Rate 6.0% 7.2%


Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Growth Indicators 1990 1998 1999 2000
New Building Permits * 101 178 282 304
Net Assessed Valuation ($) 22,966,042 40,983,067 44,044,346 57,682,942


* Arizona Business, Arizona State University

Taxes Property Tax Rate 1990 1998 1999 2000
Elementary/High School 5.54 5.14 4.53 4.94
City/Fire District 0.93 0.71 0.77 0.77
County 2.03 1.50 1.73 1.73
Hospital District 0.92
Library District 0.19
Total: 8.50 7.35 7.03 8.55


Note: Property tax in Arizona is based on assessed valuation which is 10 percent of market value for residential property. Average tax rate on homes in Arizona before exceptions and rebates is 1.3% of market value.

Sales Tax Rates 2000

City 2.00%
County 0.80%
State 5.00%


Source: Arizona Tax Research Foundation.

Community Facilities

A broad range of community facilities are located in the City of Page. These include two museums, a senior citizen center, a library, a recreation center, a visitor center, a swimming pool, two golf courses, three parks, six lighted tennis courts, and several football, softball and baseball fields.

Communication. Page has one weekly newspaper, the Lake Powell Chronicle, and a local radio station. Television channels from Phoenix, cable by satellite, and cellular telephone service are available.

Education. Two pre-schools, two public elementary schools, one charter school, one middle school, and one high school serve the citizens of Page. School enrollment is more than 3,000 students. Coconino Community College is an accredited two-year college. Vocational training is available from the Lake Powell Institute and at the LeChee Chapter of the Navajo Nation.

Medical Facilities. Medical facilities include an accredited hospital, medical and dental offices, and various adjunct medical services. Medical specialists comes from other cities on rotation to serve the citizens of Page. Lifeline helicopter service is also available.

Financial Institutions. There are six financial institutions with branch offices in Page. Further, Coconino County businesses are eligible for assistance in financing fixed assets through the Finance Division of the Arizona Department of Commerce. Information of private activity bonds within the County may be obtained from the same source or from the Industrial Development Authority of Coconino County, 123 North Leroux, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 or from the City of Page Industrial Development Authority.

Government. The City of Page follows a Council-Manager form of government. Legislative policy is set by the elected Councilors and administered by the City Manager who is appointed by the City Council. The City Council consists of a Mayor who serves a two-year term and six Councilors who serve staggered four-year terms. The Mayor and Councilors are elected at-large (City-wide). The Council elects one of the six members to serve as the Vice Mayor and to act in the Mayor's absence. The City Council operates in compliance with the Arizona Revised Statutes, the City of Page Municipal Code, and Robert's Rules of Order of Modified Parliamentary Rules.

Airport. The Page Municipal Airport has a lighted 5,500-foot paved runway and offers flights to and from Phoenix and Denver. Charter service and tours are also available.

Industrial Properties. Page has one industrial park (102 acres) with all utilities and highway access. For information, contact the City of Page.

Lodging and Meeting Facilities. There are twenty-five motels with more than 1,500 units and seven meeting facilities with the largest of these facilities seating approximately 400 people. There are also several RV parks and campgrounds with complete hookups.

Utilities: Cable Television Cable One (928) 645-2132
Electricity Page Electric Utility (928) 645-2419
Propane Black Mountain Gas (928) 645-2391
Telephone Qwest Communications (928) 779-4940
Waste Disposal PSI (928) 645-3885
Water and Sewer City of Page (928) 645-8861


Weather: Weather in the City of Page is temperate with an average yearly maximum temperature of 71.8 degrees and an average yearly minimum temperature of 47.2 degrees. The hottest month is July with a daily average maximum temperature of 97 degrees and the coldest months are December and January with daily maximum temperatures averaging 45 degrees. Average yearly total precipitation is 4.79 inches.

Average Temperatures
(Degrees Fahrenheit)
Month Daily Maximum Daily Minimum Average Total Precipitation
January 45.0 24.0 0.16 Inches
February 53.0 31.0 0.30 Inches
March 61.0 36.0 0.37 Inches
April 72.0 46.0 0.36 Inches
May 82.0 53.0 0.51 Inches
June 90.0 62.0 0.13 Inches
July 97.0 71.0 0.24 Inches
August 94.0 69.0 0.79 Inches
September 88.0 61.0 0.72 Inches
October 77.0 50.0 0.33 Inches
November 59.0 38.0 0.34 Inches
December 45.0 25.0 0.53 Inches
Year 71.9 47.2 4.78 Inches


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Hotels/Motels
There are hotels and motels in Page with something for every taste and price range. For more information and a complete list. Click Here. (Rates, availability and reservation online)



The Wahweap Lodge and Marina is a modern southwest stucco resort with a spectacular view of Lake Powell. Offering houseboat rentals with a variety of sizes and features, the Wahweap Lodge and Marina also rents PWCs and powerboats which are perfect for fishing, skiing, or sightseeing. Tours ranging from 1-7 hours are a popular attraction. Click Here. (Rates, availability and reservation online)


Camping & RV Parks
There are many commercial and National Park Service locations for camping and RVs in and near Page.

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
For a complete list contact:

Page-Lake Powell Chamber of Commerce
644 North Navajo Drive, Suite C
P.O. Box 727 ~ Page, Arizona
928-645-2741




 

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