Colorado City, Arizona | |
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 Colorado City sign | |
 Location in Mohave County, Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 36°59′25″N 112°58′33″W / 36.99028°N 112.97583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Mohave |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Incorporated | September 1985 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager[1] |
| • Mayor | Howard Ream |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.924 sq mi (23.113 km2) |
| • Land | 8.916 sq mi (23.092 km2) |
| • Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.021 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,977 ft (1,517 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,478 |
| • Estimate (2022)[5] | 2,550 |
| • Density | 269.41/sq mi (107.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| ZIP Code | 86021 |
| Area code | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-14870 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0003123[3] |
| Sales tax | 8.6%[6] |
| Website | tocc.us |
Colorado City is a town in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, and is located in a region known as the Arizona Strip. The population was 2,478 at the 2020 census.[4] At least three Mormon fundamentalist sects are said to have been based there.[7] A majority of residents and many local officials belong to the most prominent of these sects, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, whose corporation also owned much of the land within and around the town until state intervention in the 2000s.
- ^ "General Administration". tocc.us. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colorado City, Arizona
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Colorado City (AZ) sales tax rate". Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ Krakauer, Jon. Under the Banner of Heaven", 2003. New York: Random House, ISBN 1-4000-3280-6 p.10