Editing Kingman, Arizona

{{Short description|City in Arizona, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Kingman, Arizona
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| image_skyline      = Kingman courthouse.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = [[Mohave County Courthouse and Jail|Mohave County Courthouse]] in Kingman
| image_seal         = Seal of Kingman, Arizona.svg
| motto              = "The Heart of Historic Route 66"
| image_map          = File:Mohave County Arizona Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Kingman Highlighted 0437620.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location in Mohave County, Arizona
| image_map1         = Kingman-az-map.jpg
| mapsize1           = 250px
| map_caption1       = U.S. Census map
<!-- Location ------>
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Arizona|County]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Arizona]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave]]
<!-- Government -->
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Ken Watkins<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor Ken Watkins {{!}} City of Kingman, AZ |url=https://www.cityofkingman.gov/government/city-administration/mayor |publisher=City of Kingman |access-date=August 2, 2020}}</ref>
| government_footnotes = 
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = 1882 <ref name="History - Kingman Tourism">{{Cite web| url=https://www.explorekingman.com/History| title=A brief history of Kingman| publisher=Explore Kingman| access-date=May 7, 2023}}</ref>
<!-- Area ------->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_04.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 97.25
| area_total_sq_mi   = 37.55
| area_land_km2      = 97.25
| area_land_sq_mi    = 37.55
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
<!-- Population ------->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0437620&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Kingman city, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>
| population_total   = 32,693
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 870.6
<!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]]; Arizona Time (no [[Daylight savings time|DST]])
| utc_offset         = −7
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 3471
| coordinates        = {{coord|35|14|10|N|114|00|40|W|region:US-AZ_type:city|display=inline,title}}
<!-- Area/postal codes and others -->
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 86401, 86402, 86409
| area_code          = [[Area code 928|928]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 04-37620
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2411547<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2411547}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.cityofkingman.gov}}
| footnotes          = 
}}	

'''Kingman''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Mohave County]], [[Arizona]], United States. It is named after [[Lewis Kingman]], an engineer for the [[Atlantic and Pacific Railroad]]. The population was 32,693 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Lt. [[Edward Fitzgerald Beale]], a U.S. Navy officer in the service of the [[United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers|Army Corps of Topographical Engineers]], was ordered by the [[U.S. War Department]] to build a federal wagon road across the [[35th parallel north|35th parallel]]. His secondary orders were to test the feasibility of the use of [[camel]]s as pack animals in the [[Southwestern United States|Southwestern]] desert. Beale traveled through the present-day Kingman in 1857 surveying the road and in 1859 to build the road. [[Beale's Wagon Road]] became part of [[U.S. Route 66]] and later [[Interstate 40]]. Remnants of the wagon road can still be seen in White Cliffs Canyon in Kingman.

Kingman was founded in 1882 before statehood, in [[Arizona Territory]]. Situated in the Hualapai Valley between the [[Cerbat Mountains|Cerbat]] and [[Hualapai Mountains|Hualapai]] mountain ranges, Kingman had its modest beginnings as a simple [[railroad siding]] near Beale Springs. Civil engineer Lewis Kingman supervised the building of the railroad from [[Winslow, Arizona|Winslow]] to Beale Springs. This spring had been used by Native Americans living in the area for centuries.

The Mohave County seat was originally located in [[Mohave City, Arizona|Mohave City]] from 1864 to 1867. In 1865, the portion of Arizona Territory west of the [[Colorado River]] was transferred to [[Nevada]] after Nevada's statehood, and became part of [[Lincoln County, Nevada|Lincoln County]], now [[Clark County, Nevada]]. The remaining territory of [[Pah-Ute County, Arizona Territory|Pah-Ute County]] became part of Mohave County. Its seat was moved to [[Hardyville, Arizona|Hardyville]] (now within [[Bullhead City, Arizona|Bullhead City]]) in 1867. The county seat transferred to the mining town of [[Cerbat, Arizona|Cerbat]] in 1873, then to [[Mineral Park, Arizona|Mineral Park]] near [[Chloride, Arizona|Chloride]]. After some time, the county seat and all instruments were permanently moved to Kingman in 1887.

During World War II, Kingman was the site of a [[U.S. Army Air Force]] (USAAF) airfield. The [[Kingman Army Airfield]] was founded at the beginning of the war as an aerial gunnery training base. It became one of the USAAF's largest, training some 35,000 soldiers and airmen. The airfield and Kingman played a significant role in this important era of America's history.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} Following the war, the Kingman Airfield was one of the largest reclamation sites for obsolete military aircraft.

