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Golden Valley, Arizona

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Kingman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86413. The Survey maps it on the Kingman NW quadrangle. 8,801 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,805 feet above sea level.

Golden Valley within Mohave County

Population over time

2 figures

Golden Valley grew from 8,370 to 8,801 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
20108,370
20208,801+431 (+5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 27 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.

Fires near this place

88 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Golden Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,579 acres in total. 4 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/undetermined59
Equipment and vehicle use20
Natural4
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism1
Debris and open burning1

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
5 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGolden Valley Fire District182161
2 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresColorado River DistrictSACRAMENTO
8 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado River District13 MILE WASH
8 August 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreColorado River DistrictCHAMPION
8 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresPhoenix District OfficeALERT
31 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado River DistrictLEGEND RANCH
30 August 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGolden Valley Fire District182106
16 August 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreColorado River DistrictEGAR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mohave County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Golden Valley: 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Beryllium. 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
AdamsGold, Silver, BerylliumPast Producer
Cerbat MountainsFeldsparOccurrenceFeldspar
Old Mint MineSilver, Lead, ZincOccurrenceArgentite, Galena
SandpitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
SandpitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Mohave County

Storms near this place

47 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Golden Valley in 47 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 33 flash flood, 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 2019Flash FloodGolden Valley1 hurt, $20,000Several swift water rescues occurred near the intersection of Aztec and Chino, and numerous roads were closed. One rescuer suffered a leg injury.
August 2014Flash FloodGolden Valley$100,000Three cars ended up in the wash off Estrella Road, and a total of 13 people were rescued from vehicles around town. At least three people had to wait on top of their cars.
September 2022Thunderstorm WindGolden Valley$30,000A communications tower was blown down.
July 2021Flash FloodGolden Valley$25,000There were at least four swift water rescues, and numerous roads were closed.
August 2019Flash FloodGolden Valley$25,000Several roads were closed in Golden Valley, some with water depths over two feet, and two swift water rescues occurred.
September 2012Flash FloodGolden Valley$20,000Several roads in the northeast part of Golden Valley, AZ were impassable with at least two feet of water flowing over them.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindGolden Valley$10,000Thunderstorm winds blew over two travel trailers in Golden Valley.
August 2013Flash FloodGolden Valley$10,000A car was stuck in a flooded wash on South Estrella Road.
August 2013Flash FloodGolden Valley$10,000Three swift water rescues occurred in Golden Valley.
August 2022Flash FloodGolden Valley$5,000Several roads in Golden Valley were closed.
November 2019Flash FloodGolden Valley$5,000Several roads were closed due to flooding.
October 2015Flash FloodGolden Valley$5,000Several roads in Golden Valley were closed due to flooding.
September 2009HailGolden Valley$5,000Golf ball size hail and high wind broke all the windows on the west side of the spotter's house, broke his weather station, and damaged his shortwave radio equipment.
September 2009Thunderstorm WindGolden Valley$5,000High wind and golf ball size hail broke all the windows on the west side of the spotter's house, broke his weather station, and damaged his shortwave radio equipment.
September 2025Flash FloodGolden Valley$4,000Multiple roads in Golden Valley were covered with water, mud, and rocks.
July 2021Flash FloodGolden Valley$4,000Water and debris flowed over Aztec Road and Bacobi Road near Shinarump Drive.
August 2022Flash FloodGolden Valley$3,000Multiple roads were closed due to flooding.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindGolden Valley$3,000Thunderstorm winds damaged a tree and an antenna and blew a shed through a fence.
August 2023Flash FloodGolden Valley$2,000Flash flooding closed North Estrella Rd from Chino Dr to West Estrella Circle and Agua Fria Dr from Milky Way Rd to North Estrella Rd.
September 2022Thunderstorm WindGolden Valley$2,000Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines.
September 2017Flash FloodGolden Valley$2,000Chino Dr and Shinarump Dr were closed due to flooding.
January 2016Flash FloodGolden Valley$2,000Portions of Teddy Roosevelt Road and Shinarump Drive were closed due to flooding.
September 2014Flash FloodGolden Valley$2,000Six inches of water flowed over Estrella Road at 0545 MST. Two swift water rescues occurred at 0800 MST.
August 2013Flash FloodGolden Valley$2,000Mud covered Highway 68 from Union Pass to Golden Valley.
September 2023Flash FloodGolden Valley$1,000Legend Ranch Rd was closed from Highway 93 to Burro Drive due to flooding.
August 2022Flash FloodGolden Valley$1,000Legend Ranch Road was closed.
August 2022Flash FloodGolden Valley$1,000Shinarump Drive was flooded.
October 2022Flash FloodGolden Valley$1,000Shinarump Dr was closed from Aztec Rd to Colorado Rd.
October 2022Flash FloodGolden Valley$1,000Chino Dr was closed from Morenci Rd to Aztec Rd.
July 2019Flash FloodGolden Valley$1,000Shinarump Drive was flooded between Palo Christy Road and South Pinon Road.
December 2019Flash FloodGolden Valley$1,000Shinarump Dr was closed from Colorado Rd to Aztec Rd due to flooding.
October 2018Flash FloodGolden Valley$1,000Aztec Road was closed from Shinarump Drive to Unkar Drive.
August 2016Flash FloodGolden Valley$1,000Two feet of water flowed over several streets on the northeast side of Golden Valley.
November 2016Flash FloodGolden Valley$1,000A swift water rescue occurred near the intersection of Egar Rd and Diabase Rd in Golden Valley.
October 2015Flash FloodGolden Valley$1,000Shinarump Drive was closed from Aztec to Estrella due to flooding.
August 2014Flash FloodGolden Valley$1,000Eight inches of water flowed over the intersection of Laguna and Jupiter.
August 2014Flash FloodGolden Valley$1,000Eight to ten inches of water flowed over Bacobi Road just south of Highway 68.
August 2013Flash FloodGolden Valley$1,000Six inches of flowing water with rocks and debris covered the intersection of Chino Dr. and Teddy Roosevelt Rd. in Golden Valley.
November 2019Thunderstorm WindGolden Valley-This gust occurred at Union Pass.
October 2015HailGolden Valley-The same storm produced an estimated gust of 70 mph.
October 2015Thunderstorm WindGolden Valley-The same storm produced hail estimated at 1.50 inches.
August 2010Flash FloodGolden Valley-Ten to eleven inches of water flowed down roadways in Golden Valley.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindGolden Valley-no account filed
August 2022HailGolden Valley-no account filed
August 2018HailGolden Valley-no account filed
August 2018Thunderstorm WindGolden Valley-no account filed
October 2010HailGolden Valley-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mohave 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
Cerbat7.1 miles32
Santa Claus7.8 miles32
McConnico8.8 miles27
Stockton9.2 miles34
Kingman9.3 miles27
Harris9.5 miles27
Hilltop10.5 miles27
Getz10.8 miles27

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 Golden ValleyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1535079The 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 1866985. 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.