Editing La Paz County, Arizona

{{short description|County in the United States}}
{{about|the county in Arizona|the city in [[Bolivia]]|La Paz|other uses|La Paz (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = La Paz County
 | state                = Arizona
 | ex image             = View of Trigo Mountains Wilderness, AZ.jpg
 | ex image size        = 300px
 | ex image cap         = [[Trigo Mountains]]
 | seal                 = La Paz County, Az.png
 | founded year         = 1983
 | founded date         = January 1
 | seat wl              = Parker
 | largest city wl      = Parker
 | city type            = town
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 4514
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 4500
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 14
 | area percentage      = 0.3
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 16557
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 16992 {{increase}}
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | time zone            = Mountain
 | web                  = www.co.la-paz.az.us
 | district             = 9th
 | named for            = [[La Paz, Arizona]]
}}

[[File:Courthouse Rock, Eagletail Mts.jpg|thumb|Courthouse Rock in the Eagletail Mountains, northeastern La Paz County]]
[[File:Wulfenite - Red Cloud mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA.jpg|thumb|Classic [[wulfenite]] specimen from the old [[Red Cloud Mine]], western La Paz County]]

'''La Paz County''' ({{langx|es|Condado de La Paz|link=}}) is the 15th [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arizona]], located in the western part of the state. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 16,557,<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lapazcountyarizona/PST045221 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 27, 2022}}</ref> making it the [[List of counties in Arizona|second-least populous county in Arizona]]. The [[county seat]] is [[Parker, Arizona|Parker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The name of the county is the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] word for "the peace", and is taken from the early settlement (now [[ghost town]]) of [[La Paz, Arizona|La Paz]] along the Colorado River.

==History==
{{See also|Yuma County, Arizona}}
La Paz County was established in 1983 after voters approved separating the northern portion of [[Yuma County, Arizona|Yuma County]], making it the only county to be established after Arizona became a state in 1912, and currently the second youngest county in the United States (behind the consolidated city-county of [[Broomfield, Colorado]], which was established in 2001). The county did not have a large enough tax base to begin supporting a separate county government immediately and had to rely on state money at first. As a result, the [[Arizona State Legislature]] changed Arizona laws to make splitting other existing counties much more difficult.

Under the revised Arizona laws, a county shall not be formed or divided by county initiative unless each proposed county would have all of the following characteristics: (1) at least three-fourths of one percent of the total state assessed valuation and at least the statewide per capita assessed valuation; (2) a population of at least three-fourths of one percent of the total state population according to the most recent United States decennial census; (3) at least one hundred square miles of privately owned land; (4) common boundaries with either (a) at least three other existing or proposed counties; or (b) at least two other existing or proposed counties and the state boundary.<ref>Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-132(B)</ref> A county formation commission is required to be formed to evaluate the feasibility of the proposed county.<ref>Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-136</ref> A proposal to divide a county must be approved by a majority of the votes cast in each proposed new county.<ref>Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-137(H)</ref> Yet in 2022 a group of Republican state legislators, motivated largely by partisan considerations, proposed dividing [[Maricopa County]] into four counties.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/bill-that-splits-up-maricopa-county-into-4-smaller-counties-advances-heres-what-you-should-know-about-hr2787 | title=Bill that splits up Maricopa County into 4 smaller counties advances: Here's what you should know about HR2787 | date=February 8, 2022 }}</ref>

The [[Colorado River Indian Reservation]] is located in the western portion of the county. Part of the reservation extends westward into [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]] and [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]] counties in [[California]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|4,514|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|4500|mi2|km2|abbr=on}} is land and {{convert|14|mi2|km2|abbr=on}} (0.3%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_04.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 23, 2015|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

The area that now makes up La Paz County was formerly part of Yuma County.

===Flora and fauna===
[[File:HadjiAliMonument20080707.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Hi Jolly]] monument near Quartzsite]]
La Paz County hosts a variety of flora and fauna.<ref>Forrest Shreve and Ira Loren Wiggins. 1964. ''Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert'', pp. 50 et seq., Stanford University Press, 1740 pages {{ISBN|978-0804701631}}</ref> The [[endangered]] [[California Fan Palm]], ''[[Washingtonia filifera]]'' grows in a few spots in the county.<ref>C. Michael Hogan. 2009. [http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=90942 ''California Fan Palm: Washingtonia filifera'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930184850/http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=90942 |date=September 30, 2009 }}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave County]] – north
* [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai County]] – northeast
* [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]] – east
* [[Yuma County, Arizona|Yuma County]] – south
* [[Imperial County, California]] – southwest
* [[Riverside County, California]] – west
* [[San Bernardino County, California]] – northwest

