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23-455: Bouse ( / ˈ b aʊ s / BOWSS rhymes with "house" ) is a census-designated place (CDP) and ghost town in La Paz County , Arizona , United States. Founded in 1908 as a mining camp, the economy of Bouse is now based on tourism, agriculture, and retirees. The population was 996 at the 2010 census . It was originally named Brayton after the store owner John Brayton Martin. Bouse

46-421: A CDP have no legal status and may not always correspond with the local understanding of the area or community with the same name. However, criteria established for the 2010 census require that a CDP name "be one that is recognized and used in daily communication by the residents of the community" (not "a name developed solely for planning or other purposes") and recommend that a CDP's boundaries be mapped based on

69-455: A population of at least 10,000. For the 1970 Census , the population threshold for "unincorporated places" in urbanized areas was reduced to 5,000. For the 1980 Census , the designation was changed to "census designated places" and the designation was made available for places inside urbanized areas in New England. For the 1990 Census , the population threshold for CDPs in urbanized areas

92-650: A total area of 136.2 square miles (352.8 km), all land. Camp Bouse , 20 mi (32 km) east in Butler Valley , is the former site of a World War II US Army tank training camp. Although the buildings are gone, a few foundations remain, as do some of the tank tracks from World War II. There is a Camp Bouse memorial monument in Bouse. Bouse first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village, then in Yuma County. Although it did not appear separately as

115-515: A village in 1930, the precinct it was located in, Bouse Precinct, had been contiguous with the village in 1920, and it reported a population of 427, which was majority White. Bouse's population was estimated as 100 in 1940, and also 100 in the 1960 census. It appeared again in 2000, when it was made a census-designated place (CDP), now within La Paz County. As of the census of 2010, there were 996 people, 547 households, and 303 families residing in

138-534: Is located north of the center of La Paz County at 33°56′1″N 114°0′30″W  /  33.93361°N 114.00833°W  / 33.93361; -114.00833 (33.933657, -114.008268). Arizona State Route 72 passes through the community, leading northwest 26 miles (42 km) to Parker and southeast 23 miles (37 km) to Hope . According to the United States Census Bureau , the Bouse CDP has

161-643: The 1890 Census , in which the Census mixed unincorporated places with incorporated places in its products with "town" or "village" as its label. This made it confusing to determine which of the "towns" were or were not incorporated. The 1900 through 1930 Censuses did not report data for unincorporated places. For the 1940 Census , the Census Bureau compiled a separate report of unofficial, unincorporated communities of 500 or more people. The Census Bureau officially defined this category as "unincorporated places" in

184-455: The 1950 Census and used that term through the 1970 Census. For the 1950 Census, these types of places were identified only outside " urbanized areas ". In 1960 , the Census Bureau also identified unincorporated places inside urbanized areas (except in New England , whose political geography is based on the New England town , and is distinctly different from other areas of the U.S.), but with

207-759: The Köppen Climate Classification system, Bouse has a desert climate , abbreviated "Bwh" on climate maps. The Bouse Domestic Water Improvement District provides water service to Bouse. Education is provided by the Bouse Elementary School District and the Bicentennial Union High School District . A chicken egg facility owned by Rose Acre Farms , the Lone Cactus Farm, broke ground near Bouse in July 2015 and opened

230-519: The Mexico–United States border , and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unincorporated areas within the United States are not and have not been included in any CDP. The boundaries of

253-468: The CDP. The population density was 60.9 inhabitants per square mile (23.5/km). There were 562 housing units at an average density of 55.7 per square mile (21.5/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.6% White , 0.3% Black or African American , 1.3% Native American , 0.2% Asian , 0.3% Pacific Islander , 0.8% from other races , and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.6% of

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276-439: The Census Bureau considers some towns in New England states, New Jersey and New York as well as townships in some other states as MCDs, even though they are incorporated municipalities in those states. In such states, CDPs may be defined within such towns or spanning the boundaries of multiple towns. There are a number of reasons for the CDP designation: Bouse Elementary School District Bouse School District 26

299-401: The average family size was 2.33. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 9.8% under the age of 18, 1.1% from 18 to 24, 8.5% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 51.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 65 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP

322-484: The boundaries for CDPs. The PSAP was to be offered to county and municipal planning agencies during 2008. The boundaries of such places may be defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials, but are not fixed, and do not affect the status of local government or incorporation; the territories thus defined are strictly statistical entities. CDP boundaries may change from one census to the next to reflect changes in settlement patterns. Further, as statistical entities,

345-419: The boundaries of the CDP may not correspond with local understanding of the area with the same name. Recognized communities may be divided into two or more CDPs while on the other hand, two or more communities may be combined into one CDP. A CDP may also cover the unincorporated part of a named community, where the rest lies within an incorporated place. By defining an area as a CDP, that locality then appears in

368-518: The counterparts of incorporated places , such as self-governing cities , towns , and villages , for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities , colonias located along

391-676: The following year. According to the president of the La Paz Economic Development Corporation, it is the biggest economic development project ever taken in the county. A rail spur off the Arizona and California Railroad and a grain terminal serving the farm opened in December 2018. Another egg facility broke ground near Lone Cactus Farm in May 2023. Census-designated place CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as

414-788: The geographic extent associated with inhabitants' regular use of the named place. There is no provision, however, that this name recognition be unanimous for all residents, or that all residents use the community for which the CDP is named for services provided therein. There is no mandatory correlation between CDP names or boundaries and those established for other human purposes, such as post office names or zones, political precincts, or school districts. The Census Bureau states that census-designated places are not considered incorporated places and that it includes only census-designated places in its city population list for Hawaii because that state has no incorporated cities. In addition, census city lists from 2007 included Arlington County, Virginia 's CDP in

437-543: The list with the incorporated places, but since 2010, only the Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii, representing the historic core of Honolulu, Hawaii , is shown in the city and town estimates. The Census Bureau reported data for some unincorporated places as early as the first census in 1790 (for example, Louisville, Kentucky , which was not legally incorporated in Kentucky until 1828), though usage continued to develop through

460-406: The population. There were 320 households, out of which 6.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and

483-457: The same category of census data as incorporated places. This distinguishes CDPs from other census classifications, such as minor civil divisions (MCDs), which are in a separate category. The population and demographics of the CDP are included in the data of county subdivisions containing the CDP. Generally, a CDP shall not be defined within the boundaries of what the Census Bureau regards to be an incorporated city, village or borough. However,

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506-450: Was $ 19,479, and the median income for a family was $ 27,935. Males had a median income of $ 36,250 versus $ 20,536 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 13,623. About 9.9% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 47.4% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over. This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure. According to

529-477: Was reduced to 2,500. From 1950 through 1990, the Census Bureau specified other population requirements for unincorporated places or CDPs in Alaska , Puerto Rico , island areas, and Native American reservations . Minimum population criteria for CDPs were dropped with the 2000 Census . The Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) allows designated participants to review and suggest modifications to

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