Maricopa, Arizona

Maricopa is a city (during the 2000 census was a census-designated place) in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. During a December 31, 2005 special census, the fast-growing city was reported to have a population of 15,934. Arizona Republic article 5/5/2006

City officials cited in a May 2006 Arizona Republic article said the city's population was "closer to 21,000" and could hit 100,000 by 2011.

By comparison, in the 2000 census, the CDP population was 1,040.

The city was officially incorporated on October 15, 2003, becoming the 88th incorporated city in Arizona. The city's first special census was completed Saturday, March 13, 2004 and showed a population of 4,998.

Maricopa is currently the nearest stop to Phoenix on the Sunset Limited Amtrak line. The Maricopa depot opened in 2001. In the mid-1990s, Southern Pacific (later Union Pacific) threatened to abandon 83 miles of track on the "West Line" between Phoenix and Yuma. SP asked Amtrak to pay over $20 million annually to keep the line open; neither Amtrak nor the State of Arizona were willing to pay that amount for the tri-weekly train. Amtrak then replaced service to Union Station with a (soon discontinued) Thruway bus from Tucson, effectively making Phoenix the largest city in the United States without direct passenger rail service.

Geography

Maricopa is located at (33.056702, -112.046656).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.5 km² (4.0 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,040 people, 292 households, and 226 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 99.4/km² (257.6/mi²). There were 329 housing units at an average density of 31.4/km² (81.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 46.35% White, 3.08% Black or African American, 6.63% Native American, 40.00% from other races, and 3.94% from two or more races. 70.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 292 households out of which 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.56 and the average family size was 3.85.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 34.3% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 122.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $32,222. Males had a median income of $26,339 versus $16,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,175. About 19.1% of families and 23.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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