Blackwater, Arizona

About Blackwater

Set in the central part of Arizona, Blackwater is a small unincorporated community.

Blackwater holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 17.9 square miles.

📰 Blackwater News Today

• Scene in Blackwater neighborhood secured after police activity 12News · Apr 28
• Alan Blackwater Obituary - Coolidge, AZ Dignity Memorial · Jan 10
• A reservation town fighting alcoholism, obesity and ghosts from the past The Guardian · Nov 22
• Navajo Nation First Lady Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren sworn in as Apache County Attorney in Arizona nativenewsonline.net · Dec 18
• Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren sworn in as youngest Arizona lawmaker Arizona Mirror · Feb 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Blackwater Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Arizona — one of 467 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Blackwater

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Blackwater

• 🏞️ Casa Grande Ruins National Monument · National Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Blackwater

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