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History · Halchita

Half of Halchita’s homes were built after 2003

Most of Halchita was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2003. Below: maps from 1963 on.

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

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Halchita are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Halchita, in brief

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

Halchita (Navajo: Halchíítah) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 273 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 266 to 273 (+3%).

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

By decade

Halchita, decade by decade

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Halchita, UT 84531, USA2015Halchita, UT 84531, USAMonument Valley Panorama2009Monument Valley PanoramaUTMap-doton-Halchita2004UTMap-doton-Halchita
On the map

Halchita on the map in 1963

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Halchita.

Halchita on the 1963 USGS map1963Mexican Hat sheet · 1:62,500

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Halchita

Nobody well known was born in Halchita itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Charles LangAmerican cinematographer · b. 1902
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Neil WilliamsAmerican painter · b. 1934
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Mexican HatIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.