Salome (, Tolkepaya

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: Wiltaika) is an

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and

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(CDP) in La Paz County,

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, United States. The population was 1,162 at the 2020 census. It was established in 1904 by Dick Wick Hall, Ernest Hall and Charles Pratt, and was named after Pratt's wife, Grace Salome Pratt.

Geography

Salome is located in eastern La Paz County at (33.763728, -113.608555). U.S. Route 60 runs through the community, leading east to

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and west to

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between Brenda and Quartzsite. According to the

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, the Salome CDP has a total area of , all land. Southwest of central Salome is Harcuvar, (

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name implying 'there is little sweet water') which has a

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and RV park.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,690 people, 780 households, and 502 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,176 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.1%

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, 0.3%

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, 2.7% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2%

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, 3.1% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. 18.5% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 780 households, out of which 16.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were

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living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 2.6. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.3% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 15.9% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 33.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,866, and the median income for a family was $24,805. Males had a median income of $23,500 versus $21,786 for females. The

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for the CDP was $12,872. About 16.7% of families and 23.3% of the population were below the

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, including 32.4% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Salome is served by the Salome Elementary School District and the Bicentennial Union High School District.

Infrastructure

The Salome Water Company serves Salome.https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/small-arizona-town-of-salome-faces-uncertain-water-future

Gallery

File:Salome-Dick Wick Hall Grave-3.jpg, Dick Wick Hall's grave marker File:Salome-Hotel-1904.jpg, Salome Hotel File:Salome-Stage Stop.jpg, Abandoned stage stop File:Salome-Building-Oasis Cafe-1930.jpg, Oasis Cafe File:Salome-Santa fe Depot.jpg, Salome Santa Fe Depot warehouse File:Salome-Dick Wick Hall Grave-1.jpg, Dick Wick Hall's grave File:Salome-Dick Wick Hall House Ruins.jpg, Dick Wick Hall house ruins File:Salome-Building-1915.jpg, "Where She Danced" building File:Salome-The Dick Wick Hall Frog.jpg, "Where She Danced" building wall File:Salome-Building-1910.jpg, Justice Court File:Salome-Westward Motel-1942.jpg, Westward Motel File:Salome-Westward Motel-1942-1.jpg, Westward Motel File:Salome-Westward Motel-1942-2.jpg, Westward Motel File:Salome-Little Roadside Chapel -2004.jpg, Little Roadside Chapel File:Salome-911 Memorial.jpg, 9-11 Memorial File:Salome-911 Memorial-Steel from the World Trade Towers.jpg, Piece of Steel from the World Trade Towers

Notable person

* Dick Wick Hall, humorist and writer