Sawmill

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Sawmill

Total population

636

Median home value

$39,400

6.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$35,938

Sawmill$36k

National$74k

Elevation2126 m

Land area14.96 km²

Weather67°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates35.89°, -109.16°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sawmill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Sawmill is a part of Fort Defiance Agency, which is on the Navajo Nation. The population was 748 at the 2010 census. It is named after and developed around a sawmill. A trading post has been present since 1907.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Sawmill, AZ from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Arizona

• Nazlini
  17.8 mi away
• Ganado
  26 mi away
• Burnside
  27.7 mi away
• Chinle
  29.8 mi away
• Klagetoh
  33.9 mi away
• Lukachukai
  36.5 mi away
• Steamboat
  39.9 mi away
• Many Farms
  41.4 mi away
• Cottonwood
  42.9 mi away
• Greasewood
  46.5 mi away
• Sanders
  47.6 mi away
• Red Rock
  49.7 mi away

Browse all places in Arizona →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sawmill

A feasibility study for a small log sawmill on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in central Arizona

Mater Engineering, Corvallis, Or. · 1969

Willow Creek road

Clark, Richard · 2003

Pinetop-Lakeside

Joan Baeza · 2014

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Prescribed Fire D7 Arab RX, Apache, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 120 mi
• Prescribed Fire D7 Butler West RX, Apache, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 121 mi
• Prescribed Fire D7 Apprentice RX, Apache, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 123 mi
• Prescribed Fire D7 Rhoton Seep RX, Apache, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 125 mi
• Prescribed Fire D7 Morgan Unit 5 RX, Navajo, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 127 mi
• Prescribed Fire D7 Brushy Mtn South RX, Apache, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 127 mi
• Prescribed Fire D2 Dye RX, Coconino, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-17 · 141 mi
• Prescribed Fire D2 Vincent RX, Coconino, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-17 · 143 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Rocky Mountain Beeplant

Cleomella serrulata

Seen 2026-09-21

horseweed

Erigeron canadensis

Seen 2026-08-01

Russian olive

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Seen 2026-06-08

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Seen 2026-04-25

Northern Hoary Bat

Lasiurus cinereus

Seen 2026-04-24

Fringed Larder Beetle

Dermestes frischii

Seen 2025-08-18

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

Seen 2025-06-15

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Seen 2025-06-14

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Seen 2025-05-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).