===National protected areas===
* [[Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Cibola National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Imperial National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Kofa National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 13844
|2000= 19715
|2010= 20489
|2020= 16557
|estyear=2024
|estimate=16992
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''La Paz County, Arizona – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – La Paz County, Arizona |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US04012&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – La Paz County, Arizona |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US04012&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – La Paz County, Arizona |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US04012&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|12,573
|12,854
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,061
|63.77%
|62.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54.73%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|149
|115
|style='background: #ffffe6; |102
|0.76%
|0.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.62%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2,155
|2,201
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,534
|10.93%
|10.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|78
|90
|style='background: #ffffe6; |111
|0.40%
|0.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.67%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|9
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41
|0.05%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|18
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |43
|0.09%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|313
|407
|style='background: #ffffe6; |648
|1.59%
|1.99%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.91%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|4,420
|4,806
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,197
|22.42%
|23.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25.35%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''19,715'''
|'''20,489'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''16,557'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 20,489 people, 9,198 households, and 5,584 families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US04012|title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data|access-date=January 20, 2016|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213010754/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US04012|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The population density was 4.5//sq mi (1.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 16,049 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3.56|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US04012|access-date=January 20, 2016|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County|publisher=United States Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213233615/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US04012|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 69.8% white, 12.8% American Indian, 0.6% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 12.5% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 23.5% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 22.4% were [[Germans|German]], 15.9% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 15.3% were [[English people|English]], and 2.1% were [[Americans|American]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US04012|title=DP02 Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=January 20, 2016|publisher=United States Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213014021/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US04012|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 9,198 households, 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 39.3% were non-families, and 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.72. The median age was 53.9 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $32,147 and the median income for a family was $37,721. Males had a median income of $35,464 versus $27,484 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,165. About 14.3% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.4% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US04012|title=DP03 Selected Economics Characteristics – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=January 20, 2016|publisher=United States Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213011629/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US04012|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 19,715 people, 8,362 households, and 5,619 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 15,133 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 74.2% [[Race (United States Census)#Census 2000|white]], 0.8% [[Race (United States Census)|black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 12.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.7% from two or more races. 22.4% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 18.9% reported speaking [[Spanish language|Spanish]] at home.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apps.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=4&county_id=12&mode=geographic&order=r|title=Language Map Data Center|website=apps.mla.org}}</ref>

There were 8,362 households, with 21.2% having children under the age of 18, 54.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.6% of households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.79.

The county population had 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 105.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,839, and the median income for a family was $29,141. Males had a median income of $26,642 versus $20,965 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,916. About 13.6% of families and 19.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.5% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Law enforcement==
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The La Paz County Sheriff's Office provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of La Paz County, serving as the equivalent of the [[police]] for unincorporated areas of the county. It also operates the [[county jail]] system. The Sheriff's Office is headquartered in [[Parker, Arizona|Parker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.la-paz.az.us/sheriff.htm|title=Official Website|publisher=La Paz County Sheriff's Office|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307231413/http://www.co.la-paz.az.us/sheriff.htm|archivedate=March 7, 2008}}</ref>

Past sheriffs are:
* Rayburn Evans (1983–88)
* Marvin Hare (1989–2000)
* Daniel "Hal" Collett (2001–08)
* Donald Lowery (2009–12)
* John Drum (2013–16)
* William Risen (2017-2020)
* William Ponce (2021–Present)

==Politics==
La Paz County has been a strongly Republican county since the county's formation although [[Bill Clinton]] was able to win the county in both of his elections.
{{PresHead|place=La Paz County, Arizona|source=<ref>{{cite web|title = Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Elections | access-date = June 11, 2011 | url = http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|5,470|2,101|72|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|5,129|2,236|107|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|4,003|1,575|373|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|3,714|1,880|141|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|3,509|1,929|139|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|3,158|1,849|52|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,543|1,769|171|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,902|1,964|627|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,599|1,808|1,554|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,562|1,746|168|Arizona}}
{{PresFoot|1984|Republican|2,757|1,502|54|Arizona}}

==Transportation==

===Major highways===
* [[File:I-10 (AZ).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 10 in Arizona|Interstate 10]]
* [[File:US 60.svg|21px]] [[U.S. Route 60 in Arizona|U.S. Route 60]]
* [[File:US 95.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 95 in Arizona|U.S. Route 95]]
* [[File:Arizona 72.svg|20px]] [[Arizona State Route 72|State Route 72]]
* [[File:Arizona 95.svg|20px]] [[Arizona State Route 95|State Route 95]]

===Air===
[[Avi Suquilla Airport]] {{airport codes|||P20}} is a public use [[airport]] located one nautical mile (1.9&nbsp;km) east of the central business district of Parker, Arizona. It is owned by the [[Colorado River Indian Tribes]].

