Oatman
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census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Mohave
- Named after
- Olive Oatman
- Total
- 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km )
- Land
- 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 2,723 ft (830 m)
- Density
- 531.2/sq mi (205.08/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-7 (MST (no DST))
- Fips code
- 04-50620
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Encyclopedic overview
Oatman is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Black Mountains of Mohave County, Arizona, United States, at an elevation of 2,710 feet (830 m). In 1915, it began as a small mining camp when two prospectors struck US$10 million (equivalent to $181 million in 2025) in gold, though the vicinity had already been settled for several years. Oatman's population grew to more than 3,500 in one year. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 102.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oatman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.