Cottonwood (Arizona)

Cottonwood
	Location in County and Arizona
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Arizona
County :	Yavapai County
Coordinates :	34 ° 44 ′ N , 112 ° 1 ′ W Coordinates: 34 ° 44 ′ N , 112 ° 1 ′ W
Time zone :	Mountain Standard Time ( UTC − 7 )
Residents :	11,265 (as of 2010)
Population density :	406.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	27.7 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 )
Height :	1010 m
Postal code :	86326
Area code :	+1 928
FIPS :	04-16410
GNIS ID :	0027993
Website :	cottonwoodaz.gov
Mayor :	Tim Elinski (as of 2018)

Cottonwood is a US city in Arizona in Yavapai County . In 2016 it had around 11,600 inhabitants on an area of 27.6 km². Arizona State Route 89A , where Arizona State Route 260 begins, runs through Cottonwood .

history

The first Anglo-American settlers settled in the Cottonwood area, inhabited by the Apaches and Yavapai, in the late 1870s. They provided the soldiers in the nearby Camp Verde and the numerous workers involved in the exploitation of the gold, silver and copper mines in neighboring Jerome .

Cottonwood received city status in 1960.