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Golden Valley is an
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and
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(CDP) in
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 ...
,
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, United States, located halfway between Kingman and
Bullhead City Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, south of Las Vegas, Nevada, and directly across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada, whose casinos and ancillary services supply much of the e ...
. The population was 8,801 at the 2020 census.


History

Golden Valley was named after a company from
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, California, that went into partnership with Crystal Collins to develop most of the land south of
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into parcels. The company's name was Golden Valley Development Company. The land was split into 2.5 acre parcels and sold for $695 each: $10 down and $10 per month.


Geography

The community of Golden Valley lies in the
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, separated from the larger neighboring cities of Kingman and
Bullhead City Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, south of Las Vegas, Nevada, and directly across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada, whose casinos and ancillary services supply much of the e ...
by the surrounding mountain ranges. State Route 68 runs through the heart of Golden Valley, leading east to Kingman and west over the Black Mountains to Bullhead City. At the eastern end of Golden Valley, Arizona 68 terminates at
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, which leads to Kingman to the south, or
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,
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, to the north. According to the
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, the Golden Valley CDP has a total area , all of it land. The Golden Valley ZIP Code (86413) extends north and south of the CDP proper, but all population statistics refer to the CDP area only. Residents work in Golden Valley, Kingman, Bullhead,
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,
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and even as far as Las Vegas.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 4,515 people, 1,822 households, and 1,288 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,175 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.0%
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, 0.5%
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or
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, 1.0% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.2%
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, 1.8% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. 8.0% of the population were
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or Latino of any race. There were 1,822 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were
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living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.87. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,857, and the median income for a family was $30,662. Males had a median income of $26,319 versus $19,556 for females. The
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for the CDP was $13,948. About 10.6% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the
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, including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.


Infrastructure

Golden Valley is an unincorporated area and is administered directly by Mohave County. Police protection is provided by the Mohave County Sheriff's Office; fire protection is provided by the Golden Valley Fire Department. K–12 education is provided by Kingman Unified School District. One elementary school, Black Mountain Elementary, is located in Golden Valley, but older students must be bused to Kingman for high school.


Education

The CDP is in the
Kingman Unified School District The Kingman Unified School District is the school district for Kingman, Arizona and nearby areas. It includes 11 schools. It was founded in 2001 with the merger of the Kingman Elementary School District No. 4, Mohave Union High School District N ...
.


State prison

The
Arizona State Prison – Kingman Arizona State Prison – Kingman is a privately run minimum/medium-security prison designed to hold 3500 prisoners. It is located in unincorporated Mohave County, Arizona, in Golden Valley. When the idea of the prison was being sold to the re ...
has a Golden Valley address and is south of the community. When it was being sold to the residents of Golden Valley it was promised it would be a prison for DUI offenders only. Due to control of the inmate population problems the contract for the prison has changed hands since its opening. It is a for-profit prison operated by GEO Group under contract to hold inmates for the
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.


2010 escapes

On July 30, 2010, three inmates, two incarcerated for murders, one for attempted homicides, escaped from the facility. One was recaptured in western Colorado on August 1, after a shootout with a
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deputy and city police in
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. A second was recaptured by U.S. Marshals on August 9 in
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. The third escapee and his accomplice cousin were captured near Springerville on August 19, 2010, also by U.S. Marshals, in an east-central Arizona, White Mountains,
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campground.


July 2015 riots

On July 1, 2 and 4, riots broke out once again at the Arizona State Prison – Kingman, at Golden Valley, which had "a long history of problems." Nine guards and seven inmates were injured, and the state brought in 96 members of its special tactical unit to quell the disturbances.


MTC contract termination

In August 2015, Arizona
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terminated the contract with MTC after an Arizona Department of Corrections investigative report revealed the company had "a culture of disorganization, disengagement, and disregard" of DOC policies.Craig Harris (August 27, 2015)
Arizona cuts ties with private-prison operator over Kingman riot
''The Arizona Republic.'' Retrieved September 2, 2015.


See also

*
List of census-designated places in Arizona The 2010 Census defines 360 census-designated places or CDPs within the state of Arizona, with a combined population of 894,461 accounting for 14% of the state population. CDPs are defined as populated areas that are not organized into incorporat ...


References


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Golden Valley Fire District
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