BlockWellton, Arizona
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Wellton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85356. It stands on Coyote Wash. The Survey maps it on the Wellton quadrangle. 2,375 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 246 feet above sea level.
On record in Wellton
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 12 of 30 shown
- Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Approximately 125 square miles adjacent to the Gila River, Welltonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 1 (House), 30601 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Welltonfederal building survey, 18 photographs
- Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 10 A-B (Duplex), 30691 & 30693 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Welltonfederal building survey, 3 photographs
- Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 12 A-B (Duplex), 30692 & 30694 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Welltonfederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 13 (House), 30682 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Welltonfederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 14 A-B (Duplex), 30672 & 30674 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Welltonfederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 15 (House), 30662 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Welltonfederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 16 A-B (Duplex), 30652 & 30654 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Welltonfederal building survey, 5 photographs
- Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 17 (House), 30642 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Welltonfederal building survey, 4 photographs
- Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 18 (House), 30632 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Welltonfederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 19 (House), 30622Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Welltonfederal building survey, 6 photographs
- Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 2 (House), 30611 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Welltonfederal building survey, 9 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresWellton fell from 2,882 to 2,375 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 | 2,882 | |
| 2020 | 2,375 | -507 (-18%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1926 USGS Wellton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1929 USGS Wellton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Yuma quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Wellton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Yuma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
6 photographs,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
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Wellton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 267 acres in total. 1 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 | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Colorado River District | WELLTON |
| 7 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.3 acres | Colorado River District | LIGURTA |
| 5 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Central District | ASHER |
| 2 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Central District | BUTTERFIELD |
| 2 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River District | ADOT ASST |
| 10 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | WELLTON |
| 1 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colorado River District | AVE 25 E |
| 7 June 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado River District | MULLET |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wellton: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Zeolites. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muggins Mountains | Zeolites | Occurrence | Clinoptilolite | |
| Old Soak | Copper, Gold | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
19 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wellton in 19 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellton | $70,000 | Thunderstorms developed to the east of Yuma, and close to the town of Wellton, during the afternoon hours on August 3rd. Some of the stronger storms produced gusty and damaging microburst winds. According to local law enforcement, at 1615MST, 5 power poles were blown down about 5 miles to the west of Wellton and just north of Interstate 8. At the same time, a trained spotter reported several power poles down slightly further to the west, about 4 miles to the east of the town of Ligurta. The poles were located along Avenue 24. The microburst wind gusts that downed the poles were estimated to be as high as 70 mph. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellton | $50,000 | A thunderstorm-induced microburst destroyed two trailers, blew down eight power poles and a large tree, and flattened an alfalfa field. Power to the Wellton-Mohawk Valley was out for about six hours. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellton | $20,000 | Several power poles were downed due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellton | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds took down about ten power poles and blew the roof off a mobile home. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellton | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorms developed across the southwest deserts during the afternoon hours on August 19th, and the stronger storms generated gusty and damaging outflow winds that impacted the town of Wellton on the Interstate 8 corridor east of Yuma. At 1600MST, local law enforcement reported that multiple power lines were down in the town of Wellton, and a power outage resulted due to the downed lines. No injuries were reported. Peak wind gusts were estimated to be at least as high as 60 mph. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellton | $3,000 | Power lines down along Avenue 29 E at County 9th Street, County 13th Street, and County 14 Street. Timing estimated from radar. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Wellton | - | County 11th Street between Avenue 28 E and Avenue 27 E was closed due to flooding. Timing estimated from radar. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Wellton | - | Mountain View Avenue between Dome Street and Avenue 29 E closed due to flooding. Timing estimated from radar. |
| September 2025 | Flood | Wellton | - | County 8th St at the Gila River crossing closed. Start and end times of the flooding estimated based on the downstream USGS gauge going above and then below action stage. No damages or injuries reported. |
| September 2025 | Flood | Wellton | - | Avenue 29E at the Gila River crossing closed. Start and end times of the flooding estimated based on the downstream USGS gauge going above and then below action stage. No damages or injuries reported. |
| September 2025 | Flood | Wellton | - | Avenue 27E at the Gila River crossing closed. Start and end times of the flooding estimated based on the downstream USGS gauge going above and then below action stage. No damages or injuries reported. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Wellton | - | Strong thunderstorms near Wellton produced quarter sized hail, as reported by Channel 13 in Yuma. |
| July 2009 | Heavy Rain | Wellton | - | Local flooding reported in Wellton. The heavy rain along Interstate 8 near Araby Road may have contributed to a two-vehicle collision. |
| February 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellton | - | Three power poles down due to winds and rain. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellton | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts blew down several electric power poles and uprooted many small trees. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellton | - | Power poles down. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellton | - | Winds overturned a fifth wheel trailer and blew down power poles. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Wellton | - | Streets flooded after 1.23 inches of rain fell in about an hour. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellton | - | Several downed power poles. |
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.
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 Wellton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q998972 | 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 13463. 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.