Postwar, Kingman experienced growth as several major employers moved into the vicinity. In 1953, Kingman was used to detain those men accused of practicing [[polygamy]] in the [[Short Creek raid]],<ref>{{citation |last= Zoellner |first= Tom |date= June 28, 1998 |title= Polygamy: Throughout its history, Colorado City has been home for those who believe in virtues of plural marriage |newspaper= [[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |page= J1 |id= Archive Article ID: 100F28A4D3D36BEC ([[NewsBank]]) |url= http://www.sltrib.com/1998/jun/06281998/sunday_a/sunday_a.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20000505002302/http://www.sltrib.com/1998/jun/06281998/sunday_a/sunday_a.htm |archive-date= May 5, 2000 }}</ref> which was at the time one of the largest arrests in American history.<ref>C.R. Waters, ''Mohave Miner'', August 30, 1953.</ref> In 1955, Ford Motor Company established a [[Ford Proving Grounds#Arizona Proving Ground (APG) - Yucca, Arizona|proving ground]] (now one of the [[Chrysler Proving Grounds#Arizona Proving Ground (Yucca, Arizona)|Chrysler Proving Grounds]]) in nearby [[Yucca, Arizona|Yucca]] at the former [[Yucca Army Airfield]]. Several major new neighborhoods in Kingman were developed to house the skilled workers and professionals employed at the proving ground. Likewise, the development of the [[Mineral Park mine]] near adjacent [[Chloride, Arizona|Chloride]], and construction of the [[Mohave Generating Station]] in nearby [[Laughlin, Nevada]], in 1971 contributed to Kingman's population growth. Also, the location of a [[General Cable]] plant at the Kingman Airport Industrial Park provided steady employment.

===Kingman explosion===
{{Main|Kingman explosion}}
The Kingman Explosion, also known as the Doxol Disaster or Kingman BLEVE, was a catastrophic [[boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion]] (BLEVE) that occurred on July 5, 1973, during a [[propane]] transfer from a Doxol railroad car to a storage tank on the Getz rail siding near Andy Devine Avenue/Route 66.

Firefighters Memorial Park in Kingman is dedicated to the 11 firefighters who died in the blaze.

===1980s and on===
The [[Mohave County Courthouse and Jail|1915-built Mohave County Courthouse and 1909-built Jail]] were listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983. The downtown and other areas of Kingman were evaluated for historic resources in a 1985 study, the Kingman Multiple Resources Area study. The study identified 63 historic resources in Kingman and led to many of them being listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75608741 |publisher=[[NARA]] |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Historic Resources of Kingman, Arizona / Kingman Multiple Resources Area |author=Cindy L. Myers |author2=James W. Garrison |date=June 1985 |access-date=February 5, 2023}} PDF also available at [https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/64000044_text NPS version].</ref> The county courthouse and jail, a 1928-built locomotive (the [[Santa Fe 3759]]), a [[Kingman Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School Radio Tower|World War II gunnery school radio tower]], and about 50 various houses and other buildings in Kingman are listed on the National Register, comprising the majority of [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Mohave County, Arizona|National Register listings in Mohave County]].

==Geography==
Kingman is in central Mohave County, along [[Interstate 40 in Arizona|Interstate 40]] and [[U.S. Route 93 in Arizona|U.S. Route 93]]. The city is served by three exits on I-40, which leads east {{convert|147|mi}} to [[Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff]] and southwest {{convert|62|mi}} to [[Needles, California]]. US-93 leads northwest {{convert|107|mi}} to [[Las Vegas]] and southeast {{convert|130|mi}} to [[Wickenburg, Arizona|Wickenburg]], {{convert|54|mi}} from [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]. US 93 is planned to be replaced by [[Interstate 11]] once built to [[Interstate Highway standards|interstate highway standards]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Kingman has a total area of {{convert|37.5|sqmi}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/>

===Climate===
Kingman sits on the eastern edge of the [[Mojave Desert]], but it is located in a cold [[desert climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BWk'') due to its [[plateau]] location. Kingman's higher elevation and location between the [[Colorado Plateau]] and the [[Lower Colorado River Valley]] keeps summer high temperatures away from the extremes ({{convert|115|F|C}} or more) experienced by Phoenix and the Colorado River Valley. The higher elevation also contributes to winter cold and occasional snowfall. Summer daytime highs reach above {{convert|90|F|C}} frequently, but rarely exceed {{convert|107|F|C}}. Summertime lows usually remain between {{convert|60|and|70|F|C}}. Winter highs are generally mild, ranging from around {{convert|50|to|60|F|C}}, but winter nighttime lows often fall to freezing, with significantly lower temperatures possible, and occasional snow.

