Verde Village is a

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(CDP) in

Yavapai County Yavapai County ( ) is a county near the center of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, its population was 236,209, making it the fourth-most populous county in Arizona. The county seat is Prescott. Yavapai County comprises the Pr ...

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, United States. The population was 11,605 at the 2010 census. It is a retirement and

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for Cottonwood.

History and economy

Verde Village was developed in 1970 as a

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; there were eight units in the original subdivision, Verde Village Units One through Eight. About two-thirds of Verde Village residents are retired.Verde Village community profile

Geography

According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 10,610 people, 4,071 households, and 2,988 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 4,290 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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, 1.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1%

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, 4.4% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. 11.2% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 4,071 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were

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living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 21.1% of all households consisted of one individual and 10.0% were an individual 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.92. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,075, and the median income for a family was $38,596. Males had a median income of $29,129 versus $21,773 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,734. About 6.7% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the

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, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the

Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District The Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District No. 6 (COCSD) is a school district in Arizona, United States, headquartered in Cottonwood. The school district is located in Yavapai County, and includes almost all of Cottonwood municipality, all of ...

and the Mingus Union High School District.
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References

External links

Verde Village community profile
from Arizona Department of Commerce
Cottonwood-Verde Village profile
at CityData.com {{authority control Census-designated places in Yavapai County, Arizona Census-designated places in Arizona