Gila County, Arizona
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2010
Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:- 76.8% WhiteWhite AmericanWhite Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
- 0.4% BlackAfrican AmericanAfrican Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
- 14.8% Native AmericanNative Americans in the United StatesNative Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
- 0.5% AsianAsian AmericanAsian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
- 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderPacific Islander AmericanPacific Islander Americans, also known as Oceanian Americans, are residents of the United States with original ancestry from Oceania. They represent the smallest racial group counted in the United States census of 2000. They numbered 874,000 people or 0.3 percent of the United States population...
- 2.0% Two or more racesMultiracial AmericanMultiracial Americans, US residents who identify themselves as of "two or more races", were numbered at around 9 million, or 2.9% of the population, in the census of 2010. However there is considerable evidence that the real number is far higher. Prior to the mid-20th century many people hid their...
- 5.4% Other racesRace (United States Census)Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
- 17.9% Hispanic or LatinoHispanic and Latino AmericansHispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...
(of any race)
2000
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 51,335 people, 20,140 households, and 14,098 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 11 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 28,189 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 77.82% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.38% Black
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or African American
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, 12.92% Native American
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, 0.43% Asian
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, 0.05% Pacific Islander
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, 6.59% from other races
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, and 1.80% from two or more races. 16.65% of the population were Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race. 9.84% reported speaking Spanish
Spanish language
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at home, while 6.29% speak Western Apache
Western Apache language
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There were 20,140 households out of which 26.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.00% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 26.40% from 45 to 64, and 19.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,917, and the median income for a family was $36,593. Males had a median income of $31,579 versus $22,315 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $16,315. About 12.60% of families and 17.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.90% of those under age 18 and 7.90% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
Towns
- HaydenHayden, ArizonaHayden is a town in Gila and Pinal counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 843...
(part of Hayden is in Pinal CountyPinal County, Arizona-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*72.4% White*4.6% Black*5.6% Native American*1.7% Asian*0.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.8% Two or more races*11.5% Other races*28.5% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
) - MiamiMiami, ArizonaMiami is a town in Gila County, Arizona, United States. Miami is a classic Western copper boomtown, though the copper mines are largely dormant now...
- PaysonPayson, Arizona- History :Payson considers its founding year as 1882, at which time it was known as Green Valley or Union Park. On March 3, 1884, the town officially established a post office. Postmaster Frank C. Hise recommended that the town be named after a man named Levi Joseph Payson. Senator Payson was very...
- Star ValleyStar Valley, ArizonaStar Valley is a town in Gila County, Arizona, United States, incorporated in 2005. Before incorporation, it was a census-designated place...
- WinkelmanWinkelman, ArizonaWinkelman is a town in Gila and Pinal counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town was 444, almost all of whom lived in Gila County.-Geography:...
(part of Winkelman is in Pinal CountyPinal County, Arizona-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*72.4% White*4.6% Black*5.6% Native American*1.7% Asian*0.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.8% Two or more races*11.5% Other races*28.5% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
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Census-designated places
- Canyon DayCanyon Day, ArizonaCanyon Day is a census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,092 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Canyon Day is located at ....
- Central Heights-Midland CityCentral Heights-Midland City, ArizonaCentral Heights-Midland City is a census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 2,694 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Central Heights-Midland City is located at ....
- ClaypoolClaypool, ArizonaClaypool is a census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,794 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Claypool is located at ....
- GiselaGisela, ArizonaGisela is a census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 532 at the 2000 census.Gisela was named after the heroine in the book Countess Gisela by E. Marlitt. The town schoolteacher was reading the book to her students when she was asked by her husband, the...
- PeridotPeridot, ArizonaPeridot is a census-designated place in Gila and Graham counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 1,266 at the 2000 census.Peridot is named for the mineral peridot, found in basalt flows nearby.-Geography:...
- PinePine, ArizonaPine is a census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,931 at the 2000 census. Pine was established by four Mormon families in 1879....
- San CarlosSan Carlos, ArizonaSan Carlos is a census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 3,716 at the 2000 census.San Carlos is the largest community in and the seat of government for the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation....
- StrawberryStrawberry, ArizonaStrawberry is a census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,028 at the 2000 census.-History:In June 1931, federal agents destroyed a large whiskey still in Sandrock Canyon, north of Strawberry. The still had an estimated worth of $20,000...
- Tonto BasinTonto Basin, ArizonaTonto Basin is a census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 840 at the 2000 census.Within Tonto Basin is located the unincorporated community of Punkin Center.-Geography:...
- Top-of-the-WorldTop-of-the-World, ArizonaTop-of-the-World is a census-designated place in Gila and Pinal counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 330 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Top-of-the-World is located at ....
- YoungYoung, ArizonaYoung is a census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 561 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Young is located at , along Arizona State Route 288 . SR 288 is paved within and north of the town, totaling about ten miles of pavement...
Other communities
- Kohls RanchKohls Ranch, ArizonaKohls Ranch is a small unincorporated community in Gila County, Arizona, United States, along State Route 260 near Payson. Adjacent to the east of Kohls Ranch is Camp Tontozona, the training camp for the Arizona State University football team. There are several cabins and a bar in the vicinity,...
- Punkin CenterPunkin Center, ArizonaPunkin Center is an unincorporated community in Gila County, Arizona, United States. It is located at:*Latitude: 33.87222° N*Longitude: 111.31561° W*Elevation: 2340 ft -External links:***...
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Gila County, ArizonaNational Register of Historic Places listings in Gila County, ArizonaThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Gila County, Arizona.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Gila County, Arizona, United States...
- Needle's Eye WildernessNeedle's Eye WildernessNeedle's Eye Wilderness is a wilderness area located approximately southeast of the town of Globe in Gila County in the U.S. state of Arizona.-Topography:...