Buckshot, Arizona

CDP in Yuma County, Arizona

CDP in Arizona, United States
32°44′25″N 114°28′58″W / 32.74028°N 114.48278°W / 32.74028; -114.48278CountryUnited StatesStateArizonaCountyYumaArea
[1]
 • Total0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2) • Land0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)Elevation
[2]
157 ft (48 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total70 • Density231.02/sq mi (89.29/km2)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)ZIP code
85365[3]
Area code928FIPS code04-08020GNIS feature ID2582742[2]

Buckshot is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The population was 153 at the 2010 census.

Redondo Lake, a reservoir holding seepage from the Gila Gravity Main Canal, is located to the north of Buckshot.[4]

Geography

Buckshot is located in the Gila River Valley.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010153—
202070−54.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Buckshot first appeared on the 2010 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP).[6]

As of the 2010 census, there were 153 people living in the CDP: 85 male and 68 female. 29 were 19 years old or younger, 10 were ages 20–34, 13 were between the ages of 35 and 49, 28 were between 50 and 64, and the remaining 73 were aged 65 and above. The median age was 63.8 years.

The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.2% White, 3.3% American Indian 0.7% Black or African American, 2.0% Other, and 2% two or more races. 29.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 66 households in the CDP, 51 family households (77.3%) and 15 non-family households (22.7%), with an average household size of 2.32. Of the family households, 44 were married couples living together, 1 single father and 6 single mothers; while the non-family households included 14 adults living alone: 10 male and 4 female.

The CDP contained 75 housing units, of which 66 were occupied and 9 were vacant.[7]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckshot, Arizona
  3. ^ "Buckshot AZ ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Redondo Lake (Yuma) Fisheries Management Plan 2021-2031" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ U.S. Census Bureau (October 2012). "Arizona: 2010 - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  7. ^ "American FactFinder: Buckshot CDP, Arizona". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2016.