Editing Yavapai County, Arizona

{{Short description|County in Arizona, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Yavapai County
 | state                = Arizona
 | image_flag           = Flag of Yavapai County, Arizona.svg
 | seal                 = Yavapi County Seal.png
 | founded year         = 1864
 | founded date         = November 9
 | coordinates          = {{Coord|34|33|41|N|112|32|24|W|region:US-AZ_type:adm2nd_source:dewiki|display=title,inline}}
 | seat wl              = Prescott
 | largest city         = [[Prescott Valley, Arizona|Prescott Valley]]
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 8128
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 8123
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 4.4
 | area percentage      = 0.05
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 236209
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 252013 {{increase}}
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | time zone            = Mountain
 | web                  = yavapaiaz.gov/
 | ex image             = Yavapai county arizona courthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Yavapai County Courthouse in Prescott
 | district             = 2nd
 | named for            = [[Yavapai people]]
}}
'''Yavapai County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|j|æ|v|ə|ˌ|p|ai|,}} {{Respelling|YA|və|pye}}) is a [[County (United States)|county]] near the center of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arizona]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 236,209,<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/yavapaicountyarizona/PST045221 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 27, 2022}}</ref> making it the fourth-most populous county in Arizona. The [[county seat]] is [[Prescott, Arizona|Prescott]].<ref name="GR6">{{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 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref>

Yavapai County comprises the Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ [[Metropolitan statistical area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] as well as the northern portions of [[Peoria, Arizona|Peoria]] and [[Wickenburg, Arizona|Wickenburg]], the balance of which are in the [[Phoenix Metropolitan Area]].

==History==
[[File:Gold-Quartz-188388.jpg|thumb|upright|Old gold specimen from an unknown Yavapai County mine. Size: {{convert|2.0|x|1.8|x|1.7|cm|1|abbr=on}}.]]

Yavapai County was one of the four original Arizona counties created by the [[1st Arizona Territorial Legislature]]. The county territory was defined as being east of longitude 113° 20' and north of the [[Gila River]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Wagoner | first = Jay J. | title = Arizona Territory 1863–1912: A Political history | publisher = University of Arizona Press | location = Tucson | year = 1970 | isbn = 0-8165-0176-9 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/arizonaterritory00wago/page/58 58] | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/arizonaterritory00wago/page/58 }}</ref> Soon thereafter, the counties of [[Apache County, Arizona|Apache]], [[Coconino County, Arizona|Coconino]], [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa]], and [[Navajo County, Arizona|Navajo]] were carved from the original Yavapai County. Yavapai County's present boundaries were established in 1891.

The county is named after the [[Yavapai|Yavapai people]], who were the principal inhabitants at the time the United States annexed the area.

County level law enforcement services have been provided by [[Yavapai County Sheriff's Office]] since 1864.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|8128|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|8123|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.4|sqmi}} (0.05%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{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|date=August 23, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126040915/http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_04.txt|archive-date=January 26, 2016}}</ref> It has about 93% of the area of the U.S. state of [[New Jersey]]. It is larger than three U.S. states (Rhode Island, Delaware and Connecticut) and the District of Columbia combined.

The county's topography makes a dramatic transition from the lower [[Sonoran Desert]] to the south to the heights of the [[Coconino Plateau]] to the north, and the [[Mogollon Rim]] to the east. The highest point above sea level (MSL) in Yavapai County is [[Mount Union (Arizona)|Mount Union]] at an elevation of {{convert|7,979|ft|m|abbr=on}} and the lowest is Agua Fria River drainage, now under Lake Pleasant.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave County]]{{snd}}west
* [[La Paz County, Arizona|La Paz County]]{{snd}}southwest
* [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]]{{snd}}south
* [[Gila County, Arizona|Gila County]]{{snd}}south/southeast 
* [[Coconino County, Arizona|Coconino County]]{{snd}}north/northeast

