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Aztec, Arizona

Aztec is a census designated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It had a population of 47 as of the 2010 U.S. census. As of July 2015, Aztec had an estimated population of 52. It is located along Interstate 8 to the west of Tenmile Wash.

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Aztec, Arizona
Census designated place
Location of Aztec in Yuma County, Arizona.
Location of Aztec in Yuma County, Arizona.
Aztec, Arizona
Location of Aztec in Arizona
Coordinates: 32°48′27″N 113°26′33″W / 32.80750°N 113.44250°W / 32.80750; -113.44250
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyYuma
Area
 • Total
6.37 sq mi (16.50 km2)
 • Land6.37 sq mi (16.50 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation509 ft (155 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2
 • Density0.31/sq mi (0.12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS codeUS Census profile 04-04930
GNIS feature ID25827342

Aztec is a census designated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It had a population of 47 as of the 2010 U.S. census. As of July 2015, Aztec had an estimated population of 52.3 It is located along Interstate 8 to the west of Tenmile Wash.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
192062
1930296377.4%
194031−89.5%
196065
201047
20202−95.7%
U.S. Decennial Census4

Aztec first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as the Aztec Precinct of Yuma County.5 It appeared again in 1930, and recorded having a Spanish/Hispanic majority6 (the census would not separately feature that racial demographic again until 1980). Aztec's population was 31 in 1940.7 The population was 65 in the 1960 census.8 In 2010, it was made a census-designated place (CDP).

Education

It is in the Hyder Elementary School District and the Antelope Union High School District.9

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aztec, Arizona
  3. "Aztec, AZ Profile: Facts, Map & Data". AZ Hometown Locator. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. Bureau of the Census Library (1924). "Fourteenth Census of the United States - State Compendium - Arizona" (PDF). Government Printing Office.
  6. "Arizona - Composition and Characteristics" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 141–163.
  7. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 85.
  8. "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.
  9. Geography Division (December 22, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Yuma County, AZ (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 23, 2025. - Text list