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43-586: Prescott Valley is a town located in Yavapai County , Arizona , United States, approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Prescott . According to the 2020 United States Census, Prescott Valley has a population of 46,785 residents. Prescott Valley's Fitzmaurice Ruins contain artifacts from the early Mountain Patayan people who inhabited the area some 1,400 years ago. The Walker Party discovered gold along Lynx Creek in 1863. The Lynx Creek placers went on to produce

86-458: A tropical savanna climate or a humid subtropical climate . These climates tend to have hot, or sometimes extremely hot, summers and warm to cool winters, with some to minimal precipitation. Hot semi-arid climates are most commonly found around the fringes of subtropical deserts. Hot semi-arid climates are most commonly found in Africa , Australia , and South Asia . In Australia, a large portion of

129-545: A 27,440-acre (11,105 ha) protected area home to at least 150 species of birds and featuring one of the Arizona desert's few undammed perennial streams. As of the census of 2010, there were 211,033 people, 90,903 households, and 57,597 families living in the county. The population density was 26.0 inhabitants per square mile (10.0 inhabitants/km ). There were 110,432 housing units at an average density of 13.6 units per square mile (5.3 units/km ). The racial makeup of

172-434: A female householder with no husband present, 36.6% were non-families, and 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age was 49.2 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 43,290 and the median income for a family was $ 53,499. Males had a median income of $ 40,854 versus $ 31,705 for females. The per capita income for

215-472: A female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.79. In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

258-434: A location has a semi-arid climate, the precipitation threshold must first be determined. The method used to find the precipitation threshold (in millimeters): If the area's annual precipitation in millimeters is less than the threshold but more than half or 50% the threshold, it is classified as a BS (steppe, semi-desert, or semi-arid climate). Furthermore, to delineate hot semi-arid climates from cold semi-arid climates,

301-409: A mean annual temperature of 18 °C (64.4 °F) is used as an isotherm. A location with a BS -type climate is classified as hot semi-arid ( BSh ) if its mean temperature is above this isotherm, and cold semi-arid ( BSk ) if not. Hot semi-arid climates (type "BSh") tend to be located from the high teens to mid-30s latitudes of the tropics and subtropics , typically in proximity to regions with

344-710: A minor league basketball team in the NBA G League , played in the Findlay Toyota Center from 2016 to 2020. The Arizona Sundogs minor professional ice hockey team called Prescott Valley its home from 2006 to 2014. The team won the Central Hockey League championship in 2008. The Arizona Adrenaline indoor football team also played two seasons in the Tim's Toyota Center (now the Findlay Toyota Center.) A new team,

387-436: A recorded 29,000 troy ounces (900 kg) of gold. Estimates of actual production range up to 80,000 troy ounces (2,500 kg), which would be worth about $ 138 million at 2020 prices. Prescott Valley, formerly known as Lonesome Valley, was settled by ranchers in the 1880s, raising beef to supply the miners and new settlers. The Fain family, pioneer ranchers, still ranch in the valley. Thomas Gibson Barlow-Massicks arrived in

430-518: A shared ride, on-demand service. Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai County ( / ˈ j æ v ə ˌ p aɪ ˌ / YA -və-pye ) is a county near the center of the U.S. state of Arizona . As of the 2020 census , its population was 236,209, making it the fourth-most populous county in Arizona. The county seat is Prescott . Yavapai County comprises the Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as

473-646: Is a four lane limited access freeway that links Arizona State Route 89A and Arizona State Route 69 in the east. In 2006 the town of Prescott Valley proposed the Great western Corridor from Arizona State Route 89A to Outer Loop road in Chino Valley, Arizona. Created in 2022, the YavaLine Regional Transit System (“YAV”) is the first-ever transit service in the Prescott Valley area. The YAV is starting with

