Whiteriver (Western Apache: Chʼílwozh) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 5,220 at the 2000 census.
Whiteriver is located at 33°49′59″N 109°58′28″W / 33.83306°N 109.97444°W / 33.83306; -109.97444 (33.833005, -109.974547).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.8 square miles (46 km), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,220 people, 1,249 households, and 1,054 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 293.0 people per square mile (113.1/km²). There were 1,330 housing units at an average density of 74.6/sq mi (28.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 3.03% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 95.10% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races. 1.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,249 households out of which 56.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1%…