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Claypool, Arizona
Census-designated place
Downtown Claypool
Location in Gila County and the state of Arizona
Coordinates: 33°24′31″N 110°50′51″W / 33.40861°N 110.84750°W / 33.40861; -110.84750
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Gila
Area
• Total	1.27 sq mi (3.29 km)
• Land	1.27 sq mi (3.29 km)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km)
Elevation	3,327 ft (1,014 m)
Population
• Total	1,395
• Density	1,096.70/sq mi (423.60/km)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP code	85532
Area code	928
FIPS code	04-13960
GNIS feature ID	27695

Claypool (Western Apache: Goshtłʼish Tú) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,538 at the 2010 census, down from 1,794 at the 2000 census. It was named after W. D. Claypool, a member of both the State House of Representatives and State Senate in the 1910s and 1920s.

Geography

Claypool is located in southern Gila County at 33°24′31″N 110°50′51″W / 33.40861°N 110.84750°W / 33.40861; -110.84750 (33.408626, -110.847532), between Miami to the west and Globe, the county seat, to the east. U.S. Route 60 runs along the northern edge of the community.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.17 square miles (3.04 km), all land.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Claypool has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,794 people, 683 households, and 486 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,479.1 inhabitants per square mile (571.1/km). There were 786 housing units at an average density of 648.0 per square mile (250.2/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.5% White, 1.0% Black or African American, 1.6% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 15.8% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. 41.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 683 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,196, and the median income for a family was $47,593. Males had a median income of $33,571 versus $23,661 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,246. About 6.4% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

• The Claypool Tunnel – The abandoned tunnel was built in 1926 in the Superstition Mountains, as part of the old US Hwy 60 system.

• Freeport Mcmoran Copper Smelter, Claypool
• Abandoned 1900 store
• 1901 building in Claypool
• Abandoned 1885 Arizona Eastern Railway Depot
• Claypool Tunnel
• Different view of the Claypool Tunnel

Notable person

• Ed Pastor, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives

References

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Cities, towns and CDPs in Arizona with lists and images of historic properties, forts, cemeteries or historic districts
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Forts Fort Apache Fort Huachuca Fort_Lowell Fort McDowell Fort Tyson Fort Whipple
Cemeteries Adamsville A.O.U.W. Cemetery Ba Dah Mod Jo Cemetery Boothill Cemetery City of Mesa Cemetery Cooks Cedar Glade Cemetery Crosscut Cemetery Double Butte Cemetery Liberty Cemetery Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery Goodyear Farms Historic Cemetery Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery Home Mission Cemetery Historic Pinal Cemetery Pioneer and Military Memorial Park Russian Spiritual Christians Cemetery St. Francis Catholic Cemetery Old Path Cemetery West Resthaven Park Cemetery
Historic districts Catlin Court Historic District Clarkdale Historic District Cottonwood Commercial Historic District Fort Huachuca National Historic District Globe Downtown Historic District Phoenix Historic Property Register Lynx Creek District in Prescott Valley Sunnyslope District in Phoenix
v t e

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. William J. de Reuse (2006), A Practical Grammar of the San Carlos Apache Language, Lincom Europa
3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Claypool CDP, Arizona". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
4. Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0816534951. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022.
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
6. Climate Summary for Claypool, Arizona
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
9. "Claypool Tunnel". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Gila County, Arizona, United States
County seat: Globe
City	Globe
Towns	Hayden‡ Miami Payson Star Valley Winkelman‡
CDPs	Bear Flat Beaver Valley Canyon Day Carrizo Cedar Creek Central Heights-Midland City Christopher Creek Claypool Copper Hill Cutter Deer Creek Dripping Springs East Globe East Verde Estates El Capitan Flowing Springs Freedom Acres Geronimo Estates Gisela Haigler Creek Hunter Creek Icehouse Canyon Jakes Corner Kohls Ranch Mead Ranch Mesa del Caballo Oxbow Estates Peridot‡ Pinal Pine Rock House Roosevelt Roosevelt Estates Round Valley Rye San Carlos Six Shooter Canyon Strawberry Tonto Basin Tonto Village Top-of-the-World‡ Washington Park Wheatfields Whispering Pines Young
Populated places	Bonita Creek Estates Burch Grapevine Little Acres Midland City Punkin Center
Indian reservations	Fort Apache‡ San Carlos Apache‡
Ghost towns	Bellevue Christmas Chrysotile Inspiration McMillenville Seneca
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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