La Paz County, Arizona
13 public bodies govern here, 6 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 16,664
- Median household income
- $49,478
- ±4,006
- Unemployed
- 10.0%
- 619 of 6,166 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 78.9%
- 7,070 of 8,959 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of la Paz | 16,408 (2021) | 1108 S Joshua Ave, Parker | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
Special districts 10
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz County Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 549, Parker | — |
| McMullen Valley Water Conservation and Drainage District | Irrigation | Po Box 70, Salome | — |
| Bouse Volunteer Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 155, Bouse | — |
| Buckskin Fire District | Local fire protection | 8500 Riverside Dr, Parker | Website |
| Ehrenberg Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 567, Ehrenberg | — |
| McMullen Valley Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 25, Salome | — |
| Parker Fire District | Local fire protection | 1101 W Arizona Ave, Parker | — |
| Quartzsite Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 1889, Quartzsite | Website |
| Buckskin Sanitary District | Sewerage | 8832 Riverside Dr, Parker | Website |
| Cibola Valley Irrigation and Drainage District | Water supply utility | Po Box 2, Cibola | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Bicentennial Union High School District (4515)
School district1 schools
67488 E Salome Rd, Salome, AZ, 85348
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Bouse Elementary District (4513)
School district1 schools
44936 Joshua Drive, Bouse, AZ, 85325
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Parker Unified School District (4510)
School district6 schools
1608 S LAGUNA AVE, Parker, AZ, 85344
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Quartzsite Elementary District (4511)
School district2 schools
49241 Ehrenberg-Parker Hwy, Ehrenberg, AZ, 85334
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Salome Consolidated Elementary District (4514)
School district1 schools
38128 Saguaro & Main, Salome, AZ, 85348
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Wenden Elementary District (4512)
School district1 schools
71001 Santa Fe Ave, Wenden, AZ, 85357
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Corte Bella Farmers' Market () · Farmers' Market Cashman Park at Desert... () · Fountain Hills Farmers' Market () · and 44 more
Kingman Farmers Market (Kingman) · Lake Havasu Farmers Market (Lake Havasu City) · Lake Havasu Farmers Market (Lake Havasu City)
Canyon Lake Certified Farmers' Market () · Kaiser Permanente Riverside Certified Farmers' Market () · La Quinta Certified Farmers' Market () · and 11 more
San Bernardino County, California
1st Saturday Super Market () · 29 Palms Certified Farmers Market () · 29 Palms Farmers' Market () · and 25 more
Sedona Community Farmers Market (2201 W State Route 89A at Wells Fargo Bank parking lot Sedona) · Skull Valley Farmers Market (3150 Old Skull Valley Road Skull Valley) · Verde Valley Farmers Market (Camp Verde) · and 4 more
Market in Carver Park (Yuma) · Yuma Community Farmers' Market (Yuma)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.