Littlefield, Arizona
Census-designated place
Littlefield Latter-day Saints Church
Littlefield Latter-day Saints Church
Location in Mohave County, Arizona
Location in Mohave County, Arizona
Littlefield is located in Arizona
Littlefield
Littlefield
Littlefield is located in the United States
Littlefield
Littlefield
Coordinates: 36°53′14″N 113°55′47″W / 36.88722°N 113.92972°W / 36.88722; -113.92972
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMohave
Founded1865
Area
[1]
 • Total11.80 sq mi (30.55 km2)
 • Land11.80 sq mi (30.55 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,850 ft (560 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total256
 • Density21.70/sq mi (8.38/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
ZIP code
86432
FIPS code04-41470
GNIS feature ID7237[2]

Littlefield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, that is located in the Arizona Strip region.[2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 256,[3] a decline from the figure of 308 tabulated in 2010.[4] It lies just south of Interstate 15, next to the Virgin River, approximately 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Mesquite, Nevada. Littlefield is located in the 86432 ZIP Code.

History

Littlefield was first settled by Latter-day Saints, also known as Mormons, in 1865.[5]

Littlefield is the former home of the Littlefield Unified School District, the geographically largest school district in Arizona. The only remnant of the school district in Littlefield itself is the historic adobe Littlefield Schoolhouse, currently under renovation.

Geography

Littlefield is in the northwestern corner of Mohave County (and the state of Arizona), along Interstate 15, with access from Exit 8. It is bordered to the north, across I-15, by the community of Beaver Dam. I-15 leads southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Mesquite, Nevada, and 90 miles (140 km) to Las Vegas, while to the northeast the highway enters the Virgin River Gorge and leads 29 miles (47 km) to St. George, Utah.

Littlefield, Beaver Dam, and Scenic have the distinction of being the only towns in Arizona along I-15. Owing to its location in the Arizona Strip, northwest of Grand Canyon National Park and west of the Virgin River, it is isolated by hundreds of miles from the rest of the state. Travel to other towns within Arizona requires crossing through either Nevada or Utah, or driving on unpaved roads to the rest of Arizona's road network.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010308—
2020256−16.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

The city is made up of 72.7 percent Hispanic, 27.3 percent White, 0 percent Black or Asian.[7]

See also

Notes

Media related to Littlefield, Arizona at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Littlefield
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Littlefield CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941). p. 438
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "Littlefield, AZ | Data USA".
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