Martinez Lake, Arizona Explained

Official Name:Martinez Lake, Arizona
Settlement Type:CDP
Pushpin Map:USA Arizona#USA
Pushpin Label:Martinez Lake
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Arizona
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Yuma
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1958[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:5.79
Area Total Sq Mi:2.23
Area Land Km2:3.95
Area Land Sq Mi:1.52
Area Water Km2:1.84
Area Water Sq Mi:0.71
Elevation Ft:194
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:94
Population Density Km2:23.80
Population Density Sq Mi:61.64
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Coordinates:32.9864°N -114.4658°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:85365[3]
Area Code:928
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:04-44830
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2582822

Martinez Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yuma County, Arizona, United States, located on Martinez Lake. The population was 798 at the 2010 census. It was founded in 1958 as a fishing community. It remains primarily a vacation community.[4]

Geography

Imperial National Wildlife Refuge is located nearby.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 798 people living in the CDP: 395 male and 403 female. 258 were 19 years old or younger, 116 were between ages 20–34, 130 were between the ages of 35 and 49, 195 were between 50 and 64, and the remaining 99 were aged 65 and above. The median age was 59.0 years.

The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.1% White, 3.9% Black or African American, 1.9% Asian, 4.1% Other, and 11.0% two or more races. 20.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 313 households in the CDP, 206 family households (65.8%) and 107 non-family households (34.2%), with an average household size of 2.55. Of the family households, 187 were married couples living together, while there were 3 single fathers and 16 single mothers; the non-family households included 100 adults living alone: 63 male and 37 female.

The CDP contained 510 housing units, of which 313 were occupied and 197 were vacant.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/aho/id/683/rec/1 Arizona Highways, May 1961
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files . October 29, 2021 . United States Census Bureau.
  3. Web site: 2023 . Martinez Lake AZ ZIP Code . May 3, 2023 . zipdatamaps.com.
  4. http://www.yumacountyaz.gov/home/showdocument?id=36632 Yuma County 2020 Comprehensive Plan Section Three – Land Use Element
  5. Web site: American FactFinder: Martinez Lake CDP, Arizona . dead . https://archive.today/20200213093335/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US0444830 . February 13, 2020 . December 22, 2016 . United States Census Bureau.