[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/list-of-counties-in-arizona\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/list-of-counties-in-arizona\/","headline":"List of counties in Arizona","name":"List of counties in Arizona","description":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Counties of Arizona Category Federal Unit Location State of Arizona Number 15 Populations 9,302 (Greenlee)","datePublished":"2014-08-08","dateModified":"2014-08-08","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/e\/e7\/Cscr-featured.svg\/20px-Cscr-featured.svg.png","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/e\/e7\/Cscr-featured.svg\/20px-Cscr-featured.svg.png","height":"19","width":"20"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/list-of-counties-in-arizona\/","wordCount":6128,"articleBody":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaCounties of ArizonaCategoryFederal UnitLocationState of ArizonaNumber15Populations9,302 (Greenlee) \u2013 4,551,524 (Maricopa)Areas1,238 square miles (3,210\u00a0km2) (Santa Cruz) \u2013 18,661 square miles (48,330\u00a0km2) (Coconino)GovernmentSubdivisionsThere are 15 counties in the U.S. state of Arizona.[1] Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the Arizona Territory in 1862. The now defunct Pah-Ute County was split from Mohave County in 1865, but merged back in 1871. All but La Paz County were created by the time Arizona was granted statehood in 1912. La Paz County was established in 1983 after many years of pushing for independence from Yuma County.[2]Eight of Arizona’s fifteen counties are named after various Native American groups that are resident in parts of what is now Arizona, with another (Cochise County) being named after a native leader. Four other counties, Gila County, Santa Cruz County, Pinal County, and Graham County, are named for physical features of Arizona’s landscape: the Gila River, the Santa Cruz River, Pinal Peak, and Mount Graham, respectively. Another county, La Paz County, is named after a former settlement, while the final county, Greenlee County, is named after one of the state’s early pioneers.[3]Under Arizona laws, a county shall not be formed or divided by county initiative unless each proposed county would have all of the following characteristics: (1) at least three-fourths of one percent of the total state assessed valuation and at least the statewide per capita assessed valuation; (2) a population of at least three-fourths of one percent of the total state population according to the most recent United States decennial census; (3) at least one hundred square miles of privately owned land; (4) common boundaries with either (a) at least three other existing or proposed counties; or (b) at least two other existing or proposed counties and the state boundary.[4] A county formation commission is required to be formed to evaluate the feasibility of the proposed county.[5] A proposal to divide a county must be approved by a majority of the votes cast in each proposed new county.[6]Under the Arizona Constitution, counties are politically and legally creatures of the state, and do not have charters of their own. Counties are governed by boards of supervisors which act in the capacity of executive authority for the county within the statutes and powers prescribed by Arizona state law. With few exceptions, these powers are narrowly construed. The state legislature devotes considerable time to local matters, with limited discretion granted to the Board of Supervisors on minor ordinance, zoning, and revenue collection issues.Arizona’s postal abbreviation is AZ and its FIPS code is 04.Table of ContentsAlphabetical listing[edit]Excluded counties[edit]Extinct counties[edit]Proposed counties[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Alphabetical listing[edit]CountyFIPS code[7]County seat[8]Est.[8]Formed from[2]Etymology[3]Population[9]Area[8][9]MapApache County001St. Johns1879Yavapai CountyThe Apache (Ndee) people. Apache is an exonym from Zuni \u0294apa\u010du “Navajos” or Yavapai \u0294pa\u010d\u0259 “enemy”.65,43211,218\u00a0sq\u00a0mi(29,054\u00a0km2)Cochise County003Bisbee1881Pima CountyCochise, a Chiricahua Apache chief and leader of an 1861 uprising. Cochise is an anglicisation of K’uu-ch’ish “oak”.125,6636,219\u00a0sq\u00a0mi(16,107\u00a0km2)Coconino County005Flagstaff1891Yavapai CountyCoconino is a former designation for the Havasupai, Hualapai, and\/or Yavapai, derived from the Hopi exonym Kohonino.144,06018,661\u00a0sq\u00a0mi(48,332\u00a0km2)Gila County007Globe1881Maricopa and Pinal CountiesThe Gila River, a tributary of the Colorado. Possibly from Apache dzil “mountain,” via Spanish Xila.53,9224,796\u00a0sq\u00a0mi(12,422\u00a0km2)Graham County009Safford1881Apache and Pima CountiesMount Graham, in the Pinale\u00f1os. Mt. Graham itself is named for topographical engineer James Duncan Graham.