Black Canyon City, Arizona
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Congress census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85324. It stands on Black Canyon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Black Canyon City quadrangle. 2,677 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,001 feet above sea level.
On record in Black Canyon City
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Copper Creek Guard Stationlisted 1993
Population over time
3 figuresBlack Canyon City fell from 2,697 to 2,677 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,697 | |
| 2010 | 2,837 | +140 (+5%) |
| 2020 | 2,677 | -160 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 28 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1887 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1903 USGS Bradshaw Mountains quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Bumblebee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Bumblebee quadrangle1:63360
- 1950 USGS Bumblebee quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Black Canyon City quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Bradshaw Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
202 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 202 fires within 5 miles of Black Canyon City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,549 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 110 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 55 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | SOAP |
| 4 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | ROCK |
| 30 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Phoenix District Office | MAGGIE |
| 30 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | BEE |
| 30 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 27 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | MINE |
| 26 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | MOORE GULCH |
| 25 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Phoenix District Office | KINGS TWO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Black Canyon City: 15 prospects, 8 past producers, 6 unknowns, 4 occurrences. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Mica, Gold, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F and M Claims | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kay | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1910 | |
| Kay Copper Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1910, 1966 | |
| Maggie | Gold, Silver, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Mica Mule | Gold, Mica | Past Producer | Muscovite | |
| Miller 1 and 2 | Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Renfro Antimony Prospect | Antimony | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Sepiolite Occurrence | Clay, Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| White Shale 1-8 | Stone | Unknown |
Storms near this place
15 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Black Canyon City in 15 storm reports between 1996 and 2013: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 heavy rain, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black Canyon City | 1 hurt | Four house trailers were pushed off their foundations and one was overturnedin the Black Canyon City area. One person was injured. There were also several traffic accidents reported on nearby I-17. |
| January 2013 | Heavy Rain | Black Canyon City | - | Heavy rain fell across Yavapai County. Some of the rainfall amounts (in inches) include: Crown King 3.60, Humbug Creek 3.23, Sedona Airport 2.77, Sunset Point 2.48, 5 miles northwest of Prescott 2.24, Cottonwood/Tuzigoot 1.36, and Prescott Airport 1.82. |
| December 2007 | Heavy Rain | Black Canyon City | - | Heavy rain fell across Yavapai County through the day. Some rainfall amounts include: Prescott Airport 0.65, Cherry RAWS 1.58, Crown King RAWS 3.78, Sunset Point RAWS 2.25, and Humbug Creek RAWS 1.47. One home flooded in Crown King and a motor home was washed down Agua Fria River after the driver tried to cross the swollen river. Oak Creek flooded an RV park in Page Springs and trapped a woman in her RV. Verde Valley Fire Department safely preformed a swift water rescue. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black Canyon City | - | A thunderstorm with wind gusts between 55 and 60 MPH hit Black Canyon City. The thunderstorm knocked down a power pole. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black Canyon City | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts to 60 MPH (estimated) in Black Canyon City. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black Canyon City | - | Thunderstorms winds estimated at 50 to 60 MPH blew down power lines in Black Canyon City. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Black Canyon City | - | One inch diameter hail fell in Black Canyon City. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Black Canyon City | - | Baseball sized (2 3/4 inch diameter) hail was reported at Sunset Point Rest area 10 miles north of Black Canyon City. Hail caused damage to cars. |
| August 2000 | Flash Flood | Black Canyon City | - | A severe thunderstorm produce a flash flood in Agua Fria Wash and Squaw Creek down stream from Black Canyon City all the way to Lake Pleasant. |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Black Canyon City | - | The Yavapai County Emergency Services Manager reported that Black Canyon Creek was out of its banks and flooding low lying portions of Black Canyon City, including Marin Avenue. Doppler radar estimated 2.5 inches of rain fell in a one hour period across the upper basin area of Black Canyon Creek. |
| February 2005 | Heavy Rain | Black Canyon City | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Black Canyon City | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black Canyon City | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Black Canyon City | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Flood | Black Canyon City | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs | 1.5 miles | 28 | |
| Gillette | 3.6 miles | 28 | |
| Tip Top (historical) | 5.3 miles | 28 | |
| Packer | 6.6 miles | 31 | |
| South Fort | 8.1 miles | 31 | |
| East Fort | 8.5 miles | 31 | |
| Columbia | 8.8 miles | 31 | |
| Bumble Bee | 9.0 miles | 31 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Black Canyon City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q880153 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 26377. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.













