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The Town of Camp Verde Community Profile

LOCATION
Camp Verde is located in the lush Verde River Valley of central Arizona , 86 miles north of Phoenix . Camp Verde is the oldest community in the Verde Valley , established in 1865 to protect settlers from Indian raids. Camp Verde is situated on the west bank of the Verde River at an elevation of 3,133 feet and is near the geographic center of the State of Arizona . The town incorporated in 1986.

POPULATION (2002) Camp Verde - 9,940, Yavapai County - 180,260 Arizona - 5,472,750

WEATHER

MONTH	AVG.DAILY TEMP.		AVG. MO. PRECIP.
	MAX.	MIN.
JAN	58	30	0.99
FEB	64.5	31.2	1.07
MAR	69.9	32.4	1.17
APR	78.4	39.5	0.65
MAY	87.8	45.6	0.33
JUN	96.7	53	0.26
JLY	101	63.2	1.66
AUG	98	62	2.37
SEP	94.1	54	1.31
OCT	83.1	42.6	0.91
NOV	69.6	31.3	0.96
DEC	59.9	42.7	1.34

Camp Verde boasts of warm sunny days in the winter, and modest summer temperatures. The evenings are cool year around.

MEDICAL CARE
The main area hospital is just 15 miles west of Camp Verde , in Cottonwood . The facility includes a 99-bed hospital, and a personal care facility with 120 beds. In Camp Verde , medical services are available at a medical clinic. For emergencies and patient transports, Camp Verde has a 24-hour ambulance service staffed by paramedics and 20 certified professional volunteers. It serves the needs of residents well, responding anywhere in the Camp Verde area within a very few minutes.

Camp Verde has three physicians, three dentists, three optometrists, two chiropractors and two veterinarians.

For people who need personal care, Camp Verde is pleased to be the home of TBE ARBORS, a 118-bed health care facility. It offers both skilled nursing care as well as residential living. Also, The Eden Center, an adult day care facility is located in nearby Cottonwood .

GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Local Government: Mayor, 6 Council Members, Town Manager
Marshall 's Department: Town Marshall and 7 Deputies
Sheriff s Department: 4 Deputies
Fire Department: Local full time fire department
Ambulance: Local ambulance service with paramedics
Emergency Response: 911

TRANSPORTATION AND SHIPPING
Highways: AZ 260 and I- 1 7
Bus: Greyhound, Nava-hopi Bus Lines, Sedona-Phoenix Shuttle (to Phoenix International Airport )
Truck: United Parcel Service (UPS), Roadway Trucking, Federal Express
Airports:

• CAMP VERDE , 1 county maintained, unpaved 4,000 foot runway. No lights or fuel.
• RRVMOCK, 1 privately owned, unpaved 2,500 foot runway. No fuel. Call ahead for lights. Consult Airman's Information Manual.
• MONTEZUMA HEIGHTS AIR PARK , private, paved strip. Call ahead for lights.

COMMUNICATIONS
Newspapers: Daily: Arizona Republic , Phoenix
Three times/week: The Bugle, Camp Verde
Weekly: The Journal, Camp Verde
Radio: KVRD-AM, KSMK-FM - both in Cottonwood
KASM, KQST - both in Sedona
KAHM-FM - in Prescott
Television: Cable TV available in THE WILLOWS with 7 Phoenix channels, 2 Flagstaff channels,
2 Prescott channels, plus multiple national channels. Also small satellite dishes are used.

CHURCHES
Evangel Worship Center (Four Square) - Cottonwood, Calvary Assembly of God, Calvary Chapel, Camp Verde Christian Church, Camp Verde United Methodist Church, Church of Christ - Verde Valley, Church of Jesus Christ LDS, First Baptist Church (Conservative), First Southern Baptist Church, New Hope Southern Baptist Church, St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, Seventh Day Adventist Church , Valley Christian Fellowship (Interdenominational), and various other independent groups.

COMMUNITY FACILITIES
1 museum, 1 library, 1 recreation center, 2 tennis courts, athletic facilities, baseball and football fields, horse arena, I public swimming pool and 1 skateboard park.