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Roll, Arizona | |
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  Roll, Arizona Location within the state of Arizona  Roll, Arizona Roll, Arizona (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′6″N 113°59′21″W / 32.75167°N 113.98917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Yuma |
| Elevation | 262 ft (80 m) |
| Population (
2000) | |
| • Total | 1,235 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST)) |
| ZIP codes | 85347 |
| GNIS feature ID | 10481 [1] |
Roll is a populated place in central Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named for early settler John H. Roll, [1] it lies along the lower Gila River in the Mohawk Valley, between the Yuma Proving Ground and the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range. It is located along the Union Pacific Railroad's Roll Industrial Lead. Local roads connect Roll to Interstate 8, east of the city of Yuma, the county seat of Yuma County. [2] Its elevation is 262 feet (80 m). [1] Although Roll is unincorporated, it has a post office. Roll has the ZIP Code of 85347; in the 2000 census, the population of the 85347 ZCTA was 1,235. [3]
Roll is served by the Mohawk Valley Elementary School District. The historic Mohawk Valley School, which is located on 5151 South Ave. 39 East in Roll was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 29, 1986, reference: #86003525. The Wellton Mohawk Middle School is its sister school.
Notable people
- Yolanda Bejarano, union organizer [4]
Images
Historic Roll
Mohawk Valley Community Church bell
References
- ^ a b c "Roll, Arizona". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, pp. 8–9.
- ^ "American FactFinder - Community Facts". Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ^ Garcia, Gilbert (December 25, 1997). "Double Threat". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
Further reading
- Roll, Arizona history: http://www.rollroots.com/azmaps.htm
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |