Bluewater, Arizona

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Coordinates: 34°10′1″N, 114°16′18″W
Bluewater, Arizona
Location in La Paz County and the state of Arizona
Country	United States
State	Arizona
Counties	La Paz
Area
- City	2.4 sq mi (6.1 km²)
- Land	2.1 sq mi (5.3 km²)
- Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
Population (2000)
- City	730
- Density	304.2/sq mi (119.7/km²)
Time zone	MST (no daylight saving time) (UTC-7)

Bluewater is a census-designated place (CDP) in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 730 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Bluewater is located at 34°10′1″N, 114°16′18″W (34.166976, -114.271589)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.4 mi²). 5.3 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (13.14%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 730 people, 337 households, and 221 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 136.8/km² (355.2/mi²). There were 537 housing units at an average density of 100.6/km² (261.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.10% White, 8.22% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 5.48% from other races, and 4.79% from two or more races. 15.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 337 households out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.62.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 19.3% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 33.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,600, and the median income for a family was $31,339. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,525. About 7.0% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.