Colorado City, Arizona

Colorado City is a town located in Mohave County, Arizona. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,334.

Colorado City, formerly known as Short Creek, was founded around 1920 by Mormons who desired a remote location to perpetuate the practice of polygamy that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints abandoned with a public announcement in 1890. On July 26, 1953, Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle responded to concerns about abuses by sending troops to the city to prosecute polygamists in a raid. The two-year legal battle that followed became a public relations disaster that doomed Pyle's political career and set a hands-off tone toward the town in Arizona for the next 50 years.

In January of 2004, the local religious leader, Warren Jeffs, expelled a group of 20 men, including the mayor, and gave their wives and children to other men. Jeffs stated he was acting on the orders of God; the men expelled claimed they were penalized for disagreeing with Jeffs. Observers state this is the most severe split within the community.

Most of the property in the town is owned by the United Effort Plan, an arm of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Geography

Location of Colorado City, Arizona

Colorado City is located at 36°59'22" North, 112°58'41" West (36.989580, -112.978044)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 27.2 km² (10.5 mi²). 27.2 km² (10.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.10% is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 3,334 people, 444 households, and 417 families residing in the town. The population density is 122.5/km² (317.3/mi²). There are 457 housing units at an average density of 16.8/km² (43.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.85% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 1.77% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. 2.91% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 444 households out of which 83.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 85.8% are married couples living together, 3.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 5.9% are non-families. 4.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 1.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 7.51 and the average family size is 7.58.

In the town the population is spread out with 60.4% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 6.3% from 45 to 64, and 1.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 14 years. For every 100 females there are 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town is $32,826, and the median income for a family is $32,344. Males have a median income of $24,429 versus $22,969 for females. The per capita income for the town is $5,293. 31.9% of the population and 29.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 34.5% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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