Yavapai County is near the center of the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 236,209, making it the fourth-most populous county in Arizona. The

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is Prescott. Yavapai County comprises the Prescott, AZ

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as well as the northern portions of Peoria and

Wickenburg Wickenburg is a town in Maricopa and Yavapai counties, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 7,474, up from 6,363 in 2010. History The Wickenburg area, along with much of the Southwest, became part ...

, the balance of which are in the

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History

Yavapai County was one of the four original Arizona counties created by the 1st Arizona Territorial Legislature. The county territory was defined as being east of longitude 113° 20' and north of the

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. Soon thereafter, the counties of

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, Coconino, Maricopa, and

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were carved from the original Yavapai County. Yavapai County's present boundaries were established in 1891. The county is named after the Yavapai people, who were the principal inhabitants at the time the United States annexed the area. County level law enforcement services have been provided by

Yavapai County Sheriff's Office The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Yavapai County, Arizona. It provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Yavapai County, serving as the equivalent of the police for ...

since 1864.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.05%) is water. It has about 93% of the area of the U.S. state of

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. It is larger than three U.S. states (Rhode Island, Delaware and Connecticut) and the District of Columbia combined. The county's topography makes a dramatic transition from the lower

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to the south to the heights of the Coconino Plateau to the north, and the Mogollon Rim to the east. The highest point above sea level (MSL) in Yavapai County is Mount Union at an elevation of 7,979 ft (2,432 m) and the lowest is Agua Fria River drainage, now under Lake Pleasant.

Adjacent counties

* Mohave Countywest * La Paz Countysouthwest * Maricopa Countysouth *

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south/southeast *

Coconino County Coconino County is a county in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its population was 145,101 at the 2020 census. The county seat is Flagstaff. The county takes its name from ''Cohonino'', a name applied to the Havasupai ...

north/northeast

Major highways

Interstate 17 * I-40 (AZ)

Interstate 40 * US 93

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State Route 71 * Arizona 89

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State Route 169 * Arizona 179

State Route 179 * Arizona 260

State Route 260 * Arizona 279

State Route 279

National protected areas

West Clear Creek Wilderness (5009364401)

* Agua Fria National Monument *

Coconino National Forest The Coconino National Forest is a 1.856-million acre (751,000 ha) United States National Forest located in northern Arizona in the vicinity of Flagstaff. Originally established in 1898 as the "San Francisco Mountains National Forest Reserve", th ...

(part) * Kaibab National Forest (part) * Montezuma Castle National Monument *

Prescott National Forest The Prescott National Forest is a 1.25 million-acre (510,000 ha) United States National Forest located in north central Arizona in the vicinity of Prescott. The forest is located in the mountains southwest of Flagstaff and north of Phoenix in ...

(part) *

Tonto National Forest The Tonto National Forest, encompassing , is the largest of the six national forests in Arizona and is the ninth largest national forest in the United States. The forest has diverse scenery, with elevations ranging from 1,400 feet (427 m) in ...

(part) * Tuzigoot National Monument There are nineteen official

wilderness area Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plural), are natural environments on Earth that have not been significantly modified by human activity or any nonurbanized land not under extensive agricultural cultivation. The term has traditionally re ...

s in Yavapai County that are part of the

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. Fourteen of these are integral parts of National Forests listed above, whereas five are managed by the

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. Some of these extend into neighboring counties (as indicated below): * Apache Creek Wilderness (Prescott NF) *

Arrastra Mountain Wilderness Arrastra Mountain Wilderness is a protected wilderness area centered around the Poachie Range, a northwest–southeast trending mountain range that rises to almost . Established in 1990 under the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act, the area is manage ...

(BLM) mostly in Mohave County; also partly in La Paz County * Castle Creek Wilderness (Prescott NF) *

Cedar Bench Wilderness Cedar Bench Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the Prescott National Forest in the U.S. state of Arizona. Established in 1984 under the Arizona Wilderness Act, the area protects the large "bench" that divides the Agua Fria and Verd ...

(Prescott NF) *

Fossil Springs Wilderness Fossil Springs Wilderness is an 11,550-acre (4,674 ha) wilderness area within the Coconino National Forest in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is at the bottom of a steep canyon at the edge of the Colorado Plateau, just south of the Mogollon Rim. ...

(Coconino NF) mostly in Coconino County * Granite Mountain Wilderness (Arizona) (Prescott NF) * Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness (BLM) * Hells Canyon Wilderness (Arizona) (BLM) partly in Maricopa County *

Juniper Mesa Wilderness Juniper Mesa Wilderness is a 7,406-acre (2,997 ha) wilderness area in the Prescott National Forest in the U.S. state of Arizona. The mesa is about an hour's drive northwest of Prescott in the Juniper Mountains of Yavapai County. The wilderness ...

