PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA

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'Pinal County' is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of 2000 its population was 179,727. The county seat is Florence.
Pinal County contains parts of the Tohono O'odham (formerly Papago) Indian Reservation and the Gila River Indian Reservation.
Growth from the Phoenix metropolitan area to the south has begun to spread into the northern parts of Pinal County. The cities of Maricopa and Casa Grande as well as many unincorporated areas have shown accelerated growth patterns; suburban development is likely to continue southward through the county.

Contents

Elected officials

History

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Unincorporated areas

External links

Elected officials

★ Lionel D. Ruiz Board of Supervisors, District 1

★ Sandie Smith Board of Supervisors, District 2, Chairman

★ David Snider Board of Supervisors, District 3

★ Laura Dean-Lytle County Recorder

★ Jack W. Harmon, Ed.D. County School Superintendent

★ Robert Carter Olson County Attorney

★ Chris Vasquez County
★ Sheriff

★ L. Paul Larkin County Assessor

★ Dodie Doolittle County Treasurer

★ Hon. William J. O'Neil Division I

★ Hon. Boyd T. Johnson Division II

★ Hon. Kelly Marie Robertson Division III

★ Hon. Gilbert V. Figueroa Division IV - Juvenile Court Presiding Judge

★ Hon. Stephen McCarville Division V

★ Hon. Janna L. Vanderpool Division VI

★ Kristi Youtsey Ruiz Clerk of the Superior Court

★ Hon. Phillip W. Bain Casa Grande Justice Court

★ Hon. Marie A. Lorona Eloy Justice Court

★ Justice Court Presiding Judge

★ Hon. Kema Granillo Florence Justice Court

★ Hon. Joe A. Ruiz Mammoth Justice Court

★ Hon. Ellie Brown Oracle Justice Court

★ Hon. Bruce Griffith Superior Justice Court

★ Hon. Dennis Lusk Apache Junction Justice Court

★ Hon. Scott Sulley Maricopa Justice Court

★ Terry Doolittle County Manager

★ Manny Gonzalez Assistant County Manager for Administrative Services

★ Ken Buchanan Assistant County Manager for Development Services

★ Lisa Garcia Assistant County Manager for Health and Human Services

★ Todd Zweig Director of Adult Probation

★ James Throop Director of Budget Office

★ Steve Brown Director of Building Safety

★ Gilbert Hoyos Director of Elections

★ Michael Arnold Director of Human Resources

★ Genene Walker Director of Information Technology

★ David Kuhl Director of Planning & Development

★ Greg Stanley Director of Public Works

★ Paul O'Connell Administrator, Superior Court

History

Pinal County was carved out of neighboring Maricopa County and Pima County on February 1 1875

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 13,919 km² (5,374 mi²). 13,907 km² (5,370 mi²) of it is land and 12 km² (4 mi²) of it (0.08%) is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Maricopa County, Arizona - west, north

★ Gila County, Arizona - north

★ Graham County, Arizona - east

★ Pima County, Arizona - south

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 179,727 people, 61,364 households, and 45,225 families residing in the county. The population density was 13/km² (34/mi²). There were 81,154 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.42% White, 2.76% Black or African American, 7.81% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 15.66% from other races, and 2.67% from two or more races. 29.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 21.86% reported speaking Spanish at home, while 1.44% speak O'odham and 0.02% speak Apache [1].
There were 61,364 households out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were married couples living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 114.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,856, and the median income for a family was $39,548. Males had a median income of $31,544 versus $23,726 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,025. About 12.10% of families and 16.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.50% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

★ Apache Junction (part of Apache Junction is in Maricopa County)

★ Casa Grande

★ Coolidge

★ Eloy

★ Florence (County Seat)

★ Hayden (part of Hayden is in Gila County)

★ Kearny

★ Mammoth

★ Maricopa

★ Queen Creek (part of Queen Creek is in Maricopa County)

★ Superior

★ Winkelman (part of Winkelman is in Gila County)

Unincorporated areas

★ Ak-Chin Village

★ Arizona City

★ Blackwater

★ Chuichu

★ Dudleyville

★ Gold Canyon

★ Oracle

★ Queen Valley

★ Sacaton (capital of Gila River Indian Community)

★ San Manuel

★ Santan

★ Stanfield

External links

★ Pinal County Official Site

★ Pinal County Official Employment Site