Mohave County, Arizona

Mohave County is located in the northwestern corner of the of. As of 2000 its population was 155,032. The is. The largest city is.

Mohave County contains part of, , and all of the. The Kaibab, and Hualapai Indian Reservations also lie within the county.

History
Mohave County was the one of four original Arizona Counties created by the territorial government on November 9th, 1864. was created from it in 1865 and was merged back into Mohave County in 1871 when much of its territory was ceded to in 1866. Its present boundaries were established in 1881.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 34,886 (13,470 ). 34,477 km² (13,312 sq mi) of it is land and 409 km² (158 sq mi) of it (1.17%) is water.

The forms the county's western boundary, and,  and  all border it.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 93.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Arizona 66.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Arizona 68.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Arizona 95.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Arizona 389.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * to the north
 * to the northeast
 * to the east
 * to the east
 * to the south
 * to the southwest
 * to the west
 * to the northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 155,032 people, 62,809 households, and 43,401 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (12/sq mi). There were 80,062 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.06%, 0.54% or , 2.41% , 0.77% , 0.11% , 4.00% from , and 2.13% from two or more races. 11.08% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 62,809 households out of which 25.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% 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 23.10% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 26.70% from 45 to 64, and 20.50% 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 for the county was $16,788. About 9.80% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the, including 20.40% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

By 2006 Census Bureau estimates placed the population of Mohave County at 193,035. This represented a 24.5% increase in the population since 2000.

Education
The following school districts serve Mohave County