Town of Salome, Arizona | |
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CDP | |
Location in La Paz County and the state of Arizona |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 33°45′49″N 113°36′31″W / 33.76361°N 113.60861°WCoordinates: 33°45′49″N 113°36′31″W / 33.76361°N 113.60861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | La Paz |
Area | |
• Total | 27.4 sq mi (71.0 km2) |
• Land | 27.4 sq mi (71.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,873 ft (571 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,530 |
• Density | 61.7/sq mi (23.8/km2) |
Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) |
ZIP code | 85348 |
Area code(s) | 928 |
FIPS code | 04-62700 |
GNIS feature ID | 0010736 |
Salome local /səˈloʊm/ is a census-designated place (CDP) in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,530 at the 2010 census. It was established in 1904 by Dick Wick Hall, Ernest Hall and Charles Pratt, and was named after Pratt's wife, Grace Salome Pratt.
Salome is located at 33°45′49″N 113°36′31″W / 33.76361°N 113.60861°W (33.763728, -113.608555).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 27.4 square miles (71 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,690 people, 780 households, and 502 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 61.6 people per square mile (23.8/km²). There were 1,176 housing units at an average density of 42.9 per square mile (16.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.12% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 2.66% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 3.14% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. 18.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.