Blackwater, Arizona

Coordinates: 33°1′56″N 111°35′45″W / 33.03222°N 111.59583°W / 33.03222; -111.59583
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Blackwater, Arizona
FIPS code
04-06820
GNIS feature ID0001657

Blackwater is a native village and

2010 census
, up from 504 in 2000.

Geography

Blackwater is located at 33°1′56″N 111°35′45″W / 33.03222°N 111.59583°W / 33.03222; -111.59583 (33.032359, -111.595938).[2] It is located northeast of Coolidge.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.9 square miles (46 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1990400—
200050426.0%
20101,062110.7%
20201,19012.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Blackwater first appeared on the 1990 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP).[4]

As of the

Latino
of any race.

There were 135 households, out of which 48% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34% were married couples living together, 34% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18% were non-families. 13% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.7 and the average family size was 4.0.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 42% under the age of 18, 12% from 18 to 24, 23% from 25 to 44, 18% from 45 to 64, and 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,438, and the median income for a family was $28,854. Males had a median income of $35,909 versus $31,250 for females. The

poverty line
, including 22% of those under age 18 and 63% of those age 65 or over.

In 2010, Blackwater had the

lowest median household income of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000.[6]

Government

Blackwater is part of District 1 of the Gila River Indian Community.[7]

Education

Blackwater Community School, a grade K–2

U.S. Congress had a moratorium on the expansion of BIE schools, and the Blackwater community wanted an expansion of the Blackwater Community School. The charter school opened as a way of expanding the school.[8]

Blackwater is located in the Coolidge Unified School District.[9][10] Its primary and secondary schools are: Heartland Ranch and West elementary schools; Hohokam Middle School, and Coolidge High School.

Transportation

Gila River Transit operates a service connecting Blackwater with Sacaton.[11]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Bureau of the Census (1990). "1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Arizona" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "US Census". Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "DISTRICTS". Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "About Us." Blackwater Community School. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
  9. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. Pages: 1, 2
  11. ^ "Gila River Transit". Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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