ABOUT

New River is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Maricopa County,Arizona, United States. The population was 14,952 at the 2010 census.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 70.8 square miles (183 km²), of which, 70.8 square miles (183 km²) of it is land and 0.01% is water.

History
New River is named after the seasonal wash of the same name, part of the Agua Fria River system which drains into the Salt River. It was founded by Lord Darrell Duppa in 1868 as a stagecoach stop. For many years it was the terminus of the old Black Canyon Highway (now Interstate 17). The pavement ended in New River and continued as a dirt road to the city of Prescott.