{{Short description|Census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Brenda, Arizona |settlement_type = Census-designated place |image_skyline = |image_caption = |image_map = File:La Paz County Arizona Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Brenda Highlighted 0407590.svg |map_caption = Location of Brenda in La Paz County, Arizona |pushpin_map = Arizona#USA |pushpin_label = Brenda <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Arizona |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = La Paz <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_04.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 17.90 |area_land_km2 = 17.90 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 6.91 |area_land_sq_mi = 6.91 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 466 |population_density_km2 = 26.04 |population_density_sq_mi = 67.44 <!-- General information --> |timezone = Mountain (MST) |utc_offset = -7 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 1378 |coordinates = {{coord|33|40|20|N|113|56|16|W|region:US-AZ|display=inline,title}} <!-- Area/postal codes and others --> |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = 928 |blank_name = GNIS feature ID |blank_info = 2582740<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2582740}}</ref> |blank1_name = FIPS code |blank1_info = 04-07590 |footnotes = }}
'''Brenda''' is a census-designated place (CDP) in La Paz County, Arizona, United States.
==Description== The community is located approximately {{convert|16|km|mi}} east of Quartzsite and {{convert|4|mi|km|0}} northeast of Interstate 10 on U.S. Route 60 (US 60). Its population was 466 as of the 2020 census. The community lies {{convert|5|mi|0}} east of the Plomosa Mountains, and it is the closest community to the New Water Mountains Wilderness, five air miles to the south. Brenda is four miles northeast of the western terminus of US 60 (the last community on the highway westbound).
==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=left |2010= 676 |2020= 466 |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> }}
Brenda first appeared on the 2010 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP).<ref>{{cite web |author1=U.S. Census Bureau |title=Arizona: 2010 - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2012/dec/cph-1-4.pdf |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |date=October 2012}}</ref>{{clear left}}
==Infrastructure== The Desert Shadows Domestic Water Improvement District serves part of Brenda.<ref>{{cite web | title=Search | Tap Water Quality | url=https://mytapwater.org/zip/85357/ }}</ref>
==See also== {{stack|{{portal|Arizona}}}} * List of census-designated places in Arizona
==References== {{reflist|22em}}
==External links== {{commons category-inline|Brenda, Arizona}}
{{La Paz County, Arizona}}
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Category:Census-designated places in La Paz County, Arizona Category:Census-designated places in Arizona