1857History
Beale traveled through the present-day Kingman in 1857 surveying the road and in 1859 to build the road.
1864History
The Mohave County seat was originally located in Mohave City from 1864 to 1867.
1865Culture
In 1865, the portion of Arizona Territory west of the Colorado River was transferred to Nevada after Nevada's statehood, and became part of Lincoln County, now Clark County, Nev...
1867History
Its seat was moved to Hardyville (now within Bullhead City) in 1867.
1873Economy
The county seat transferred to the mining town of Cerbat in 1873, then to Mineral Park near Chloride.
1882Government
Kingman was founded in 1882 before statehood, in Arizona Territory.
1887History
After some time, the county seat and all instruments were permanently moved to Kingman in 1887.
1905History
== Notable people ==
Clifton Bloomfield, serial killer, was born in Kingman
Andy Devine (1905–1977), actor, was raised in Kingman
Carlos Elmer (1920–1993), writer and photograp...
1915Architecture
=== 1980s and on ===
The 1915-built Mohave County Courthouse and 1909-built Jail were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
1919History
The wettest year was 1919 with 21.22 inches (539 mm) and the driest year was 1947 with 3.58 inches (91 mm).
1932History
The most snowfall in one month was 14.0 inches (36 cm) in December 1932.
1937History
The record low temperature in Kingman was set on January 9, 1937, at 6 °F (−14 °C), and the record high temperature occurred on July 15, 2023, at 114 °F (46 °C).
1939History
The most rainfall in one month was 9.85 inches (250 mm) in September 1939.
1949History
The snowiest year was 1949 with 18.2 inches (46 cm).
1953Crime
In 1953, Kingman was used to detain those men accused of practicing polygamy in the Short Creek raid, which was at the time one of the largest arrests in American history.
1955Military
In 1955, Ford Motor Company established a proving ground (now one of the Chrysler Proving Grounds) in nearby Yucca at the former Yucca Army Airfield.
1961Government
The Mohave Museum of History and Arts in Kingman, Arizona is a private, not-for-profit organization, which was founded in 1961.
1968History
Timothy McVeigh (1968–2001), who carried out the Oklahoma City bombing, was a resident of Kingman.
1971Architecture
Likewise, the development of the Mineral Park mine near adjacent Chloride, and construction of the Mohave Power Station in nearby Laughlin, Nevada, in 1971 contributed to Kingma...
1973History
Miki Garcia, model and Playboy magazine's Playmate for the January 1973 issue, was born in Kingman.
1977History
Paul Kalanithi (1977–2015), neurosurgeon and writer, was raised in Kingman.
1985History
The downtown and other areas of Kingman were evaluated for historic resources in a 1985 study, the Kingman Multiple Resources Area study.
1986History
The study identified 63 historic resources in Kingman and led to many of them being listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
1992Military
Scenes from the 1992 movie Universal Soldier were filmed in the downtown area as well as a local grocery store and at the Kingman Airport.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
At the 2000 census, there were 20,069 people, 7,854 households and 5,427 families residing in the city.
2005History
In "Native Tongue", an episode from the television series Medium (NBC: 2005–2009; CBS: 2009–2011), Alison has a dream about a man being threatened to be burned alive unless he r...
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
At the 2010 census, there were 28,068 people.
2012Architecture
In August 2012, the Kingman Terminal Railroad (KGTR) opened at the Kingman Airport Authority and Industrial Park.
2014History
On December 31, 2014, and January 1, 2015, Kingman received 6.5 inches (17 cm) of snow.
2019Infrastructure
== Economy ==
=== Top employers ===
According to Kingman's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
== Infrastructure ==
=== Transpor...
2020History
=== 2020 census ===
At the 2020 census, there were 32,689 people.
2022History
== Demographics ==
=== 2022 American Community Survey ===
As of the 2022 American Community Survey estimates, there were 33,052 people and 14,029 households.