Itak, Arizona

Populated place in Arizona, United States
31°41′41″N 112°00′25″W / 31.69472°N 112.00694°W / 31.69472; -112.00694CountryUnited StatesStateArizonaCountyPimaElevation2,297 ft (700 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)Area code520GNIS feature ID24471

Itak is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States.[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. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Itak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Itak (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
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