Editing Yarnell, Arizona

{{Short description|CDP in Yavapai County, Arizona}}
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'''Yarnell''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai County]], [[Arizona]], United States. The population of Yarnell was 649 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. Yarnell's economy is based on ranching, mining and services to travelers and retirees. [[Peeples Valley, Arizona|Peeples Valley]], three miles north, is closely linked to Yarnell.
[[File:Yarnell Hill Fire Memorial Park.jpg|thumb|View from Arizona State Highway 89]]

==History==
Gold was discovered in Yarnell in about 1865 by  Charles Genung (1839–1916), a well-known area pioneer. The community is named after Harrison Yarnell, a later prospector, who discovered the Yarnell mine in 1873. Old [[U.S. Route 89 in Arizona|U.S. Route 89]] (now [[Arizona State Route 89|State Route 89]]), which goes through Yarnell,  was paved in 1933, and for many years was the main highway from [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] to [[Wickenburg]], [[Prescott, Arizona|Prescott]] and northern Arizona.

On June 30, 2013, the [[Yarnell Hill Fire]] destroyed half of the town and killed 19 firefighters.<ref name=ABC15>{{cite web|title=Yarnell Hill Fire: Wildfire grows to more than 2,000 acres, 19 firefighters killed|url=http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_northern_az/other/yarnell-hill-fire-wildfire-grows-to-200-acres-evacuation-center-set-up-at-yavapai-college|publisher=ABC 15 News|access-date=July 1, 2013|archive-date=July 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702165518/http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_northern_az/other/yarnell-hill-fire-wildfire-grows-to-200-acres-evacuation-center-set-up-at-yavapai-college|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Yarnell is located at {{coord|34|13|21|N|112|44|59|W|type:city_source:USGazetteer}} (34.222569, -112.749608).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.8|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Attractions==
[[File:Top of Yarnell Hill.jpg|thumb|Top of Yarnell Hill looking toward Wickenburg.]]
Yarnell Hill, which Highway 89 descends 1,300 feet in four miles,<ref>{{cite web|url = http://1.usa.gov/12Bcose|title = Yarnell Hill Fire|date = July 1, 2013|access-date = July 2, 2013}}</ref> is a popular scenic drive.

The newest Arizona State Park, Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park, is just three miles south of Yarnell on State Highway 89. It was dedicated in 2016 as a place to remember the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot Firefighters who were lost on June 30, 2013, while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire.

Yarnell Hill Fire Memorial Park is located in downtown Yarnell across from the Yarnell Fire Department’s administration building. Several etched metal signs give information about the Fire and about how it affected the citizens of Yarnell and Peeples Valley.

The Shrine of St. Joseph of the Mountains is a Catholic religious monument which features statuary hidden in the boulders. A short trail leads visitors through the stations of the cross.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ruelas |first=Richard |date=April 19, 2014 |title=In Yarnell fire's path, a shrine is scarred but still standing |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/2014/04/20/yarnell-wildfire-shrine-scarred/7933107/ |access-date=July 18, 2022 |work=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref>

