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{{Short description|CDP in Mohave County, Arizona, US}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_04.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=May 20, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 150.54
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0419630&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race, Dolan Springs CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 20, 2022}}</ref>
|population_total         = 1989
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|population_density_sq_mi = 29.83
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 86441
|area_code                = [[Area code 928|928]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 04-19630
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'''Dolan Springs''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave County]], [[Arizona]], United States. The population was 1,989 according to the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 2,033 in the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].

==Geography==
Dolan Springs is located in north-central Mohave County.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 93]] forms the western boundary of the community, which extends northeast across [[Detrital Valley]] and into a smaller valley between the [[Cerbat Mountains]] to the south and Table Mountain Plateau to the north. The town center is {{convert|6|mi|0}} northeast of US 93, along County Highway 25 (Pierce Ferry Road). US 93 leads southeast {{convert|30|mi}} to [[Kingman, Arizona|Kingman]], the Mohave [[county seat]], and northwest {{convert|47|mi}} to [[Boulder City, Nevada]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Dolan Springs CDP has a total area of {{convert|58.1|sqmi}}, all  land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|2000 = 1867
|2010 = 2033
|2020 = 1734
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
}}

===2020 census===

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Dolan Springs had a population of 1,734. The median age was 59.8 years. 12.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 36.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 114.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 115.6 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A19630&in=state%3A04|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 30, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A19630&in=state%3A04|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 30, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

The [[population density]] was 29.8 people per square mile (11.5/km<sup>2</sup>). 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="CEDSCI">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0419630| title=Dolan Springs CDP, Arizona| work=data.census.gov| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 20, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A19630&in=state%3A04|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 30, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 837 households in Dolan Springs, of which 11.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.5% were married-couple households, 30.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 1,320 housing units, of which 36.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.7%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/>
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| [[White Americans|White]] || 1,330 || 76.7%
|-
| [[African Americans|Black or African American]] || 14 || 0.8%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]] || 25 || 1.4%
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] || 14 || 0.8%
|-
| [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander|Other Pacific Islander]] || 5 || 0.3%
|-
| Some other race || 127 || 7.3%
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] || 219 || 12.6%
|-
| ''[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)'' || 348 || 20.1%
|}

===Income and poverty===

According to the U.S. Census [[American Community Survey]], for the period 2016–2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the CDP was $28,292, and the median income for a family was $47,821. About 41% of the population were living below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 88% of those under age 18 and 12% of those age 65 or over. About 25% of the population were employed, and 14% of the population had a bachelor's degree or higher.<ref name="CEDSCI"/>
==Education==
Dolan Springs is part of the [[Kingman Unified School District]]<!--UNI 00295--> and has an elementary school, [[Mount Tipton School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04015_mohave/DC20SD_C04015.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mohave County, AZ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|pages=1, 3 (PDF pp. 2, 4/4)|access-date=2024-10-04}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04015_mohave/DC20SD_C04015_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Emergency services==
EMS response in the Dolan Springs area can take hours. The Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire District has one ambulance that covers 2,200 square miles of Mohave County. The LMRFD ambulance covers the first 50 miles of US 93 from milepost one at Hoover Dam to milepost 50 near Dolan Springs, and from the Hualapai Indian reservation to the Nevada and Arizona border at the Colorado River.

The LMRFD staffs one Firefighter/EMT, and one Firefighter/paramedic. In [[Meadview, Arizona|Meadview]], Paid on Call (or overtime for full-time) personnel man the station. There are also volunteers.

The section of US Route 93 in Arizona was ranked as the most dangerous highway in the U.S. This 200-mile-long road runs between Wickenburg, Arizona, and the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge, also known as the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, near Nevada's border. Many drivers use this route when driving between Las Vegas and Phoenix. Most of the fatal crashes occur along the segment in Mohave County, Arizona. Overall, 70 fatal crashes reportedly took place on this highway from 2010 to 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Warren |first1=Jamie |title=Study: US 93 most dangerous highway in country |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/state/us-93-most-dangerous-highway-in-country-according-to-study |work=KNXV |date=July 27, 2018 }}</ref>

Recent changes to the intersection of US 93 and Pierce Ferry, the road to the Grand Canyon West, and the addition of several truck stops on US 93 north of Dolan Springs have made the highway far more dangerous. Slow speed trucks entering and crossing US 93 create a situation for high-speed crashes. In 2022 there have been several fatal crashes between milepost-1 and milepost-50 on US 93.{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}}

===Response Times===
Response times can be long in the LMRFD, at times taking hours for EMS to arrive. If the LMRFD is responding to a call in Meadview when an accident near [[Hoover Dam]] has occurred, it can take over four hours for EMS to arrive to the Hoover Dam.  

Medical helicopters respond to accidents on US 93, but protocols don't allow them to transport a patient until a firefighter from the LMRFD has arrived and assessed the patient.{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}} 

Emergency medical service units average more than 14 minutes in rural settings, with nearly 1 of 10 encounters waiting almost a half hour for the arrival of EMS personnel. Longer EMS response times have been associated with worse outcomes in trauma patients. <ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mell |first1=Howard K. |last2=Mumma |first2=Shannon N. |last3=Hiestand |first3=Brian |last4=Carr |first4=Brendan G. |last5=Holland |first5=Tara |last6=Stopyra |first6=Jason |title=Emergency Medical Services Response Times in Rural, Suburban, and Urban Areas |journal=JAMA Surgery |date=October 1, 2017 |volume=152 |issue=10 |pages=983–984 |doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2230 |pmid=28724118 |pmc=5831456 }}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of census-designated places in Arizona]]

==References==
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