Prescott Valley, Arizona
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Historic Prescott Valley Motel, built about 1966
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 Location in Yavapai County in the state of Arizona |
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 Prescott Valley, Arizona
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| Coordinates: 34°36′8″N 112°19′19″W / 34.60222°N 112.32194°WCoordinates: 34°36′8″N 112°19′19″W / 34.60222°N 112.32194°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Arizona | |
| County | Yavapai | |
| Incorporated (town) | 1978 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town Council | Mayor Harvey C. Skoog. Councilmembers Stephen Marshall, Mary Mallory, Lora Lee Nye, Michael Whiting, Martin Grossman, Richard Anderson | |
| Area | ||
| • Town | 38.7 sq mi (100.1 km2) | |
| • Land | 38.7 sq mi (100.1 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) | |
| Elevation | 5,026 ft (1,532 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Town | 38,822 | |
| • Estimate (2015) | 42,197 | |
| • Density | 1,004.4/sq mi (387.8/km2) | |
| • Metro | 218,844 (US: 199th) | |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP codes | 86312, 86314 | |
| Area code(s) | 928 | |
| FIPS code | 04-57450 | |
| Website | http://www.pvaz.net/ | |
Prescott Valley is a town with a current population (October 2016) of about 45,500 residents located in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, and a suburb of Prescott (although Prescott Valley is larger). Prescott Valley was the seventh fastest-growing place among all cities and towns in Arizona between 1990 and 2000. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 38,822.
Prescott Valley (locally, PV) is located in central Arizona approximately 85 miles (137 km) north of Phoenix at 5,100 feet (1,600 m). elevation. PV has good access to Arizona State Route 89, SR-89A and SR-69, connecting to Interstates 17 and 40. Air service is available at Ernest A. Love Field, about 8 miles (13 km) west.
One of PV’s landmarks, Glassford Hill (elevation 6,177 feet (1,883 m)) was once an active volcano between 10 and 14 million years ago. Colonel William A. Glassford traveled the area in the 1880s and helped build a system of 27 heliograph stations to monitor the movements of Apache Indians, U.S. military troops and civilians. Glassford Hill was a part of that early communications system. Today, it stands as an dormant volcano.
Prescott Valley’s Fitzmaurice Ruins contain artifacts from the early Mountain Patayan people who inhabited the area some 1,400 years ago.
The Walker party discovered gold along Lynx Creek in 1863. The Lynx Creek placers went on to produce a recorded 29,000 troy ounces (900 kg) of gold. Estimates of actual production range up to 80,000 troy ounces (2,500 kg), which would be worth about $85 million at 2011 prices.
Prescott Valley, formerly known as Lonesome Valley, was settled by ranchers in the 1880s, raising beef to supply the miners and new settlers. The Fain family, pioneer ranchers, still ranch in the valley.
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