===Major highways===
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* [[File:I-17 (AZ).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 17]]
* [[File:I-40 (AZ).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 40 in Arizona|Interstate 40]]
* [[File:US 93.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 93 in Arizona|U.S. Route 93]]
* [[File:Arizona 66.svg|20px]] [[Arizona State Route 66|State Route 66]]
* [[File:Arizona 69.svg|20px]] [[Arizona State Route 69|State Route 69]]
* [[File:Arizona 71.svg|20px]] [[Arizona State Route 71|State Route 71]]
* [[File:Arizona 89.svg|20px]] [[Arizona State Route 89|State Route 89]]
* [[File:Arizona 169.svg|25px]] [[Arizona State Route 169|State Route 169]]
* [[File:Arizona 179.svg|25px]] [[Arizona State Route 179|State Route 179]]
* [[File:Arizona 260.svg|25px]] [[Arizona State Route 260|State Route 260]]
* [[File:Arizona 279.svg|25px]] [[Arizona State Route 279|State Route 279]]
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===National protected areas===
[[File:West Clear Creek Wilderness (5009364401).jpg|thumb|[[West Clear Creek Wilderness]]|upright  ]]
[[File:West Fork of Oak Creek, reflections.jpg|thumb|West Fork of [[Oak Creek (Arizona)|Oak Creek]], in the [[Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness]]  ]]
* [[Agua Fria National Monument]]
* [[Coconino National Forest]] (part)
* [[Kaibab National Forest]] (part)
* [[Montezuma Castle National Monument]]
* [[Prescott National Forest]] (part)
* [[Tonto National Forest]] (part)
* [[Tuzigoot National Monument]]

There are nineteen official [[wilderness area]]s in Yavapai County that are part of the [[National Wilderness Preservation System]]. Fourteen of these are integral parts of National Forests listed above, whereas five are managed by the [[Bureau of Land Management]]. Some of these extend into neighboring counties (as indicated below):
* [[Apache Creek Wilderness]] (Prescott NF)
* [[Arrastra Mountain Wilderness]] (BLM) mostly in Mohave County; also partly in La Paz County
* [[Castle Creek Wilderness]] (Prescott NF)
* [[Cedar Bench Wilderness]] (Prescott NF)
* [[Fossil Springs Wilderness]] (Coconino NF) mostly in Coconino County
* [[Granite Mountain Wilderness (Arizona)]] (Prescott NF)
* [[Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness]] (BLM)
* [[Hells Canyon Wilderness (Arizona)]] (BLM) partly in Maricopa County
* [[Juniper Mesa Wilderness]] (Prescott NF)
* [[Mazatzal Wilderness]] (Tonto NF / Coconino NF) partly in Gila County; Maricopa County
* [[Munds Mountain Wilderness]] (Coconino NF) mostly in Coconino County
* [[Pine Mountain Wilderness]] (Tonto NF/Prescott NF)
* [[Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness]] (Coconino NF) partly in Coconino County
* [[Sycamore Canyon Wilderness]] (Prescott NF/Coconino NF / Kaibab NF) mostly in Coconino County
* [[Tres Alamos Wilderness]] (BLM)
* [[Upper Burro Creek Wilderness]] (BLM) partly in Mohave County
* [[West Clear Creek Wilderness]] (Coconino NF) partly in Coconino County
* [[Wet Beaver Wilderness]] (Coconino NF) partly in Coconino County
* [[Woodchute Wilderness]] (Prescott NF)

===Land ownership and management===
{{seealso|Baca land grants}}
* Private ownership: about 25% of Yavapai County's land (by area) is privately owned.
* [[Public land]]: about 75% of the county's area is publicly owned, including
:*Federal ownership: about 50% of the county's area is owned by the [[federal government of the United States]], including
::*[[United States National Forest|National Forest]] lands, managed by the [[US Forest Service]]: 38% of the county's area
::*Federal lands managed by the U.S. [[Bureau of Land Management]]: 11.6% of the county's area
::*Small areas of federal land are managed by the U.S. [[Bureau of Indian Affairs]] and the [[National Park Service]]: less than 0.5% of the county's area.
:::[[Yavapai-Prescott Tribe]] {{convert|1413|acre|ha}}
:::[[Yavapai-Apache Nation]] {{convert|685|acre|ha}}
:*About 25% of Yavapai County is owned by the [[State of Arizona]] as [[Arizona State Trust Land|state trust lands]], managed by the [[Arizona State Land Department]].<ref>[http://www.azcommerce.com/doclib/commune/yavapai%20county.pdf Yavapai County Profile]</ref>

===Flora and fauna===
There are numerous flora and fauna species within Yavapai County. For example, a number of plants within the genus [[Ephedra (plant)|Ephedra]] and [[Coreopsis]] are found in the county.<ref>T. Kearney, Robert H. Peebles and Elizabeth McClintock.  ''Arizona Flora''. 2nd ed. [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]]: [[University of California|U of California P]], 1940, 61 et seq., {{ISBN|978-0-520-00637-9}}</ref> Yavapai County is also the location of several groves of the near-threatened [[California Fan Palm]], ''[[Washingtonia filifera]]''.<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>

==Attractions==
[[File:Enchantment Resort near Sedona.jpg|thumb|Enchantment Resort near Sedona]]

Yavapai County is home to [[Arcosanti]], a prototype [[arcology]], developed by [[Paolo Soleri]], and under construction since 1970. Arcosanti is just north of [[Cordes Junction, Arizona]].

