Valentine, Arizona

Valentine is an unincorporated community in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. Valentine is located on Arizona State Route 66 (former U.S. Route 66) 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Kingman. Valentine has a ZIP Code of 86437; in 2000, the population of the 86437 ZCTA was 36.[4] The majority of Valentine is located in a geographically isolated portion of the Hualapai Reservation.[5]

Valentine, Arizona
Unincorporated community
1903 Truxton Canon Training School listed in the NRHP
Location of Valentine in Mohave County, Arizona.
Valentine, Arizona
Location of Valentine in Mohave County, Arizona.
Valentine, Arizona
Valentine, Arizona (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°23′15″N 113°39′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMohave
Area
[1]
 • Total1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2)
 • Land1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
3,802 ft (1,159 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total2,380
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
N/A
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code
86437
Area code(s)928
GNIS feature ID13160[3]

The Valentine Elementary School served the communities of Valentine, Crozier and Truxton. The school was closed in 1969, and classes were moved to Truxton.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs operated the Truxton Canyon Training School in Valentine from 1903 to 1937. The BIA continues to have an office in Valentine.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Historic structures
Historic individual structures in Valentine
  • Truxton Canon Training School-1903
  • Chief Motel-1900
  • Front view of the BIA Building (Bureau of Indian Affairs) - 1940
  • Different view of the BIA Building-1940.

See also
Part of a series of the
Cities, towns and CDPs in Arizona with lists and images of historic properties, forts, cemeteries or historic districts
Flag of Arizona
Lists of structures, etc.
Forts
Cemeteries
Historic districts
  •  Arizona portal

References
  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 18, 2017.
  2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valentine, Arizona
  4. "American FactFinder". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  5. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/tribal_tract/r1545_hualapai/DC10TT_R1545_012.pdf
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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