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516-469: Is given by the Köppen climate classification , which treats steppe climates ( BSh and BSk ) as intermediates between desert climates (BW) and humid climates (A, C, D) in ecological characteristics and agricultural potential. Semi-arid climates tend to support short, thorny or scrubby vegetation and are usually dominated by either grasses or shrubs as they usually cannot support forests. To determine if

559-582: Is home to Arcosanti , a prototype arcology , developed by Paolo Soleri , and under construction since 1970. Arcosanti is just north of Cordes Junction, Arizona . Out of Africa Wildlife Park is a private zoo. The park moved to the Camp Verde area from the East Valley in 2005. Approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the town of Bagdad lies the Upper Burro Creek Wilderness Area ,

602-508: Is land and 4.4 square miles (11 km ) (0.05%) is water. It has about 93% of the area of the U.S. state of New Jersey . It is larger than three U.S. states (Rhode Island, Delaware and Connecticut) and the District of Columbia combined. The county's topography makes a dramatic transition from the lower Sonoran Desert to the south to the heights of the Coconino Plateau to the north, and

645-417: Is located in central Arizona approximately 85 miles (137 km) north of Phoenix at 5,100 feet (1,600 m). elevation. PV has good access to Arizona State Route 89 , SR-89A and SR-69 , connecting to Interstates 17 and 40 . Air service is available at Ernest A. Love Field , approximately 8 miles (13 km) northwest. One of PV's landmarks, Glassford Hill (elevation 6,177 feet (1,883 m))

688-724: The ABC Islands , the rain shadows of Hispaniola 's mountain ranges in the Dominican Republic and Haiti , parts of the Southwestern United States including California's Central Valley , and sections of South America such as the sertão , the Gran Chaco , and the poleward side of the arid deserts, where they typically feature a Mediterranean precipitation pattern, with generally rainless summers and wetter winters. They are also found in few areas of Europe surrounding

731-520: The Bureau of Land Management . Some of these extend into neighboring counties (as indicated below): There are numerous flora and fauna species within Yavapai County. For example, a number of plants within the genus Ephedra and Coreopsis are found in the county. Yavapai County is also the location of several groves of the near-threatened California Fan Palm , Washingtonia filifera . Yavapai County

774-549: The Köppen climate classification , Prescott Valley has a cold semi arid climate (abbreviated BSk ). Prescott was the location of Arizona's first Elks Lodge ( BPOE ). In December 1895 a group of enterprising businessmen in Prescott, sturdy products of the early west, chartered the original petition for a dispensation and later established the Prescott Elks Lodge #330 . "Mother Lodge of Arizona" The Prescott Elks Opera House

817-586: The Mediterranean Basin . In Europe, BSh climates are predominantly found in southeastern Spain . It can also be found primarily in parts of south Greece but also in marginal areas of Thessaloniki and Chalkidiki in north Greece , most of Formentera , marginal areas of Ibiza and marginal areas of Italy in Sicily , Sardinia and Lampedusa . Cold semi-arid climates (type "BSk") tend to be located in elevated portions of temperate zones generally from

860-588: The Mogollon Rim to the east. The highest point above sea level (MSL) in Yavapai County is Mount Union at an elevation of 7,979 ft (2,432 m) and the lowest is Agua Fria River drainage, now under Lake Pleasant. There are nineteen official wilderness areas in Yavapai County that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System . Fourteen of these are integral parts of National Forests listed above, whereas five are managed by

903-657: The Northern Arizona Wranglers of the Indoor Football League , began play in 2021 and won the league's National Championship in 2022. Prescott Valley's Mountain Valley Splash is an outdoor community pool that seasonally offers children's swim lessons, water aerobics, school swim team practices, and recreational swim. The pool features a splash pad, fountains and a water slide. Prescott Valley has over 300 acres of community parks and trails that are open to

