Joseph City is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 located in Navajo County

Navajo County, Arizona

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*49.3% White*0.9% Black*43.4% Native American*0.5% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*2.5% Two or more races*3.3% Other races*10.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Arizona

Arizona

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, United States

United States

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. It is located on Interstate 40

Interstate 40

Interstate 40 is the third-longest major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90 and I-80. Its western end is at Interstate 15 in Barstow, California; its eastern end is at a concurrency of U.S. Route 117 and North Carolina Highway 132 in Wilmington, North Carolina...

 about eighty miles east of Flagstaff

Flagstaff, Arizona

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.

It was founded by Mormon

Mormon

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 settlers in 1876 as Allen's Camp, and its name was later changed to St. Joseph. The town was located on the Santa Fe Railway, which also went through Saint Joseph, Missouri

Saint Joseph, Missouri

Saint Joseph is the second largest city in northwest Missouri, only second to Kansas City in size, serving as the county seat for Buchanan County. As of the 2010 census, Saint Joseph had a total population of 76,780, making it the eighth largest city in the state. The St...

. Due to both towns being on the railroad, in 1923, the name of the town was changed to Joseph City to avoid confusion.

It is the site of the Jack Rabbit Trading Post

Jack Rabbit Trading Post

The Jack Rabbit Trading Post is a convenience store and curio shop located on former U.S. Route 66, five miles west of Joseph City, Arizona city limits off of Exit 274 on Interstate 40. The trading post hails from Route 66's glory days, and is currently in operation...

, a famous Route 66

U.S. Route 66

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 landmark.

Education

Joseph City is served by the Joseph City Unified School District. Two schools, Joseph City Elementary School, and Joseph City High School, serve the community. Their schools have a very high AIMS standard. The Superintendent of Joseph City Unified School District is Robert J. Klein.

Also named after Famous Chief Joseph. (Joseph Sosa) from Dinuba, Ca.