Official Name: | Grand Canyon West, Arizona |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Arizona#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Grand Canyon West |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
Subdivision Name2: | Mohave |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 45.59 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 17.60 |
Area Land Km2: | 44.52 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 17.19 |
Area Water Km2: | 1.07 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.41 |
Elevation Ft: | 4737 |
Elevation M: | 1444 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 0 |
Population Density Km2: | 0.00 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Coordinates: | 35.9878°N -113.8175°W |
Area Code: | 928 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 04-28985 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2582791 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Grand Canyon West is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, located on the Hualapai Reservation. The population was reported as 0 at the 2020 census. Grand Canyon West is home to the tribe's Grand Canyon business operations, including the Grand Canyon West Airport and the Grand Canyon Skywalk. Typically, they are open from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., including all holidays.
Grand Canyon West is located in northern Mohave County at 35.9997°N -114.8103°W (35.999787, -113.810249). The CDP sits on the west side (equivalent to the South Rim) of the Grand Canyon at an elevation of 4700to. The CDP extends east into the canyon as far as the Colorado River, at an elevation of . The CDP is served by Diamond Bar Road, which leads southwest to County Highway 25 near Meadview. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.6sqmi, 17.19sqmi of that being land, with the remaining 0.41sqmi consisting of water.[1]
As of the 2010 census, there were 2 people living in the CDP, both male. 0 were 19 years old or younger, 0 were ages 20–34, 0 were between the ages of 35 and 49, 1 was between 50 and 64, and the remaining 1 was aged 65 and above. The median age was 70.5 years.
The racial makeup of the CDP was 100% White, with 0.0% of the population being Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2 households in the CDP, both non-family households (100%), with an average household size of 1.00. Both non-family households are adult males living alone.
The CDP contained 19 housing units, of which 2 were occupied and 17 were vacant.[3]
Almost all of Grand Canyon West is in the Hackberry School District, while a portion is in the Kingman Unified School District.[4]