White Hills, Arizona facts for kids

Quick facts for kids White Hills, Arizona
Census-designated place
White Hills Mining Camp (1898)
Location in Mohave County, Arizona
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Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Mohave
Area
• Total	51.92 sq mi (134.48 km2)
• Land	51.92 sq mi (134.48 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	2,792 ft (851 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	345
• Density	6.64/sq mi (2.57/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code	86445
Area code(s)	928
GNIS feature ID	24687
FIPS code	04-82425

White Hills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. It is 12.5 miles (20.1 km) northwest of Dolan Springs. As of the 2020 census, White Hills had a population of 345.

History

In 1892, Henry Shaffer discovered silver deposits in the area, with the help of local Native Americans. The resulting mining efforts led to the creation of the town of White Hills, which reportedly grew to a population of 1,500. The mines consisted of 27 miles (43 km) of tunnels, and a full fifteen mines were being worked within one mile (1.6 km) of the town. In 1894, the White Hills Mining Company was formed to run the operations, but they sold out in 1895 for a price of $1,500,000. The new owners, part of an English company, constructed a 40-stamp mill in the town. However, water had to be piped in from 7 miles (11 km) away, and the supply was never able to meet the mine and mill's demands. Production peaked in 1898, and soon after the mill began operating only half of the time. The town went into decline, and eventually became a ghost town.

White Hills received media attention in 2014 when Charles Vacca, a shooting instructor, was accidentally shot and killed by a 9-year-old girl at a local gun range.

In 2020, NextEra Energy began construction of a long-planned 127-turbine wind farm in the White Hills area, with initial power output expected by the end of the year. Southern California Clean Power Alliance has a 20-year power purchase agreement for 300 megawatts from the wind farm. See Wind power in Arizona.

Geography

White Hills is in northwestern Mohave County, in the Detrital Valley and at the base of the White Hills, which rise to the east. U.S. Route 93 runs through the west side of the CDP, leading southeast 42 miles (68 km) to Kingman, the Mohave county seat, and northwest 64 miles (103 km) to Las Vegas, Nevada.

Demographics

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In Spanish: White Hills (Arizona) para niños