(Prescott NF) * Mazatzal Wilderness (Tonto NF / Coconino NF) partly in Gila County; Maricopa County *

Munds Mountain Wilderness Munds Mountain Wilderness is an 18,150-acre (7,345 ha) wilderness area in the Coconino National Forest in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is immediately southeast of Sedona between Arizona State Route 179 and Interstate 17. The wilderness lies w ...

(Coconino NF) mostly in Coconino County *

Pine Mountain Wilderness Pine Mountain Wilderness is a protected wilderness area managed by the Prescott National Forest in the U.S. state of Arizona. Pine Mountain is the high point of the Verde River Rim at 6,814 feet (2076 m) and provides an excellent viewing to the ...

(Tonto NF/Prescott NF) * Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness (Coconino NF) partly in Coconino County * Sycamore Canyon Wilderness (Prescott NF/Coconino NF / Kaibab NF) mostly in Coconino County * Tres Alamos Wilderness (BLM) * Upper Burro Creek Wilderness (BLM) partly in Mohave County *

West Clear Creek Wilderness The West Clear Creek Wilderness is a 15,238-acre (6,167 ha) wilderness area in the U.S. state of Arizona. West Clear Creek is formed by the junction of Willow Creek and Clover Creek in the Mogollon Rim, which is part of the Colorado Plateau; the ...

(Coconino NF) partly in Coconino County * Wet Beaver Wilderness (Coconino NF) partly in Coconino County *

Woodchute Wilderness Woodchute Wilderness is a 5,923-acre (2,397 ha) wilderness area in Prescott National Forest in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the town of Jerome. Elevation within the area, on the flanks of Woodchute Mountain, ra ...

(Prescott NF)

Land ownership and management

* Private ownership: about 25% of Yavapai County's land (by area) is privately owned. * Public land: about 75% of the county's area is publicly owned, including :*Federal ownership: about 50% of the county's area is owned by the

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, including ::* National Forest lands, managed by the

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: 38% of the county's area ::*Federal lands managed by the U.S.

: 11.6% of the county's area ::*Small areas of federal land are managed by the U.S.

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and the

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: less than 0.5% of the county's area. ::: Yavapai-Prescott Tribe ::: Yavapai-Apache Nation :*About 25% of Yavapai County is owned by the

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, managed by the

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Flora and fauna

There are numerous flora and fauna species within Yavapai County. For example, a number of plants within the genus Ephedra and Coreopsis are found in the county. Yavapai County is also the location of several groves of the near-threatened California Fan Palm, '' Washingtonia filifera''.

Attractions

Yavapai County is home to

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, a prototype arcology, developed by Paolo Soleri, and under construction since 1970. Arcosanti is just north of

Cordes Junction, Arizona Cordes Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 2,058 at the 2000 census. The Agua Fria National Monument lies to the east and south of the community and Arcosanti is to the north. C ...

. Out of Africa Wildlife Park is a private zoo. The park moved to the

Camp Verde Camp Verde ( yuf-x-yav, ʼMatthi:wa; Western Apache: Gambúdih) is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town is 10,873. The town hosts an annual corn festival in July, sponsored and org ...

area from the East Valley in 2005. Approximately northwest of the town of Bagdad lies the Upper Burro Creek Wilderness Area, a protected area home to at least 150 species of birds and featuring one of the Arizona desert's few undammed perennial streams.

Demographics

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 167,517 people, 70,171 households, and 46,733 families living in the county. The

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was . There were 81,730 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 91.9%

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, 0.4%

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, 1.6% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1%

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, 3.6% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. 9.8% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 70,171 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were

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living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.79. In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males. The median income for a household in the county was $34,901, and the median income for a family was $40,910. Males had a median income of $30,738 versus $22,114 for females. The

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for the county was $19,727. About 7.9% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the

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, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. Yavapai County is defined as the Prescott

by the

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 211,033 people, 90,903 households, and 57,597 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 110,432 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 89.3% white, 1.7% American Indian, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 4.9% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 13.6% of the population. The largest ancestry groups were: * 22.5%

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* 16.0% Irish * 15.8%

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* 11.5%

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* 5.4% Italian * 5.0%

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* 4.7%

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* 3.4% Scottish * 3.1% Polish * 2.9% Swedish * 2.6% Norwegian * 2.6% Scotch-Irish * 2.5% Dutch * 1.2% Russian * 1.0%

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* 1.0% Danish Of the 90,903 households, 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.6% were non-families, and 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age was 49.2 years. The median income for a household in the county was $43,290 and the median income for a family was $53,499. Males had a median income of $40,854 versus $31,705 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,527. About 8.8% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the

, including 20.1% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Yavapai has historically been the most Republican county in Arizona, though it has become rivalled by

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and exceeded by Mohave since the turn of the century. No Democratic presidential nominee has won Yavapai County since Harry S. Truman in 1948, and even when the county did go Democratic in the Truman and Roosevelt eras, it typically did so by a smaller margin than any other county in the state.

