| Greenlee County, Arizona | |
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 Location in the state of Arizona |
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 Arizona's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 10 March 1909 |
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| Seat | Clifton |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,848 sq mi (4,786 km²) 1,847 sq mi (4,784 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.08% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
8,547 5/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Website: www.co.greenlee.az.us | |
Greenlee County is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2000 census its population was 8,547. The county seat is Clifton. It is the least populous county in the state of Arizona, with the most populous county being Maricopa.
Greenlee County is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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History
Greenlee County was created in 1909 and named for Mason (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 revenue. Clifton has always been the county seat.
Politics
Greenlee was historically a Democratic county. It was the only county in the state to be carried by George McGovern and it was not carried by a Republican until George W. Bush.[1][2] Despite that in the last three Presidential elections the Republican candidate has carried the county by a majority.[3]
The county is located in Arizona's 1st congressional district, which has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+6 and is represented by Democratic Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick. In the Arizona House of Representatives it represented by Republican Bill Konopnicki and Democrat Jake A. Brown.[4] In the Arizona Senate it is represented by Republican Sylvia Allen.[5]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,848 square miles (4,787 km²), of which, 1,847 square miles (4,784 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.08%) is water.
Major Highways
Adjacent counties
- Cochise County, Arizona - south
- Graham County, Arizona - west
- Apache County, Arizona - north
- Catron County, New Mexico - east
- Grant County, New Mexico - east
- Hidalgo County, New Mexico - southeast
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| Cochise County | Hidalgo County, New Mexico |
National protected areas
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 15,362 |
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| 1930 | 9,886 | −35.6% | |
| 1940 | 8,698 | −12.0% | |
| 1950 | 12,805 | 47.2% | |
| 1960 | 11,509 | −10.1% | |
| 1970 | 10,330 | −10.2% | |
| 1980 | 11,406 | 10.4% | |
| 1990 | 8,547 | −25.1% | |
| 2000 | 7,521 | −12.0% | |
| Est. 2005 | 6,360 | [8] | −15.4% |
| Source: County Populations For Arizona[9] | |||
As of the census[10][page needed] of 2000, there were 8,547 people, 3,117 households, and 2,266 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 3,744 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 74.17% White, 0.51% Black or African American, 1.66% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 20.02% from other races, and 3.45% from two or more races. 43.07% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 25.19% reported speaking Spanish at home [2].
There were 3,117 households out of which 39.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the county the population was spread out with 31.70% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 9.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 109.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $39,384, and the median income for a family was $43,523. Males had a median income of $38,952 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,814. About 8.00% of families and 9.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.10% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.
Populated places
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Census-designated place
Other community
References
- ^ David Leip's Presidential Election Atlas
- ^ Geographie Electorale
- ^ New York Times Electoral Map (Zoom in on Arizona)
- ^ Member Roster at Arizona Legislature
- ^ Member Roster for Arizona Senate
- ^ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&_county=Greenlee+County&_cityTown=Greenlee+County&_state=05000US04011
- ^ http://www.mapzones.org/Greenlee_County_Arizona.html
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990." United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 6, 2008.
- ^ "[1]." Office of Business Development. Retrieved on July 6, 2008.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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Coordinates: 33°06′06″N 109°16′07″W / 33.10167°N 109.26861°W
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