Whetstone, Arizona

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Coordinates: 31°42′14″N, 110°20′53″W
Whetstone, Arizona
Location in Cochise County and the state of Arizona
Country	United States
State	Arizona
Counties	Cochise
Area
- City	11.8 sq mi (30.6 km²)
Population (2000)
- City	2,354
- Density	199.5/sq mi (76.9/km²)
Time zone	MST (no daylight saving time) (UTC-7)

Whetstone is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona north of Sierra Vista. The population was 2,354 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Whetstone is located at 31°42′14″N, 110°20′53″W (31.703917, -110.347996)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 30.6 km² (11.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,354 people, 904 households, and 664 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 77.0/km² (199.5/mi²). There were 1,056 housing units at an average density of 34.6/km² (89.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.03% White, 2.93% Black or African American, 1.23% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 6.50% from other races, and 4.46% from two or more races. 13.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 904 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,507, and the median income for a family was $37,656. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $25,424 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,370. About 13.4% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.3% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.