Mohave County, Arizona

{{short description|County in Arizona, United States}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{redirect-confuse|Mohave County|Mojave County, California}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Mohave County | state = Arizona | seal = Mohave County, Arizona seal.png | seal size = 80px | founded year = 1864 | founded date = November 9 | named for = Fort Mohave | seat wl = Kingman | largest city wl = Lake Havasu City | area_total_sq_mi = 13461 | area_land_sq_mi = 13311 | area_water_sq_mi = 150 | area percentage = 1.1 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 213267 | pop_est_as_of = 2025 | population_est = 228102 {{increase}} | population_density_sq_mi = auto | time zone = Mountain | web = www.mohave.gov | ex image = Kingman courthouse.jpg | ex image cap = Mohave County Courthouse in Kingman | footnote = | district = 2nd | district2 = 9th }}

'''Mohave County''' ({{IPAc-en|m|oʊ|ˈ|h|ɑː|v|i}} {{respell|moh|HAH|vee|}}) occupies the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona, one of 15 counties in the state. As of the 2020 census, its population was 213,267.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mohavecountyarizona/PST045221 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 27, 2022}}</ref> The county seat is Kingman,<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}}</ref> and the largest city is Lake Havasu City. It is the fifth largest county in the United States (by area).

Mohave County makes up the Lake Havasu City–Kingman, Arizona Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Mohave County contains parts of Grand Canyon National Park and Lake Mead National Recreation Area and all of the Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument. The Kaibab, Fort Mojave and Hualapai Indian Reservations also lie within the county.

==History== Mohave County was the one of four original Arizona Counties created by the 1st Arizona Territorial Legislature. The county territory was originally defined as being west of longitude 113° 20' and north of the Bill Williams 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 = 0816501769 | page = [https://archive.org/details/arizonaterritory00wago/page/58 58] | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/arizonaterritory00wago/page/58 }}</ref> Pah-Ute County was created from it in 1865 and was merged back into Mohave County in 1871 when much of its territory was ceded to Nevada in 1866. The county's present boundaries were established in 1881. The county is also home to a large polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints sect located in Colorado City.

Mohave County has had five county seats: Mohave City (1864–1867), Hardyville (1867–1873), Cerbat (1873–1877), Mineral Park (1877–1887), and Kingman (since 1887).<ref>Walker, Henry (1986). "Historical Atlas of Arizona", p. 32. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman. {{ISBN|978-0806120249}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|13461|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|13311|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|150|sqmi}} (1.1%) 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}}</ref> It is the second-largest county by area in Arizona and the fifth-largest in the contiguous United States.

The county consists of two sections divided by the Grand Canyon, with no direct land connection between them. The northern section, smaller and less populated, forms the western part of the Arizona Strip, bordering Utah and Nevada. The larger southern section borders Nevada and California across the Colorado River, which forms most of the county's western boundary. The southern section includes Kingman, the county seat, and other cities, as well as part of the Mojave Desert.

===Adjacent counties=== * Washington County, Utah – north * Kane County, Utah – northeast * Coconino County – east * Yavapai County – east * La Paz County – south * San Bernardino County, California – southwest * Clark County, Nevada – west * Lincoln County, Nevada – northwest

Mohave County and its adjacent counties form the largest such block of counties outside of Alaska. Their combined land area is {{convert|89,567.34|sqmi|km2}}, or larger than that of the state of Idaho. They include the #1 (San Bernardino), #2 (Coconino), #5 (Mohave), and #7 (Lincoln) largest counties outside of Alaska. If Nye County, Nevada- which is #3 for total county area that does not border Mohave but borders neighboring Lincoln and Clark counties is included, then the combined land area would be 107,726.34 squard miles or larger than the state of Colorado.

===National protected areas=== * Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge (part) * Grand Canyon National Park (part) * Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument * Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (part) * Kaibab National Forest (part) * Lake Mead National Recreation Area (part) * Pipe Spring National Monument

