Katherine is an

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and

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(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. The population was 76 at the 2020 census, down from 103 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Katherine is located on the western edge of Mohave County at (35.220608, −114.561528). It is bordered to the west by

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on the

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, which serves as the

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state line. It is bordered to the south by

Bullhead City Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, south of Las Vegas, Nevada, and directly across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada, whose casinos and ancillary services supply much of the em ...

. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , consisting of of land and of water.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 103 people living in the CDP: 59 male and 44 female. 8 were 19 years old or younger, 12 were ages 20–34, 18 were between the ages of 35 and 49, 27 were between 50 and 64, and the remaining 38 were aged 65 and above. The median age was 57.1 years. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.1%

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, 0.95% American Indian, and 0.95%

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. 5.8% of the population were

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of any race. There were 57 households in the CDP, 29 family households (50.9%) and 28 non-family households (49.1%), with an average household size of 1.81. Of the family households, 25 were married couples living together, with 1 single-father and 3 single-mother households; the non-family households included 23 adults living alone: 15 male and 8 female. The CDP contained 158 housing units, of which 57 were occupied and 101 were vacant.

References

External links

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– Ghost Town of the Month at azghosttowns.com {{Mohave County, Arizona Census-designated places in Mohave County, Arizona Census-designated places in Arizona Ghost towns in Arizona