Editing Mesquite Creek, Arizona

{{Short description|CDP in Mohave County, Arizona}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Mesquite Creek, Arizona
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Mohave County]] and the state of [[Arizona]]
|pushpin_map              = Arizona#USA
|pushpin_label            = Mesquite Creek
|pushpin_map_caption      = 
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arizona|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arizona]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave]]
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|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 |accessdate=May 24, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 2.65
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.02
|area_land_km2            = 2.65
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.02
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
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|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=1600000US0446087&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Mesquite Creek CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 24, 2022}}</ref>
|population_total         = 403
|population_density_km2   = 152.18
|population_density_sq_mi = 394.32
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]]
|utc_offset               = -7
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|elevation_ft             = 525
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|coordinates              = {{coord|34|57|38|N|114|34|17|W|region:US-AZ|display=inline,title}}
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 86440<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/86440|title=Mesquite Creek AZ ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                 = [[Area code 928|928]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 04-46087
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2408824<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2408824}}</ref>
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'''Mesquite Creek''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave County]], [[Arizona]], United States. The population was 403 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==Geography==
Mesquite Creek is located in western Mohave County. It is bordered to the north by the CDP of [[Fort Mohave, Arizona|Fort Mohave]]. [[Bullhead City, Arizona|Bullhead City]] is {{convert|15|mi}} to the north, and [[Needles, California]], is {{convert|9|mi|0}} to the south, across the [[Colorado River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Mesquite Creek CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.0|sqmi}}, all of it land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|2000 = 205
|2010 = 416
|2020 = 403
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 205 people, 106 households, and 73 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|355.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 142 housing units at an average density of {{convert|246.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 93% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3% from two or more races.  7% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 106 households, out of which 2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31% were non-families. 26% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 1.93 and the average family size was 2.23.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 6% under the age of 18, 1% from 18 to 24, 7% from 25 to 44, 42% from 45 to 64, and 45% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 64 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $34,861. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $20,517.  None of the families, and 7% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 14% of those over 64.

==Education==
The CDP is in the [[Mohave Valley Elementary School District]]<!--ELM 08640--> and the [[Colorado River Union High School District]]<!--SEC 00082-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04015_mohave/DC20SD_C04015.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mohave County, AZ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=3 (PDF p. 4/4)|access-date=2024-10-04}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04015_mohave/DC20SD_C04015_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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{{Mohave County, Arizona}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Mohave County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Arizona]]
[[Category:Arizona placenames of Native American origin]]