Lake Havasu City, Arizona
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Lake Havasu City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86403. It stands on Nelson Drain. The Survey maps it on the Lake Havasu City South quadrangle. 57,144 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 735 feet above sea level.
On record in Lake Havasu City
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- London Bridge, Spanning manmade channel (moved from London, UK), Lake Havasu Cityfederal building survey, 3 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresLake Havasu City grew from 52,527 to 57,144 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 52,527 | |
| 2020 | 57,144 | +4,617 (+9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1911 USGS Parker quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Whipple Mts. quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Whipple Mts quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Whipple Mts quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1970 USGS Lake Havasu City South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Parker quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Lake Havasu City South quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
1 photograph,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.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
264 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 264 fires within 5 miles of Lake Havasu City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 352 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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 | 232 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Havasu City Fire Department | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Colorado River District | CAMPBELL |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CAMPBELL |
| 8 September 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Lake Havasu City Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Desert Hills Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Havasu City Fire Department | 8005891 |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Havasu City Fire Department | 8005907 |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Havasu City Fire Department | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Lake Havasu City: 3 past producers, 3 producers, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Manganese, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Manganese Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | Psilomelane, Pyrolusite | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Golden Gate | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Mexican Or Spanish Diggings | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Aggregate | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Earth Products Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Havarin Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit 8362 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Starr Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State Pit #8374 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
22 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake Havasu City in 22 storm reports between 1995 and 2012: 14 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 lightning, 1 hail. The reports record 9 injuries. 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Havasu City | 7 hurt, $20,000 | A large window (14' by 6') was blown out at a restaurant causing minor cuts and injuries to seven people. The damaging winds also ripped off two balcony roofs from another resort building and sank a boat at a nearby dock. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Havasu City | 1 hurt, $1,000,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts of 80 -100 mph moved through the community of Golden Shores causing one million dollars in damage. Two mobile homes were destroyed and 17 other mobile homes and frame houses were unlivable. Another 117 homes received minor damage. One injury occurred when the homeowner sought shelter in a tub in the mobile homes bathroom. As the mobile home rolled the toilet was ripped from its foundation and struck the homeowner in the head causing cuts and bruises. In addition, numerous pontoon boats were either flipped over or destroyed and several windows were broken on homes and cars. The storm snapped several power lines which cut power, in turn cutting the towns water supply. |
| September 2003 | Flash Flood | Lake Havasu City | 1 hurt, $15,000 | Runoff from heavy rain caused a car to be swept off the road into a wash. One woman inside the car was rescued and taken to a local hospital with undisclosed injuries. |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Havasu City | $500,000 | A very strong thunderstorm caused damage to more than 250 homes, several extensively. Roofs were ripped off and air conditioners at three homes were blown to the ground. Winds overturned some boats with a few of them crashing into the street. Winds also knocked down powerlines. Torrential rains caused washes to run very high. |
| August 2004 | Lightning | Lake Havasu City | $100,000 | Lightning from thunderstorms over Lake Havasu City caused two house fires and ignited several palm trees. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Lake Havasu City | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Lightning | Lake Havasu City | $25,000 | Lightning struck several power lines in Lake Havasu City. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Havasu City | $20,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds downed several power lines knocking out power to several hundred residents. High winds also destroyed a large aluminum storage shed that had been in the same area for 18 years. The roof was also torn off a local business a several large pieces of equipment were also damaged on the property. |
| August 2000 | Lightning | Lake Havasu City | $20,000 | Lightning started 3 fires in Lake Havasu City, AZ causing an estimated $20,000 dollars in damage. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Havasu City | $20,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Havasu City | $15,000 | A Skywarn Spotter in Lake Havasu City reported thunderstorm winds had downed a few power lines and some trees. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Havasu City | $10,000 | Strong winds from a severe thunderstorms pushed through Lake Havasu City. Several trees were blown over, one house received roof damage and a construction trailer was overturned. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Havasu City | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree in Lake Havasu City. The tree was 71 inches in circumference at its base. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Havasu City | $2,000 | Strong wind gusts up to 63 mph blew several power lines down in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Damage was estimated at two thousand dollars. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Havasu City | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds were blamed for downing a lemon tree and tearing shingles off a roof during the early morning hours. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Havasu City | - | Numerous homes damaged, and trees and power lines blown down. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Lake Havasu City | - | Flooding also reported in Desert Hills and Mohave Valley. |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Lake Havasu City | - | A Skywarn spotter recorded 1.85 inches of rain in less than one hour on the south side of Lake Havasu City. Washes were reportedly running bank-to-bank and several roads around the city were blocked by water. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Havasu City | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Havasu City | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Havasu City | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Lake Havasu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jops Landing | 4.7 miles | 28 | |
| Desert Hills | 5.5 miles | 28 | |
| Powell | 17.7 miles | 26 | |
| Franconia | 17.9 miles | 26 | |
| Topock | 18.3 miles | 26 | |
| Larneds Landing | 18.8 miles | 21 | |
| Catfish Paradise | 20.0 miles | 26 | |
| Haviland | 23.3 miles | 16 |
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 Lake Havasu City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79435 | 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 6840. 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.









