Bryce, Arizona

Bryce, Arizona
Census-designated place
Location of Bryce in Graham County, Arizona.
Location of Bryce in Graham County, Arizona.
Bryce is located in Arizona
Bryce
Bryce
Bryce is located in the United States
Bryce
Bryce
Coordinates: 32°55′44″N 109°49′40″W / 32.92889°N 109.82778°W / 32.92889; -109.82778
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyGraham
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.84 sq mi (2.18 km2)
 • Land0.84 sq mi (2.18 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
2,832 ft (863 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
173
 • Density205.71/sq mi (79.38/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code
85543[3]
Area code928
GNIS feature ID2582741[2]

Bryce is a census-designated place in Graham County, Arizona, United States. Its population was 173 as of the 2020 census.

Bryce is located in the upper Gila River valley, approximately two miles north of Pima and north of the Gila River. The first settlement at Bryce was made in 1883.[4] Bryce is named for settler and shipbuilder Ebenezer Bryce, a Mormon pioneer from Scotland, who is best known as the eponym of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920167—
193021226.9%
2010175—
2020173−1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Bryce first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as Bryce/Precinct 17 of Graham County[6] and in 1930 as District 17.[7] It reported a majority White population in 1930.[8] With the combination of all Arizona county precincts and districts into three districts each in 1940, it did not formally appear again until 2010, when it was made a census-designated place (CDP).[9]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bryce, Arizona
  3. ^ "Bryce AZ ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  4. ^ The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Bureau of the Census Library (1924). "Fourteenth Census of the United States - State Compendium - Arizona" (PDF). Government Printing Office.
  7. ^ "Arizona" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  8. ^ "Arizona - Composition and Characteristics" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 141–163.
  9. ^ U.S. Census Bureau (October 2012). "Arizona: 2010 - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.