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Welcome to Apache County ...

Time Zone: Apache County lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time.

The community of Saint Johns is the Seat for Apache County.

Apache County was founded in 1879 and was created by taking area from Yavapai County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Apache had a population of 71,887 people.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Apache represented 1.12% of the total population of Arizona.

Below are some of the communities located in Apache County:

  • Eagar
    (106 miles [170.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagar
    • Eagar is located in Apache County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagar <2>
  • Saint Johns
    (78 miles [125.5 km] to the south)
  • Springerville
    (104 miles [167.4 km] to the south)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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