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History · Tse Bonito

Half of Tse Bonito’s homes were built after 1974

Most of Tse Bonito was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1974. Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Tse Bonito’s past

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The story so far

Tse Bonito, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Tse Bonito yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Tse Bonito (Navajo: Tsé Binííʼtóhí) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the greater Window Rock, Arizona, population center, and seat of the Navajo Nation government. The population was 380 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 299 to 380 (+27%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Tse Bonito, decade by decade

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On the map

Tse Bonito on the map, 1955 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Tse Bonito. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Tse Bonito on the 1955 USGS mapTse Bonito on the 1983 USGS map1955Zith-Tusayan Butte 4 NE sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Tse Bonito.

People over time

Tse Bonito, census by census

010020030040020002020Peak: 380

Between 261 and 380 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Tse Bonito’s Wikipedia page.

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Where this page comes from

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 (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.