Fort Mojave Indian Reservation

Fort Mojave Indian Reservation
Pipa Aha Macav (Mohave)
Official seal of Fort Mojave Indian Reservation
Location of Fort Mojave Indian Reservation
Location of Fort Mojave Indian Reservation
TribeFort Mojave
CountryUnited States
StatesArizona
California
Nevada
CountiesClark
Mohave
San Bernardino
Established1870
HeadquartersNeedles
Government
 • BodyFort Mojave Tribal Council
 • ChairmanTim Williams
 • Vice-ChairmanShan Lewis
Area
 • Total
65.44 sq mi (169.5 km2)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total
1,707
 • Density26/sq mi (10/km2)
Websitefortmojaveindiantribe.com

The Fort Mohave Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation along the Colorado River, currently encompassing 23,669 acres (95.79 km2) in Arizona, 12,633 acres (51.12 km2) in California, and 5,582 acres (22.59 km2) in Nevada. The reservation is home to approximately 1,100 members of the federally recognized Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California, and Nevada (Mohave: Pipa Aha Macav), a federally recognized tribe of Mohave people.

Native Americans occupy less than 50 percent of the Mojave reservation. The Mohave people have leased much of their land to cotton, maize, and soybean farming companies, which employ a large population of resident white and Mexican Americans.[3]

The site of the former Fort Mohave and the eastern terminus of the Mojave Road are situated within the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation.

  1. ^ "Tribal Council". Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  2. ^ 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. "My Tribal Area". United States Census Bureau.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Fort Mojave Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land, Arizona/California/Nevada United States Census Bureau