There are 18 official wilderness areas in Mohave County that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Most of these are managed by the Bureau of Land Management, but some are integral parts of the preceding protected areas, or have shared jurisdiction with the BLM. Some extend into neighboring counties (as indicated below) All wilderness areas within Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument are managed by BLM, although the National Monument shares management with the National Park Service: * Arrastra Mountain Wilderness (BLM) partly in Yavapai County, Arizona, and La Paz County, Arizona * Aubrey Peak Wilderness (BLM) * Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness (BLM) partly in Washington County, Utah * Cottonwood Point Wilderness (BLM) * Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness (Grand Canyon–Parashant NM) managed by BLM * Havasu Wilderness (Havasu NWR) partly in San Bernardino County, California * Kanab Creek Wilderness (Kaibab NF / BLM) mostly in Coconino County, Arizona * Mount Logan Wilderness (Grand Canyon–Parashant NM) managed by BLM * Mount Nutt Wilderness (BLM) * Mount Tipton Wilderness (BLM) * Mount Trumbull Wilderness (Grand Canyon–Parashant NM) managed by BLM * Mount Wilson Wilderness (BLM) * Paiute Wilderness (partly in Grand Canyon–Parashant NM) managed by BLM * Rawhide Mountains Wilderness (BLM) mostly in La Paz County, Arizona * Swansea Wilderness (BLM) mostly in La Paz County, Arizona * Upper Burro Creek Wilderness (BLM) mostly in Yavapai County, Arizona * Wabayuma Peak Wilderness (BLM) * Warm Springs Wilderness (BLM)

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1870= 179 |1880= 1190 |1890= 1444 |1900= 3426 |1910= 3773 |1920= 5259 |1930= 5572 |1940= 8591 |1950= 8510 |1960= 7736 |1970= 25857 |1980= 55865 |1990= 93497 |2000= 155032 |2010= 200186 |2020= 213267 |estyear=2025 |estimate=228102 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2025">{{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: 2020-2025|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 9, 2026}}</ref> {{increase}} |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> 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}}</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}}</ref> 1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/> | align = right }}

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Mohave County, Arizona – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{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.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !{{partial|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) – Mohave County, Arizona |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US04015&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !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) – Mohave County, Arizona |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US04015&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Mohave County, Arizona |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US04015&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !1990<ref>{{cite book |title=Arizona: 1990 |pages=10 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-4.pdf}}</ref> !1980<ref>{{cite book |title=General Social and Economic Characteristics: Arizona |pages=24 |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_azABC-04.pdf}}</ref> |- |White alone (NH) |style='background: #ffffe6; |75.1% (160,165) |79.6% (159,378) |84% (130,283) |91.8% (85,808) |92.9% (51,876) |- |Black alone (NH) |style='background: #ffffe6; |1% (2,063) |0.9% (1,715) |0.5% (787) |0.3% (291) |0.1% (68) |- |American Indian alone (NH) |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.9% (4,053) |1.9% (3,793) |2.1% (3,238) |2.1% (1,919) |2.8% (1,561) |- |Asian alone (NH) |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.2% (2,600) |1% (2,016) |0.7% (1,118) |<td rowspan="2"> |0.5% (514) |<td rowspan="2"> |0.3% (195) |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.2% (365) |0.2% (316) |0.1% (151) |- |Other race alone (NH) |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.3% (690) |0.1% (145) |0.1% (128) |0% (46) |0.1% (30) |- |Multiracial (NH) |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.3% (9,205) |1.6% (3,254) |1.4% (2,145) |— |— |- |Hispanic/Latino (any race) |style='background: #ffffe6; |16% (34,126) |14.8% (29,569) |11.1% (17,182) |5.3% (4,919) |3.8% (2,135) |}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 213,267. Of the residents, 16.8% were under the age of 18 and 31.0% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 53.8 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.8 males. 76.1% of residents lived in urban areas and 23.9% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=county%3A015&in=state%3A04|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=10 December 2025|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=county%3A015&in=state%3A04|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=10 December 2025|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=county%3A015&in=state%3A04|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=10 December 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>

The racial makeup of the county was 79.6% White, 1.0% Black or African American, 2.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 5.9% from some other race, and 9.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 16.0% of the population.<ref name="Census2020PL"/>

There were 91,270 households in the county, of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 117,650 housing units, of which 22.4% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 71.7% were owner-occupied and 28.3% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.0%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

