Black Canyon City, Arizona

• Valley freeway crashes give weekend bad start
  

  Car crashes on Interstate 17 and the Loop 202 on Friday afternoon backed up traffic for commuters and Labor Day travelers.

• Board Authorizes Fourteen Projects out of the Off-Highway Recreation Fund
  

  In 2008 the Arizona Legislature authorized a new Off-Highway Vehicle "Sticker Fund" which started producing revenues in January of 2009.

• BLM outlines future plans for Black Canyon Trail
  

  BBNPhoto/Diana Baker By Diana Baker Big Bug News The Bureau of Land Management representatives displayed maps of the Black Canyon National Recreation Trail route and conducted an open house at the Cordes Lakes Community Center on Aug.

• McCain in Prescott, Black Canyon City today
  

  The Daily Courier U.S. Sen. John McCain will campaign in Prescott and Black Canyon City today, just three days before the state's primary election.

• Mayer JP plans his next career
  

  File Photo/Heidi Dahms Foster The man who will hand over his Mayer Justice Court position in January 2011 to his successor leaves his post of 20 years with a mix of pride, humility and big plans for the future.

• Storms Barrage the East, North Valley
  

  Some parts of the valley got hit with rain, dust, wind and lightning Tuesday night, and it's still coming down in some areas.

• 3 arrested for burglaries in Crown King, Black Canyon City; 1 on the loose
  

  Authorities have arrested three suspects in a string of burglaries from homes in Crown King and Black Canyon City.

City Description

Black Canyon City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 2,697 at the 2000 census. Black Canyon City is located at 34°4′11″N 112°8′22″W / 34.06972°N 112.13944°W / 34.06972; -112.13944 (34.069719, -112.139466), at an elevation of 1,975 feet (602 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.0 square miles (51.7 km²), all of it land. Black Canyon City is located in southern Yavapai County and is approximately 47 miles north of Phoenix. Included in the southern part of Black Canyon City is the community of Rock Springs. It is served by Interstate 17 which bisects the City. I-17 is the main north-south freeway between Phoenix and Flagstaff. The Agua Fria river runs right through the center of Black Canyon City and the river empties into Lake Pleasant to the southwest. Black Canyon City is becoming a bedroom exurb of Phoenix with the continued rapid growth of Phoenix northward. The assessed value of Black Canyon City property more than doubled between 2000 and 2007. Black Canyon City has been known by several names in the past, including Goddard, Canon, and Black Canyon. It was a stage stop

City Contained By:

• Arizona
• Yavapai County
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Mountain Time Zone

Size:

• 51.7997622067 km squared

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