La Paz County, Arizona

La Paz County is located in the western part of the of. As of the its population was 19,715. The is.

The Colorado River Indian Reservation is located in the county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 11,690 (4,513 ). 11,655 km² (4,500 sq mi) of it is land and 35 km² (13 sq mi) of it (0.30%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 95.svg|20px]]
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 * [[Image:Arizona 72.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Arizona 95.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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 * - northeast
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 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 19,715 people, 8,362 households, and 5,619 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (4/sq mi). There were 15,133 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 74.15%, 0.79% or , 12.53% , 0.41% , 0.10% , 9.35% from , and 2.68% from two or more races. 22.42% of the population were or  of any race. 18.90% reported speaking at home.

There were 8,362 households out of which 21.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.20% were living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.80% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.10% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 20.40% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 25.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 105.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,839, and the median income for a family was $29,141. Males had a median income of $26,642 versus $20,965 for females. The for the county was $14,916. About 13.60% of families and 19.60% of the population were below the, including 28.50% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over.