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Camp Verde, Arizona

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Camp Verde-Sedona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86322. It stands on Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Camp Verde quadrangle. 12,147 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,146 feet above sea level.

Camp Verde within Yavapai County

On record in Camp Verde

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 9 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 12 of 36 shown

Every surveyed structure in Yavapai County

Population over time

2 figures

Camp Verde grew from 10,873 to 12,147 between 2010 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.

YearPeople Change
201010,873
202012,147+1,274 (+12%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

8 of 9 photographs shown,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Flume Bridge No. 3, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Flume Bridge No. 3, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Irving System, Irving Powerhouse, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Irving System, Irving Powerhouse, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Sally May-Purple Mountain Siphon, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Sally May-Purple Mountain Siphon, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Irving System, Inverted Siphon, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Irving System, Inverted Siphon, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Irving System, Sandbox & Spill Gate, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Irving System, Sandbox & Spill Gate, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Flume Intake & Forebay, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Flume Intake & Forebay, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Flume Tunnel No. 3, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Flume Tunnel No. 3, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Concrete Flume, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Concrete Flume, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Yavapai County

Fires near this place

292 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 292 fires within 5 miles of Camp Verde between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,365 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 1 was 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/undetermined161
Equipment and vehicle use43
Natural23
Debris and open burning18
Smoking18
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Recreation and ceremony9
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Arson/incendiarism1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
4 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeMIDDLE VERDE
28 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
27 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
26 September 2002Naturalunder an acrePrescott National ForestVERDE
25 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
25 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePrescott National ForestGADDIS
21 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCoconino National ForestTRACTOR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yavapai County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Camp Verde: 7 producers, 6 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sodium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Camp Verde Salt MineHalite, Sodium, Gypsum-Anhydrite, ClayPast ProducerClay, Gypsum, Halite, Mirabilite
Fairview MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, MolybdenumProducer1932, 1935, 1937
Graham-Wingfield Sulfate GroundSalt, Sodium, Gypsum-AnhydriteProspect
Larson QuarryGypsum-Anhydrite, BentoniteProducerBentonite, Gypsum
Larson QuarryBentonite, Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Saline Water Well Near Camp VerdeHalite, Bromine, SodiumOccurrenceBrine, Halite
Saline Well Near Camp VerdeBromine, Halite, SodiumOccurrenceBrine
Verde River DepositDiatomite, Clay, Gypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceClay, Diatomite, Gypsum
Verde River DepositDiatomite, Clay, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, GeneralProspect
Camp Verde DepositSodium, Clay, Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Yavapai County

Storms near this place

31 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Camp Verde in 31 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2015Flash FloodCamp Verde$140,000Fifteen residents were rescued from homes in Verde Lakes Estates. Seven homes had significant flood damage. The flooding came form a tributary of West Clear Creek.
August 1997Flash FloodCamp Verde$5,000Residental outbuildings flooded when a normally dry wash overflowed. Up to a foot of water washed over several rural roads in low lying areas in and near Camp Verde.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindCamp Verde$5,000A thunderstorm caused wind damage to eastern sections of Camp Verde. One report was received from the public of a tornado, but no witnesses could be found to verify this. We concluded the damage was caused by gusty winds, but no winds speeds were recorded. Several trailers were moved off their foundations in the White Hills Trailer Park. On Hardy Lane branches broke off trees and were scattered over the road. In the Sierra Verde area an older barn lost part of its roof.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindCamp Verde$1,000A weather spotter reported down power lines due to thunderstorm outflow winds.
September 2025HailCamp Verde-Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of quarters.
July 2018HailCamp Verde-One inch diameter hail was reported in Camp Verde. The hail put holes in solar panels at the US National Forest District Office.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindCamp Verde-A trained weather spotter reported an estimated wind gust to 60 MPH.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindCamp Verde-The Verde RAWS in Camp Verde recorded a peak wind gust of 64 MPH between 1005 PM MST and 1105 PM MST. The storm also produced 0.78 inches of rain in the same time period.
August 2013Heavy RainCamp Verde-State Highway 260 was temporarily closed because there was too much water on the roadway.
July 2007HailCamp Verde-Quarter sized (1 inch in diameter) fell in Camp Verde.
July 2007HailCamp Verde-A severe thunderstorm produced 1 inch diameter hail in Camp Verde.
July 2007Flash FloodCamp Verde-One to two feet of water covered Lacy Lane in Camp Verde.
March 2005Funnel CloudCamp Verde-Several people reported seeing a funnel cloud northwest of Cottonwood in the Verde Valley.
August 2005HailCamp Verde-Quarter (1 inch diameter) to golf ball (1 3/4 inch diameter) sized hail fell in Camp Verde for up to 10 minutes.
August 2005HailCamp Verde-3/4 inch diameter hail was reported in Camp Verde.
August 2003Tornado (F0)Camp Verde-A tornado touched down five miles southeast of Camp Verde. 60 MPH wind was also reported in Camp Verde.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCamp Verde-A garage roof was blown onto power poles. The power line was damaged.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCamp Verde-Trees were blown down and a carport roof was blown off in Verde Valley.
July 2000HailCamp Verde-Storm spotter reported dime to nickel sized hail and wind gusts to 35 mph.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindCamp Verde-Yavapai County officials reported that thunderstorm wind had knocked down power lines.
July 1998HailCamp Verde-A weather spotter reported 1.25 inch diameter hail in Camp Verde.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindCamp Verde-Single thunderstorm gust to 59 kts/68 mph near Beaver Creek Country Club in Lake Montezuma.
October 1997FloodCamp Verde-Heavy thunderstorm rains flooded several roads in Camp Verde, AZ causing over a dozen traffic accidents.
July 2006Heavy RainCamp Verde-no account filed
July 2002HailCamp Verde-no account filed
July 2001HailCamp Verde-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindCamp Verde-no account filed
August 2000Funnel CloudCamp Verde-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindCamp Verde-no account filed
January 1996Thunderstorm WindCamp Verde-no account filed
July 1996HailCamp Verde-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Yavapai County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Tres Rios0.3 miles21
Fort River Caves0.5 miles21
Pioneer Acres0.6 miles21
Reddells Ranch Acres0.8 miles21
Security Acres1.0 miles21
Mesa Verde Estates1.5 miles21
Verde River Meadows One1.6 miles21
Fort Verde Estates1.6 miles21

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 Camp VerdeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q983745The 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 27213. 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.