Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Most of Oljato-Monument Valley was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Below: maps from 1952 on and the census since 2000.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oljato-Monument Valley’s history is told.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Oljato-Monument Valley yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Oljato-Monument Valley (Navajo: Ooljééʼtó) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 154 at the 2010 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 154 to 115 (-25%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
2020Oljato Mesa Utah 2020 b
2020Oljato Mesa Utah 2020 a
2016Milky Way Rising
2016Desert Rock Formations (Unsplash r7lg7dELw0)
2015White streaks in the rocks
2015Oljato Monument Valley, Arizona, US
2014West u.s.a 5 005
2014West u.s.a 4 169
2012The Statue Of Jesus Christ
2011View of a natural arch in Monument Valley
2011Oljato-Monument Valley, AZ 84536, USA
2007Arizona 945-A
2007Arizona 915-A
2007Arizona 902-A
2007Arizona 898-A
2007Arizona 873-A
2007Arizona 1231-A
2007Arizona 1194-A
2007Arizona 1017-A
2004AZMap-doton-Oljato-Monument Valley
2001Monument Valley - panoramio - Frans-Banja Mulder (7)
2001Monument Valley - panoramio - Frans-Banja Mulder (6)Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Oljato-Monument Valley. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Oljato-Monument Valley.
Between 115 and 155 people in every census since 2000.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Oljato-Monument Valley’s Wikipedia page.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikimedia Commons (22), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
