Arizona Village is a

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(CDP) on the

Fort Mojave Indian Reservation The Fort Mohave Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation along the Colorado River, currently encompassing in Arizona, in California, and in the southernmost point of Nevada. Located around the tri-point of the three states, the reservation i ...

Mohave County Mohave County occupies the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona, one of 15 counties in the state. 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 th ...

, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,057 at the 2020 census, up from 946 in 2010 and 351 in 2000.

Geography

Arizona Village is located in western Mohave County. It is bordered to the southwest by the

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, across which is the city of

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. To the north the village is bordered by the

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CDP.

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touches the northwest corner of Arizona Village, leading southwest across the Colorado into Needles and north to Bullhead City. According to the

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, the Arizona Village CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

Arizona Village first appeared on the 2000 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP). Although the village is on the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation, a plurality of the residents (as of 2010) are non-Hispanic White. As of the

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of 2000, there were 351 people, 83 households, and 77 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 93 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.5% Native American, 7.4%

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, 0.3%

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, 2.0% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. 24.2% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 83 households, out of which 68.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.1% were

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living together, 48.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.2% were non-families. 7.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.23 and the average family size was 4.25. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 48.7% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 10.3% from 45 to 64, and 1.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 19 years. For every 100 females there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,406, and the median income for a family was $23,571. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $21,667 for females. The

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for the CDP was $9,591. About 23.0% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the

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, including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 50.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The area is zoned to the Mohave Valley Elementary School District and the Colorado River Union High School District.
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/ref> High school students attend River Valley High School in the Colorado River Union High School District.

References

{{Mohave County, Arizona Census-designated places in Mohave County, Arizona Census-designated places in Arizona Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & Nevada