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946-518: The Outback surrounding the central desert regions lies within the hot semi-arid climate region. In South Asia, both India and parts of Pakistan experience the seasonal effects of monsoons and feature short but well-defined wet seasons , but are not sufficiently wet overall to qualify as either a tropical savanna or a humid subtropical climate. Hot semi-arid climates can be also found in parts of North America , such as most of northern Mexico ,

989-519: The per capita income for the town was $ 30,686. About 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line . Prescott Valley's economy consists of industrial, manufacturing, retail and service businesses. Many retirees live there due to relatively inexpensive housing and the mild climate. According to the Prescott Valley Economic Development Foundation, the top employers in the town as of April 2022 are: According to

1032-630: The poverty line , including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. Yavapai County is defined as the Prescott Metropolitan Statistical Area by the United States Census Bureau . Yavapai has historically been the most Republican county in Arizona, though it has become rivalled by Graham and exceeded by Mohave since the turn of the century. No Democratic presidential nominee has won Yavapai County since Harry S. Truman in 1948, and even when

1075-614: The age of 37. In the 1930s, there was a gold dredging operation, the Doodle Bug Diggings, farther east in Lynx Creek Canyon. In the mid-1960s, Prescott Valley Incorporated, a real-estate company from Phoenix, purchased land in an area 10 miles east of Prescott known as Lonesome Valley. In 1966, representatives from Prescott Valley Inc. began traveling to the Midwest to sell home lots. By 1978, more than 1,500 residents were living in

1118-574: The area in the early 1890s and built the historic "castle" that still stands in Fain Park. Massicks had a hydraulic gold mining operation in Lynx Creek Canyon and built the company mining camp of Massicks, Arizona just east of his Victorian home, the castle. The fireplace with chimney just inside the castle's fence is all that remains of the Massicks store. Massicks accidentally shot himself and died in April 1899 at

1161-479: The county did go Democratic in the Truman and Roosevelt eras, it typically did so by a smaller margin than any other county in the state. The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Yavapai County. † county seat School districts include: Unified: Secondary: Elementary: Former school districts: Semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climates A more precise definition

1204-509: The county was $ 25,527. About 8.8% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 20.1% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2000, there were 167,517 people, 70,171 households, and 46,733 families living in the county. The population density was 21 inhabitants per square mile (8.1 inhabitants/km ). There were 81,730 housing units at an average density of 10 units per square mile (3.9 units/km ). The racial makeup of

1247-414: The county was 89.3% white, 1.7% American Indian, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 4.9% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 13.6% of the population. The largest ancestry groups were: Of the 90,903 households, 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 9.0% had

1290-407: The county was 91.9% White , 0.4% Black or African American , 1.6% Native American , 0.5% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 3.6% from other races , and 2.0% from two or more races. 9.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 70,171 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 8.1% had

1333-544: The following: There are three main thoroughfares in and around Prescott Valley which include Arizona State Route 89A , Arizona State Route 69 and Fain Road. Arizona State Route 89A is a four lane divided highway that connects Prescott Valley to northern Prescott and Ernest A. Love Field Airport to the west and to the east Jerome , Cottonwood and Sedona . Arizona State Route 69 is a six lane roadway that connects Prescott Valley to downtown Prescott and Interstate 17 . Fain Road

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1376-806: The ground in 1940. Henry Lovell Brooks (1912–2006), an educator and organist for the First Congregational Church in Prescott, helped build the Chapel of the Valley and donated the windows and a 1877 Estey Reed Pipe Organ . Fain Park was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, as part of the Lynx Creek District, on August 31, 1978, reference # 78000571. Fain Park is located at south of Arizona State Route 69 and east of Stoneridge Drive. Pictured are

1419-525: The mid-30s to low 50s latitudes, typically bordering a humid continental climate or a Mediterranean climate . They are also typically found in continental interiors some distance from large bodies of water. Cold semi-arid climates usually feature warm to hot dry summers, though their summers are typically not quite as hot as those of hot semi-arid climates. Unlike hot semi-arid climates, areas with cold semi-arid climates tend to have cold and possibly freezing winters. These areas usually see some snowfall during

