Yavapai County, Arizona
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2010
Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:- 89.3% WhiteWhite AmericanWhite Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
- 0.6% BlackAfrican AmericanAfrican Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
- 1.7% Native AmericanNative Americans in the United StatesNative Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
- 0.8% AsianAsian AmericanAsian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
- 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderPacific Islander AmericanPacific Islander Americans, also known as Oceanian Americans, are residents of the United States with original ancestry from Oceania. They represent the smallest racial group counted in the United States census of 2000. They numbered 874,000 people or 0.3 percent of the United States population...
- 2.5% Two or more racesMultiracial AmericanMultiracial Americans, US residents who identify themselves as of "two or more races", were numbered at around 9 million, or 2.9% of the population, in the census of 2010. However there is considerable evidence that the real number is far higher. Prior to the mid-20th century many people hid their...
- 5.0% Other racesRace (United States Census)Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
- 13.6% Hispanic or LatinoHispanic and Latino AmericansHispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...
(of any race)
2000
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 167,517 people, 70,171 households, and 46,733 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 21 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 81,730 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.89% White
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, 0.39% Black
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or African American
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, 1.60% Native American
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, 0.51% Asian
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, 0.08% Pacific Islander
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, 3.58% from other races
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, and 1.95% from two or more races. 9.78% of the population were Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race.
There were 70,171 households out of which 23.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.00% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the county the population was spread out with 21.10% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 22.40% from 25 to 44, 27.40% from 45 to 64, and 22.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,901, and the median income for a family was $40,910. Males had a median income of $30,738 versus $22,114 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $19,727. About 7.90% of families and 11.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.90% of those under age 18 and 6.70% of those age 65 or over.
By 2006 Census Bureau Estimates placed the population of Yavapai County at 208,014. This represented a 24.2% growth in the population since 2000.
Yavapai County is defined as the Prescott Metropolitan Statistical Area by the United States Census Bureau
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Cities
- CottonwoodCottonwood, ArizonaCottonwood is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 11,171.-Geography:Cottonwood is located at ....
11,265 - PeoriaPeoria, ArizonaPeoria is a city in Maricopa and Yavapai counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. Located primarily in Maricopa County, it is a major suburb of Phoenix. According to 2010 Census Bureau releases, the population of the city is 154,065. Peoria is currently the sixth largest city in Arizona for land...
(most of Peoria is in Maricopa CountyMaricopa County, Arizona-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*73.0% White*5.0% Black*2.1% Native American*3.5% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.5% Two or more races*12.7% Other races*29.6% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
) 154,065 - PrescottPrescott, ArizonaPrescott is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. It was designated "Arizona's Christmas City" by Arizona Governor Rose Mofford in the late 1980s....
39,843 - SedonaSedona, ArizonaSedona is a city that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of the U.S. state of Arizona...
(part of Sedona is in Coconino CountyCoconino County, Arizona-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*61.7% White*1.2% Black*27.3% Native American*1.4% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.1% Two or more races*5.2% Other races*13.5% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
) 10,031
Towns
- Camp VerdeCamp Verde, ArizonaCamp Verde is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 10,610....
10,873 - Chino ValleyChino Valley, ArizonaChino Valley is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the Census Bureau, the population of the town is 10,817.-Geography:...
10,817 - ClarkdaleClarkdale, ArizonaClarkdale is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 3,836.Clarkdale, formerly a mining town, is now largely a retirement community with an eye for the arts.-History:...
4,097 - Dewey-HumboldtDewey-Humboldt, ArizonaDewey-Humboldt is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The estimated population of the town was 3,613 according to the 2005 census estimates...
3,894 - JeromeJerome, ArizonaJerome is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 353.-History:...
444 - Prescott ValleyPrescott Valley, ArizonaPrescott Valley is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, just east of Prescott. Prescott Valley was the seventh fastest-growing place among all cities and towns in Arizona between 1990 and 2000...
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Census-designated places
- Ash ForkAsh Fork, ArizonaAsh Fork is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 457 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ash Fork is located at ....
- BagdadBagdad, ArizonaBagdad is a copper mining community and census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, in the western part of the state. It is one of only two remaining company towns in Arizona...
- Big ParkBig Park, ArizonaBig Park is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 5,245 at the 2000 census. Big Park is more commonly known as the Village of Oak Creek , and is a bedroom community for Sedona, Arizona. Tourism and service to retirees and second-home owners are the...
- Black Canyon CityBlack Canyon City, ArizonaBlack Canyon City is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 2,697 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Black Canyon City is located at , at an elevation of 1,975 feet ....
- CongressCongress, ArizonaCongress is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,717 at the 2000 census. Congress, a gold-mining ghost town, now serves as a retirement and bedroom community for nearby Wickenburg.-History:...
- Cordes LakesCordes Lakes, ArizonaCordes Lakes is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 2,058 at the 2000 census. Arcosanti is just north of Cordes Lakes, and Agua Fria National Monument is a few miles south on I-17...
- CornvilleCornville, ArizonaCornville is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 3,335 at the 2000 census. The Cornville CDP includes the communities of Cornville and Page Springs....
- Cottonwood-Verde VillageCottonwood-Verde Village, ArizonaVerde Village is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 11,605 at the 2010 census. It is a retirement and bedroom community for Cottonwood.-History and Economy:...
- Lake MontezumaLake Montezuma, ArizonaLake Montezuma is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 3,344 at the 2000 census. The Lake Montezuma CDP includes the communities of Rimrock and McGuireville...
- MayerMayer, ArizonaMayer is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,408 at the 2000 census. Mayer includes three sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Mayer Apartments, Mayer Business Block, and Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse.The 1993-1994 CBS...
