Bagdad, Arizona

• 3-month slash drop program begins March 1
  

  The free slash drop-off program will help residents to develop defensible space around their homes and other structures that could fuel fires, according to a press release.

• JTED registration now open
  

  Course registration for the 2010-11 school year is under way. High schools in seven local districts and Yavapai College are in partnership with Mountain Institute JTED to provide career and technical education classes.

• Prescott, surrounding areas work on recovering from huge storms
  

  As the snow and rain dissipated from this past week's massive winter storms that pounded central Yavapai County, local law enforcement agencies and fire departments further evaluated the fallout Saturday.

• Strong El Ni o storms set to hit region next week
  

  A series of three strong storm systems is set to sweep into Arizona Monday, all fueled by El Nino.

• Despite a warm and dry 2009, the snow pack looks great
  

  The year 2009 will go down in the top 10 for warmest and driest for both Phoenix and Flagstaff.

• Damage control: City, APS tackle storm's aftermath
  

  A power pole lies in the snow near the intersection of Arroyo and Canyon Drives in the Mountain Club after Monday night's storm.

• Ex-Tucson teacher sentenced in child-porn case
  

  A former Tucson Unified School District teacher has been sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison for possession of child pornography.

• Retired TUSD teacher sentenced for child porn
  

  A former TUSD teacher was sentenced Monday to 21 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography.

• Prescott man missing while scouting hunting zone on motorcycle
  

  Yavapai County sheriff's deputies and the U.S. Forest Service are searching for a missing Prescott man.

• Monsoon season is 10th-driest on record
  

  Prescott saw its 10th-driest monsoon season on record this year, and so far it's also the eighth-driest calendar year on record.

• JTED appears on tax bills for first time
  

  Property owners in seven school districts will see an additional school tax on their 2009 tax bills - Mountain Institute/JTED. The Mountain Institute is the official name of the Joint Technological Education District voters in the Bagdad, Ash Fork, Seligman, Chino Valley, Prescott, Humboldt and Mayer school districts approved in the November 2008 ...

• Lesson plans come alive at Yavapai County Education Fair
  

  Matt Hinshaw/ The Daily Courier Tami Omnahau, her daughter Destiny Savage, and their friend Samantha Self listen to Ray Star, a fifth-grade student at Granville Elementary School dressed as Sacagawae talk about the life and history of her character at the Prescott Rodeo Grounds Thursday during the Western Yavapai County Education Fair.

• Hurricane remnants increase chances for rain
  

  The remnants of Hurricane Jimena brought some extra moisture to Arizona Friday and should bring even more widespread showers to the region today.

• AZ tradition: Fight for gun rights
  

  The man with a semi-automatic rifle outside the Phoenix convention center during President Barack Obama's Aug.

City Description

Bagdad is a copper mining community and census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, in the western part of the state. It is one of only two remaining company towns in Arizona. The population was 1,578 at the 2000 census. Bagdad is located at 34°34′36″N 113°10′29″W / 34.57667°N 113.17472°W / 34.57667; -113.17472 (34.576604, -113.174832). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.9 square miles (20.4 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,578 people, 568 households, and 448 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 200.2 people per square mile (77.3/km²). There were 813 housing units at an average density of 103.1/sq mi (39.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.33% White, 1.01% Black or African American, 1.08% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 3.23% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. 18.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 568 households out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and

City Contained By:

• Arizona
• Yavapai County
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Mountain Time Zone

Size:

• 20.4609060717 km squared

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