The record low temperature in Kingman was set on January 9, 1937, at {{convert|6|F|C}}, and the record high temperature occurred on July 15, 2023, at {{convert|114|°F|°C|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sistek |first=Scott |date=2023-07-28 |title=Weekend Weather Wows: Historic American heat wave by the numbers |url=https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/weekend-weather-wows-historic-american-heat-wave-by-the-numbers |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=FOX Weather |language=en-US}}</ref> The wettest year was 1919 with {{convert|21.22|in|mm}} and the driest year was 1947 with {{convert|3.58|in|mm}}. The most rainfall in one month was {{convert|9.85|in|mm}} in September 1939. The most rainfall in 24 hours was {{convert|6.03|in|mm}} on November 28, 1919. The snowiest year was 1949 with {{convert|18.2|in|cm}}. The most snowfall in one month was {{convert|14.0|in|cm}} in December 1932.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?az4639 |title=Kingman, Arizona – Climate Summary |website=Wrcc.dri.edu |access-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?az4645 |title=Kingman #2, Arizona – Climate Summary |website=Wrcc.dri.edu |access-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref> On December 31, 2014, and January 1, 2015, Kingman received {{Convert|6.5|in|cm}} of snow. The storm was so significant that it was a contributing factor in the closure of Interstate 40 at the US 93 Junction for 24 hours.

{{Weather box
|location = Kingman, Arizona, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high F = 78
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 106
|Jun record high F = 113
|Jul record high F = 114
|Aug record high F = 111
|Sep record high F = 110
|Oct record high F = 102
|Nov record high F = 90
|Dec record high F = 77

|Jan avg record high F = 68.6
|Feb avg record high F = 72.9
|Mar avg record high F = 80.7
|Apr avg record high F = 89.9
|May avg record high F = 96.7
|Jun avg record high F = 105.3
|Jul avg record high F = 107.7
|Aug avg record high F = 105.1
|Sep avg record high F = 100.8
|Oct avg record high F = 90.5
|Nov avg record high F = 81.8
|Dec avg record high F = 69.7
|year avg record high F = 108.9

|Jan high F = 57.4
|Feb high F = 60.6
|Mar high F = 67.4
|Apr high F = 74.8
|May high F = 84.9
|Jun high F = 95.1
|Jul high F = 98.7
|Aug high F = 97.2
|Sep high F = 90.9
|Oct high F = 78.9
|Nov high F = 66.1
|Dec high F = 55.7
|year high F = 77.3
|Jan mean F = 44.2
|Feb mean F = 47.0
|Mar mean F = 52.7
|Apr mean F = 59.1
|May mean F = 68.8
|Jun mean F = 78.7
|Jul mean F = 84.3
|Aug mean F = 83.1
|Sep mean F = 75.6
|Oct mean F = 63.6
|Nov mean F = 51.3
|Dec mean F = 42.9
|year mean F = 62.6
|Jan low F = 30.9
|Feb low F = 33.3
|Mar low F = 38.1
|Apr low F = 43.4
|May low F = 52.7
|Jun low F = 62.3
|Jul low F = 70.0
|Aug low F = 68.9
|Sep low F = 60.4
|Oct low F = 48.3
|Nov low F = 36.5	
|Dec low F = 30.2
|year low F = 47.9

|Jan avg record low F = 18.5
|Feb avg record low F = 20.9
|Mar avg record low F = 27.1
|Apr avg record low F = 31.3
|May avg record low F = 39.4
|Jun avg record low F = 50.4
|Jul avg record low F = 62.7
|Aug avg record low F = 60.1
|Sep avg record low F = 48.0
|Oct avg record low F = 35.1
|Nov avg record low F = 24.5
|Dec avg record low F = 19.5
|year avg record low F = 15.7

