Black Canyon City, Arizona
| Black Canyon City, Arizona | |
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| CDP | |
 Location in Yavapai County and the state of Arizona |
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 Black Canyon City, Arizona
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| Coordinates: 34°4′11″N 112°8′22″W / 34.06972°N 112.13944°WCoordinates: 34°4′11″N 112°8′22″W / 34.06972°N 112.13944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Yavapai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.27 sq mi (62.86 km2) |
| • Land | 24.27 sq mi (62.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,000 ft (610 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,575 |
| • Estimate (2016) | N/A |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 85324 |
| Area code(s) | 623 |
| FIPS code | 04-06610 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0026377 |
Black Canyon City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 2,697 at the 2000 census.
Black Canyon City is located at 34°4′11″N 112°8′22″W / 34.06972°N 112.13944°W (34.069719, -112.139466), at an elevation of 1,975 feet (602 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.0 square miles (52 km2), all of it land.
Black Canyon City is located in southern Yavapai County and is approximately 22 miles north of Phoenix. Included in the southern part of Black Canyon City is the community of Rock Springs. It is served by Interstate 17 which bisects the City. I-17 is the main north-south freeway between Phoenix and Flagstaff. The Agua Fria river runs right through the center of Black Canyon City and the river empties into Lake Pleasant to the southwest.
Black Canyon City is becoming a bedroom exurb of Phoenix with the continued rapid growth of Phoenix northward. The assessed value of Black Canyon City property more than doubled between 2000 and 2007.
Black Canyon City has been known by several names in the past, including Goddard or Goddards, Cañon, and Black Canyon. Goddard's was a stage stop on the Phoenix to Prescott line, a military stopover en route to Fort Whipple and Fort Verde during Territorial days, and a supply center for mines in the southern Bradshaw Mountains. The area was first settled by Americans in the 1870s, and the first post office was established as Cañon in May 1894, with postmaster Charles E. Goddard, and was discontinued in October 1899. It was reestablished again from February 1903 to November 1906. A famous early settler was Jack Swilling, who moved here in 1871. The walls of his ranch house, Swillings Cabin, the oldest building in the community, still stand.
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