Yavapai County

administration
The Yavapai County Courthouse has been on the NRHP since April 1977 .
US state :	Arizona
Administrative headquarters :	Prescott
Foundation :	1865
Demographics
Residents :	211,033 (2010)
Population density :	10 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	21,051 km²
Water surface :	12 km²
map

Website : www.co.yavapai.az.us

Yavapai County is a county located in the US state of Arizona in the United States . The county seat is Prescott .

geography

The county is located west of the geographic center of Arizona and has an area of 21,039 square kilometers, of which approximately eleven square kilometers are water. In the county are the Prescott National Forest and in it the Mingus Mountain .

history

Yavapai County was formed on November 8, 1864 as one of the four original counties. From it the counties Apache , Coconino , Maricopa and Navajo were formed in the following period . The county's current boundaries have existed since 1891. The county was named after the Yavapai people , the indigenous people of this area.

The Jerome Historic District has been recognized as a National Historic Landmark since November 1966 .

132 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of May 8, 2020), including the Jerome Historic District the status of a National Historic Landmark . 65 of the properties are in the city of Prescott.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	13,799	-
1910	15,996	15.9%
1920	24,016	50.1%
1930	28,470	18.5%
1940	26,511	-6.9%
1950	24,991	-5.7%
1960	28,912	15.7%
1970	36,733	27.1%
1980	68,145	85.5%
1990	107.714	58.1%
2000	167,517	55.5%
2010	211.033	26%
1900-1990 2000 2010 Yavapai County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

State Route 66 in Yavapai County

The Bradshaw Mountains

After the census in 2010 two hundred and eleven thousand and thirty-three people lived in Yavapai County. There were 70,171 households and 46,733 families. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.89 percent white, 0.39 percent African American, 1.60 percent Native American, 0.51 percent Asian, 0.08 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.58 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.95 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 9.78 percent of the population.

Of the 70,171 households, 23.8 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 55.0 percent were married couples living together, 8.1 percent were single mothers, 33.4 percent were non-families. 26.7 percent were single households and 12.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.79 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 21.1 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 7.1 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.4 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 22.0 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 34,901 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,910. Males had a median income of $ 30,738 versus $ 22,114 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,727. 11.9 percent of the population and 7.9 percent of families are below the poverty line. This included 15.9 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 6.7 percent of the population aged 65 and over.

Places in Yavapai County

There are 11 parishes in Yavapai County, including four cities and seven towns . For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau keeps 17 census-designated places that are subordinate to the county and are not self-governing. Like the Unincorporated Communities, these are unincorporated areas.

Cities