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Encyclopedia > Mohave County, Arizona
Mohave County, Arizona
Seal of Mohave County, Arizona
Map
Map of Arizona highlighting Mohave County
Location in the state of Arizona
Map of the U.S. highlighting Arizona
Arizona's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded 1864
Seat Kingman
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

13,470 sq mi (34,887 km²)
13,312 sq mi (34,478 km²)
158 sq mi (409 km²), 1.17%
Population
 - (2000)
 - Density

155,032
10/sq mi (4/km²)
Website: www.co.mohave.az.us

Mohave County is located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of 2007, its population was estimated to be 194,944, an increase of 39,912 people since the 2000 census count of 155,032[1]. The county seat is Kingman.[2] The largest city is Lake Havasu City. Image File history File links This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Image File history File links Map_of_Arizona_highlighting_Mohave_County. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... Image File history File links Map_of_USA_AZ.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Arizona ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Kingman is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Kingman is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. ... Lake Havasu City is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 41,938. ...


Mohave County contains part of Grand Canyon National Park, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and all of the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. The Kaibab, Fort Mojave and Hualapai Indian Reservations also lie within the county. Grand Canyon National Park is one of the United States oldest national parks and is located in Arizona. ... Lake Mead National Recreation Area is located in southern Nevada and northern Arizona. ... Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (sometimes referred to as Parashant National Monument) is located on the northern edge of the Grand Canyon in northwest Arizona. ... The Fort Mojave Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation along the Colorado River, encompasing 23,669 acres (96 km²) in Arizona, 12,633 acres (51 km²) in California, and 5,582 acres (23 km²) in Nevada. ...

Contents

History

Mohave County was one of four original Arizona Counties created by the territorial government on November 9th, 1864. Pah-Ute County was created from it in 1865 and was merged back into Mohave County in 1871 when much of its territory was ceded to Nevada in 1866. Its present boundaries were established in 1881. Pah-Ute County is a former county in the Arizona Territory, created from the division of the existing Mohave County on December 22, 1865. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ...


Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 13,470 square miles (34,886 km²), of which, 13,312 square miles (34,477 km²) of it is land and 158 square miles (409 km²) of it (1.17%) is water. The county is the fifth largest U.S. county in area (excluding boroughs census areas in Alaska), exceeded in size only by San Bernardino County, California (20,053 square miles), adjacent Coconino County (18,617 square miles), and the Nevada counties of Nye (18,147 square miles) and Elko (17,179 square miles). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... Map of Alaska boroughs and census areas The U.S. state of Alaska does not have counties in the sense of counties in the rest of the country. ... For other uses, see Alaska (disambiguation). ... San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous United States by area, containing more land than each of nine states. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Coconino County is located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... Nye County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Elko County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ...


The Colorado River forms most of the county's western boundary, and California, Nevada and Utah all border it. The river also runs east to west through Mohave County, dividing it between two of Arizona's geographic regions, the Arizona Strip in the north and the Mojave Desert in the south. The Colorado River from the bottom of Marble Canyon, in the Upper Grand Canyon Colorado River in the Grand Canyon from Desert View The Colorado River from Laughlin Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona The Colorado River is... This article is about the U.S. state. ... The Arizona Strip is that part of the US state of Arizona lying north of the Colorado River and south of the state of Utah. ... For the indigenous American tribe, see Mohave. ...


Major Highways

Image File history File links I-15. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 15 “I-15” redirects here. ... Image File history File links I-40. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 40 Interstate 40 (abbreviated I-40) is a major west-east interstate highway in the United States. ... Image File history File links US_91. ... U.S. Route 91 is a north-south United States highway. ... Image File history File links US_93. ... U.S. Route 93 is a major north-south United States highway in the Western United States. ... Image File history File links Arizona_66. ... Summary Arizona State Highway 66, or AZ-66 is a surface-road, a relic of the now-decommissioned U.S. Highway 66 lying in northwestern Arizona, the only part of old US 66 in Arizona to have Arizona state highway markers. ... Image File history File links Arizona_68. ... State Route 68, also known as SR-68, is an east-west highway in northwestern Arizona running from its western terminus at its junction with State Route 95 in Bullhead City to its junction with U.S. Route 93 in Kingman. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... State Route 95, also known as SR-95, is a north-south state highway along the western edge of Arizona that is split into two sections. ...

