Maricopa, Arizona
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Surrounding Municipalities
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 43,482 people, 14,359 households, and 11,110 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,356.8 people per square mile (526.4/km2). There were 17,240 housing units at an average density of 540.4 per square mile (208.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 70.2% White, 9.7% Black or African AmericanRace (United States Census)
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, 2.0% Native American, 4.1% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 8.5% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 5.3% from two or more races. 24.4% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 14,359 households out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 35% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.2 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
According to 2009 Census Bureau estimates, the median income for a household in the city was $67,692, and the median income for a family was $69,818. The per capita income for the city was $27,618. About 3.7% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line.
Transportation
Highways to Maricopa include Arizona State Route 238 and Arizona State Route 347. Maricopa lies approximately 15 miles west of Interstate 10Interstate 10
Interstate 10 is the fourth-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90, I-80, and I-40. It is the southernmost east–west, coast-to-coast Interstate Highway, although I-4 and I-8 are further south. It stretches from the Pacific Ocean at State Route 1 in Santa Monica,...
and 15 miles north of Interstate 8
Interstate 8
Interstate 8 is an Interstate Highway in the southwestern United States. It runs from the southern edge of Mission Bay at Sunset Cliffs Blvd, in San Diego, California, almost at the Pacific Ocean, to the junction with Interstate 10, just southeast of Casa Grande, Arizona...
. MaricopaXPress, a bus service operated by the city and Pinal County, offers two roundtrips to Phoenix geared towards commuters.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
on AMTRAK
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
's Sunset Limited
Sunset Limited
The Sunset Limited is a passenger train that for most of its history has run between New Orleans, Louisiana and Los Angeles, California, and that from early 1993 through late August 2005 also ran east of New Orleans to Jacksonville, Florida, making it during that time the only true transcontinental...
and Texas Eagle
Texas Eagle
The Texas Eagle is a 1306-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the central and western United States. Trains run daily between Chicago, Illinois, and San Antonio, Texas, and continue to Los Angeles, California, 2728 miles total, three days a week...
trains. The Maricopa depot
Maricopa (Amtrak station)
The Maricopa is located at 19427 N. John Wayne Parkway in Maricopa, Arizona which is in Pinal County, Arizona. Maricopa was added as a stop for the Sunset Limited after Amtrak was forced to withdraw service from Phoenix due to deteriorated track conditions on a secondary Union Pacific Railroad...
opened in 2001, originally in a converted passenger rail car but now in a metal building.
Civic and Non Profit Organizations
- F.O.R. Maricopa - local food bankFood bankA food bank or foodbank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes mostly donated food to a wide variety of agencies that in turn feed the hungry. The largest sources of food are for-profit growers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers who in the normal course of business have...
- Pet Social Worker / Tails of Hope RescuePet Social Worker / Tails of Hope RescuePet Social Worker / Tails of Hope is an animal rescue group based in Maricopa, Arizona. Pet Social Worker is a nonprofit organization that is a 5013 exempt entity....
- local animal rescue groupRescue groupAn animal rescue group or animal rescue organization is dedicated to pet adoption. These groups take unwanted, abandoned, abused, or stray pets and attempt to find suitable new homes for them...
Education Facilities
Public Elementary School- Butterfield Elementary School
- Maricopa Elemenatry School
- Pima Butte Elementary School
- Saddleback Elementary School
- Santa Cruz Elementary School
- Santa Rosa Elementary School
Public Middle School
- Desert Wind Middle School
- Maricopa Wells Middle School
Public High School
- Maricopa High SchoolMaricopa High SchoolMaricopa High School is a high school in Maricopa, Arizona under the jurisdiction of the Maricopa Unified School District.It was opened by 1959. For the next decade, it held fewer than 100 students. At the height of the Baby Boom era, Maricopa peaked in 1976 with 218 students. It next surpassed...
Public School District
- Maricopa Unified School DistrictMaricopa Unified School DistrictThe Maricopa Unified School District is the school district in the town of Maricopa, Arizona. It operates six elementary schools, two middle schools, and Maricopa High School....
Notable people
- Antony HämäläinenAntony HämäläinenAntony Hämäläinen , is a Finnish musician and composer living in the United States.-Biography:In the early 1990s, he started playing bass, drums, and singing for multiple bands based both in the USA and Finland...
, vocalist for GreekGreeksThe Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
/Swedish Melodic Death MetalMelodic death metalMelodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band NightrageNightrageNightrage is a Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band formed by guitarist Marios Iliopoulos and his close friend Gus G. who later re-located to Gothenburg, Sweden.-Sweet Vengeance:...
. - Joe VeresJoe VeresJoe Veres is an American mixed martial artist who last fought for the UFC. He lost his last fight at UFC Fight Night 12 to Corey Hill on January 23, 2008. He wrestled for a high school in Cleveland,Ohio and placed sixth in the state his senior year. Veres was a three time academic All-American...
, former UFC fighter - Bristol PalinBristol PalinBristol Sheeran Marie Palin is the second child and oldest daughter of former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd....
, the daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah PalinSarah PalinSarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...
. - Joshua Fourrier, nationally syndicated radio talk show host.