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History · Yah-ta-hey

Half of Yah-ta-hey’s homes were built after 1997

Most of Yah-ta-hey was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1997.

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Yah-ta-hey, in brief

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Yah-ta-hey (Navajo: Tʼáá Bííchʼį́įdii) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 757, up from 590 in 2010. The English name for this place is an approximation of the Navajo greeting yáʼátʼééh, though the actual Navajo name means "just like a devil", the nickname for Anglo storekeeper J. B. Tanner. Tanner operated the trading post located here, and was criticized by the local community for his greedy business practices. The same name is used for Aneth, Utah, where Tanner also worked.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 590 to 757 (+28%).

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

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Yah-ta-hey, decade by decade

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Famous people close to Yah-ta-hey

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Carolyn S. ShoemakerAmerican astronomer, researcher and university … · b. 1929
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Tony GenaroAmerican actor · b. 1941
Hiroshi MiyamuraUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1925
Raven ChaconNavajo composer and artist · b. 1977
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Sydney FreelandAmerican film director · b. 1980
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Evon Z. VogtAmerican anthropologist · b. 1918
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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 →

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