Out of Africa Wildlife Park is a private zoo. The park moved to the [[Camp Verde, Arizona|Camp Verde]] area from the [[Phoenix metropolitan area|East Valley]] in 2005.

Approximately {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} northwest of the town of Bagdad lies the [[Upper Burro Creek Wilderness|Upper Burro Creek Wilderness Area]], a {{convert|27440|acre|ha|0|adj=on}} protected area home to at least 150 species of birds and featuring one of the Arizona desert's few undammed perennial streams.<ref>[http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Upper%20Burro%20Creek%20Wilderness Upper Burro Creek Wilderness] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611101709/http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Upper%20Burro%20Creek%20Wilderness |date=June 11, 2011}}—Wilderness.net</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 2142
|1880= 5013
|1890= 8685
|1900= 13799
|1910= 15996
|1920= 24016
|1930= 28470
|1940= 26511
|1950= 24991
|1960= 28912
|1970= 36733
|1980= 68145
|1990= 107714
|2000= 167517
|2010= 211033
|2020= 236209
|estyear=2024
|estimate=252013
|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 />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=May 18, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/az190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 18, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222140038/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/az190090.txt|archive-date=February 22, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 18, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Yavapai 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 – Yavapai County, Arizona |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US04025&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) – Yavapai County, Arizona |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US04025&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) – Yavapai County, Arizona |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US04025&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|145,037
|172,968
|style='background: #ffffe6; |183,296
|86.58%
|81.96%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |77.60%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|589
|1,104
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,415
|0.35%
|0.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.60%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2,355
|2,799
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,319
|1.41%
|1.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.41%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|833
|1,703
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,802
|0.50%
|0.81%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.19%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|128
|182
|style='background: #ffffe6; |269
|0.08%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|89
|188
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,071
|0.05%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.45%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|2,110
|3,361
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,647
|1.26%
|1.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.08%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|16,376
|28,728
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34,390
|9.78%
|13.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.56%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''167,517'''
|'''211,033'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''236,209'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 211,033 people, 90,903 households, and 57,597 families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US04025
  |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/20200213010716/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US04025
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|26.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|inhabitants&nbsp;|inhabitants|}}. There were 110,432 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US04025
  |access-date=January 20, 2016
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213183955/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US04025
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 89.3% white, 1.7% American Indian, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 4.9% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 13.6% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> The largest ancestry groups were:<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US04025
  |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/20200213010150/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US04025
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* 22.5% [[German Americans|German]]
* 16.0% [[Irish Americans|Irish]]
* 15.8% [[English Americans|English]]
* 11.5% [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]]
* 5.4% [[Italian Americans|Italian]]
* 5.0% [[American ancestry|American]]
* 4.7% [[French Americans|French]]
* 3.4% [[Scottish Americans|Scottish]]
* 3.1% [[Polish Americans|Polish]]
* 2.9% [[Swedish Americans|Swedish]]
* 2.6% [[Norwegian Americans|Norwegian]]
* 2.6% [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scotch-Irish]]
* 2.5% [[Dutch Americans|Dutch]]
* 1.2% [[Russian Americans|Russian]]
* 1.0% [[Welsh Americans|Welsh]]
* 1.0% [[Danish Americans|Danish]]

{{div col end}}
Of the 90,903 households, 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.6% were non-families, and 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age was 49.2 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $43,290 and the median income for a family was $53,499. Males had a median income of $40,854 versus $31,705 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,527. About 8.8% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.1% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US04025
  |title=DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 20, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213030418/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US04025
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 167,517 people, 70,171 households, and 46,733 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|21|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|inhabitants&nbsp;|inhabitants|}}. There were 81,730 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 91.9% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. 9.8% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 70,171 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,901, and the median income for a family was $40,910. Males had a median income of $30,738 versus $22,114 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $19,727. About 7.9% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Yavapai County is defined as the Prescott [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]] by the [[United States Census Bureau]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2007/b07-01.pdf|title=OMB Bulletin No. 07-01: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses|publisher=[[United States Office of Management and Budget]]|date=December 18, 2006|access-date=April 9, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317105743/http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2007/b07-01.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archive-date=March 17, 2007}}</ref>