|Jan record low F = 4
|Feb record low F = 9
|Mar record low F = 11
|Apr record low F = 20
|May record low F = 29
|Jun record low F = 34
|Jul record low F = 45
|Aug record low F = 43
|Sep record low F = 31
|Oct record low F = 23
|Nov record low F = 13
|Dec record low F = 6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.98
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.04
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.59
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.46
|May precipitation inch = 0.08
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.11
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.86
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.88
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.96
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.74
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.62
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.68
|year precipitation inch = 8.00
|Jan precipitation days = 4.0
|Feb precipitation days = 4.7
|Mar precipitation days = 3.4
|Apr precipitation days = 2.9
|May precipitation days = 1.2
|Jun precipitation days = 0.8
|Jul precipitation days = 5.3
|Aug precipitation days = 4.9
|Sep precipitation days = 3.7
|Oct precipitation days = 3.0
|Nov precipitation days = 2.4
|Dec precipitation days = 3.8
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch
|source 1 = NOAA (mean maxima/minima 2006&ndash;2020)<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=vef|title=NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data|
publisher= [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=September 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name="NCDC Kingman pdf">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00093167&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020 |access-date=September 8, 2022}}</ref>
|date=March 2013
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 322
|1910= 900
|1920= 1276
|1930= 2275
|1950= 3342
|1960= 4525
|1970= 7312
|1980= 9257
|1990= 12722
|2000= 20069
|2010= 28068
|2020= 32689
|align-fn=center
|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>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial Makeup
|-
! Race ''<small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>'' !! % 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE (2020) |url=https://data.census.gov/table?t=Race+and+Ethnicity&g=160XX00US0437620&d=DEC+Demographic+and+Housing+Characteristics |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> !! % 2010<ref>{{cite web |title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE (2010) |url=https://data.census.gov/table?t=Race+and+Ethnicity&g=160XX00US0437620&y=2010 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> !! % 2000<ref>{{cite book |title=Arizona: 2000 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |pages=24-25 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2002/dec/phc-1-4.pdf}}</ref> !! Pop. 2020 !! Pop. 2010 !! Pop. 2000
|-
| White Alone (NH) || 75.2%|| 81.3%|| 85.3%|| 24,585|| 22,806|| 17,119
|-
| Black Alone (NH) || 1.2%|| 1%|| 0.5%|| 397|| 271|| 109
|-
| American Indian Alone (NH) || 1.4%|| 1.4%|| 1.6%|| 463|| 402|| 329
|-
| Asian Alone (NH) || 2.1%|| 1.6%|| 1.4%|| 674|| 452|| 284
|-
| Pacific Islander Alone (NH) || 0.2%|| 0.3%|| 0.1%|| 80|| 85|| 27
|-
| Other Race Alone (NH) || 0.4%|| 0%|| 0.1%|| 141|| 14|| 17
|-
| Multiracial (NH) || 5%|| 1.9%|| 1.6%|| 1,639|| 535|| 328
|-
| Hispanic (Any race) || 14.4%|| 12.5%|| 9.2%|| 4,710|| 3,503|| 1,856
|}

=== 2022 American Community Survey ===
{{As of|2022|pre=the}} [[American Community Survey]] estimates, there were {{formatnum:33052}} people and {{formatnum:14029}} households.<ref name=DP02>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2022.DP02?g=160XX00US0437620 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Selected Social Characteristics in the United States for Kingman city, AZ | access-date = 2024-06-21 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=DP05>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2022.DP05?g=160XX00US0437620 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Demographic and Housing Estimates for Kingman city, AZ | access-date = 2024-06-21 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|880.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were {{formatnum:14929}} housing units at an average density of {{convert|397.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}.<ref name=B25001>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2022.B25001?g=160XX00US0437620 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Housing Units for Kingman city, AZ | access-date = 2024-06-21 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=DP05/><ref name=Gaz2023>To calculate density we use the land area figure from the places file in {{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html | title = The 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The racial makeup of the city was 85.2%&nbsp;White, 2.9%&nbsp;some other race, 2.0%&nbsp;Black or African American, 1.6%&nbsp;Asian, and 1.0%&nbsp;Native American or Alaskan Native, with 7.4%&nbsp;from two or more races.<ref name=DP05/> [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race were 16.6%&nbsp;of the population.<ref name=DP05/>

Of the {{formatnum:14029}} households, 27.4%&nbsp;had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1%&nbsp;had seniors 65 years or older living with them, 43.9%&nbsp;were married couples living together, 7.8%&nbsp;were couples cohabitating, 20.3%&nbsp;had a male householder with no partner present, and 27.9%&nbsp;had a female householder with no partner present.<ref name=DP02/> The median household size was {{formatnum:2.25}} and the median family size was {{formatnum:2.77}}.<ref name=DP02/>

The age distribution was 21.1%&nbsp;under 18, 6.6%&nbsp;from 18 to 24, 25.2%&nbsp;from 25 to 44, 23.1%&nbsp;from 45 to 64, and 24.1%&nbsp;who were 65 or older. The median age was {{formatnum:42.1}} years.<ref name=S0101>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S0101?g=160XX00US0437620 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Age and Sex for Kingman city, AZ | access-date = 2024-06-21 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> For every 100 females, there were {{formatnum:99.9}} males.<ref name=DP05/>

The median income for a household was ${{formatnum:56360}}, with family households having a median income of ${{formatnum:63614}} and non-family households ${{formatnum:34468}}. The [[per capita income]] was ${{formatnum:31806}}.<ref name=S1901>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1901?g=160XX00US0437620 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for Kingman city, AZ | access-date = 2024-06-21 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=S1902>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1902?g=160XX00US0437620 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Mean Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for Kingman city, AZ | access-date = 2024-06-21 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> Out of the {{formatnum:31655}} people with a determined poverty status, 13.4%&nbsp;were below the [[poverty line]]. Further, 18.7%&nbsp;of minors and 9.4%&nbsp;of seniors were below the poverty line.<ref name=S1701>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1701?g=160XX00US0437620 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months for Kingman city, AZ | access-date = 2024-06-21 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

