Editing Blackwater, Arizona

{{Short description|CDP in Pinal County, Arizona}}
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'''Blackwater''' is a native village and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) on the [[Gila River Indian Community|Gila River Reservation]] in [[Pinal County, Arizona|Pinal County]], [[Arizona]], United States. The population was 1,062 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]], up from 504 in 2000.

==Geography==
Blackwater is located at {{coord|33|1|56|N|111|35|45|W|type:city}} (33.032359, -111.595938).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is located northeast of [[Coolidge, Arizona|Coolidge]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|17.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1990= 400
|2000= 504
|2010= 1062
|2020= 1190
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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Blackwater first appeared on the 1990 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP).<ref>{{cite web |author1=Bureau of the Census |title=1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Arizona |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-4.pdf |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |date=1990}}</ref>

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 504 people, 135 households, and 110 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|76.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 140 housing units at an average density of {{convert|21.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 95% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1% from two or more races.  15% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 135 households, out of which 48% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 34% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18% were non-families. 13% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.7 and the average family size was 4.0.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 42% under the age of 18, 12% from 18 to 24, 23% from 25 to 44, 18% from 45 to 64, and 6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,438, and the median income for a family was $28,854. Males had a median income of $35,909 versus $31,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $8,674.  About 30% of families and 27% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22% of those under age 18 and 63% of those age 65 or over.

In 2010, Blackwater had the [[List of the poorest places in the United States|lowest median household income]] of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=US Census|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212210359/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|access-date=January 18, 2014}}</ref>

==Government==
Blackwater is part of District 1 of the [[Gila River Indian Community]].<ref>{{Cite web| title = DISTRICTS| accessdate = November 11, 2021| url = http://www.gilariver.org/index.php/districts/district-1-blackwater}}</ref>

==Education==
Blackwater Community School, a grade K–2 [[Bureau of Indian Education]] Grant School, and Akimel O'Otham Pee Posh Charter School Inc., a grade 3–5 state [[charter school]], are co-located and operate ''[[de facto]]'' as a single school. Blackwater Community School opened in 1939 to serve Blackwater and [[Sacaton Flats, Arizona|Sacaton Flats]]. Initially the school had fewer than 100 students. In 2000 the charter school opened; the [[U.S. Congress]] had a moratorium on the expansion of BIE schools, and the Blackwater community wanted an expansion of the Blackwater Community School. The charter school opened as a way of expanding the school.<ref>"[http://bwcs.k12.az.us/aboutus/aboutus.html About Us]." Blackwater Community School. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.</ref>

Blackwater is located in the [[Coolidge Unified School District]].<ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st04_az/c04021_pinal/DC10SD_C04021_001.pdf School Reference Map (2010 Census): Pinal County, AZ]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.</ref><ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st04_az/place/p0406820_blackwater/DC10BLK_P0406820_000.pdf 2010 Census – Census Block Map: Blackwater CDP, AZ]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st04_az/place/p0406820_blackwater/DC10BLK_P0406820_001.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st04_az/place/p0406820_blackwater/DC10BLK_P0406820_002.pdf 2]</ref> Its primary and secondary schools are: Heartland Ranch and West elementary schools; Hohokam Middle School, and [[Coolidge High School]].

==Transportation==
Gila River Transit operates a service connecting Blackwater with [[Sacaton, Arizona|Sacaton]].<ref>{{Cite web| title = Gila River Transit| accessdate = November 11, 2021| url = https://www.gilarivertransit.com/}}</ref>

==References==
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* {{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/22/blackwater-arizona-native-americans-us-poorest-towns- |title=A reservation town fighting alcoholism, obesity and ghosts from the past |first=Chris |last=McGreal |author-link=Chris McGreal |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=November 22, 2015 |access-date=November 22, 2015 }}

{{Pinal County, Arizona}}

[[Category:Census-designated places in Pinal County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Arizona]]
[[Category:Gila River Indian Community]]