==Politics==
Yavapai has historically been the most Republican county in Arizona, though it has become rivalled by [[Graham County, Arizona|Graham]] and exceeded by [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave]] since the turn of the century. No Democratic presidential nominee has won Yavapai County since [[Harry S. Truman]] in 1948, and even when the county did go Democratic in the Truman and [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] eras, it typically did so by a smaller margin than any other county in the state.
{{PresHead|place=Yavapai 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/ |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604224433/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ |archive-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|91,527|49,602|2,511|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|71,330|35,590|7,530|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|64,468|33,918|2,281|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|61,192|36,889|2,104|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|53,468|33,127|988|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|40,144|24,063|4,021|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|29,921|21,801|7,773|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|23,419|18,268|17,728|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|27,842|14,514|850|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|24,802|9,609|577|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|19,823|6,664|2,507|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|12,998|7,685|917|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|12,277|3,977|2,413|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|8,296|3,989|1,911|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|7,749|5,747|60|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|6,813|4,325|9|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|6,339|3,315|0|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|6,567|3,628|0|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|4,287|4,439|196|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|3,529|4,395|36|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|3,987|6,217|78|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,794|6,628|504|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,626|6,326|189|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,507|3,285|2|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|2,827|1,800|2,136|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,625|2,251|0|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,716|2,893|374|Arizona}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|445|1,001|916|Arizona}}

==Communities==
[[File:Superintendent's Residence (Cottonwood, Arizona).jpg|thumb|Former Superintendent's Residence, UVX Smelter, Cottonwood. Listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places in Yavapai County, Arizona|National Register of Historic Places]]. ]]

===Cities===
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* [[Cottonwood, Arizona|Cottonwood]]
* [[Peoria, Arizona|Peoria]] (mostly in [[Maricopa County]])
* [[Prescott, Arizona|Prescott]] (county seat)
* [[Sedona, Arizona|Sedona]] (partly in [[Coconino County]])
{{div col end}}

===Towns===
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* [[Camp Verde, Arizona|Camp Verde]]
* [[Chino Valley, Arizona|Chino Valley]]
* [[Clarkdale, Arizona|Clarkdale]]
* [[Dewey–Humboldt, Arizona|Dewey-Humboldt]]
* [[Jerome, Arizona|Jerome]]
* [[Prescott Valley, Arizona|Prescott Valley]]
* [[Wickenburg, Arizona|Wickenburg]] (partly in [[Maricopa County]])
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
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* [[Ash Fork, Arizona|Ash Fork]]
* [[Bagdad, Arizona|Bagdad]]
* [[Black Canyon City, Arizona|Black Canyon City]]
* [[Congress, Arizona|Congress]]
* [[Cordes Lakes, Arizona|Cordes Lakes]]
* [[Cornville, Arizona|Cornville]]
* [[Lake Montezuma, Arizona|Lake Montezuma]]
* [[Mayer, Arizona|Mayer]]
* [[Paulden, Arizona|Paulden]]
* [[Peeples Valley, Arizona|Peeples Valley]]
* [[Seligman, Arizona|Seligman]]
* [[Spring Valley, Arizona|Spring Valley]]
* [[Verde Village, Arizona|Verde Village]]
* [[Village of Oak Creek, Arizona|Village of Oak Creek]]
* [[Wilhoit, Arizona|Wilhoit]]
* [[Williamson, Arizona|Williamson]]
* [[Yarnell, Arizona|Yarnell]]
{{div col end}}

===Indian communities===
* [[Yavapai-Apache Nation]]
* [[Yavapai-Prescott Tribe]]

===Unincorporated communities===
 [[File:Crown King Saloon at dusk.jpg|thumb|Crown King Saloon, 2011]]
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* [[Arcosanti, Arizona|Arcosanti]]
* [[Bumble Bee, Arizona|Bumble Bee]]
* [[Cherry, Arizona|Cherry]]
* [[Cleator, Arizona|Cleator]]
* [[Clemenceau, Arizona|Clemenceau]]
* [[Cordes, Arizona|Cordes]]
* [[Crown King, Arizona|Crown King]]
* [[Drake, Arizona|Drake]]
* [[Groom_Creek,_Arizona|Groom Creek]]
* [[Iron Springs, Arizona|Iron Springs]]
* [[Kirkland, Arizona|Kirkland]]
* [[Ponderosa Park, Arizona|Ponderosa Park]]
* [[Skull Valley, Arizona|Skull Valley]]
* [[Tip Top, Arizona|Tip Top]]
{{div col end}}

