| Official Name: | Claypool, Arizona |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gila |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.29 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.27 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.29 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.27 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3327 |
| Elevation M: | 1014 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1395 |
| Population Density Km2: | 423.60 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1096.70 |
| Timezone: | MST (no DST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Coordinates: | 33.4086°N -110.8475°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 85532 |
| Area Code: | 928 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 04-13960 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Claypool (apw|'''Goshtłʼish Tú''') is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,538 at the 2010 census,[2] 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.[3]
Claypool is located in southern Gila County at 33.4086°N -110.8475°W (33.408626, -110.847532),[4] between Miami to the west and Globe, the county seat, to the east. U.S. Route 60 runs along the northern edge of the community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.04km2, all land.[2]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Claypool has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[5]
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,794 people, 683 households, and 486 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1479.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 786 housing units at an average density of 648sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.5% White, 1.0% Black or African American, 1.6% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 15.8% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. 41.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 683 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,196, and the median income for a family was $47,593. Males had a median income of $33,571 versus $23,661 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,246. About 6.4% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over.