Moccasin, Arizona

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Moccasin, Arizona
Mohave County Arizona Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Moccasin Highlighted 0447190.svg
Location in Mohave County, Arizona
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Moccasin
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]
  Total0.77 sq mi (1.98 km2)
  Land0.77 sq mi (1.98 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
5,092 ft (1,552 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total53
  Density69.19/sq mi (26.72/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP Code
86022 (Fredonia)
Area code 928
GNIS feature ID 8145
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, [2] 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. [3] Sometime in the late 1800s.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 89
2020 53−40.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

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References

  1. "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "P1. Race – Moccasin CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The Origins of Unusual Place-Names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 85.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.