===Ghost towns===
[[File:Cherry cemetery-2.jpg|thumb|Cherry cemetery, established 1886]]
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* [[Alexandra, Arizona|Alexandra]]
* [[American Ranch, Arizona|American Ranch]]
* [[Apron Crossing, Arizona|Apron Crossing]]
* [[Big Bug, Arizona|Big Bug]]
* [[Bradshaw City, Arizona|Bradshaw City]]
* [[Bumble Bee, Arizona|Bumble Bee]]
* [[Chaparral, Arizona|Chaparral]]
* [[Catoctin, Arizona|Catoctin]]
* [[Cherry, Arizona|Cherry]]
* [[Cleator, Arizona|Cleator]]
* [[Clemenceau, Arizona|Clemenceau]]
* [[Congress, Arizona|Congress]]
* [[Cordes, Arizona|Cordes]]
* [[Curtis, Arizona|Curtis]]
* [[Gillett, Arizona|Gillett]]
* [[Jerome Junction, Arizona|Jerome Junction]]
* [[Octave, Arizona|Octave]]
* [[Simmons, Arizona|Simmons]]
* [[Stanton, Arizona|Stanton]]
* [[Stoddard, Arizona|Stoddard]]
* [[Tip Top, Arizona|Tip Top]]
* [[Weaver, Arizona|Weaver]]
* [[Columbia, Arizona|Columbia]]
{{div col end}}

===Geographic features===
* Sunset Point is a cliff adjacent to [[Interstate 17]]. It has an elevation of {{cvt|3091|ft}}.<ref>{{gnis|34976|Sunset Point (cliff)}}</ref> The Sunset Point Rest Area, located at the top of the cliff, provides travelers with a scenic view.<ref>{{gnis|38852|Sunset Point Rest Area}}</ref>

===County population ranking===
The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] of Yavapai County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html|title=This site has been redesigned and relocated. |last=CNMP|website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/block/2010/|title=2010 Census Block Maps |website=US Census Bureau |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229025439/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/block/2010/|archive-date=December 29, 2014}}</ref>

'''†''' county seat

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Population (2010 Census)
!Municipal type
!Incorporated
|- style="background-color:#FFFF54;"
| 1
| '''[[Peoria, Arizona|Peoria]]''' (''most of population in [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]]'')
| 154,065
| City
| 1954
|- style="background-color:#FFFF54;"
| 2
| '''† [[Prescott, Arizona|Prescott]]'''
| 39,843
| City
| 1883
|- style="background-color:#BBFFBB;"
| 3
| '''[[Prescott Valley, Arizona|Prescott Valley]]'''
| 38,822
| Town
| 1978
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 4
| '''[[Verde Village, Arizona|Verde Village]]'''
| 11,605
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#FFFF54;"
| 5
| '''[[Cottonwood, Arizona|Cottonwood]]'''
| 11,265
| City
| 1960
|- style="background-color:#BBFFBB;"
| 6
| '''[[Camp Verde, Arizona|Camp Verde]]'''
| 10,873
| Town
| 1986
|- style="background-color:#BBFFBB;"
| 7
| '''[[Chino Valley, Arizona|Chino Valley]]'''
| 10,817
| Town
| 1970
|- style="background-color:#FFFF54;"
| 8
| '''[[Sedona, Arizona|Sedona]]''' (''partly in [[Coconino County, Arizona|Coconino County]]'')
| 10,031
| City
| 1988
|- style="background-color:#BBFFBB;"
| 9
| '''[[Wickenburg, Arizona|Wickenburg]]''' (''Most of population in [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]]'')
| 6,363
| Town
| 1909
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 10
| '''[[Village of Oak Creek, Arizona|Village of Oak Creek (Big Park)]]'''
| 6,147
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 11
| '''[[Williamson, Arizona|Williamson]]'''
| 5,438
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 12
| '''[[Paulden, Arizona|Paulden]]'''
| 5,231
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 13
| '''[[Lake Montezuma, Arizona|Lake Montezuma]]'''
| 4,706
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#BBFFBB;"
| 14
| '''[[Clarkdale, Arizona|Clarkdale]]'''
| 4,097
| Town
| 1957
|- style="background-color:#BBFFBB;"
| 15
| '''[[Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona|Dewey-Humboldt]]'''
| 3,894
| Town
| 2004
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 16
| '''[[Cornville, Arizona|Cornville]]'''
| 3,280
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 17
| '''[[Black Canyon City, Arizona|Black Canyon City]]'''
| 2,837
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 18
| '''[[Cordes Lakes, Arizona|Cordes Lakes]]'''
| 2,633
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 19
| '''[[Congress, Arizona|Congress]]'''
| 1,975
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 20
| '''[[Bagdad, Arizona|Bagdad]]'''
| 1,876
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 21
| '''[[Mayer, Arizona|Mayer]]'''
| 1,497
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 22
| '''[[Spring Valley, Arizona|Spring Valley]]'''
| 1,148
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 23
| '''[[Wilhoit, Arizona|Wilhoit]]'''
| 868
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 24
| '''[[Yarnell, Arizona|Yarnell]]'''
| 649
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 25
| '''[[Seligman, Arizona|Seligman]]'''
| 445
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#BBFFBB;"
| 26
| '''[[Jerome, Arizona|Jerome]]'''
| 444
| Town
| 1899
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 27
| '''[[Peeples Valley, Arizona|Peeples Valley]]'''
| 428
| CDP
|
|- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;"
| 28
| '''[[Ash Fork, Arizona|Ash Fork]]'''
| 396
| CDP
|
|}

