Claypool, Arizona

Claypool, Arizona
Downtown Claypool
Downtown Claypool
Location in Gila County and the state of Arizona
Location in Gila County and the state of Arizona
Coordinates: 33°24′31″N 110°50′51″W / 33.40861°N 110.84750°W / 33.40861; -110.84750
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyGila
Area
 • Total1.27 sq mi (3.29 km2)
 • Land1.27 sq mi (3.29 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
3,327 ft (1,014 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,395
 • Density1,096.70/sq mi (423.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP code
85532
Area code928
FIPS code04-13960
GNIS feature ID27695

Claypool (Western Apache: Goshtłʼish Tú[2]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,538 at the 2010 census,[3] down from 1,794 at the 2000 census. It was named after W. D. Claypool, a member of both the State House of Representatives and State Senate in the 1910s and 1920s.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ William J. de Reuse (2006), A Practical Grammar of the San Carlos Apache Language, Lincom Europa
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Claypool CDP, Arizona". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 31, 2016.[dead link]
  4. ^ Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0816534951. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022.