Buckshot, Arizona Explained

Official Name:Buckshot, Arizona
Settlement Type:CDP
Pushpin Map:USA Arizona#USA
Pushpin Label:Buckshot
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Arizona
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Name2:Yuma
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.83
Area Total Sq Mi:0.32
Area Land Km2:0.78
Area Land Sq Mi:0.30
Area Water Km2:0.05
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Elevation Ft:157
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:70
Population Density Km2:89.29
Population Density Sq Mi:231.02
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Coordinates:32.7403°N -114.4828°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:85365[2]
Area Code:928
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:04-08020
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2582742

Buckshot is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The population was 153 at the 2010 census.

Redondo Lake, a reservoir holding seepage from the GilaGravity Main Canal, is located to the north of Buckshot.[3]

Geography

Buckshot is located in the Gila River Valley.

Demographics

Buckshot first appeared on the 2010 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP).[4]

As of the 2010 census, there were 153 people living in the CDP: 85 male and 68 female. 29 were 19 years old or younger, 10 were ages 20–34, 13 were between the ages of 35 and 49, 28 were between 50 and 64, and the remaining 73 were aged 65 and above. The median age was 63.8 years.

The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.2% White, 3.3% American Indian 0.7% Black or African American, 2.0% Other, and 2% two or more races. 29.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 66 households in the CDP, 51 family households (77.3%) and 15 non-family households (22.7%), with an average household size of 2.32. Of the family households, 44 were married couples living together, 1 single father and 6 single mothers; while the non-family households included 14 adults living alone: 10 male and 4 female.

The CDP contained 75 housing units, of which 66 were occupied and 9 were vacant.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files . October 29, 2021 . United States Census Bureau.
  2. Web site: 2023 . Buckshot AZ ZIP Code . May 3, 2023 . zipdatamaps.com.
  3. Web site: Redondo Lake (Yuma) Fisheries Management Plan 2021-2031 .
  4. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau . October 2012 . Arizona: 2010 - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics . U.S. Government Printing Office.
  5. Web site: American FactFinder: Buckshot CDP, Arizona . dead . https://archive.today/20200213044425/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US0408020 . February 13, 2020 . November 7, 2016 . United States Census Bureau.