Mohave County
| Mohave County, Arizona | ||
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Mohave County Courthouse in Kingman
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 Location in the U.S. state of Arizona |
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 Arizona's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | November 9, 1864 | |
| Seat | Kingman | |
| Largest city | Lake Havasu City | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 13,461 sq mi (34,864 km2) | |
| • Land | 13,311 sq mi (34,475 km2) | |
| • Water | 150 sq mi (388 km2), 1.1% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2016) | 205,249 | |
| • Density | 15/sq mi (6/km²) | |
| Congressional districts | 1st, 4th | |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7 | |
| Website | www |
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Mohave County is in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 200,186. The county seat is Kingman, and the largest city is Lake Havasu City.
Mohave County comprises the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ Combined Statistical Area.
Mohave County contains parts of Grand Canyon National Park and Lake Mead National Recreation Area and all of the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. The Kaibab, Fort Mojave and Hualapai Indian Reservations also lie within the county.
Mohave County was the one of four original Arizona Counties created by the 1st Arizona Territorial Legislature. The county territory was originally defined as being west of longitude 113° 20' and north of the Bill Williams River.Pah-Ute County was created from it in 1865 and was merged back into Mohave County in 1871 when much of its territory was ceded to Nevada in 1866. The county's present boundaries were established in 1881. Mohave County has had five county seats: Mohave City (1864-1867), Hardyville (1867-1873), Cerbat (1873-1877), Mineral Park (1877-1887), and Kingman (1887–Present).
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