Editing Poston, Arizona

{{Short description|CDP in La Paz County, Arizona}}
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|official_name            = Poston, Arizona
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|map_caption              = Location in [[La Paz County, Arizona|La Paz County]] and the state of [[Arizona]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[La Paz County, Arizona|La Paz]]
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|area_total_km2           = 3.56
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 183
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]] (no [[Daylight savings time|DST]])
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|postal_code              = 85371
|area_code                = [[Area code 928|928]]
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|blank_info               = 04-57170
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'''Poston''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[La Paz County, Arizona]], United States, in the [[Parker Valley]]. The population was 285 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0457170| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Poston CDP, Arizona| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=August 19, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055728/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0457170| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> down from 389 in  [[2000 United States Census|2000]].

During [[World War II]], Poston was the site of the [[Poston War Relocation Center]], one of the United States' largest Japanese-American [[internment]] camps, where over 17,000 Japanese-Americans were held over a three-year period. The camp sites are now home to a monument dedicated to those interned there.
[[File:Poston War Relocation Center Memorial Monument.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Memorial Monument at the Poston War Relocation Center]]

==Geography==
Poston is located in western La Paz County, in the Parker Valley {{convert|3|mi|0}} east of the [[Colorado River]], which forms the state border with [[California]]. Mohave Road runs through the community, leading north {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Parker, Arizona|Parker]] and south {{convert|28|mi}} to [[Ehrenberg, Arizona|Ehrenberg]]. The community lies within the boundaries of the [[Colorado River Indian Tribes|Colorado River Indian Reservation]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Poston CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 183
|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>
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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 389 people, 101 households, and 92 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|279.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 110 housing units at an average density of {{convert|79.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 31% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 17% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3% from two or more races.  77% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 101 households, out of which 66% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9% were non-families. 7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.85 and the average family size was 3.92.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 42% under the age of 18, 11% from 18 to 24, 30% from 25 to 44, 13% from 45 to 64, and 4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $17,625, and the median income for a family was $17,065. Males had a median income of $15,859 versus $13,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $6,938.  About 42% of families and 46% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 55% of those under age 18 and 18% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/poston(poston1,2and3).html Poston] – ghosttowns.com

{{La Paz County, Arizona}}

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[[Category:Ghost towns in Arizona]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in La Paz County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Arizona]]
[[Category:Communities in the Lower Colorado River Valley]]
[[Category:Lower Colorado River Valley]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Sonoran Desert]]