Clay Springs is a

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 counte ...

(CDP) in

Navajo County Navajo County () is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, its population was 106,717. The county seat is Holbrook. Navajo County comprises the Show Low, Arizona Micropolitan Statistical Area. N ...

Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...

, United States. Clay Springs is northwest of Show Low. Clay Springs has a

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with ZIP code 85923.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 401 people, 124 households, and 91 families residing in the CDP.

Climate

According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, Clay Springs has a cool-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated ''Csb'' on climate maps. Winters are very cold at night and cool to cold during the day, with on average 3.7 nights below and 171.1 nights below . April to June warms up and is generally the driest part of the year before monsoon storms hit between July and mid-September. Typically 17 days will hit , but minima are generally not above due to the altitude.

Transportation

Mountain Valley Shuttle stops in Clay Springs on its Phoenix- Show Low route.

References

External links

Clay Springs Domestic Water Improvement DistrictClay Springs Heritage Foundation
{{authority control Populated places of the Mogollon Rim Unincorporated communities in Navajo County, Arizona Unincorporated communities in Arizona Census-designated places in Navajo County, Arizona Census-designated places in Arizona