Aztec, Arizona

Aztec, Arizona
Census designated place
Location of Aztec in Yuma County, Arizona.
Location of Aztec in Yuma County, Arizona.
Aztec, Arizona is located in Arizona
Aztec, Arizona
Aztec, Arizona
Location of Aztec in Arizona
Coordinates: 32°48′27″N 113°26′33″W / 32.80750°N 113.44250°W / 32.80750; -113.44250
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyYuma
Area
[1]
 • Total
6.37 sq mi (16.50 km2)
 • Land6.37 sq mi (16.50 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
509 ft (155 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2
 • Density0.31/sq mi (0.12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS codeUS Census profile 04-04930
GNIS feature ID2582734[2]

Aztec is a census designated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It had a population of 47 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. As of July 2015, Aztec had an estimated population of 52.[3] It is located along Interstate 8 to the west of Tenmile Wash.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
192062—
1930296377.4%
194031−89.5%
196065—
201047—
20202−95.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Aztec first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as the Aztec Precinct of Yuma County.[5] It appeared again in 1930, and recorded having a Spanish/Hispanic majority[6] (the census would not separately feature that racial demographic again until 1980). Aztec's population was 31 in 1940.[7] The population was 65 in the 1960 census.[8] In 2010, it was made a census-designated place (CDP).

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aztec, Arizona
  3. ^ "Aztec, AZ Profile: Facts, Map & Data". AZ Hometown Locator. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Bureau of the Census Library (1924). "Fourteenth Census of the United States - State Compendium - Arizona" (PDF). Government Printing Office.
  6. ^ "Arizona - Composition and Characteristics" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 141–163.
  7. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 85.
  8. ^ "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.