Lake Havasu City
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| Location in County and Arizona | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1978 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arizona |
| County : | Mohave County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 29 ′ N , 114 ° 19 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain Standard Time ( UTC − 7 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
53,743 (as of 2016) 205,249 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 482 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 111.6 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) of which 111.5 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 224 m |
| Postcodes : | 86403-86406 |
| Area code : | +1 928 |
| FIPS : | 04-39370 |
| GNIS ID : | 0006840 |
Lake Havasu City is a city in Mohave County in the US state of Arizona , United States , with 53,743 inhabitants (as of July 2016), and is located on the Colorado River dammed up to Lake Havasu . Arizona State Route 95 runs through the city .
Lake Havasu City's development began as an Air Force Recreational Camp during World War II. The city now has 1,000 businesses, two of its own newspapers and a university.
Relocation of London Bridge
A particular attraction is the partial reconstruction of London Bridge , which leads over an artificial river arm . The bridge, built in London in 1831, could no longer cope with the steadily increasing traffic over the Thames . So the British government decided to sell the bridge. Robert McCulloch , founder of the Arizona desert town of Lake Havasu and CEO of McCulloch Oil Corporation, bought the bridge for $ 2,460,000. According to an urban legend, McCulloch wrongly assumed during the auction that he was bidding not for London Bridge but for the much more famous Tower Bridge .
The bridge was dismantled and each stone of the facing was carefully numbered. All parts were brought by sea to Long Beach, California, more than 15,000 kilometers from London, and from there transported by truck to Lake Havasu City. Reconstruction began on September 23, 1968 with a ceremony at which London's then Lord Mayor laid the foundation stone. On October 10, 1971, the bridge, a reinforced concrete structure with the original cladding material, was (re) inaugurated.
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1980 | 15,909 |
| 1990 | 24,363 |
| 2000 | 41,938 |
| 2010 | 52,531 |
| 2016 | 53,743 |
sons and daughters of the town
- Crystal Harris (* 1986), model, playmate and musician
Web links
- Official Homepage (English)
- Homepage of the city (English)
- West coast USA: Lake Havasu Description of the London Bridge and the English Village (Ger.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1980–2010: census results; 2016: Update of the US Census Bureau