In the survey, residents self-identified with various ethnic ancestries. People of [[German American|German]] descent made up 17.8%&nbsp;of the population of the town, followed by [[English American|English]] at 13.3%, [[Irish American|Irish]] at 10.5%, [[American ancestry|American]] at 5.2%, [[Italian American|Italian]] at 4.9%, [[French American|French]] at 3.5%, [[Polish American|Polish]] at 2.5%, [[Norwegian American|Norwegian]] at 2.4%, [[Dutch American|Dutch]] at 1.8%, [[Scottish American|Scottish]] at 1.7%, [[Swedish American|Swedish]] at 1.2%, [[Russian American|Russian]] at 1.0%, [[Scotch-Irish American|Scotch-Irish]] at 1.0%, [[Welsh American|Welsh]] at 0.9%, [[Portuguese American|Portuguese]] at 0.6%, [[French Canadian American|French Canadian]] at 0.5%, and [[Hungarian American|Hungarian]] at 0.5%.<ref name=DP02/>

=== 2020 census ===
At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 32,689 people.

=== 2010 census ===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 28,068 people.

=== 2000 census ===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 20,069 people, 7,854 households and 5,427 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|669.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 8,604 housing units at an average density of {{convert|287.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial make-up of the city was 88.0% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], <0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]] and 3.1% from two or more races. [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] people of any race comprised 12.2% of the population.

There were 7,854 households, of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.94.

25.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64 and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The [[median household income]] was $34,086 and the median family income was $41,327. Males had a median income of $32,036 and females $21,134. The [[per capita income]] was $17,181. About 8.2% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and infrastructure==
[[File:Goldwater1983.jpg|thumb|right|US Senator [[Barry Goldwater]] in Kingman, 1983]]
The city operates under the council-manager form of government. The city council, which is the policymaking and legitimate authority, consists of a [[mayor]], [[vice-mayor]], a five-member council and the city manager. The mayor is Ken Watkins and the vice-mayor seat is vacant. The city council consists of five elected officials – councilmembers SueAnn Mello, Jamie Scott Stehly, Deana Nelson, Cherish Sammeli and Keith Walker. The city manager is Ron Foggin. The city attorney is Carl Cooper.

It is in [[Arizona's 9th congressional district]], represented by Republican [[Paul Gosar]]. In the Arizona State Legislature, Kingman is in [[Arizona's 30th legislative district]].

The city government also includes boards and commissions that assist the council in decision making. They are the:
* Clean City Commission
* Economic Development & Marketing Commission
* Golf Course Advisory Commission
* Historical Preservation Commission
* Municipal Utilities Commission
* Parks and Recreations Commission
* Planning and Zoning Commission
* Transit Advisory Commission
* Tourism Development Commission
* Youth Advisory Commission
* Tri-City Council

[[Arizona State Prison – Kingman]], a privately run prison of the [[Arizona Department of Corrections]], is located in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] Mohave County near Kingman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcorrections.gov/prisons/Zoya_kingman1.aspx|title=Arizona State Prison – Kingman (MTC)|website=Azcorrections.gov|date=March 31, 2014|access-date=February 14, 2016|archive-date=October 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012232651/http://www.azcorrections.gov/prisons/Zoya_kingman1.aspx|url-status=dead}}<br />- "[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0428195&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Golden Valley CDP, Arizona] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608201424/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0428195&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |date=2011-06-08 }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved August 13, 2010.</ref>

The [[United States Department of the Interior]] [[Bureau of Land Management]] has a field office located in Kingman.

[[Mohave County Superior Court]] is located in Kingman.

[[Mohave County Administration]] offices are located in Kingman.

The [[Mohave County Fairgrounds]] are located in Kingman.

==Economy==
===Top employers===
According to Kingman's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cityofkingman.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=3582 |title=Archived copy |access-date=July 8, 2021 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221045135/https://www.cityofkingman.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=3582 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| Kingman Regional Medical Center
|1,800
|-
|2
| [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave County]]
|1,271
|-
|3
| [[Kingman Unified School District]]
|740
|-
|4
| [[Mohave Community College]]
|700
|-
|5
| [[American Woodmark]]
|689
|-
|6
| [[Walmart]]
|440
|-
|7
| City of Kingman
|374
|-
|8
| Laron Inc
|187
|-
|9
| [[The Home Depot]]
|135
|-
|10
| Indiana Western Express, Inc.
|119
|}

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:Mission Style ATSF-BNSF-Santa Fe Train Station Kingman-AZ 2012-01-25.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Amtrak]] [[Kingman station|station]] in downtown Kingman]]

