Quartzsite is a town in La Paz County, Arizona. According to Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town was 3,397 in 2006.
Interstate 10 runs directly through Quartzsite, which is at the intersection of U.S. Route 95 and Arizona State Route 95 with I-10.
Quartzsite is located at 33°39′54″N 114°13′15″W / 33.665°N 114.22083°W / 33.665; -114.22083 (33.665116, -114.220913).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.0 km²), all land.
Quartzsite lies on the western portion of the La Posa Plain along Tyson Wash. The Dome Rock Mountains overlook the town on the west with Granite Mountain on the southwest edge of the town and Oldman Mountain on the northwest. The Plomosa Mountains lie across the La Posa Plain to the east.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,354 people, 1,850 households, and 1,176 families residing in the town. The population density was 92.4 people per square mile (35.7/km²). There were 3,186 housing units…