Moccasin, Arizona

Moccasin, Arizona
Census-designated place
Location in Mohave County, Arizona
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Coordinates: 36°54′34″N112°45′32″W / 36.90944°N 112.75889°W / 36.90944; -112.75889
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Mohave
Area [1]
• Total	0.77 sq mi (1.98 km2)
• Land	0.77 sq mi (1.98 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	5,063 ft (1,543 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	53
• Density	69.19/sq mi (26.72/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP Code	86022 (Fredonia)
Area code	928
GNIS feature ID	2582828 [2]
FIPS code	04-47190

Moccasin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. It is within the Kaibab Indian Reservation, and its population was 53 as of the 2020 census, ^[3] down from 89 at the 2010 census. It is bordered to the south by the CDP of Kaibab.

It is believed a moccasin-shaped shoe-print by a nearby spring caused the name to be selected. ^[4] Sometime in the late 1800s.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	89		—
2020	53		−40.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Education

The CDP is in the Fredonia-Moccasin Unified School District. ^[6]

References

1. "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moccasin, Arizona
3. "P1. Race – Moccasin CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
4. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The Origins of Unusual Place-Names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 85.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mohave County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/4). Retrieved October 4, 2024. - Text list