1462-546: The northern portions of Peoria and Wickenburg , the balance of which are in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area . Yavapai County was one of the four original Arizona counties created by the 1st Arizona Territorial Legislature . The county territory was defined as being east of longitude 113° 20' and north of the Gila River . Soon thereafter, the counties of Apache , Coconino , Maricopa , and Navajo were carved from

1505-601: The original Yavapai County. Yavapai County's present boundaries were established in 1891. The county is named after the Yavapai people , who were the principal inhabitants at the time the United States annexed the area. County level law enforcement services have been provided by Yavapai County Sheriff's Office since 1864. According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 8,128 square miles (21,050 km ), of which 8,123 square miles (21,040 km )

1548-598: The park is the Victorian British Manor known as “The Castle”. The structure was built in 1891, by English entrepreneur Thomas Gibson Barlow-Massicks. Barlow-Massicks established a gold mining operation and some of the equipment which he used is on display there. The Chapel of the Valley opened in 2002. The stained glass windows of the chapel, made in 1906 in Germany, once belonged to the Mercy Hospital which burned to

1591-456: The public. Parks range from athletic fields to playgrounds, walking paths, and waterways. The trails offer a variety of terrain and views depending on time of year/seasons. The Fain family, who were one of the original pioneer families to settle in Prescott Valley, donated the land in which Fain Park is located to the citizens of Prescott Valley. The Fain Lake is located within the park. Also located in

1634-461: The town. The racial makeup of the town was 78.7% non-Hispanic White , 0.9% Black or African American , 1.3% American Indian , 1.6% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander and 10.4% from two or more races. 19.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of 2020, there were 19,357 households and the average household size was 2.37. The median income for a household in the Town was $ 60,033 and

1677-449: The unincorporated area now known as Prescott Valley. In 1978, 80 percent of the voters of Prescott Valley voted for incorporation as a town. The town celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2018. In 1985, Prescott Valley got its first licensed radio station. The station was the first solar powered FM station in the United States. Today, Arizona's Hometown Radio Group has grown to seven stations throughout Arizona. Prescott Valley (locally, PV )

1720-796: The winter, though snowfall is much lower than at locations at similar latitudes with more humid climates. Areas featuring cold semi-arid climates tend to have higher elevations than areas with hot semi-arid climates, and tend to feature major temperature swings between day and night, sometimes by as much as 20 °C (36 °F) or more. These large diurnal temperature variations are seldom seen in hot semi-arid climates. Cold semi-arid climates at higher latitudes tend to have dry winters and wetter summers, while cold semi-arid climates at lower latitudes tend to have precipitation patterns more akin to Mediterranean climates , with dry summers, relatively wet winters, and even wetter springs and autumns. Cold semi-arid climates are most commonly found in central Asia and

1763-410: Was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 34,901, and the median income for a family was $ 40,910. Males had a median income of $ 30,738 versus $ 22,114 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 19,727. About 7.9% of families and 11.9% of the population were below

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1806-408: Was an active volcano between 10 and 14 million years ago. Colonel William A. Glassford traveled the area in the 1880s and helped build a system of 27 heliograph stations to monitor the movements of Apache Indians, U.S. military troops and civilians. Glassford Hill was a part of that early communications system. According to 2020 census , there were 46,785 people and 21,276 households residing in

1849-625: Was built by the lodge in 1905. The Prescott Elks Lodge is now located in Prescott Valley and has served the community for more than 116 years. Prescott Valley is located within 10 minutes of the Prescott National Forest , with lakes, fishing, hiking and camping. The Entertainment District is located downtown and offers a variety of restaurants, a 6,000-seat events center, a multi-screen movie theater, and retail shops. There are 27 parks. Fain Park preserves remnants of early 20th century gold mining along Lynx Creek. The Northern Arizona Suns ,

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