Peach Springs, Arizona

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{{Short description|CDP in Mohave County, Arizona}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Peach Springs, Arizona
|native_name = {{langx|yuf-x-wal|Hàkđugwi:v}}
|native_name_lang = [[Hualapai]]
|settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]]
|image_skyline = Peach Springs-John Osterman Shell Gas Station-1929.jpg
|imagesize =
|image_caption = John Osterman Shell gas station
|image_seal = Peach Springs-The Great Seal of the Halapai Tribe.jpg
|image_map = Mohave_County_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Peach_Springs_highlighted.svg
|mapsize = 250px
|map_caption = Location in Mohave County and the state of [[Arizona]]
|pushpin_map = Arizona#USA
|pushpin_label = Peach Springs
|pushpin_label_position = left

|subdivision_type = [[Countries of the World|Country]]
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Arizona|County]]
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_name1 = [[Arizona]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave]]

|government_footnotes =
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|established_title =
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_04.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=May 25, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 20.50
|area_total_sq_mi = 7.91
|area_land_km2 = 20.50
|area_land_sq_mi = 7.91
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0453770&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Peach Springs CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref>
|population_total = 1098
|population_density_km2 = 53.57
|population_density_sq_mi = 138.74

|timezone = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]]
|utc_offset = -7
|elevation_ft = 4876
|elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
|coordinates = {{coord|35|32|4|N|113|25|24|W|region:US-AZ|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code = 86434
|area_code = [[Area code 928|928]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 04-53770
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info = 2409042<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2409042}}</ref>
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'''Peach Springs''' ({{langx|yuf-x-wal|Hàkđugwi:v}}<ref>Watahomigie, Lucille, Jorigine Bender, Akira Yamamoto, University of Los Angeles. Hualapai reference grammar. 1982.</ref>) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave County]], [[Arizona]], United States. The population was 1,098 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> Peach Springs serves as the administrative headquarters of the [[Hualapai]] people and is located on the [[Hualapai Reservation]].

==Geography==
Peach Springs is in eastern Mohave County on both sides of [[Arizona State Route 66]] (historic [[U.S. Route 66 in Arizona|U.S. Route 66]]). It is {{convert|50|mi}} northeast of [[Kingman, Arizona|Kingman]] and {{convert|37|mi}} northwest of [[Seligman, Arizona|Seligman]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The community is mainly on the north side of Yampai Canyon, drained by west-flowing Truxton Wash.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1990= 787
|2000= 600
|2010= 1090
|2020= 1098
|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing (1790–2000)|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 7, 2010}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 600 people, 166 households, and 139 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|87.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 219 housing units at an average density of {{convert|31.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 4.3% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.3% from two or more races. 5.3% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 166 households, out of which 48.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 35.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.7% were non-families. 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.61 and the average family size was 3.83.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 40.5% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,194, and the median income for a family was $17,292. Males had a median income of $20,833 versus $15,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $6,756. About 38.2% of families and 36.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.7% of those under age 18 and 55.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
The town has the Hualapai Lodge, a motel and a small grocery market with fuel. It is an access point to Hualapai Hilltop, {{convert|67|mi}} to the northeast, which is the trailhead from which hikers descend an {{convert|8|mi|km|adj=on|0}} trail, with a drop of {{convert|2004|ft}}, to the town of [[Supai, Arizona|Supai]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Witt |first=Greg |title=Exploring Havasupai: A Guide to the Heart of the Grand Canyon |year=2010 |publisher=Menasha Ridge Press |location=Birmingham, Alabama |isbn=978-0-89732-654-4 |page=76}}</ref> from which [[Havasu Falls]] and other waterfalls can be visited.

Peach Springs is located on the route of the former [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] (now the [[BNSF Railway]]) and on historic [[U.S. Route 66 in Arizona|US Route 66]]. Route 66 brought large numbers of cross-country travellers through the town until Interstate 40 was opened {{convert|25|mi|km}} to the south in 1978. [[Interstate 40 in Arizona|I-40]] diverges from [[Arizona State Route 66|Route 66]] at [[Seligman, Arizona|Seligman]] {{convert|37|mi|km}} to the east, and the two roads do not meet again until [[Kingman, Arizona|Kingman]] {{convert|50|mi|km}} to the west. As no connecting roads join the two highways at Peach Springs, the town went from being on the beaten path to being more than thirty miles from the new main road overnight. I-40 shortened the highway distance from Kingman to Seligman by {{convert|14|mi|km}} at the expense of turning villages like Truxton, Valentine and [[Hackberry, Arizona|Hackberry]] into overnight ghost towns. Peach Springs survived as the administrative base of the Hualapai tribe but suffered irreparable economic damage.

The John Osterman Shell Station, built by a Swedish immigrant in 1929, closed soon after the turn of the millennium. In 2007, the Hualapai Tribe received a $28,000 federal matching grant to rehabilitate the building,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/rt66/grnts/2007GrantAwards.pdf |title=Route 66 Corridor Preservation grant awards |publisher=US National Park Service |year=2007 |access-date=December 27, 2012}}{{dead link|date=June 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> which has yet to re-open but which was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kgun9.com/news/local/147357225.html |title=Route 66 gas station on historic register |publisher=[[KGUN-TV]] |date=April 13, 2012 |access-date=December 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127052450/http://www.kgun9.com/news/local/147357225.html |archive-date=January 27, 2013 }}</ref>

==In popular culture==
Peach Springs served as one of the inspirations for the fictional town of Radiator Springs in the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]-[[Pixar]] movie "[[Cars (film)|Cars]]." The creators of the movie took a research trip along Route 66, visiting many small towns and drawing inspiration from their unique character and charm.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Errot |first1=Suny |title=ArizonaWhat Arizona Town Was Radiator Springs (Disney's "Cars") Based On? |url=https://wheninyourstate.com/arizona/radiator-springs-az/ |access-date=16 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lincoln |first1=Caity |title=Cars Route 66 Road Trip: The Real Life Places Behind Radiator Springs in Disneyland |date=April 29, 2023 |url=https://mousinaround.com/cars-route-66-road-trip/ |access-date=16 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McClain |first1=Gwendolyn |title=Does cars take place on Route 66? |date=June 26, 2024 |url=https://www.ncesc.com/geographic-pedia/does-cars-take-place-on-route-66/ |access-date=16 February 2025}}</ref>

==Education==
It is within the [[Peach Springs Unified School District]].<ref name=MohCountySch>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04015_mohave/DC20SD_C04015.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mohave County, AZ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 24, 2022}}</ref> At one time it had its own high school, [[Music Mountain Junior/Senior High School]].

[[Valentine Elementary School District]] has its single [[K-8 school]] with a Peach Springs postal address, but the school is physically in [[Truxton, Arizona|Truxton]].<ref name=About>{{cite web|url=https://www.valentineaz.net/page/about|title=About Valentine Elementary|publisher=Valentine Elementary School District|accessdate=January 24, 2022}} - The address states "Peach Springs, AZ" but the school, as per the page, is in Truxton.</ref> No part of the Peach Springs CDP is in that district.<ref name=MohCountySch/>

==See also==
{{Portal|Arizona}}

==References==
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{{Mohave County, Arizona}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Mohave County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Arizona]]
[[Category:Hualapai]]
[[Category:Seats of government of American Indian reservations]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 66 in Arizona]]

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