The Yavapai-Prescott Tribe is located on a reservation of 1,413.46 acres (5.720 km²) in central Yavapai County in west-central Arizona. There are less than 200 tribal members. The tribe has a shopping center, two casinos and a hotel where the reservation abuts State Highway 69 at Prescott, Arizona. There is also a business park on the reservation off State Highway 89 north of Prescott. The 2000 census reported a resident population of 182 persons on the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Reservation, 117 of whom were of solely Native American heritage. The tribal chief from 1940-1966 was Viola Jimulla.
Law Enforcement services are provided by the Yavapai-Prescott Tribal Police Department.
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