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When you look up trivia for Bullhead City, Arizona, you get one fun fact - “The largest freshwater striped bass caught in Arizona was at Bullhead City. It weighed 59 lbs. 12 oz.†As exciting as this is for the avid fisherman, there is much more to Bullhead City, Arizona than fish tales.
With a population of an approximated 36,255 people in 2003, up from 33,769 in 2000, the modest township of Bullhead City, Arizona has relatively low crime. Violent crimes as reported by the FBI in 2003, for example was a low 215, with only 4 homicides—making for a crime rate of 5.9 per 1,000 people.
Of the residents of Bullhead City, Arizona in 1990, 13,453 were families and of late, a reported 100-149 gays and lesbians make Bullhead their home. Of all these, later stats show that 17% are of German ancestry, 16% are Mexican, 13% are Irish, 11% are English, 5% are Italian. Those of other descent include French, Hispanic or Latin, Polish, Norwegian, Dutch, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, Native American, Swedish, African American, French-Canadian, European, Portuguese, Danish and Welsh.
Of the multicultural mix of inhabitants, many enjoy the annual Bullhead City, Arizona celebration called Hardyville Days, during which time every October the gaming and tourist town becomes one where parades, crafts fairs, art—painting, sculpture and more. Awards dinners, competitions, musical events, and presentations and activities keep everyone engaged and frolicking in one way or another.
The rest of the year, the people of Bullhead City, Arizona work in the area to being in a healthy income of, reportedly, between $30,221 and $40,994, or groom their fine homes and yards, visit the local museum, or enjoy their library, newspaper and coffee. Which of course is of the Starbucks brand. As a gaming and tourist area, Bullhead City, Arizona features two hotels, the Colorado River Museums, numerous retail outlets. Weather conditions that for most visitors is a reasonable 86 degrees on the average.
For the town once called Hardyville, then abandoned, then re-settled and re-named according to the appearance of a massive boulder along the Colorado, Bullhead City has gone from being used as a navigation point for riverboats to performing as a gold-mining site to being a lovely attraction for visitors and residents as well.
Tags: Boating, History, Trips, USA
