Meadview is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 count ...
(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 ...
,
Arizona
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, United States, located near
Lake Mead
Lake Mead is a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States. It is located in the states of Nevada and Arizona, east of Las Vegas. It is the largest reservoir in the US in terms of water capacity. L ...
. As of the
2020 census, Meadview had 1,420 residents,
up from 1,224 as of 2010. It was founded in the 1960s as a retirement community and is still largely one, as well as a vacation spot for people coming to enjoy Lake Mead.
Geography
Meadview is located in northern Mohave County at (36.00222, -114.0675)
at an elevation of . It is north of
Kingman, the
county seat
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, via Pierce Ferry Road. From the road it is possible to see
Lake Mead
Lake Mead is a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States. It is located in the states of Nevada and Arizona, east of Las Vegas. It is the largest reservoir in the US in terms of water capacity. L ...
to the west, distant. Road access to the lake is to the north.
Pearce Ferry on the
Colorado River
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, at the west end of the
Grand Canyon, is north of Meadview.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the Meadview CDP has an area of , all land.
Climate
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Meadview has a
hot desert climate
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, abbreviated "BWk" on climate maps.
Demographics
![Pearce Ferry & upper Lake Mead](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Pearce_Ferry_%26_upper_Lake_Mead.jpg)
According to the
2010 Census, the racial composition of Meadview was as follows:
*
White
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: 92.8% (
Non-Hispanic Whites
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: 95.5%;
Hispanic Whites: 4.9%)
*
Black or African American: 0.7%
*
Asian: 1.0%
*
Two or more races
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: 2.2%
* Native American: 1.3%
*
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Source:
Media
Meadview is the community of license for five broadcast
translator
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television stations and one translator radio station. The TV stations rebroadcast
Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
stations, and are owned by
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 ...
. The radio station is privately owned and rebroadcasts a radio station from
Redding, California via satellite. Meadview is also within range of the major television and radio stations from
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vega ...
.
Broadcast media licensed to Meadview:
* '
K23DK'' – translator of
KPNX 12 Phoenix (NBC)
* '
K25DH'' – translator of
KTVK-TV
KTVK (channel 3) is an independent television station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is owned by Gray Television alongside CBS affiliate KPHO-TV (channel 5) and low-power LATV affiliate KPHE-LD (channel 44). KTVK and KPHO-TV share ...
3 Phoenix (Ind)
* '
K36FZ'' – translator of
KAET
KAET (channel 8), known as Arizona PBS, is a PBS member television station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, owned by Arizona State University and operated by ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. KAET's studios are ...
8 Phoenix (PBS)
* '
K38GR'' – translator of
KNXV-TV
KNXV-TV (channel 15) is a television station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, affiliated with ABC. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside CW affiliate KASW (channel 61). Both stations share studios on 44th Street on the city' ...
15 Phoenix (ABC)
* '
K47HE'' – translator of
KPHO-TV 5 Phoenix (CBS)
* '
K215DJ'' 90.9 – translator of
KVIP-FM 98.1 Redding CA (Contemporary Christian)
*
KCYE
KCYE (107.9 FM, "107.9 Coyote Country") is a radio station licensed to Meadview, Arizona. Owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, it broadcasts a Country format serving Clark County, Nevada (including the Las Vegas metropolitan area).
The station's ...
107.9 – country station serving Las Vegas, licensed to Meadview.
References
External links
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Census-designated places in Mohave County, Arizona
Census-designated places in Arizona
Unincorporated communities in Mohave County, Arizona
Populated places established in the 1960s
Unincorporated communities in Arizona
1960s establishments in Arizona