===2010 census=== As of the census of 2010, there were 200,186 people, 82,539 households, and 54,036 families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US04015 |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/20200213031630/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US04015 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|15.0|PD/sqmi}}. There were 110,911 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US04015 |access-date=January 20, 2016 |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213185553/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US04015 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 86.9% white, 2.2% American Indian, 1.1% Asian, 0.9% black or African American, 0.2% Pacific islander, 6.0% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 14.8% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 23.1% were German, 16.2% were Irish, 15.6% were English, 5.7% were Italian, and 4.5% were American.<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US04015 |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/20200213034030/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US04015 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Of the 82,539 households, 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.5% were non-families, and 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age was 47.6 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $39,785 and the median income for a family was $47,530. Males had a median income of $36,222 versus $28,060 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,523. About 11.6% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.7% of those under age 18 and 7.0% 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/DP03/0500000US04015 |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/20200213030102/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US04015 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2000 census=== As of the census of 2000, there were 155,032 people, 62,809 households, and 43,401 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|12|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 80,062 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 90.1% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 2.4% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.0% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. 11.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 62,809 households, out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,521, and the median income for a family was $36,311. Males had a median income of $28,505 versus $20,632 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,788. About 9.8% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics, government, and infrastructure== Since 2008, Mohave has taken over from Graham and Yavapai as the “reddest” county in the state, and in 2024, it stood as such by twenty-one percentage points. No Democratic presidential nominee has carried Mohave County since Lyndon Johnson, who, despite the home state advantage of Arizona native Barry Goldwater, did so in 1964, by a margin of only 152 votes. In the 1990s, Bill Clinton came very close to winning this county, if not because of a combination of significant nationwide rural appeal and third-party candidate Ross Perot's Western appeal himself. In 1992, Clinton only lost the county by fewer than 430 votes. Four years later, he lost by just over 1,200 votes; no Democrat since then has managed even 40 percent of the county's vote.

In recent elections it has become common for Democratic nominees to receive less than thirty percent of the county's vote, with Kamala Harris in 2024 receiving less than 22 percent of the vote. In 2024, Donald Trump received 77.4% of the vote in Mohave County.

According to Ballotpedia, Mohave County makes up 2.98% of Arizona's voting percentage. [https://ballotpedia.org/Mohave_County,_Arizona,_elections,_2024] {{PresHead|place=Mohave County, Arizona|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=199|title=Our Campaigns|access-date=June 22, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://apps.azsos.gov/election/2020/2020_general_state_canvass.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251214224957/https://apps.azsos.gov/election/2020/2020_general_state_canvass.pdf |archive-date=December 14, 2025 |url-status=live|title=Official Canvass of Results|last=Hobbs|first=Katie|author-link=Katie Hobbs|date=November 24, 2020|work=Secretary of State of Arizona|access-date=April 28, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://apps.azsos.gov/election/2024/ge/canvass/20241105_GeneralCanvass_Signed.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231153438/http://apps.azsos.gov/election/2024/ge/canvass/20241105_GeneralCanvass_Signed.pdf |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |url-status=live|title=2024 General Election Signed Canvass|last=Fontes|first=Adrian|author-link=Adrian Fontes|date=November 22, 2024|work=Secretary of State of Arizona|access-date=March 2, 2026}}</ref>}}  {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|69|320|417|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|643|1,335|248|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|996|722|0|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|738|475|729|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,127|728|13|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|537|1,660|86|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|609|1,814|106|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,198|2,024|2|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|974|1,303|7|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,167|1,499|46|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,746|1,066|0|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,523|968|6|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,641|1,303|8|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,091|2,243|5|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,208|2,109|895|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|6,755|2,588|458|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|7,601|6,504|535|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|13,809|4,900|1,345|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|17,364|7,436|272|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|17,651|10,197|438|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|13,684|13,255|13,677|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|17,997|16,629|6,907|Arizona}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|24,386|17,470|2,285|Arizona}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|36,794|20,503|618|Arizona}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|44,333|22,092|1,570|Arizona}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|49,168|19,533|1,627|Arizona}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|58,282|17,455|4,206|Arizona}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|78,535|24,831|1,339|Arizona}} {{PresRow|2024|Republican|85,683|24,081|693|Arizona}} {{PresFoot}} {{U.S. SenHead|place=Mohave County, Arizona|Seat=1|source=}}  {{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|79,494|26,578|2,415|Arizona}} {{U.S. SenFoot}} {{U.S. SenHead|place=Mohave County, Arizona|Seat=3|source=}}  {{U.S. SenRow|2022|Republican|58,737|21,040|2,122|Arizona}} {{U.S. SenFoot}} The Mohave County Administration Building is located in downtown Kingman at 700 West Beale Street. The old County Complex, which the Administration Building replaced, was located adjacent to the courthouse on Spring Street and 4th Street. The Mohave County Superior Courthouse, built in 1915, is an Art Deco/Streamline Moderne building on the National Register of Historic Places. The county jail is adjacent to the County Administration Building at 501 S. Highway 66.