Communities

Superintendent's Residence (Cottonwood, Arizona)

Cities

* Cottonwood * Peoria (mostly in Maricopa County) * Prescott (county seat) *

Sedona Sedona is a city that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,031. It is within the Coconino National Fo ...

(partly in

)

Towns

* Chino Valley * Clarkdale * Dewey-Humboldt *

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Prescott Valley Prescott Valley is a town located in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, approximately east of Prescott. According to the 2020 United States Census, Prescott Valley has a population of 46,785 residents. History Prescott Valley's Fitzmau ...

(partly in Maricopa County)

Census-designated places

* Ash Fork * Bagdad * Black Canyon City *

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* Cordes Lakes * Cornville * Lake Montezuma * Mayer * Paulden *

Peeples Valley Peeples Valley (Yavapai: Wachinivo) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 374 at the 2000 census. Peeples Valley is named for prospector A. H. Peeples, who was the leader of the group t ...

* Seligman * Spring Valley * Verde Village *

Village of Oak Creek Village of Oak Creek is an unincorporated community located within Big Park a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 6,147 at the 2010 census, up from 5,245 in 2000. Big Park is the name of ...

* Wilhoit * Williamson * Yarnell

Indian communities

* Yavapai-Apache Nation * Yavapai-Prescott Tribe

Unincorporated communities

* Bumble Bee *

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* Cleator * Clemenceau * Cordes * Crown King *

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* Iron Springs * Kirkland * Ponderosa Park * Skull Valley * Tip Top

Ghost towns

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* American Ranch * Apron Crossing * Big Bug * Bradshaw City * Bumble Bee *

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* Catoctin *

* Cleator * Clemenceau *

* Cordes * Curtis * Gillett * Jerome Junction *

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* Simmons * Stanton * Stoddard * Tip Top * Weaver

Geographic features

* Sunset Point is a cliff adjacent to Interstate 17. It has an elevation of . The Sunset Point Rest Area, located at the top of the cliff, provides travelers with a scenic view.

County population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Yavapai County. † county seat

Education

School districts include: Unified: * Ash Fork Joint Unified District * Bagdad Unified School District *

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* Chino Valley Unified District *

Humboldt Unified District Humboldt Unified School District is a school district based in Prescott Valley Prescott Valley is a town located in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, approximately east of Prescott. According to the 2020 United States Census, Prescott ...

* Mayer Unified District *

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Seligman Unified District Seligman Unified School District is a school district headquartered in Seligman, Arizona. It includes Seligman Elementary School and Seligman High School. Since 2008 Peach Springs Unified School District of Peach Springs sends its high school s ...

* Sedona-Oak Creek Joint Unified District *

Wickenburg Unified District Wickenburg Unified School District #9 (WUSD) is a school district headquartered in Wickenburg, Arizona. History In 1997 the question of whether the Wickenburg district and the Congress Elementary School District should merge was put on the ballo ...

Secondary: *

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Elementary: * Beaver Creek Elementary District *

Canon Elementary District Cañon Elementary School District 50 is a school district in Black Canyon City, Yavapai County, Arizona. It operates a single K-8 school, Cañon Elementary School. The district includes most of Black Canyon City census-designated place. Histor ...

Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District Clarksdale-Jerome Elementary School District 3 is a public school district based in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a c ...

* Congress Elementary District *

Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District The Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District No. 6 (COCSD) is a school district in Arizona, United States, headquartered in Cottonwood.Distric ...

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* Hillside Elementary District * Kirkland Elementary District * Pine Strawberry Elementary District * Skull Valley Elementary District * Williamson Valley Elementary School District * Yarnell Elementary District Former school districts: * Walnut Grove Elementary District - Closed in 2021

Citations

General sources

* Fuis, G. S. (1996)
''The geology and mechanics of formation of the Fort Rock dome, Yavapai County, Arizona''
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1266. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior. .

External links

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Yavapai County Profile
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Arizona Department of Commerce

Prescott eNews
riginal local news Web site for Prescott (the county seat) and the surrounding communities.
Yavapai County government website
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