Walker, Arizona

Populated place in Arizona, United States

34°27′21″N 112°22′42″W / 34.45583°N 112.37833°W / 34.45583; -112.37833CountryUnited StatesStateArizonaCountyYavapaiElevation

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6,289 ft (1,917 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)Area code928FIPS code04-80710GNIS feature ID35817

Walker is a populated place situated in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.^[2] It has an estimated elevation of 6,289 feet (1,917 m) above sea level.^[1]

History

The settlement was named after 19th-century mountain man Joseph R. Walker.

Walker's population was 200 in 1890,^[3] and 39 in 1920.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Feature Detail Report for: Walker". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Walker (in Yavapai County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^ Cram, George Franklin (1890). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 349.
^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. pp. 165–166.