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Peach Springs, Arizona
| Peach Springs, Arizona Hualapai: Hàkđugwi:v |
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| Coordinates: 35°32′4″N 113°25′24″W / 35.53444°N 113.42333°WCoordinates: 35°32′4″N 113°25′24″W / 35.53444°N 113.42333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Mohave |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.9 sq mi (17.9 km2) |
| • Land | 6.9 sq mi (17.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,780 ft (1,457 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 600 |
| • Density | 87.3/sq mi (33.7/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 86434 |
| Area code(s) | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-53770 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0009278 |
Peach Springs (Hualapai: Hàkđugwi:v[1]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The population was 600 at the 2000 census. Peach Springs serves as the administrative headquarters of the Hualapai (meaning People of the Tall Pine) people, and is located on the Hualapai Reservation.
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Geography
Peach Springs is located at 35°32′4″N 113°25′24″W / 35.53444°N 113.42333°W (35.534457, -113.423353).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.9 square miles (18 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1990 | 787 |
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| 2000 | 600 | −23.8% | |
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As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 600 people, 166 households, and 139 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 87.3 people per square mile (33.7/km²). There were 219 housing units at an average density of 31.9/sq mi (12.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 4.33% White, 93.00% Native American, 2.33% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. 5.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 166 households out of which 48.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were married couples living together, 35.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.7% were non-families. 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.61 and the average family size was 3.83.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 40.5% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,194, and the median income for a family was $17,292. Males had a median income of $20,833 versus $15,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,756. About 38.2% of families and 36.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.7% of those under age 18 and 55.4% of those age 65 or over.
Services
Peach Springs is located on U.S. Route 66, which brought large numbers of cross-country travelers through the town for decades until Interstate 40 was built and opened to traffic some 25 miles (40 km) to the south in 1978. The town has one lodge, the Hualapai Lodge, and a small grocery market, but no gas station. It is the nearest town to Hualapai Hilltop, which is the trailhead from which hikers descend the 8-mile (13 km), 3,000 vertical foot (900 m) trail to the town of Supai, Arizona, from which the renowned Havasu Falls and three other waterfalls can be visited.
While the plight of bypassed towns like Peach Springs, Arizona may have served as inspiration for the fictional town Radiator Springs in the Pixar movie Cars, Radiator Springs is based not on one single US 66 town but is a composite of multiple communities in multiple states which suffered losses after being bypassed by Interstate 40 and other freeways.[5]
References
- ^ Watahomigie, Lucille, Jorigine Bender, Akira Yamamoto, University of Los Angeles. Hualapai reference grammar. 1982.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)". U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/index.html. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Ron Warnick (June 9, 2006). "A Route 66 guide to the “Cars” movie". http://route66news.com/2006/06/09/a-route-66-guide-to-the-cars-movie.
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