Itak, Arizona

Itak, Arizona
Populated place
Itak
Location within the state of Arizona
Itak
Itak (the US)
Coordinates: 31°41′41″N 112°00′25″W / 31.69472°N 112.00694°W / 31.69472; -112.00694Coordinates: 31°41′41″N 112°00′25″W / 31.69472°N 112.00694°W / 31.69472; -112.00694
Country United States
State Arizona
County Pima
Elevation[1] 2,297 ft (700 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (MST)
Area code(s) 520
GNIS feature ID 24471

Itak is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona.[2] Itak means "point of mountain" in the O'odham language. European settlers had referred to this place as Rocky Point at least through the early part of the twentieth century. On September 8, 1939 the Office of Indian Affairs (now Bureau of Indian Affairs) petitioned the USGS to officially recognize the name of the location as Itak, as that was the name preferred by the local residents, and was more historical. On April 10, 1941 the Board on Geographic Names rendered its decision, officially naming the place Itak. It has an estimated elevation of 2,297 feet (700 m) above sea level.[1][nb 1]

Notes

  1. ↑ The detail information regarding the BGN decision may be found on the decision card link on the GNIS footnote.

References

  1. 1 2 "Feature Detail Report for: Itak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Itak (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 28, 2016.


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