====Major highways====
* [[Image:I-40 (AZ).svg|20px|link= |alt=]] [[Interstate 40 in Arizona|Interstate 40]]
* [[Image:US 93.svg|20px|link= |alt=]] [[U.S. Route 93 in Arizona|U.S. Route 93]]
* [[Image:Arizona 66.svg|20px|link= |alt=]] [[Arizona State Route 66]]
* [[Image:Business Loop 40.svg|20px|link= |alt=]] Business Loop 40 and Arizona SR 66 are composed of the remnants of what was [[Image:US 66 Arizona 1926.svg|20px|link= |alt=]] [[U.S. Route 66 in Arizona|U.S. Route 66]].
* [[Image:Arizona 68.svg|20px|link= |alt=]] [[Arizona State Route 68]]

====Airport====
The [[Kingman Airport (Arizona)|Kingman Airport]] is located {{convert|9|mi|0}} northeast of Kingman on [[Arizona State Route 66]]. The airport was originally built as Kingman Army Air Field during World War II and was the location of the Kingman Aerial Gunnery School. The airport was turned over to Mohave County for civilian use in 1949. There are [[air ambulance]] and [[air charter]] services, but no commercial flights. The closest commercial airport is [[Harry Reid International Airport]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]], approximately {{convert|104|mi}} northwest of Kingman. The Kingman airport now primarily exists as a location for long-term aircraft storage due to its suitable large ramp space and a long, decommissioned runway. Kingman is a [[non-towered airport]].

====Rail====
Located downtown, the [[Kingman station]] has daily services on [[Amtrak]]'s [[Southwest Chief|Amtrak ''Southwest Chief'']]  between [[Los Angeles]] and [[Chicago]]. The historically significant station is constructed in [[Mission Revival architecture|Mission Revival]] style. Prior to the establishment of Amtrak in 1971, the building had fallen into disrepair. A total renovation was completed in 2010. The station houses a model railroad museum. [[Amtrak Thruway]] offers connecting service to Las Vegas.

Kingman is located on the [[Southern Transcon]] route of the [[BNSF Railway]] which is the main transcontinental route between Los Angeles and Chicago, which carries approximately 100 to 150 freight trains per day.

In August 2012, the [[Kingman Terminal Railroad]] (KGTR) opened at the Kingman Airport Authority and Industrial Park. The KGTR is a short line railroad owned by [[Patriot Rail Corporation|Patriot Rail]]. Patriot Rail owns and operates 13 railroads in 13 states across the U.S. The KGTR interchanges with BNSF and delivers to businesses at the industrial park.

====Buses and shuttles====
The City of Kingman operates Kingman Area Regional Transit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityofkingman.gov/government/departments/kart|title=Welcome to Kingman Area Regional Transit (KART) &#124; City of Kingman, AZ|publisher=City of Kingman}}</ref> Kingman is served by the intercity bus companies [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] and [[TUFESA]]. [[FlixBus]] boards from a stop at 915 W Beale St. Tri-State Shuttle connects Kingman with Harry Reid International Airport in Paradise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tristateairportshuttle.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513033150/http://www.tristateairportshuttle.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 13, 2009|title=Tri State Shuttle|website=Tristateairportshuttle.com|access-date=November 25, 2022}}</ref>

[[Amtrak Thruway]] is Kingman station bus service that travels to [[Las Vegas]]'s stations at South Strip Transit Terminal, Airport Terminal One and [[Las Vegas Downtown|Las Vegas downtown]], called the Amtrak Kingman-Las Vegas Thruway Motorcoach, a {{convert|107|mi|km|adj=on}} trip. There is also a Laughlin to Kingman Amtrak Station at the [[Tropicana Laughlin]] in [[Laughlin, Nevada]], a {{convert|34|mi|km|adj=on}} trip.<ref>[https://vegasairporter.com/amtrak/ Amtrak Las Vegas, ''vegasairporter.com'']</ref><ref>[https://www.amtrak.com/stations/lnv Laughlin to Kingman Amtrak Station, ''amtrak.com'']</ref>

===Water===
The water system uses [[groundwater]]. The same [[aquifer]] serving the city is used by the [[industrial agriculture]] in the surrounding desert.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nilsen |first=Ella |date=February 4, 2023 |title=In deep-red corner of Arizona, threat of losing water starts to outweigh fear of regulation |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/04/us/arizona-groundwater-regulation-megafarms-climate/index.html |access-date=February 5, 2023 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

==Education==
Kingman has one public school district, one charter school district and one Christian school.