Adjacent counties

Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. ... Kane County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Coconino County is located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. ... Yavapai County is located in the center of the U.S. state of Arizona. ... La Paz County is located in the western part of the U.S. state of Arizona. ... San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous United States by area, containing more land than each of nine states. ... Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Lincoln County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ...

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 155,032 people, 62,809 households, and 43,401 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 80,062 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.06% White, 0.54% Black or African American, 2.41% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 4.00% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races. 11.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...


There were 62,809 households out of which 25.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.87. Matrimony redirects here. ...


In the county the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 26.70% from 45 to 64, and 20.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.


The median income for a household in the county was $31,521, and the median income for a family was $36,311. Males had a median income of $28,505 versus $20,632 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,788. About 9.80% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.40% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


By 2006 Census Bureau estimates placed the population of Mohave County at 193,035. This represented a 24.5% increase in the population since 2000.[4]


Communities

Cities and Towns

Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, USA, roughly 100 miles (160. ... Colorado City is a town in Mohave County, Arizona, United States and is located in a region known as the Arizona Strip. ... Kingman is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. ... Lake Havasu City is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 41,938. ...

Unincorporated areas

Arizona Village is a census-designated place located in Mohave County, Arizona. ... Beaver Dam is an unincorporated community in Mohave County located in the extreme northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. ... Chloride, Arizona is an old mining town located in Mohave County, that was founded in the 1860s. ... Desert Hills is a census-designated place located in Mohave County, Arizona. ... Dolan Springs is a census-designated place located in Mohave County, Arizona. ... Golden Valley is a census-designated place located in Mohave County, Arizona. ... Kaibab is a census-designated place located in Mohave County, Arizona. ... Littlefield, Arizona is a town in Mohave County in northern Arizona. ... Mesquite Creek is a census-designated place located in Mohave County, Arizona. ... Mohave Valley is a census-designated place located in Mohave County, Arizona. ... Mojave Ranch Estates is a census-designated place located in Mohave County, Arizona. ... New Kingman-Butler or more commonly referred to as Butler is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States right at the northern side of Kingmans city limits. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Peach Springs is a census-designated place located in Mohave County, Arizona. ... Wikieup, Arizona is a small community located on U.S. Highway 93 in western Arizona. ... Willow Valley is a census-designated place located in Mohave County, Arizona. ...

Education

The following school districts and colleges serve Mohave County


Unified school districts

Colorado City Unified School District No. ... Littlefield Unified School District is a school district headquartered in Littlefield, Arizona. ...

High school districts

  • Colorado River Union High School District

Elementary school districts

  • Bullhead City Elementary School District
  • Hackberry School District
  • Mohave Valley Elementary School District
  • Owens-Whitney Elementary School District
  • Topock Elementary School District
  • Valentine Elementary School District
  • Yucca Elementary School District

Colleges

Mohave Community College (MCC) is located in Kingman, Arizona, which lyes toward the northwest corner of the state. ...

References

  1. ^ "[1]." United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 5, 2008
  2. ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ Mohave County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

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See also

  • Upper Burro Creek Wilderness

External links

  • Early Aviation History of Kingman and Mohave Co.[2]
  • Kingman Army Air Field History 1940 - 49[3]
  • Mohave County Political Information
  • Mohave County Housing
  • Mohave County Government
  • A Local Directory of Businesses, Community Info., Real Estate, Churches, Etc. in Kingman, AZ

Coordinates: 35°40′55″N, 113°51′47″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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