Littlefield, Arizona Explained

Official Name:Littlefield, Arizona
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Arizona#USA
Pushpin Label:Littlefield
Coordinates:36.8872°N -113.9297°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Name2:Mohave
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:86432
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1865
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:30.55
Area Total Sq Mi:11.80
Area Land Km2:30.55
Area Land Sq Mi:11.80
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:1850
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:256
Population Density Km2:8.38
Population Density Sq Mi:21.70
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:04-41470
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:7237
Unit Pref:Imperial

Littlefield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, that is located in the Arizona Strip region. As of the 2020 census, its population was 256,[2] a decline from the figure of 308 tabulated in 2010.[3] It lies just south of Interstate 15, next to the Virgin River, approximately northeast of Mesquite, Nevada. Littlefield is located in the 86432 ZIP Code.

History

Littlefield was first settled by Latter-day Saints, also known as Mormons, in 1865.[4]

Littlefield is the former home of the Littlefield Unified School District, the geographically largest school district in Arizona. The only remnant of the school district in Littlefield itself is the historic adobe Littlefield Schoolhouse, currently under renovation.

Geography

Littlefield is in the northwestern corner of Mohave County (and the state of Arizona), along Interstate 15, with access from Exit 8. It is bordered to the north, across I-15, by the community of Beaver Dam. I-15 leads southwest 10miles to Mesquite, Nevada, and to Las Vegas, while to the northeast the highway enters the Virgin River Gorge and leads to St. George, Utah.

Littlefield, Beaver Dam, and Scenic have the distinction of being the only towns in Arizona along I-15. Owing to its location in the Arizona Strip, northwest of Grand Canyon National Park and west of the Virgin River, it is isolated by hundreds of miles from the rest of the state. Travel to other towns within Arizona requires crossing through either Nevada or Utah, or driving on unpaved roads to the rest of Arizona's road network.

Demographics

The city is made up of 72.7 percent Hispanic, 27.3 percent White, 0 percent Black or Asian.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona . United States Census Bureau . May 24, 2022.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Littlefield CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. May 24, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. May 14, 2011.
  4. [Andrew Jenson]
  5. Web site: Littlefield, AZ Data USA.