Arlington, Arizona Explained

Arlington, Arizona
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Arizona#USA
Pushpin Label:Arlington
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Maricopa
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.94
Area Land Km2:5.94
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:150
Population Density Km2:25.27
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Elevation Ft:827
Coordinates:33.3344°N -112.7747°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:85322
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:04-04020
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2582732
Area Total Sq Mi:2.29
Area Land Sq Mi:2.29
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:65.45

Arlington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, located west of downtown Phoenix on old U.S 80. It follows the street numbering system of Phoenix. As of the 2020 census, the population was 150, down from 194 at the 2010 census.

Demographics

Arlington first appeared on the 1910 U.S. Census as a precinct of Maricopa County.[3] It appeared again in 1920 as the 53rd precinct of Maricopa County (AKA Arlington).[4] In 1930, it simply appeared as the Arlington Precinct again. It was recorded as having a White majority for that census[5] The population was 25 in the 1960 census.[6]

In 2010, it was made a census-designated place (CDP).

As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 194 people living in the CDP. The population density was 82.8 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 69.1% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 1.6% Native American, 24.2% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races. 29.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Hassayampa Bridge

The historic Hassayampa River Bridge, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located nearby.

References

  1. Web site: 2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona . May 13, 2022 . United States Census Bureau.
  2. Web site: Arlington CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) . May 13, 2022 . U.S. Census Bureau.
  3. Web site: 1910 . Supplement for Arizona - Population, Agriculture, Manufactures, Mines and Quarries . United States Census Bureau.
  4. Web site: Bureau of the Census Library . 1924 . Fourteenth Census of the United States - State Compendium - Arizona . Government Printing Office.
  5. Web site: 1930 . Arizona - Composition and Characteristics . United States Census Bureau . 141163.
  6. Encyclopedia: 1960 . Arizona . World Book Encyclopedia . Field Enterprises Educational Corporation . Chicago . A . 557.
  7. Web site: American FactFinder . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726025609/http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table . July 26, 2011 . October 18, 2013.