===Public schools===
[[Kingman Unified School District]] (KUSD) consists of 12 schools, ranging from Kindergarten to high school.<ref>{{cite web
 |url        =http://www.kusd.org/
 |title      =Kingman Unified School District #20
 |website    =Kingman Unified School District
 |access-date =September 6, 2013
}}</ref>

'''Elementary schools'''
* Hualapai Elementary School
* Cerbat Elementary School
* Palo Christi Elementary School (closed)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://kdminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56033 |title= Palo Christi Elementary marks 85 years as repairs commence |last= Steele |first = Kim |date= April 30, 2013 |website= Daily Miner |access-date= June 23, 2022 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130630190717/http://kdminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56033 |archive-date = June 30, 2013}}</ref>
* Black Mountain Elementary School (located in the neighboring town of Golden Valley)
* La Senita Elementary School
* Manzanita Elementary School
* Desert Willow Elementary School
* Kingman Academy of Learning Primary/Intermediate School

'''Middle schools'''
* Golden Valley Middle School
* Kingman Middle School
* White Cliffs Middle School
* Kingman Academy of Learning Middle School

'''High schools'''
* Kingman High School
* Lee Williams High School
* Kingman Academy of Learning High School

'''K–12'''
* Mt. Tipton School, a KUSD K–12 school, is located in [[Dolan Springs, Arizona|Dolan Springs]], approximately {{Convert|30|mi}} northwest of Kingman.

===Other schools===
* The Kingman Academy of Learning, a charter school, is split into four schools: a primary (pre-school – 2nd grade), intermediate (3–5), middle (6–8), and high school (9–12).
* The Emmanuel Christian Academy teaches students from kindergarten to 8th grade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecakingman.org/tuition-and-fees.html|title=Emmanuel Christian Academy Tuition and Fees|access-date=March 23, 2016|archive-date=March 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323221214/http://www.ecakingman.org/tuition-and-fees.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Arizona Virtual Academy is a  (K–12) Blended learning center.

===Post-secondary education===
* One of four main campuses, [[Mohave Community College]], a junior college, is located in Kingman.
* [[Northern Arizona University]] has an [[Northern Arizona University#Statewide campuses and NAU Online|extension campus]] located in Kingman.

==Notable people==
[[File:KingmanArizonaStrip.JPG|thumb|Motels along Andy Devine Avenue in Kingman in 2004]]
* [[Andy Devine]] (1905–1977), actor, was raised in Kingman
* [[Carlos Elmer]] (1920–1993), writer and photographer, was raised in Kingman.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Endelman |first1=Lincoln L. |title=Obituary: Carlos H. Elmer |journal=SMPTE Journal |date=August 1993 |publisher=[[Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers]]|url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=7238646}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sherman |first1=Ahron |title=Arizona's natural beauty on display |url=https://www.kdminer.com/arizonas-natural-beauty-on-display/article_593c2b96-1ff6-57c7-89f6-f5e3c0b3aa6a.html |access-date=12 August 2024 |work=Kingman Daily Miner |date=26 April 2012 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Michael and Lori Fortier|Michael Fortier]], Timothy McVeigh's co-conspirator, lived in Kingman from the age of seven.
* [[Miki Garcia]], model and ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's Playmate for the January 1973 issue, was born in Kingman.
* [[Doris Hill]] (1905–1976), born Roberta M. Hill, was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s.
* [[Paul Kalanithi]] (1977–2015), neurosurgeon and writer, was raised in Kingman.
* [[Timothy McVeigh]] (1968–2001), who carried out the [[Oklahoma City bombing]], was a resident of Kingman.
* [[Doug Mirabelli]], former [[Boston Red Sox]] catcher, was born in Kingman.
* [[Aron Ra]], atheist activist, regional director of [[American Atheists]]
* [[Joseph Rosenberg]], bank executive, worked as a banker in Kingman.<ref>"Rites set for banker, Joseph H. Rosenberg", ''Los Angeles Times'', July 1, 1971</ref>
* [[Tarik Skubal]], MLB pitcher for the [[Detroit Tigers]]
* [[Karen Steele]], actress, lived and died in Kingman.

==In popular culture==
[[Image:Kingman Arizona - 2013 - 01.jpg|thumb|A "Welcome to Kingman" sign on a water tower, marking its connection with Route 66]]

===Off screen===
* [[Clark Gable]] and [[Carole Lombard]] were married at the rectory of [[Saint John's Methodist Episcopal Church (Kingman, Arizona)|Saint John's Methodist Episcopal Church]] in 1939, during a break in the shooting of ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bartel|first1=Pauline|title=The Complete Gone With the Wind Trivia Book: The Movie and More|date=2014|publisher=Taylor Trade Publishing|location=Lanham, Maryland|isbn=9781589798212|page=80|edition=2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ioDyAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA80|access-date=October 22, 2014}}</ref>

===Onscreen===
Kingman has been used as a filming location for several movies and television shows.

