Valentine is an

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and

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(CDP) in

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, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 39. Valentine is located on Arizona State Route 66 (former

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) northeast of Kingman. The majority of Valentine is located in a geographically isolated exclave of the Hualapai Reservation and the rest of the community is located in unincorporated

Demographics

Education

The Valentine Elementary School District serves the communities of Valentine, Truxton,

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and a portion of Hackberry. It has its single

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in Truxton. When the school was first established, it was in Valentine itself. The Valentine Campus was closed in 1969, and classes were moved to Truxton. - The address states "Peach Springs, AZ" but the school, as per the page, is in Truxton. The

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operated the Truxton Canyon Training School in Valentine from 1903 to 1937. The BIA continues to have an office in Valentine.

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Demographics

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