- PauldenPaulden, ArizonaPaulden is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 3,420 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Paulden is located at ....
- Peeples ValleyPeeples Valley, ArizonaPeeples Valley is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 374 at the 2000 census.Peeples Valley is named for prospector A. H...
- SeligmanSeligman, ArizonaSeligman is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 456 at the 2000 census.-History:Between 1889-1891, Seligman was established by the Theut and Moultrie families. Both were prosperous slaughterhouse owners in Southern antebellum families who lost...
- Spring ValleySpring Valley, ArizonaSpring Valley is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,019 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Spring Valley is located at ....
- WilhoitWilhoit, ArizonaWilhoit is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 664 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wilhoit is located at ....
- WilliamsonWilliamson, ArizonaWilliamson is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 3,776 at the 2000 census. The name "Wiliamson" is a misnomer, perhaps propagated by federal bureaucratic error; the area has long been known as "Williamson Valley" after the major road through...
- YarnellYarnell, ArizonaYarnell is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. The population was 645 at the 2000 census. Yarnell's economy is based on ranching, mining and services to travelers and retirees. Peeples Valley, three miles north, is closely linked to Yarnell.-History:Gold was discovered in...
Other communities
- Bumble BeeBumble Bee, ArizonaBumble Bee is a ghost town in the Bradshaw Mountains of Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, named for nearby Bumble Bee Creek. Established in 1863, Bumble Bee served as a stagecoach stop and an outpost for the U.S. Cavalry; with a post office established in 1879.With the demise of the...
- CherryCherry, ArizonaCherry is a mining ghost town in central Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, between Dewey and Camp Verde. Cherry's post office was established March 3, 1884 and discontinued March 15, 1943. Notable mines in the area include the Federal, Bunker, Sunnybrook, Logan and Gold Bullion mines. About...
- CleatorCleator, ArizonaCleator is a ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It lies along the road that has replaced Murphy's Impossible Railroad between Cordes and Crown King....
- ClemenceauClemenceau, ArizonaClemenceau is a neighborhood of the city of Cottonwood in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It was built as a company town in 1917 to serve the new smelter for James Douglas, Jr.'s United Verde Extension mine in Jerome...
- CordesCordes, ArizonaCordes is a ghost town located eight miles southeast of the area of Mayer in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Cordes was established in 1883 by John Henry Cordes....
- Crown KingCrown King, ArizonaCrown King is an unincorporated community in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, located at an elevation of 5,771 feet . Crown King has a ZIP Code of 86343; in 2000, the population of the 86343 ZCTA was 133. The site of a former gold mining town, Crown King is 28 miles west of Interstate...
- DrakeDrake, ArizonaDrake is an unincorporated community in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, and a station on the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway. Drake is also the junction and western terminus of the Verde Canyon Railroad...
- Iron SpringsIron Springs, ArizonaIron Springs is an unincorporated community in central Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, in the Prescott National Forest. It lies along Iron Springs Road northwest of the city of Prescott, the county seat of Yavapai County. Its elevation is 6,073 feet...
- KirklandKirkland, ArizonaKirkland is an unincorporated community in central Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, near the Weaver Mountains. It lies along State Route 96 southwest of the city of Prescott, the county seat of Yavapai County. Its elevation is 3,930 feet . Although Kirkland is unincorporated, it has a...
- Skull ValleySkull Valley, ArizonaSkull Valley is a small, unincorporated, and rural, ranch community in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It is located twelve miles west of Prescott. There is a general store, a gas station, a cafe, an elementary school, an autoshop, a fire station, a church, and a post office...
- Tip TopTip Top, ArizonaTip Top is a ghost town in Yavapai County in the U.S. state of Arizona. The town was settled in 1876 in what was then the Arizona Territory.-History:Primarily a silver-mining town, it had a post office from August 12, 1880, until February 14, 1895...
Attractions
Yavapai County is home to ArcosantiArcosanti
Arcosanti is an experimental town that began construction in 1970 in central Arizona, north of Phoenix, at an elevation of 3,732 feet...
, a prototype arcology
Arcology
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, developed by Paolo Soleri
Paolo Soleri
Paolo Soleri is an Italian-American architect. He established Arcosanti and the educational Cosanti Foundation. Soleri is a lecturer in the College of Architecture at Arizona State University and a National Design Award recipient in 2006.-Early life:Soleri was born in Turin, Italy...
, and under construction since 1970. Arcosanti is open Monday through Sunday from 9:00 til 5:00, and holds tours from 10:00 til 4:00 on the hour, every hour. Arcosanti is just north of Cordes Junction, Arizona.
Out of Africa Wildlife Park http://www.outofafricapark.com/ is a popular private zoo that specializes in big cats, and features Tiger Splash http://www.outofafricapark.com/tiger_splash.html, an aquatic performance in a swimming pool
Swimming pool
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, and other animal acts. The park moved to the Camp Verde area from the East Valley
Phoenix Metropolitan Area
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in 2005.
Approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the town of Bagdad lies the Upper Burro Creek Wilderness Area
Upper Burro Creek Wilderness
Upper Burro Creek Wilderness is a wilderness area located in Yavapai and Mohave Counties in the U.S. state of Arizona, approximately northwest of the town of Bagdad.-Topography:...
, a 27440 acres (111 km²) protected area home to at least 150 species of birds and featuring one of the Arizona desert's few undammed perennial streams.
Sources
- Fuis, G.S. (1996). The geology and mechanics of formation of the Fort Rock dome, Yavapai County, Arizona [U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1266]. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.
External links
- Yavapai County Profile by Arizona Department of Commerce
- Prescott eNews - Original Local News Website for Prescott (the county seat) and the surrounding communities.
- http://www.co.yavapai.az.us/