Bryce is a census-designated place in Graham County, Arizona, United States. Its population was 173 as of the 2020 census.
Bryce, Arizona | |
|---|---|
 Location of Bryce in Graham County, Arizona. | |
  Bryce  Bryce | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′44″N 109°49′40″W / 32.92889°N 109.82778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Graham |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.84 sq mi (2.18 km2) |
| • Land | 0.84 sq mi (2.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,832 ft (863 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 173 |
| • Density | 205.71/sq mi (79.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| ZIP code | 85543[3] |
| Area code | 928 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2582741[2] |
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
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 167 | — | |
| 1930 | 212 | 26.9% | |
| 2010 | 175 | — | |
| 2020 | 173 | −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
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bryce, Arizona
- ^ "Bryce AZ ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 15.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Bureau of the Census Library (1924). "Fourteenth Census of the United States - State Compendium - Arizona" (PDF). Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Arizona" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
- ^ "Arizona - Composition and Characteristics" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 141–163.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau (October 2012). "Arizona: 2010 - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.