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Mayer, Arizona
Location in Yavapai County and the state of Arizona
Country	United States
State	Arizona
Counties	Yavapai
Area
- City	20.1 sq mi (52.1 km²)
Elevation	4,415 ft (1,346 m)
Population (2000)
- City	1,408
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)

Mayer is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,408 at the 2000 census.

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Mayer is located at 34°25′9″N, 112°14′59″W (34.419154, -112.249779)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 52.0 km² (20.1 mi²), all land.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,408 people, 585 households, and 379 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 27.1/km² (70.2/mi²). There were 714 housing units at an average density of 13.7/km² (35.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.82% White, 1.21% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 2.63% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races. 8.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 585 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,412, and the median income for a family was $33,988. Males had a median income of $38,304 versus $21,417 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,297. About 14.1% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.

Mayer, Arizona, is the site of Arcosanti, a prototype Arcology designed by Paolo Soleri, under construction since 1970.

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