Black Canyon City, Arizona

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Black Canyon City, Arizona
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Black Canyon City
Black Canyon City (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°4′11″N112°8′22″W / 34.06972°N 112.13944°W / 34.06972; -112.13944
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona
County Yavapai
Area
[1]
  Total24.62 sq mi (63.77 km2)
  Land24.62 sq mi (63.77 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,000 ft (610 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total2,677
  Density108.73/sq mi (41.98/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
ZIP code
85324
Area code 623
FIPS code 04-06610
GNIS feature ID 26377
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The ruins of the Jack and Trinidad Swilling cabin
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Old Black Canyon Hwy.

Black Canyon City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population is 2,677 as of the 2020 census.

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Geography

Black Canyon City is located at 34°4′11″N112°8′22″W / 34.06972°N 112.13944°W / 34.06972; -112.13944 (34.069719, -112.139466), [2] at an elevation of 1,975 feet (602 m). [3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.0 square miles (52 km2), all land.

Black Canyon City is located in southern Yavapai County and is approximately 22 miles north of Phoenix. Included in the southern part of Black Canyon City is the community of Rock Springs. [4] It is served by Interstate 17, which bisects the city. I-17 is the main north-south freeway between Phoenix and Flagstaff. The Agua Fria river runs right through the center of Black Canyon City and the river empties into Lake Pleasant to the southwest.

Black Canyon City is becoming a bedroom exurb of Phoenix with the continued rapid growth of Phoenix northward.[ citation needed ] The assessed value of Black Canyon City property more than doubled between 2000 and 2007. [5]

History

Black Canyon City has been known by several names, including Goddard or Goddards, Cañon, and Black Canyon. Goddard's was a stage stop on the Phoenix to Prescott line, a military stopover en route to Fort Whipple and Fort Verde during Territorial days, and a supply center for mines in the southern Bradshaw Mountains.

The area was first settled by people of Anglo-European origin in the 1870s, and the first post office was established as Cañon in May 1894, with postmaster Charles E. Goddard, and was discontinued in October 1899. It was reestablished again from February 1903 to November 1906. [6] :89 An early settler was Jack Swilling and his wife Trinidad Swilling, who moved there in 1871. The walls of his ranch house, Swillings Cabin – the community's oldest building still stand. [5] [7]

In 2004, residents proposed incorporating the area as a town and submitted sufficient signatures to hold an election. [8] However, the initiative failed with 72% voting against incorporation. [9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1960 100
1990 1,811
2000 2,69748.9%
2010 2,8375.2%
2020 2,677−5.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]

Black Canyon's population in the 1960 census was estimated at 100. [11]

Black Canyon City appeared on the 1990 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP). [12]

As of the census [13] of 2000, there were 2,697 people, 1,241 households, and 771 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 135.1 inhabitants per square mile (52.2/km2). There were 1,409 housing units at an average density of 70.6 per square mile (27.3/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.9% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. 3.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,241 households, out of which 18.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.64.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.5% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,908, and the median income for a family was $41,193. Males had a median income of $36,310 versus $22,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,117. About 7.6% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

Superior water quality standards

Black Canyon City, in common with such other Yavapai county communities as Camp Verde, Cornville, Rimrock and Village of Oak Creek, has well water exceeding the current maximum limit of 10 ppb arsenic. Two thirds of the Black Canyon City residents and most of the businesses are served by a water District. The remaining residents are served by a private water company. Both water systems have invested heavily in arsenic treatment facilities and the water in Black Canyon City fully meets all federal standards. Both are continuously monitored by ADEQ

Parks

Black Canyon City has two parks

Education

Most residents are within the Cañon Elementary School District, while some are in the Mayer Unified School District. [14] As of 1984 the Cañon district sends high school students and junior high level special education students to the Deer Valley Unified School District. [15]

Public safety

Police protection in the Black Canyon City area is the responsibility of the Southern Area Command of the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office. [16]

Notable people

Fire district

The fire department was established in 1969 and was originally called "Canyon Community Volunteer Fire Department." In 1983, the department became a Fire District and the name was changed to Black Canyon Fire District. [17]

Effective May 22, 2017, Black Canyon Fire District consolidated into the Daisy Mountain Fire District. [18]

See also

Notes

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Canyon City, Arizona
  4. "Black Canyon City, Arizona - Map". Archived from the original on October 7, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
  5. 1 2 "Black Canyon City profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
  6. John and Lillian Theobald, Arizona Territory Post Offices & Postmasters, The Arizona Historical Foundation, Phoenix, 1961
  7. "History of Black Canyon City". Archived from the original on January 13, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
  8. https://www.cvrnews.com/news/2004/aug/18/bcc-incorporation-goes-to-voters-a476b/%5B%5D
  9. "Gems Election Results". Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  11. "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.
  12. Bureau of the Census (1990). "1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Arizona" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  13. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  14. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Yavapai County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  15. "District sued for tuition". The Arizona Republic . Phoenix, Arizona. October 17, 1984. p. Extra 6. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  16. Southern Area Command [ permanent dead link ], Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, August 28, 2008. Accessed 2009-01-28.
  17. "Bcvfd.org". www.bcvfd.org.
  18. "Fire Districts". Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

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