Arizona State Prison – Kingman, a privately run prison of the Arizona Department of Corrections, is located in unincorporated Mohave County near Golden Valley and Kingman.<ref name="az_corrections_kingman">{{cite web|url=http://www.azcorrections.gov/prisons/Zoya_kingman1.aspx|title=Arizona State Prison – Kingman (MTC)| date=March 31, 2014 }}</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0428195&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Golden Valley CDP, Arizona] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608201424/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0428195&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |date=June 8, 2011 }}." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 13, 2010.</ref>

==Education== ===K-12 school districts=== The following school districts serve Mohave County:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04015_mohave/DC20SD_C04015.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04015_mohave/DC20SD_C04015.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Mohave County, AZ|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 28, 2022}} – [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04015_mohave/DC20SD_C04015_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

;Unified school districts * Colorado City Unified School District * Fredonia-Moccasin Unified District * Kingman Unified School District * Lake Havasu Unified School District * Littlefield Unified School District * Peach Springs Unified School District – While it is a USD, it sends its high school students to other districts<ref>{{Cite web|title=HB2515 – 491R – House Bill Summary |accessdate=November 10, 2021 |url=https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/1r/summary/h.hb2515_03-02-09_ed(2).doc.htm}}</ref>

;High school districts * Colorado River Union High School District

;Elementary school districts * Bullhead City Elementary School District * Hackberry School District * Mohave Valley Elementary School District * Owens-Whitney Elementary School District * Topock Elementary School District * Valentine Elementary School District * Yucca Elementary School District

Additionally there is a charter school: * Kingman Academy of Learning

===Colleges=== * Mohave Community College * Arizona State University Lake Havasu City Campus

===Public libraries=== The Mohave County Library has ten branches. The branches in Bullhead City, Kingman and Lake Havasu City are open 56 hours a week. The branch in Mohave Valley is open 40 hours a week. Branches in Chloride, Dolan Springs, Golden Shores, Golden Valley, Meadview and Valle Vista are open 15 hours a week.

==Transportation==

===Major highways=== {{div col}} 270px|thumbnail|right|State Route 389 in Mohave County * {{jct|state=AZ|Future|11}} * {{jct|state=AZ|I|15}} * {{jct|state=AZ|I|40}} * {{jct|state=AZ|US|93}} * {{jct|state=AZ|SR|66}} * {{jct|state=AZ|SR|68}} * {{jct|state=AZ|SR|95}} * {{jct|state=AZ|SR|389}} {{div col end}}

===Airports=== The following public use airports are located in Mohave County: * Bullhead City – Eagle Airpark (A09) * Bullhead City – Laughlin-Bullhead International Airport (IFP) * Bullhead City – Sun Valley Airport (A20) * Colorado City – Colorado City Municipal Airport (AZC) * Kingman – Kingman Airport (IGM) * Lake Havasu City – Lake Havasu City Airport (HII) * Meadview – Pearce Ferry Airport (L25) * Peach Springs – Grand Canyon West Airport (1G4) * Temple Bar – Temple Bar Airport (U30)

==Communities== ===Cities=== * Bullhead City * Kingman (county seat) * Lake Havasu City

===Town=== * Colorado City

===Census-designated places=== {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * Antares * Arizona Village * Beaver Dam * Cane Beds * Centennial Park * Chloride<ref name=Varney /> * Clacks Canyon * Crozier * Crystal Beach * Desert Hills * Dolan Springs * Fort Mohave * Golden Shores * Golden Valley * Grand Canyon West * Hackberry * Kaibab * Katherine * Lazy Y U * Littlefield * McConnico * Meadview * Mesquite Creek * Moccasin * Mohave Valley * Mojave Ranch Estates * New Kingman-Butler * Oatman<ref name=Varney /> * Peach Springs * Pine Lake * Pinion Pines * Scenic * So-Hi * Topock * Truxton * Valentine * Valle Vista * Walnut Creek * White Hills<ref name=Varney /> * Wikieup * Willow Valley * Yucca {{div col end}}