The [[ghost towns]] of [[Stanton, Arizona|Stanton]], [[Octave, Arizona|Octave]] and [[Congress, Arizona|Congress]] are nearby, as well as Harper's Flat. Rich Hill in [[Weaver, Arizona|Weaver]] was the richest [[Placer mining|placer]] gold discovery in Arizona, discovered in 1863 by a party led by the [[mountain man]] [[Pauline Weaver]] and the prospector A. H. Peeples.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000=645
|2010=649
|2020= 570
|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=P9 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE (2020) |url=https://data.census.gov/table?t=Race+and+Ethnicity&g=160XX00US0484980&y=2020&d=DEC+Demographic+and+Housing+Characteristics |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> !! % 2010<ref>{{cite web |title=P9 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE (2010) |url=https://data.census.gov/table?t=Race+and+Ethnicity&g=160XX00US0484980&y=2010 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> !! % 2000<ref>{{cite book |title=Arizona: 2000 Summary Population and Housing Characteristics |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |pages=28-29 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2002/dec/phc-1-4.pdf}}</ref> !! Pop. 2020 !! Pop. 2010 !! Pop. 2000
|-
| White Alone (NH) || 83.5%|| 90%|| 96.1%|| 476|| 584|| 620
|-
| Black Alone (NH) || 2.5%|| 0.3%|| 0.2%|| 14|| 2|| 1
|-
| American Indian Alone (NH) || 1.4%|| 0.9%|| 0.2%|| 8|| 6|| 1
|-
| Asian Alone (NH) || 0.4%|| 0.2%|| 0%|| 2|| 1|| 0
|-
| Pacific Islander Alone (NH) || 0%|| 0%|| 0.2%|| 0|| 0|| 1
|-
| Other Race Alone (NH) || 0.4%|| 0%|| 0%|| 2|| 0|| 0
|-
| Multiracial (NH) || 2.8%|| 2.3%|| 1.6%|| 16|| 15|| 10
|-
| Hispanic (Any race) || 9.1%|| 6.3%|| 1.9%|| 52|| 41|| 12
|}

At the 2000 [[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> there were 645 people, 359 households and 188 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|73.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 516 housing units at an average density of {{convert|58.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.9% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.1% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. 1.9% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 359 households, of which 10.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.6% were non-families. 40.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.80 and the average family size was 2.35.

11.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 1.7% from 18 to 24, 16.4% from 25 to 44, 37.7% from 45 to 64, and 33.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.0 males.

The [[median household income]] was $24,792 and the median family income was $35,417. Males had a median income of $33,333 compared with $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,837. About 11.5% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The [[Yarnell Elementary School District 52]] serves students in grades Pre-K to 8 for most of the CDP, while a section of the CDP lies in the [[Congress Elementary School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04025_yavapai/DC20SD_C04025.pdf|title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Yavapai County, AZ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 28, 2022}}</ref> The former district operates Model Creek School.

After the 8th grade, Model Creek students move on to [[Prescott High School (Arizona)|Prescott High School]] of the [[Prescott Unified School District]]. Previously Model Creek students could choose between that school and [[Wickenburg High School]] of the [[Wickenburg Unified School District]], but in order to reduce taxes, the Yarnell Elementary District board removed the Wickenburg option in November 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.modelcreekschool.org/high-school-tuition-and-transportation-per-student|title=High School Tuition and Transportation per Student|publisher=Yarnell Elementary School District|accessdate=January 28, 2022}}</ref> The Congress district sends high school students to Wickenburg High.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://congress.sharpschool.net/district|title=District|publisher=[[Congress Elementary School District]]|accessdate=January 28, 2022}}</ref> Congress district students attended Wickenburg USD for all grade levels prior to 2001, when the Congress K-8 facility opened.<ref name=Gassen>{{cite news|last=Gassen|first=Sarah Garrecht|title=School volunteer pledges catch on|newspaper=[[Arizona Daily Star]]|place=[[Tucson, Arizona]]|date=September 2, 2001|pages=B1, B4, B5}} – [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93902140/ Clipping of first], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93902195/ of second page], and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93902285/ of third page] at [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://deniseroggio.com/yarnell-hill-fire-blazing-honor/ A tribute to the Granite Mountain Hotshots] written by local Yarnell resident Denise Roggio
* [http://www.y-pvchamber.com/ Yarnell & Peeples Valley Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.delange.org/Yarnell/page54.htm Yarnell history and information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709134721/http://www.delange.org/Yarnell/page54.htm |date=July 9, 2013 }}, by a local resident
* [http://www.commerce.state.az.us/doclib/COMMUNE/yarnell-peeples.pdf Yarnell-Peeples Valley community profile], by Arizona Department of Commerce
* [http://www.mindat.org/loc-63496.html Yarnell Mine], information and references}
* [https://www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/yarnell.html Yarnell] – ghosttowns.com

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