Moccasin, Arizona
Moccasin is a census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. Its population was 89 as of the 2010 census.[2]
Moccasin, Arizona | |
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Census-designated place | |
 Location of Moccasin in Mohave County, Arizona. | |
  Moccasin, Arizona Location of Moccasin in Mohave County, Arizona. | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′34″N 112°45′32″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Mohave |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.77 sq mi (1.98 km2) |
| • Land | 0.77 sq mi (1.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,092 ft (1,552 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,837 |
| • Estimate (2016)[3] | N/A |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| Area code(s) | 928 |
| GNIS feature ID | 8145[4] |
Some say the community was named from a single moccasin found near the original town site, while others believe a moccasin-shaped rock formation caused the name to be selected.[5]
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References
- "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 18, 2017.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "Moccasin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 85.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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