Kaibab is an

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and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in

Mohave County Mohave County is in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, its population was 213,267. The county seat is Kingman, and the largest city is Lake Havasu City. It is the fifth largest county in the United St ...

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, United States. It is within the

Kaibab Indian Reservation The Kaibab Indian Reservation is the home of the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians ( Southern Paiute Language: Kai'vi'vits), a federally recognized tribe of Southern Paiutes. The Indian reservation is located in northern part of the U.S. state of Ari ...

. The population of the CDP was 140 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Kaibab is located in the northeast corner of Mohave County at (36.912680, -112.668732).

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forms the southern edge of the CDP; the highway leads northeast to Fredonia and northwest to Colorado City. The townsite of Kaibab is north of AZ 389 on Pipe Spring Road.

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is in the southwest corner of the CDP, close to AZ 389. The CDP is bordered to the north by the CDP of

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. According to the

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, the Kaibab CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.1%, is water. The townsite is located at a section of the

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and a southeast stretch of the Moccasin Mountains.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 275 people, 88 households, and 69 families living in the CDP. The population density was 1.5 people per square mile (0.6/km²). There were 116 housing units at an average density of 0.6/sq mi (0.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 40%

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, 53% Native American, 4% from

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, and 4% from two or more races. 8% of the population were

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of any race. (Note: percentages do not total 100% because of

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.) There were 88 households, out of which 53% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44% were married couples living together, 28% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21% were non-families. 19% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.1 and the average family size was 3.5. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 44% under the age of 18, 9% from 18 to 24, 23% from 25 to 44, 20% from 45 to 64, and 4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,458, and the median income for a family was $22,679. Males had a median income of $25,313 versus $16,607 for females. The

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for the CDP was $9,421. About 27% of families and 30% of the population were below the

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, including 35% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Mohave County, Arizona