BlockUtting, Arizona
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Parker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85325. The Survey maps it on the Utting quadrangle. 92 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,132 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresUtting fell from 126 to 92 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 | 126 | |
| 2020 | 92 | -34 (-27%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1942 USGS Vicksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utting quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Salome quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Utting quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Utting between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. None 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/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 5 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | MCINTYRE |
| 16 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CUNNINGHAM |
| 3 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 27 November 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | LA PAZ |
| 3 January 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | LAPAZ |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Utting: 4 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
11 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Utting in 11 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 10 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Utting | $5,000 | Showers and thunderstorms persisted across central portions of La Paz County during the very early morning hours on September 24th. They continued to produce heavy rain with peak rain rates in excess of one inch per hour. The heavy rain, combined with rains from storms the previous evening, led to an episode of flash flooding that occurred between Vicksburg and Bouse, along Highway 72. According to the La Paz County Sheriffs Dispatch, at 0048MST flash flooding resulted in Highway 72 near McVay Road becoming impassable due to water in a wash rapidly flowing across the road. A Flash Flood Warning was issued the previous evening and was in effect at the time of the flooding. No accidents or injuries were reported. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Utting | $5,000 | Thunderstorms with heavy rain developed across portions of La Paz county during the late evening hours, and they affected Bouse as well as the surrounding roads such as Highway 72. Rainfall rates as shown by radar were in excess of 2 inches per hour at times. The thunderstorms and heavy rain persisted into the early morning hours on September 8th, and led to flash flooding east of Bouse. According to local law enforcement, at 0030MST on September 8th, heavy rain caused washes such as Bouse Wash to run heavily. Washes near Highway 72 southeast of Bouse were flooding and as a result, a car became stuck in high water along the highway. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Utting | - | Social media photo showed a flooded low water crossing along AZ-72, just northwest of McVay Road, with around 6-12 inches of flowing water over the road. Timing estimated from radar. No damages nor injuries were reported. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Utting | - | A video on social media showed a semi driving through a flooded low water crossing along SR 72 at Avenue 41 E with at least 6 inches of water flowing over the road. Timing was estimated from radar. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Utting | - | McVay Road, just south of SR-72, was impassable to cars due to flooding. Timing estimated from radar. No damages or injuries were reported. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Utting | - | Flooding was reported on SR-72, west of McVay Road. No damages or injuries were reported. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Utting | - | Washes were reported to be running across SR 72 and McVay Road, causing impacts to the roadways. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Utting | - | Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across portions of La Paz County during the late morning hours, and they continued into the afternoon. The stronger storms generated intense rainfall with peak rain rates in excess of 2 inches per hour. The heavy rain resulted in flash flooding which affected central portions of the county including areas around the town of Bouse. According to local county officials, at 1100MST flash flooding 9 miles southeast of Bouse forced the closure of Highway 72 between mile markers 17 and 38. A Flash Flood Warning had been issued at 1015MST and was in effect at the time of the flooding. No accidents were reported. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Utting | - | Thunderstorms developed across portions of La Paz county during the early afternoon hours, affecting the community of Bouse as well as Highway 72 between Bouse and Vicksburg. The storms produced intense rainfall with peak rain rates in excess of 2 inches. The heavy rain produced flash flooding across portions of Highway 72; at 1612MST local Fire Department and Rescue units reported that one foot of water covered Highway 72 between mileposts 26 and 30. As a result, the road was impassable and the Department of Transportation closed the highway. Fortunately, no accidents or injuries were reported due to the flash flooding. |
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Utting | - | Thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall developed across central La Paz county during the afternoon hours on September 3rd. At 415 pm, radar estimated that up to three inches of rain had fallen since 230 pm in central La Paz county, including the area from Bouse southeast to Brenda. At 455 pm, local law enforcement reported that Highway 72 was closed 3 miles southeast of Bouse, at milepost 29, due to water flowing swiftly over the road. Numerous washes in the area were also reported to be running heavily. The heavy rain and flash flooding prompted issuance of a Flash Flood Warning at 344 pm which extended through 645 pm. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utting | - | A trained weather spotter reported several power poles downed about 5 miles southeast of Bouse. The poles were downed due to strong thunderstorm outflow winds, estimated to be in excess of 50kt. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McVay | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Bush Pit | 8.7 miles | 16 | |
| Bouse | 9.0 miles | 19 | |
| Desert Wells | 9.7 miles | 16 | |
| Vicksburg | 9.7 miles | 16 | |
| Pioneer | 10.1 miles | 16 | |
| Vicksburg Junction | 10.4 miles | 16 | |
| Brenda | 11.4 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 Utting | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6158236 | 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 24669. 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.