Colorado City, Arizona

Colorado City, Arizona
Colorado City sign
Location in Mohave County, Arizona
Coordinates: 36°59′25″N 112°59′33″W / 36.99028°N 112.99250°W / 36.99028; -112.99250
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMohave
Founded1913
IncorporatedSeptember 1985
Government
  TypeCouncil–manager
Area
  Total
8.924 sq mi (23.113 km2)
  Land8.916 sq mi (23.092 km2)
  Water0.008 sq mi (0.021 km2)
Elevation
4,935 ft (1,504 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,478
  Density269.41/sq mi (107.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC–7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP Code
86021
Area code928
FIPS code04-14870
GNIS feature ID2413230
Sales tax8.6%
Websitetocc.us

Colorado City is a town in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, and is located in a region known as the Arizona Strip. The population was 2,478 at the 2020 census. At least three Mormon fundamentalist sects are said to have been based there. A majority of residents and many local officials belong to the most prominent of these sects, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, whose corporation also owned much of the land within and around the town until state intervention in the 2000s.