Williams, Arizona

City of Williams
City of Williams
City
	Steam locomotive 29 and train sitting at Williams Depot, 1993
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	Nickname: Gateway to the Grand Canyon
	Location of Williams in Coconino County, Arizona
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	Williams Location in the United States Williams Williams (the United States)
	Coordinates: 35°15′34″N 112°09′04″W / 35.25944°N 112.15111°W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Coconino
Settled	1881
Incorporated	July 9, 1901
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	John W. Moore
• Vice Mayor	Don Dent
• City Manager	Chase D. Waggoner[citation needed]
Area
• Total	44.17 sq mi (114.41 km2)
• Land	43.83 sq mi (113.52 km2)
• Water	0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
Elevation	6,916 ft (2,108 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,202
• Density	73.06/sq mi (28.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
ZIP code	86046
Area code	928
FIPS code	04-83160
GNIS feature ID	2412267
Website	City of Williams

Williams (Havasupai: Wii Gvʼul^[4]) is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, located west of Flagstaff. Its population was 3,023 at the 2010 census.^[5] It lies on the routes of Historic Route 66 and Interstate 40. It is also the southern terminus of the Grand Canyon Railway, which takes visitors to Grand Canyon Village.

Also known as the "Gateway to the Grand Canyon", Williams was the last city on Historic Route 66 to be bypassed by Interstate 40.

The Historic Downtown District covers six square blocks.^[6]

^ "City Council". City of Williams, Arizona. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williams, Arizona
^ Hinton, Leanne (1984). A dictionary of the Havasupai language.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
^ "About Williams, AZ" (PDF). Retrieved July 30, 2023.