Sedona Facts & Information

Location	Central Arizona just south of Flagstaff.
Climate	Generally mild winters and hot summers.
Population	10,192
Persons Over 65	25.6%
Female Persons	53.1%
Ethnic Groups	White 92.2%, Black 0.5%, American Indian 0.5%, Asian 0.9%
Housing Units	5,709
Median Household Income	$44,042
Description of Flag
Arizona Flag	The lower half of the Arizona flag is a blue field and the upper half divided into thirteen equal segments, seven red and six light yellow. In the center of the flag is a copper colored star with 5 points. The red and the blue are the same shades as the flag of the United States of America, and it measures four feet high and six feet wide. The copper star represents Arizona as the largest producer of copper in the United States.

More Information
 censtats.census.gov

Sedona Culture

numerologists, acupressurists, crystal healers, herbologists, and other practitioners of holistic medicine. The theme for all these odd practices, it should be pointed out, is health. Therefore, even if the things listed are not to your taste, the New Age presence, though conspicuous, is basically benign and unobtrusive, making a point of toleration for whatever your beliefs may be.

Sedona also fosters a cottage industry of painters whose work, though not cheap, is available everywhere throughout the city. In the city’s outskirts, usually down private dirt drives, live wealthy Americans drawn to the isolation and beauty of the red rocks. And in the city, because tourism is really the only other large business, there is a small, diverse blue-collar constituency. Although Sedona has a rich Native American heritage, this is little in evidence now, except where it has been gringo-ized for tourist consumption. The city is mostly white.

Sedona Culture

numerologists, acupressurists, crystal healers, herbologists, and other practitioners of holistic medicine. The theme for all these odd practices, it should be pointed out, is health. Therefore, even if the things listed are not to your taste, the New Age presence, though conspicuous, is basically benign and unobtrusive, making a point of toleration for whatever your beliefs may be.

Sedona also fosters a cottage industry of painters whose work, though not cheap, is available everywhere throughout the city. In the city’s outskirts, usually down private dirt drives, live wealthy Americans drawn to the isolation and beauty of the red rocks. And in the city, because tourism is really the only other large business, there is a small, diverse blue-collar constituency. Although Sedona has a rich Native American heritage, this is little in evidence now, except where it has been gringo-ized for tourist consumption. The city is mostly white.

Sedona Shopping

building holding this varied selection of goods.

Because Sedona is tailored to the tourist, it is not cheap. On the other hand, the wares are unique and well made, and the selection – especially regarding cuisine – is very diverse. El Rincon Restaurante Mexicano serves your standard upper-tier Mexican fare while L’Auberge de Sedona is a highly rated French restaurant beside Oak Creek. Cheaper – though no less eclectic – is the food at Heartline Café, which has a garden patio.

Finally, Crystal Castle, the megillah of all New Age shops, is a virtual must-see if you wish to absorb the full spirit of Sedona. It’s right off the road at Route 179 and may turn out to be the most unique wholesale stores you’ve ever shopped in.

Sedona Shopping

building holding this varied selection of goods.

Because Sedona is tailored to the tourist, it is not cheap. On the other hand, the wares are unique and well made, and the selection – especially regarding cuisine – is very diverse. El Rincon Restaurante Mexicano serves your standard upper-tier Mexican fare while L’Auberge de Sedona is a highly rated French restaurant beside Oak Creek. Cheaper – though no less eclectic – is the food at Heartline Café, which has a garden patio.

Finally, Crystal Castle, the megillah of all New Age shops, is a virtual must-see if you wish to absorb the full spirit of Sedona. It’s right off the road at Route 179 and may turn out to be the most unique wholesale stores you’ve ever shopped in.

Sedona Travel Guides
 Frommer's Sedona
 Lonely Planet Sedona
 Let's Go Sedona
 Fodors Sedona