===Rail===
The county is served by the [[Arizona and California Railroad]] for freight through Parker, Arizona.

==Communities==
[[File:La Paz County Incorporated and Unincorporated areas.svg|thumb|right|250px|Map of La Paz County showing [[Indian reservation]], [[Municipal corporation|incorporated areas]], and [[unincorporated area]]]]

===Towns===
* [[Parker, Arizona|Parker]] (county seat)
* [[Quartzsite, Arizona|Quartzsite]]

===Census-designated places===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Alamo Lake, Arizona|Alamo Lake]]
* [[Bluewater, Arizona|Bluewater]]
* [[Bouse, Arizona|Bouse]]
* [[Brenda, Arizona|Brenda]]
* [[Cibola, Arizona|Cibola]]
* [[Cienega Springs, Arizona|Cienega Springs]]
* [[Ehrenberg, Arizona|Ehrenberg]]
* [[La Paz Valley, Arizona|La Paz Valley]]
* [[Parker Strip, Arizona|Parker Strip]]
* [[Poston, Arizona|Poston]]
* [[Salome, Arizona|Salome]]
* [[Sunwest, Arizona|Sunwest]]
* [[Utting, Arizona|Utting]]
* [[Vicksburg, Arizona|Vicksburg]]
* [[Wenden, Arizona|Wenden]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Hope, Arizona|Hope]]
* Love

===Ghost towns===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Clip, Arizona|Clip]]
* [[Drift Desert, Arizona|Drift Desert]]
* [[Empire Flat, Arizona|Empire Flat]]
* [[Eureka Landing, Arizona|Eureka]]
* [[La Paz, Arizona|La Paz]]
* [[Mineral City, Arizona|Mineral City]]
* [[Nortons Landing, Arizona|Nortons Landing]]
* [[Olive City, Arizona|Olive City]]
* [[Swansea, Arizona|Swansea]]
* [[Williamsport, Arizona|Williamsport]]
{{div col end}}

===Indian communities===
[[Colorado River Indian Tribes|Colorado River Indian Reservation]]

===County population ranking===
The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] of La Paz County.<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 8, 2024}}</ref>

'''†''' county seat

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Population (2020 Census)
!Municipal type
!Incorporated
|- style="background-color:#BBFFBB;"
| 1
| '''† [[Parker, Arizona|Parker]]'''
| 3,417
| Town
| 1948
|- style="background-color:#BBFFBB;"
| 2
| '''[[Quartzsite, Arizona|Quartzsite]]'''
| 2,413
| Town
| 1989
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 3
| '''[[Cienega Springs, Arizona|Cienega Springs]]'''
| 1,690
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 4
| '''[[Salome, Arizona|Salome]]'''
| 1,162
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 5
| '''[[Ehrenburg, Arizona|Ehrenburg]]'''
| 763
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 6
| '''[[Bouse, Arizona|Bouse]]'''
| 707
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 7
| '''[[Bluewater, Arizona|Bluewater]]'''
| 682
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 8
| '''[[Parker Strip, Arizona|Parker Strip]]'''
| 621
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 9
| '''[[Brenda, Arizona|Brenda]]'''
| 466
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 10
| '''[[Wenden, Arizona|Wenden]]'''
| 458
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 11
| '''[[Vicksburg, Arizona|Vicksburg]]'''
| 418
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 12
| '''[[La Paz Valley, Arizona|La Paz Valley]]'''
| 368
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 13
| '''[[Cibola, Arizona|Cibola]]'''
| 198
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 14
| '''[[Poston, Arizona|Poston]]'''
| 183
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 15
| '''[[Utting, Arizona|Utting]]'''
| 92
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 16
| '''[[Sunwest, Arizona|Sunwest]]'''
| 5
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 17
| '''[[Alamo Lake, Arizona|Alamo Lake]]'''
| 4
| CDP
|
|}

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in La Paz County, Arizona]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.co.la-paz.az.us County website]
* {{osmrelation|1832197}}
* [http://www.azcentral.com/specials/special12/articles/0210supervisors-expansion10.html "Bills tackle county growth"], ''[[Arizona Republic]]'', February 10, 2005
* [http://www.azleg.state.az.us/issues/senate/arizona%20county%20formation.htm "Arizona County Formation"], Arizona Association of Counties

{{Geographic Location
|Center    = La Paz County, Arizona
|North     = [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave County]]
|Northeast = [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai County]]
|East      = [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]]
|South     = [[Yuma County, Arizona|Yuma County]]
|Southwest = [[Imperial County, California]]
|West      = [[Riverside County, California]]
|Northwest = [[San Bernardino County, California]]
}}

{{La Paz County, Arizona}}
{{Arizona}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:La Paz County, Arizona| ]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1983]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Arizona]]