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Poston, Arizona

CDP in La Paz County, Arizona

Field	Value
official_name	Poston, Arizona
settlement_type	Census-designated place
image_map	La Paz County Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Poston highlighted.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location in La Paz County and the state of Arizona
pushpin_map	Arizona#USA
pushpin_label	Poston
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name
subdivision_name1	Arizona
subdivision_name2	La Paz
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	3.56
area_total_sq_mi	1.38
area_land_km2	3.56
area_land_sq_mi	1.38
area_water_km2	0.00
area_water_sq_mi	0.00
population_as_of	2020
population_total	183
population_density_km2	51.40
population_density_sq_mi	133.09
timezone	MST (no DST)
utc_offset	-7
elevation_ft	331
elevation_footnotes
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	85371
area_code	928
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	04-57170
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2409097

Poston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in La Paz County, Arizona, United States, in the Parker Valley. The population was 285 at the 2010 census, down from 389 in 2000.

During World War II, Poston was the site of the Poston War Relocation Center, one of the United States' largest Japanese-American internment camps, where over 17,000 Japanese-Americans were held over a three-year period. The camp sites are now home to a monument dedicated to those interned there.

Memorial Monument at the Poston War Relocation Center

Geography

Poston is located in western La Paz County, in the Parker Valley 3 mi east of the Colorado River, which forms the state border with California. Mohave Road runs through the community, leading north 15 mi to Parker and south 28 mi to Ehrenberg. The community lies within the boundaries of the Colorado River Indian Reservation.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Poston CDP has a total area of 1.4 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 389 people, 101 households, and 92 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 279.9 PD/sqmi. There were 110 housing units at an average density of 79.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 31% White, 1% Black or African American, 17% Native American, 48% from other races, and 3% from two or more races. 77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 101 households, out of which 66% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66% were married couples living together, 16% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9% were non-families. 7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.85 and the average family size was 3.92.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 42% under the age of 18, 11% from 18 to 24, 30% from 25 to 44, 13% from 45 to 64, and 4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $17,625, and the median income for a family was $17,065. Males had a median income of $15,859 versus $13,125 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,938. About 42% of families and 46% of the population were below the poverty line, including 55% of those under age 18 and 18% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Doris Matsui (born 1944) – U.S. representative for California

References

"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
{{GNIS. 2409097
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Poston CDP, Arizona". U.S. Census Bureau.
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"MATSUI, Doris".

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