[10]38,7794,641\u00a0sq\u00a0mi(12,020\u00a0km2)Greenlee County011Clifton1909Graham CountyMason Greenlee, early prospector. Named by an amendment initially intended to delay the bill creating “Lincoln County”.[11]9,3021,848\u00a0sq\u00a0mi(4,786\u00a0km2)La Paz County012Parker1983Yuma CountyLa Paz, Arizona, a historic boomtown on the Colorado River. A common placename, La Paz means “The Peace” in Spanish.16,5064,513\u00a0sq\u00a0mi(11,689\u00a0km2)Maricopa County013Phoenix1871Pima and Yavapai CountiesThe Maricopa (Piipaash) people. First attested in Spanish as Cocomaricopa, no origin or meaning is definitively known.4,551,5249,224\u00a0sq\u00a0mi(23,890\u00a0km2)Mohave County015Kingman1864\u2014The Mohave (Aha Makhav) people. The Mohave endonym means “along the water,” referring to the Colorado.[12]220,81613,470\u00a0sq\u00a0mi(34,887\u00a0km2)Navajo County017Holbrook1895Apache CountyThe Navajo (Din\u00e9) people. Navajo is an exonym from Tewa Navahu “big field,” referring to the San Juan River Valley108,6509,959\u00a0sq\u00a0mi(25,794\u00a0km2)Pima County019Tucson1864\u2014The Pima (Akimel O’odham) people. Pima is a Spanish exonym from the O’odham phrase pi mac “(I) don’t know,” presumably heard during initial encounters.1,057,5979,189\u00a0sq\u00a0mi(23,799\u00a0km2)Pinal County021Florence1875Maricopa and Pima countiesPinal Peak, possibly from Spanish pinal “place of pines”. Pinal Peak is now within the borders of Gila County.464,1545,374\u00a0sq\u00a0mi(13,919\u00a0km2)Santa Cruz County023Nogales1899Cochise and Pima countiesSanta Cruz River, a tributary of the Gila. A common placename, Santa Cruz means “Holy Cross” in Spanish.48,7591,238\u00a0sq\u00a0mi(3,206\u00a0km2)Yavapai County025Prescott1864\u2014The Yavapai people. The Yavap\u00e9 are one of four major Yavapai bands.246,1918,128\u00a0sq\u00a0mi(21,051\u00a0km2)Yuma County027Yuma1864\u2014Yuma is a former name of the Quechan people, derived from the O’odham exonym Yum\u012d.207,8425,519\u00a0sq\u00a0mi(14,294\u00a0km2)Excluded counties[edit]  Extinct counties[edit]Proposed counties[edit]Butte County: In 1897, James C. Goodwin, with the support of Charles T. Hayden and others, introduced a bill at the Territorial Legislature to split Maricopa County into two, with Tempe being the county seat.[13][14] There have also been proposals, introduced in 1900 and 1913, to divide Maricopa County, with Mesa as the new county’s seat.[14]Sierra Bonita County: proposed at the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature in 1885, with Willcox proposed as the county seat. The proposal died by one vote.[15]See also[edit]References[edit]^ “Find A County”. uscounties.org. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2012.^ a b Adams, Ward R. (1997). History of Arizona. Higginson Book Company. ISBN\u00a00-8328-7044-7.^ a b Kane, Joseph & Aiken, Charles (2004). The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950\u20132000. Scarecrow Press. p.\u00a0333. ISBN\u00a00-8108-5036-2. arizona county origins.^ Ariz. Rev. Stat. \u00a7 11-132(B)^ Ariz. Rev. Stat. \u00a7 11-136^ Ariz. Rev. Stat. \u00a7 11-137(H)^ “EPA County FIPS Code Listing”. EPA. Archived from the original on September 28, 2004. Retrieved April 9, 2007.^ a b c National Association of Counties. “NACo \u2013 Find a county”. Archived from the original on April 10, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2008.^ a b “Arizona QuickFacts”. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 30, 2023. (2022 Census estimate)^ “A Little Bit of Mount Graham History”. University of Arizona. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2015.^ “History of Greenlee County: Mason Greenlee”. Greenlee County Government. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2007.^ “The Name Mojave”. Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.^ Rowe, Jeremy (2011). Early Maricopa County: 1871\u20131920. Arcadia Publishing. p.\u00a039. ISBN\u00a0978-0-7385-7416-5. Retrieved November 15, 2017.^ a b Mark, Jay (January 12, 2017). “Tempe history: Tempe \u2013 Seat of Butte County”. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 15, 2017.^ McClintock, James H. (1916). Arizona, Prehistoric, Aboriginal, Pioneer, Modern: The Nation’s Youngest Commonwealth Within a Land of Ancient Culture, Volume 2. Arizona: S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p.\u00a0334. Retrieved February 17, 2017.Wikimedia ErrorOur servers are currently under maintenance or experiencing a technical problem.Please try again in a few\u00a0minutes.See the error message at the bottom of this page for more\u00a0information. 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