Paulden is a

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(CDP) in

Yavapai County Yavapai County is near the center of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, its population was 236,209, making it the fourth-most populous county in Arizona. The county seat is Prescott. Yavapai County comprises the Prescott, AZ M ...

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, United States. The population was 5,231 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Paulden is located at (34.900785, -112.484205). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 62.8 square miles (162.7 km²), of which, 62.8 square miles (162.5 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km²) (0.10%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 5,231 people, 1,917 households, and 1,420 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,334 housing units at an average density of 21.3/sq mi (8.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.8%

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, 0.7%

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, 1.4% Native American, 0.4%

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, 0.1%

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, 11.9% from

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, and 2.8% from two or more races. 24.3% of the population were

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of any race. There were 1,420 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were

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living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.14. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 19, 6.2% from 20 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,402, and the median income for a family was $43,267. Males had a median income of $25,573 versus $22,781 for females. The

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for the CDP was $17,064. About 22.7% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the

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, including 45.7% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Jeff Cooper John Dean "Jeff" Cooper (May 10, 1920 – September 25, 2006) was a United States Marine, the creator of a "modern technique" of handgun shooting, and an expert on the use and history of small arms. Early life and education Cooper was ...

, founder of the

Gunsite Training Center Gunsite is a privately run firearms training facility based in Yavapai County, Arizona, just south-west of Paulden in the United States. It offers tuition-based instruction in handgun, carbine, rifle and shotgun shooting, as well as other spec ...

. *

Andy Tobin Andrew M. Tobin (born June 27, 1958) is the Director of the Arizona Department of Administration. He formerly was a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission and also served in the Arizona House of Representatives from the state's 1st distric ...

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of the

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* Hyram Yarbro, social media personality and skin care commentator

References

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