Dateland, Arizona facts for kids
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Dateland, Arizona
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Rows of date palms behind the Dateland Travel Center.
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Location of Dateland in Yuma County, Arizona.
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 Dateland, Arizona
Location in Arizona
Dateland, Arizona
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Yuma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.95 sq mi (56.86 km2) |
| • Land | 21.95 sq mi (56.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 257 |
| • Density | 11.71/sq mi (4.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| ZIP codes |
85333
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| FIPS code | 04-18160 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2582769 |
Dateland is both a CDP and a populated place in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is in an area well known for date palm dates.
Dateland has the ZIP Code of 85333; in 2000, the population of the 85333 ZCTA was 852.
The community is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Dateland Food Court is home to the self-proclaimed "World Famous Date Shakes."
History
Dateland began as a road stop in the 1920s. During World War II, Dateland was home to Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field. After the closure of the airfield, the land was subdivided in the 1970s. The developers of one subdivision on the former airfield, El Camino Del Sol, were convicted of fraud in 1977.
Climate
This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Dateland has a mild desert climate, abbreviated "Bwh" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Dateland | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 88 (31) |
94 (34) |
100 (38) |
106 (41) |
115 (46) |
120 (49) |
122 (50) |
120 (49) |
114 (46) |
108 (42) |
99 (37) |
89 (32) |
122 (50) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 69 (21) |
73 (23) |
79 (26) |
86 (30) |
95 (35) |
103 (39) |
106 (41) |
105 (41) |
101 (38) |
89 (32) |
78 (26) |
68 (20) |
88 (31) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 55 (13) |
58 (14) |
63 (17) |
69 (21) |
77 (25) |
85 (29) |
91 (33) |
91 (33) |
85 (29) |
73 (23) |
62 (17) |
54 (12) |
72 (22) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 41 (5) |
43 (6) |
47 (8) |
52 (11) |
58 (14) |
66 (19) |
75 (24) |
76 (24) |
69 (21) |
57 (14) |
46 (8) |
39 (4) |
56 (13) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 22 (−6) |
25 (−4) |
30 (−1) |
32 (0) |
36 (2) |
49 (9) |
54 (12) |
55 (13) |
49 (9) |
35 (2) |
25 (−4) |
17 (−8) |
17 (−8) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.7 (18) |
0.5 (13) |
0.4 (10) |
0.2 (5.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.4 (10) |
0.6 (15) |
0.5 (13) |
0.4 (10) |
0.4 (10) |
0.7 (18) |
4.8 (122.1) |
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 257 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Infrastructure
Utilities
Dateland is served by the following utilities:
- Arizona Public Service – electric
- Arizona Telephone Co. (a subsidiary of TDS Telecom) – telephone
- Dateland Public Service Co. (a tax-exempt utility) – water
See also
In Spanish: Dateland (Arizona) para niños
