Bouse, Arizona

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Coordinates: 33°56′1″N, 114°0′30″W
Bouse, Arizona
Location in La Paz County and the state of Arizona
Country	United States
State	Arizona
Counties	La Paz
Area
- City	10.1 sq mi (26.1 km²)
Population (2000)
- City	615
- Density	60.9/sq mi (23.6/km²)
Time zone	MST (no daylight saving time) (UTC-7)

Bouse is a census-designated place (CDP) in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 615 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Bouse is located at 33°56′1″N, 114°0′30″W (33.933657, -114.008268)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 26.1 km² (10.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 615 people, 320 households, and 207 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 23.5/km² (60.9/mi²). There were 562 housing units at an average density of 21.5/km² (55.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.61% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.33% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. 4.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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 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 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.