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Place Name
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Bullhead City
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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21,951 (1990)
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Location
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Mohave County, Arizona (AZ), United States, North America
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Latitude
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35°06'N
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Longitude
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114°33'W
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Bullhead City
, city (1990 pop. 21,951), Mohave co., NW Ariz.,
30 mi/48 km W of Kingman and
20 mi/32 km N of Needles, Calif.,
4 mi/6.4 km S of Davis Dam, opposite Laughlin,
Nev.; 35°06'N 114°33'W. Elev.
675 ft/206 m. Highway crosses dam. Mfg.
(structural wood products, boatbuilding). S end of L. Mead Natl.
Recreation Area ajoins city on N; Mt. Nutt Wilderness Area to E; Fort
Mohave Indian Reservation (Ariz.-Calif.-Nev.) to S. Laughlin-Bullhead
City Airport to N. Planned retirement community, includes community of
Riveira 3 mi/4.8 km to SW. First developed in
1970s; doubled pop. in 1980s.
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