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68th BEST FISHING-RETIREMENT LOCATION, KINGMAN, AZ
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68: Kingman, AZ Kingman (Huwaalyapay
Nyava in Mojave) is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United
States. The city is the county seat of Mohave
County. According to 2006
Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 27,271. The nearby
communities of Golden Valley and
Butler bring the Kingman
area's total population to around 40,000. The city is a flag stop for twice daily
Amtrak service
(once eastbound and once westbound). Lt. Edward
Fitzgerald Beale, a Naval officer in the service of the
U.S. Army Topographical Corps, was ordered by the War Department to build a
government-funded wagon road across the 35th Parallel. His secondary orders were
to test the feasibility of the use of camels as pack animals in the southwestern
desert. Beale traveled through the present day Kingman in 1857 surveying the
road and in 1859 to build the road. The road became part of U.S. Route 66 and Interstate
40. On July 5, 1973, Kingman was the site of a catastrophic
BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion)
which killed 11 firefighters. The explosion occurred following a
fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank. This
explosion has become a classic incident studied in fire department training
programs worldwide. A detailed account, including some spectacular photographs,
of the explosion and its aftermath can be found in the History of
Kingman Regional Medical Center (scroll down to
July 5, 1973). State Fish: Arizona trout Click this link for
pictures and more information. Types of Fish: http://www.azgfd.gov/h_f/sport_fish.shtml State Fish & Game Website:
(Licensing requirements & Etc) Fishing Information
Links: Fishing Information
Links: http://www.go-arizona.com/Flagstaff/Fishing/ http://www.go-arizona.com/Kingman/Fishing/ http://www.south-of-flagstaff-arizona.com/arizona-fishing.html Income & Housing Costs
Numbers: Estimated median household income in 2006: $39,000 (it was $34,086 in 2000)
Geographic: Land area: 30.0 square miles.
In-Depth Facts and Figures
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Discussion Forums For the above information and photos, click this
link: http://www.city-data.com/city/Kingman-Arizona.html Total Tax Burden--Data for Calculation http://www.retirementliving.com/RLstate1.html#ARIZONA Cost of
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