====In films====
* The films ''[[Roadhouse 66]]'' and ''[[Two-Lane Blacktop]]'' were shot in Kingman.
* The movie ''[[Management (film)|Management]]'' takes place but was not shot in Kingman.
* Scenes from the movie ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' were filmed at the Kingman Airport; in the scene, it is possible to see a clear shot of the [[Hualapai Mountains]].
* Scenes from the 1992 movie ''[[Universal Soldier (1992 film)|Universal Soldier]]'' were filmed in the downtown area as well as a local grocery store and at the Kingman Airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105698/locations |title=Universal Soldier (1992) : Filming locations|website=IMDb|access-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref>

====In television====
* In "Otis", an episode from the television series ''[[Prison Break]]'', LJ Burrows is sent to an adult facility in Kingman, Arizona. In a subsequent episode, "Buried", LJ is released from the aforementioned facility.
* In "Native Tongue", an episode from the television series ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'' (NBC: 2005–2009; CBS: 2009–2011), Alison has a dream about a man being threatened to be burned alive unless he revels the whereabouts of something the killer wants. The man tells the killer that 'it' is near Kingman, where his partner lives. As the story progresses, it is discovered that the man is associated with the [[Navajo Nation|Navajo]] Reservation located 20 E of Kingman.
* In the [[HBO]] series ''[[The Sopranos]]'', when [[Tony Soprano]] was shot at the beginning of season 6, he fell into a coma and believed he was involved in a case of mistaken identity with Kevin Finnerty who lived in Kingman (see "[[Join the Club]]").
* In "The Locomotion Interruption," the season 8 premiere of ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'', [[Sheldon Cooper]] finds his belongings stolen at Kingman train station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/big-bang-theory-wedding-season-8-1087310/|title="The Big Bang Theory"'s Johnny Galecki Talks Season 8 Changes, Conflicts and Wedding Plans|last=Moynihan|first=Rob|date=September 22, 2014|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=January 3, 2018}}</ref>
* In episode 2 of the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] political satire documentary ''[[Who Is America?]]'', residents of the town are shown making anti-Muslim and anti-black statements when told by a disguised [[Sacha Baron Cohen]] that a super mosque would be built in Kingman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/media/2018/07/23/sacha-baron-cohens-who-america-visits-kingman-and-gets-ugly/818862002/|access-date=July 23, 2018|date=July 23, 2018|first=Bill|last=Goodykoontz|title=Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Who Is America?' visited Kingman, and it was ugly|website=AZ Central}}</ref>

====In literature and publications====
* The town is mentioned in [[Barbara Kingsolver]]'s novel ''[[Pigs in Heaven]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Pigs in Heaven|url=https://archive.org/details/pigsinheavennove00king|url-access=registration|author=Kingsolver, Barbara|publisher=Harper Perennial|year=1993|isbn=9780060168018|type=paperback}}</ref>
* In the post-apocalyptic novel ''[[Warday]]'', Kingman is the "point of entry" to California; the Golden State, spared from the nuclear attacks that hit much of the rest of the country, is strictly guarded by troops, and "illegals" are jailed.

====In music====
* The town is mentioned in the lyrics of [[Bobby Troup]]'s song "[[(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66|Route 66]]".

==Points of interest==
* [[Hualapai Mountain]] Recreation Area offering hiking, camping and day use, {{convert|12|mi}} to the southeast of downtown.
* The [[Mohave Museum of History and Arts]] in Kingman, Arizona is a private, not-for-profit organization, which was founded in 1961. It focuses on the preservation of the heritage of Northwestern Arizona and of the presentation of history and arts to the public. Located at 400 W. Beale St. In downtown Kingman. 
*[[Santa Fe 3759]] Historic locomotive on display located in historic downtown Kingman between First, and Beale St. at Locomotive Park.
* White Cliffs Trail System. The White Cliffs Trail System (WCTS) contains 9.7 miles of hand constructed trails, providing hikers and bikers access to trails of varying difficulties.  The trail system not only allows hikers and bikers a thrilling and scenic venture into the desert valleys, hillsides, and tops of mesas, but provides a link from Downtown to Uptown Kingman.  The system also features historic significance to the area and western culture.
* Historic Downtown Kingman. Featuring restaurants, bars, shops, and parks. 
* Kingman Powerhouse [[Desert Power & Water Co. Electric Power Plant]]. Home of the Kingman Tourism Office and Visitor Center, the [[Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona]] and the "Arizona Route 66 Museum"The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 4, 1986
*Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course, situated in a convenient location in the middle of town, off of I-40 at Stockton Hill Rd. 
* [[Oatman, Arizona|Oatman]], a "ghost town" tourist attraction {{convert|28|mi}} southwest of Kingman
* [[Lake Mead National Recreation Area]], A lake offering recreational water activities such as boating, fishing, and swimming. {{Convert |36|mi}} West of Kingman

==References==
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