Black Canyon City
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| Location in County and Arizona | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arizona |
| County : | Yavapai County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 4 ′ N , 112 ° 8 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain Standard Time ( UTC − 7 ) |
| Residents : | 2,837 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 54.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 51.7 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) of which 51.7 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 610 m |
| Postal code : | 85324 |
| Area code : | +1 623 |
| FIPS : | 04-06610 |
| GNIS ID : | 0026377 |
Black Canyon City is a census-designated place in Yavapai County in the US state of Arizona . At the 2010 census it had 2,837 inhabitants.
location
The place is in central Arizona on the Agua Fria River south of the Agua Fria National Monument and near the border between Yavapai County and Maricopa County . The big city of Phoenix can be reached quickly via Interstate 17 .
history
Black Canyon City had different names in the past; so it was sometimes called Coddard , Canon or Black Canyon . It was a stagecoach stop on the Phoenix - Prescott line. Likewise, the travelers passed between Fort Whipple and Fort Verde .
Black Canyon was the gateway to the high plateau and the mountains. The Woolsey Trail got its name from King Woolsey, an early settler who appeared here in the mid-1860s with the first settler's wagon. At the beginning of 1872, the rest area on the Agua Fria River and the Jack Swillings Ranch established the village. The horse-drawn carriage connection between Phoenix and Prescott was discontinued in 1917. Electric power came to Black Canyon City through the 1920s , coming from the Kay Copper Mine, which closed in 1929. In the 1960s, a land reform was carried out in connection with the interstate construction.
Personalities
Black Canyon City is closely associated with the name Jack Swilling . During the Civil War he had several legal and illegal occupations. When he founded a mine in 1873, he caused a population explosion in Black Canyon City. He died in 1878 on his ranch in the local area.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Black Canyon City CDP, Arizona , factfinder.census.gov, accessed July 9, 2019.