Yavapai County, Arizona

Yavapai County is located in the center of the of. As of 2000 its population was 167,517. The is.

History
Yavapai County was the one of four original Arizona Counties created by the territorial government on November 9th, 1864. Its present boundaries were established in 1891.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 21,051 (8,128 ). 21,039 km² (8,123 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.06%) is water.

The county's topography makes a dramatic transition from the lower to the south to the heights of the  to the north, and the  to the east.

Adjacent Counties

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 * - southwest
 * - south
 * - east
 * - north/northeast

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 167,517 people, 70,171 households, and 46,733 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (21/sq mi). There were 81,730 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.89%, 0.39% or , 1.60% , 0.51% , 0.08% , 3.58% from , and 1.95% from two or more races. 9.78% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 70,171 households out of which 23.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.00% were living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.10% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 22.40% from 25 to 44, 27.40% from 45 to 64, and 22.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,901, and the median income for a family was $40,910. Males had a median income of $30,738 versus $22,114 for females. The for the county was $19,727. About 7.90% of families and 11.90% of the population were below the, including 15.90% of those under age 18 and 6.70% of those age 65 or over.

By 2006 Census Bureau Estimates placed the population of Yavapai County at 208,014. This represented a 24.2% growth in the population since 2000.

Cities and towns

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 * (part of Sedona is in )
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Attractions
Yavapai County is home to, a prototype , developed by , and under construction since. Arcosanti is open Monday through Sunday from 9:00 til 5:00, and holds tours from 10:00 til 4:00 on the hour, every hour. Arcosanti is in, ,.

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