THE BLACKWATER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Middle Gila/Salt River Floodplains setting.
Blackwater CDP has 17.9 square miles of land in Pinal County. Its Census reference point is in Middle Gila/Salt River Floodplains, within Sonoran Basin and Range.
Hot desert basins are separated by low mountain ranges. Palo verde, cacti and other drought-adapted plants distinguish the Sonoran setting from the Mojave region farther north.
Regional context: Sonoran Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Blackwater and Pinal County
Blackwater is associated with Pinal County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Blackwater by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Blackwater, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.1 percentage points lower than the 0.1% recorded for Pinal County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Blackwater CDP has 2.7 times the land area of nearby Sacaton Flats Village CDP (6.65 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

