La Paz County, Arizona

	La Paz County was formed in 1983 after breaking away from Yuma County to the south. It encompasses approximately 4,500 square miles of desert, rivers, lakes, streams, mountain ranges, and valleys. It is bordered on the west by the Colorado River which contributes greatly to the recreational and agricultural industries of the region. Parker is the County Seat. Other La Paz County communities are Bouse, Brenda, Cibola, Ehrenberg, Harcuvar, Hope, Poston, Quartzsite, Salome, Vicksburg, Wayside, Wenden, and the Alamo Lake Area.

	The northwest portion of La Paz County is mostly reservation land. Parker is located on and surrounded by The Colorado River Indian Tribe's Reservation. A second community, Poston, is located on the Reservation 20 miles south of Parker. The reservation spans the Colorado River and has land in two California counties as well as in La Paz County. Visit the Colorado River Indian Tribe (CRIT)

There used to be a town called La Paz, Arizona. It was an early gold mining town along the Colorado River. - founded in 1862, they opened a post office in 1865 but the town was abandoned in 1875. The gold supply was pretty much exhausted by 1864 but the town was also a stage stop and a shipping port along the Colorado River - until the river changed it's course and left the town of La Paz high and dry. The settlement was originally known as Pot Holes, but as La Paz, it was the county seat of Yuma County from 1862 to 1870.

La Paz County Directory of Services

	Arizona Port of Entry	Parker	928-669-2534
	Arizona Dept of Motor Vehicles	Parker	669-2143
	Arizona Dept of Motor Vehicles	Wickenburg	684-9549
	Arizona State Legislature	Phoenix	800-352-8404
	Disabled Veterans Free Rides	Lake Havasu	855-0356
	La Paz County 4-H
	La Paz County Animal Control	Parker	669-8774
*	La Paz County Assessor, George Nault	Parker	928-669-6165
*	La Paz County Attorney, Sam Vedeman	Parker
	La Paz County Community Development	Parker	928-669-6138
*	La Paz Economic Development	Parker	928-575-3068
*	La Paz County Fair Assn, Jane McGee	Parker	928-669-8100
	La Paz County Health Dept.	Parker	928-669-1100
	La Paz County Justice of the Peace	Salome	928-859-3871
	La Paz County Maintenance	Salome	928-859-3750
	La Paz County Centennial Park	Salome/Wenden
	La Paz County Park
*	La Paz County Recorder, Shelley Baker	Parker	928-669-6136
	La Paz County Respite	Parker	928-669-3007
	La Paz County Sheriff Dept	Parker	800-293-6141
	La Paz County Supervisors	Parker	888-526-8685
	La Paz County Transit	Salome	800-319-5976 / 859-4748
	La Paz County Treasurer	Parker	669-6145
	La Paz County Yard	Salome	859-3750
*	La Paz Regional Hospital	Parker	669-9201
	Safe-Ride Transportation	Parker	669-9393
	UofA La Paz County Cooperative Extension	Parker	669-9843
	VISTA - Senior Center	Parker	669-9514
	WACOG - Community Center	Parker	669-9496
	WACOG - Community Center	Quartzsite	669-9466

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REAL ESTATE	DIRECTORY OF SERVICES	MAPS	LA PAZ COUNTY