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The town was settled in 1909 and has 74 residents today.
100% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Oatman, above both the Arizona town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Of the 141 Arizona towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Oatman. Oatman’s trail density is 6.5 miles per square mile, against 1.1 in Arizona’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Oatman has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Durlin Hotel and Oatman Drug Company Building. Oatman has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and a map from 1967 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Oatman is unincorporated, so Mohave County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
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Oatman’s FEMA risk score is put at 75 of 100. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 34%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Oatman, 19% report frequent physical distress. The town beats the Arizona average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. Only 6 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Oatman.
| Oatman | Typical Arizona town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Oatman | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.2% | 73.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 15.6% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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None within 15 miles of Oatman; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Oatman residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
2 places in Oatman on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Oatman is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Black Mountains of Mohave County, Arizona, United States, at an elevation of 2,710 feet (830 m). In 1915, it began as a small mining camp when two prospectors struck US$10 million (equivalent to $181 million in 2025) in gold, though the vicinity had already been settled for several years. Oatman's population grew to more than 3,500 in one year. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 102.
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Oatman has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