===Ghost towns=== {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * Alamo Crossing * Aubrey Landing * Camp Beale Springs * Cedar * Cerbat<ref name=Varney /> * Cottonia * Cyclopic * Fort Mohave * Frisco * Germa * Golconda * Gold Basin * Goldflat * Goldroad<ref name=Varney>{{cite book |last1=Varney |first1=Philip |title=Arizona's Best Ghost Towns |date=1980 |publisher=Northland Press |location=Flagstaff |isbn=0873582179 |pages=46–55 |chapter=Mohave Ghosts |lccn=79-91724}}</ref> * Grand Gulch * Grasshopper Junction * Greenwood City * Hardyville * Henning * Lincolnia * Liverpool Landing * Lost Basin * Macnab * McCracken * Mellen * Mineral City * Mineral Park<ref name=Varney /> * Mockingbird * Mohave City * Mount Trumbull * Nothing * Old Trails<ref name=Varney /> * Pearce Ferry * Polhamus Landing * Powell * Pyramid * Sandy * Santa Claus * Signal * Snowball * Stockton * Tuweep * Virginia City * Vivian * Willow Ranch * Wolf Hole {{div col end}}

===Indian communities=== * Fort Mojave Indian Reservation * Kaibab Indian Reservation * Hualapai Indian Reservation

===County population ranking=== The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Mohave County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html|title=This site has been redesigned and relocated. – U.S. Census Bureau|first=US Census Bureau|last=CNMP|website=www.census.gov|access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/block/2010/|title=2010 Census Block Maps|first=US Census Bureau|last=Geography|website=www.census.gov|access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref>

'''†''' county seat

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Rank !City/Town/etc. !Population (2010 Census) !Municipal type !Incorporated |- style="background-color:#FFFF54;" | 1 | '''Lake Havasu City''' | 52,527 | City | 1978 |- style="background-color:#FFFF54;" | 2 | '''Bullhead City''' | 39,540 | City | 1984 |- style="background-color:#FFFF54;" | 3 | '''† Kingman''' | 28,068 | City | 1952 |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 4 | '''Fort Mohave''' | 14,364 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 5 | '''New Kingman-Butler''' | 12,134 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 6 | '''Golden Valley''' | 8,370 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#BBFFBB;" | 7 | '''Colorado City''' | 4,821 | Town | 1913 (founded) |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 8 | '''Mohave Valley''' | 2,616 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 9 | '''Desert Hills''' | 2,245 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 10 | '''Golden Shores''' | 2,047 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 11 | '''Dolan Springs''' | 2,033 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 12 | '''Beaver Dam''' | 1,962 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 13 | '''Valle Vista''' | 1,659 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 14 | '''Scenic''' | 1,643 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 15 | '''Centennial Park''' | 1,264 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 16 | '''Meadview''' | 1,224 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 17 | '''Peach Springs''' | 1,090 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 18 | '''Willow Valley''' | 1,062 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 19 | '''Arizona Village''' | 946 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 20 | '''Walnut Creek''' | 562 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 21 | '''So-Hi''' | 477 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 22 | '''Cane Beds''' | 448 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 23 | '''Lazy Y U''' | 428 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 24 | '''Mesquite Creek''' | 416 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 25 | '''White Hills''' | 323 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 26 | '''Littlefield''' | 308 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 27 | '''Crystal Beach''' | 279 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 28 | '''Chloride''' | 271 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 29 | '''Pinion Pines''' | 186 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 30 | '''Clacks Canyon''' | 173 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 31 | '''Pine Lake''' | 138 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 32 | '''Oatman''' | 135 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 33 | '''Truxton''' | 134 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 34 | '''Wikieup''' | 133 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | t-35 | '''Antares''' | 126 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | t-35 | '''Yucca''' | 126 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 36 | '''Kaibab''' (''partially in Coconino County'') | 124 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 37 | '''Katherine''' | 103 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 38 | '''Moccasin''' | 89 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 39 | '''McConnico''' | 70 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 40 | '''Hackberry''' | 68 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 41 | '''Mojave Ranch Estates''' | 52 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 42 | '''Valentine''' | 38 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 43 | '''Crozier''' | 14 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 44 | '''Topock''' | 10 | CDP | |- style="background-color:#DBE9F4;" | 45 | '''Grand Canyon West''' | 2 | CDP | |}

==Economy== {{expand section|date=February 2023}}

===Mining=== *Artillery Peak mine

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{Commons}} * {{osmrelation|1832203}} * [http://www.mohavecounty.us/ Mohave County Government] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120804042902/http://www.mohavepolitics.com/ Mohave County Political Information] * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216133539/http://www.azkrmc.com/education/history/history.html |date=February 16, 2007 |title=History of Medicine in Kingman and Mohave County }}

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