From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Greenlee County, Arizona
Greenlee County, Arizona
Greenlee County, Arizona
County, Greenlee County is part of the Safford Micropolitan
Statistical Area.
History
Greenlee County was created in 1909 and named for Ma-
Seal son (Masin) Greenlee who was an early settler in the
Clifton area. It was Arizona’s 14th county and formed
from part of Graham County, who opposed the formation
because Graham County would lose considerable rev-
enue. Clifton has always been the county seat.
Politics
Greenlee County is a historically Democratic county.[ci-
tation needed] The county is located in Arizona’s 1st con-
gressional district, which has a Cook Partisan Voting In-
dex of R+6 and is represented by Republican Congress-
man Paul Gosar. In the Arizona House of Representatives
it is represented by Republican Bill Konopnicki and De-
mocrat Jake A. Brown.[1] In the Arizona Senate it is rep-
Location in the state of Arizona resented by Republican Sylvia Allen.[2]
Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area
of 1,848.42 square miles (4,787.4 km2), of which 1,847.00
square miles (4,783.7 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 1.42
square miles (3.7 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[3]
Arizona’s location in the U.S.
Major Highways
Founded March 10, 1909
• U.S. Route 70
Seat Clifton
• U.S. Route 191
Area
- Total 1,848.42 sq mi (4,787 km²) • State Route 75
- Land 1,847.00 sq mi (4,784 km²)
• State Route 78
- Water 1.42 sq mi (4 km²), 0.08%
Population Adjacent counties
2010)
- (2010) 8,437
- Density 4/sq mi (1.7/km²) • Cochise County, Arizona - south
• Graham County, Arizona - west
Website www.co.greenlee.az.us • Apache County, Arizona - north
• Catron County, New Mexico - east
Greenlee County is located in the southeastern part of • Grant County, New Mexico - east
the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census its popu- • Hidalgo County, New Mexico - southeast
lation was 8,437. The county seat is Clifton. It is the least
populous county in the state of Arizona, with the most National protected areas
populous county being Maricopa.
• Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest (part)
• Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area (part)
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Demographics every 100 females there were 109.20 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there were 108.00 males.
Historical populations The median income for a household in the county
Census Pop. %± was $39,384, and the median income for a family was
1920 15,362 — $43,523. Males had a median income of $38,952 versus
$23,333 for females. The per capita income for the county
1930 9,886 −35.6%
was $15,814. About 8.00% of families and 9.90% of the
1940 8,698 −12.0% population were below the poverty line, including 11.10%
1950 12,805 47.2% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.
1960 11,509 −10.1%
1970 10,330 −10.2%
Populated places
1980 11,406 10.4%
1990 8,008 −29.8% Towns
2000 8,547 6.7% • Clifton
2010 8,437 −1.3% • Duncan
Source: County Populations For Arizona[4]
Census-designated place
2010 • Morenci
Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:
• 77.2% White Other communities
• 1.1% Black • Blue
• 2.3% Native American • Three Way
• 0.5% Asian • York
• 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander • Sheldon
• 3.8% Two or more races • Loma Linda
• 15.0% Other races • Verde Lee
• 47.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2000 See also
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 8,547 people, 3,117 • National Register of Historic Places listings in
households, and 2,266 families residing in the county. Greenlee County, Arizona
The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/
km²). There were 3,744 housing units at an average densi-
ty of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the
References
county was 74.17% White, 0.51% Black or African Ameri- [1] Member Roster at Arizona Legislature
can, 1.66% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Is- [2] Member Roster for Arizona Senate
lander, 20.02% from other races, and 3.45% from two or [3] "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties".
more races. 43.07% of the population were Hispanic or United States Census. http://www.census.gov/
Latino of any race. 25.19% reported speaking Spanish at tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved
home [2]. 2011-02-13.
There were 3,117 households out of which 39.20% had [4] "[1]." Office of Business Development. Retrieved on
children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% July 6, 2008.
were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female [5] "American FactFinder". United States Census
householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved
non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of 2008-01-31.
individuals and 7.30% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was External links
2.73 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the county the population was spread out with • County website
31.70% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 28.20% Coordinates: 33°06′06″N 109°16′07″W / 33.10167°N
from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 9.90% who were 109.26861°W / 33.10167; -109.26861
65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For
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Map of incorporated and unincorporated areas in Greenlee
County.
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