Moccasin, Arizona
Census-designated place
Location in Mohave County, Arizona
Location in Mohave County, Arizona
Moccasin is located in Arizona
Moccasin
Moccasin
Moccasin is located in the United States
Moccasin
Moccasin
Coordinates: 36°54′34″N 112°45′32″W / 36.90944°N 112.75889°W / 36.90944; -112.75889
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMohave
Area
[1]
 • Total0.77 sq mi (1.98 km2)
 • Land0.77 sq mi (1.98 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
5,092 ft (1,552 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total53
 • Density69.19/sq mi (26.72/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP Code
86022 (Fredonia)
Area code928
GNIS feature ID8145
FIPS code04-47190

Moccasin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. It is within the Kaibab Indian Reservation, and its population was 53 as of the 2020 census,[2] down from 89 at the 2010 census. It is bordered to the south by the CDP of Kaibab.

Some say the community was named from a single moccasin found near the original town site, while others believe a moccasin-shaped rock formation caused the name to be selected.[3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
201089—
202053−40.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "P1. Race – Moccasin CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The Origins of Unusual Place-Names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 85.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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