Aztec, Arizona

Aztec, Arizona
Census designated place
Location of Aztec in Yuma County, Arizona.
Aztec, Arizona
Location of Aztec in Arizona
Coordinates: 32°48′27″N 113°26′33″W / 32.80750°N 113.44250°W / 32.80750; -113.44250
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyYuma
Area
 • Total
6.37 sq mi (16.50 km2)
 • Land6.37 sq mi (16.50 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation509 ft (155 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2
 • Density0.31/sq mi (0.12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS codeUS Census profile 04-04930
GNIS feature ID2582734[2]

Aztec is a census designated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It had a population of 47 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. As of July 2015, Aztec had an estimated population of 52.[3] It is located along Interstate 8 to the west of Tenmile Wash.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
192062
1930296377.4%
194031−89.5%
196065
201047
20202−95.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Aztec first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as the Aztec Precinct of Yuma County.[5] It appeared again in 1930, and recorded having a Spanish/Hispanic majority[6] (the census would not separately feature that racial demographic again until 1980). Aztec's population was 31 in 1940.[7] The population was 65 in the 1960 census.[8] In 2010, it was made a census-designated place (CDP).

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aztec, Arizona
  3. ^ "Aztec, AZ Profile: Facts, Map & Data". AZ Hometown Locator. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Bureau of the Census Library (1924). "Fourteenth Census of the United States - State Compendium - Arizona" (PDF). Government Printing Office.
  6. ^ "Arizona - Composition and Characteristics" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 141–163.
  7. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 85.
  8. ^ "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.