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04025_yavapai/DC20SD_C04025.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04025_yavapai/DC20SD_C04025.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Yavapai County, AZ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 28, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04025_yavapai/DC20SD_C04025_SD2MS.txt Text list] - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st04_az/c04025_yavapai/DC10SD_C04025_000.pdf 2010 map] (pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st04_az/c04025_yavapai/DC10SD_C04025_001.pdf 1] and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st04_az/c04025_yavapai/DC10SD_C04025_002.pdf 2]), [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st04_az/c04025_yavapai/DC10SD_C04025_SD2MS.txt 2021 text list] - These maps indicate boundaries of municipalities and CDPs.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gis.yavapaiaz.gov/docs/share/School_Districts_36x48_2023.pdf|title=School District Map|publisher=Yavapai County|access-date=2024-12-28}} - Indicates locations of unincorporated communities. [https://ycesa.com/schools-and-charters/districtboundaries/ See also detailed school district boundaries].</ref>

Unified:
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Ash Fork Joint Unified District]]
* [[Bagdad Unified School District]]
* [[Camp Verde Unified District]]
* [[Chino Valley Unified School District (Arizona)|Chino Valley Unified District]]
* [[Humboldt Unified District]]
* [[Mayer Unified District]]
* [[Prescott Unified District]]
* [[Seligman Unified District]]
* [[Sedona-Oak Creek Joint Unified District]]
* [[Wickenburg Unified District]]
{{div col end}}

Secondary:
* [[Mingus Union High School District]]

Elementary:
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Beaver Creek Elementary District]]
* [[Canon Elementary District]]
* [[Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District]]
* [[Congress Elementary District]]
* [[Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District]]
* [[Crown King Elementary District]]
* [[Hillside Elementary District]]
* [[Kirkland Elementary District]]
* [[Pine Strawberry Elementary District]]
* [[Skull Valley Elementary District]]
* [[Williamson Valley Elementary School District]]
* [[Yarnell Elementary District]]
{{div col end}}

Former school districts:
* [[Walnut Grove Elementary District]] - Closed in 2021<ref>{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Scott|url=https://wickenburgsun.com/news/9150/wusd-expands-in-yavapai-county/|title=WUSD expands in Yavapai County|newspaper=[[Wickenburg Sun]]|date=March 16, 2021|accessdate=July 9, 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Arizona}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Yavapai County, Arizona]]

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==General sources==
* Fuis, G. S. (1996). [https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp1266 ''The geology and mechanics of formation of the Fort Rock dome, Yavapai County, Arizona'']. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1266. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior. {{doi|10.3133/pp1266}}.

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{osmrelation|1832215}}
* [http://www.azcommerce.com/doclib/commune/yavapai%20county.pdf Yavapai County Profile] by [http://www.azcommerce.com/ Arizona Department of Commerce]
* [http://prescottenews.com/ Prescott eNews]{{snd}}original local news Web site for Prescott (the county seat) and the surrounding communities.
* [http://www.co.yavapai.az.us/ Yavapai County government website]

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