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39-454: Arizona City may refer to: Arizona City, Arizona in Pinal County, Arizona Arizona City (Yuma, Arizona) a settlement now known as Yuma, Arizona. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Arizona City . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

78-426: A Contracted United States Post Office with Free E-P.O Box was established on April 1, 1962, and Arizona City began appearing on Rand McNally road atlases in 1963. It is uncertain how the name of the community was chosen. Many attempts have been made to establish another form of mail delivery and do away with the outdated method of Free E-P.O Box, last vote being held several years ago (which had originally passed) but

117-432: A bachelor's degree or higher, although 83.4% of the population has at least a high school diploma . The mean travel time to work was 27.7 minutes, and the median household income was $ 42,853, with 20.4% of the population living below the poverty line. Historically, Arizona City's only employers have been the farms that surround the area and the few service jobs that exist within the townsite. However, being located in

156-499: A re-vote was conducted in winter when part-time residence (winter visitors) returned and it was rejected. Many new full-time families have located in recent years (approximately 2018-2023) and the current method is inadequate. It has negatively affected residents for decades. USPS does not deliver to homes and is a contracted office that holds the bid. Petitions have been established on change.org to establish curbside mail delivery as surrounding areas receive. Many residents are unhappy with

195-490: A residential area, and a fully themed amusement park comparable to Walt Disney World . Another approved project is the Attesa Motorsports Park, which will be a 2,360-acre (955 ha) motorsports complex featuring two 2.8-mile (4.5 km) road courses, a driver experience center, and an event center. This project alone is expected to create more than 10,000 permanent jobs and will be located 10 miles (16 km) to

234-573: A total area of 6.2 square miles (16 km ), of which 6.1 square miles (16 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ) (1.29%) is water. The CDP is approximately 1,509 feet (460 m) above sea level and located in an area of Pinal County known as the Santa Cruz Flats. According to the Arizona Geological Survey , the valley floor surrounding Arizona City and nearby Eloy has lowered by more than 20 feet (6.1 m) in

273-760: Is considered an official part of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail . This historic trail begins in Sonora , Mexico, and ends at the Presidio in San Francisco, California. The unincorporated census-designated place was founded in 1959 when Jack McRae, president of the Arizona City Development Corporation, purchased and developed 2.5 acres (1.0 hectare) of land in the Santa Cruz Valley in

312-447: Is located near the junction of Interstate 8 and Interstate 10 at the midpoint between Phoenix and Tucson , approximately 60 miles (97 km) from the downtown of both cities. The population was 10,475 as of the 2010 U.S. Census . It is estimated to be approximately 11,030 as of a 2017 U.S. Census estimate. Arizona City is a rural, primarily residential community that features a 48-acre (19 ha ) man-made lake These attributes make

351-398: Is marked by the award or declaration of a municipal charter . A city charter or town charter or municipal charter is a legal document establishing a municipality, such as a city or town . In Bangladesh , There are 330 such municipal corporations in eight divisions of Bangladesh. In Canada, charters are granted by provincial authorities . The Greater Chennai Corporation

390-625: Is the oldest municipal corporation in the world outside the United Kingdom. The title "corporation" was used in boroughs from soon after the Norman conquest until the Local Government Act 2001 . Under the 2001 act, county boroughs were renamed "cities" and their corporations became "city councils"; other borough corporations were renamed "borough councils". After the Partition of Ireland ,

429-407: Is very susceptible to flash flooding during heavy monsoon rains. Due to extensive farmland in the valley, the area is also very prone to dust storms , which can occur any month of the year during windy conditions. Arizona City first appeared on the 1990 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP). The 2010 Census determined that Arizona City had a population of 10,475, a 126% increase from

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468-423: The 2000 Census figure of 4,385. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 50.3% non- Hispanic white, 2.1% black or African American , 5.3% Native American , 0.3% Asian American , 0.0% Pacific Islander , and 40.9% Hispanic. Population density was 1,713.6 people per square mile. There were 4,296 housing units, with an average of 2.56 persons per household. 62.3% of households were owner-occupied, and

507-614: The Cold War . Many of these have since been removed, but one still exists at the corner of West Alsdorf Road and South Sunland Gin Road in the center of the community. Arizona City is located at 32°45′6″N 111°40′45″W  /  32.75167°N 111.67917°W  / 32.75167; -111.67917 (32.751641, −111.679283). According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has

546-861: The U.S. Virgin Islands has districts , and American Samoa has districts and unorganized atolls . Each Indian Reservation is subdivided in various ways. For example, the Navajo Nation is subdivided into agencies and Chapter houses , while the Blackfeet Nation is subdivided into Communities . According to one definition of the term, municipal corporations are "organisations with independent corporate status, managed by an executive board appointed primarily by local government officials, and with majority public ownership". Some such corporations rely on revenue from user fees, distinguishing them from agencies and special districts funded through taxation, although this

585-671: The burghs of Scotland were similar in origin and were reformed or replaced in the nineteenth century before being abolished by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 . The Irish borough corporations within what is now Northern Ireland were reformed by the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840 and Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 and replaced by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 . Most U.S. states and territories have at least two tiers of local government: counties and municipalities . Louisiana uses

624-494: The international border with Mexico . Arizona City has a hot desert climate ( Köppen climate classification BWh), normal for the Sonoran Desert . The community experiences long, extremely hot summers and mild winters. The area averages only 5.28 inches (134 mm) of annual rainfall. Winter months are defined by frequent sunshine and consist of mild daytime highs between 65 and 75 °F (18 and 24 °C). At nighttime,

663-661: The Borough of Galway", but referred to as "the Corporation". The New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 allowed municipal corporations to be established within the new Provinces of New Zealand . The term fell out of favour following the abolition of the Provinces in 1876. The ancient boroughs of England and Wales were typically incorporated by a royal charter , though some were boroughs by prescription . The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 and Municipal Corporations Act 1882 abolished

702-583: The CDP is Battaglia Drive, which has an intersection with the main north–south street, Sunland Gin Road, at the north end of Arizona City at the community's only signalized intersection . Other main north–south surface streets in the community include Henness Road, Lamb Road, and Overfield Road. Major east-west surface streets include Alsdorf Road and Milligan Road. The closest major airports to Arizona City are Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Tucson International Airport . Casa Grande Shuttle provides an airport shuttle to Sky Harbor. Every February,

741-613: The Sawtooth Mountains to the south, the Picacho Mountains to the east, and the Casa Grande Mountains to the north. Picacho Peak , a prominent peak with a summit elevation of 3,374 feet (1,028 m), is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) to the southeast adjacent to Interstate 10. Directly to the west of the CDP is the expansive Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation , which stretches 80 miles (130 km) south to

780-618: The US Census Bureau's data collected in 2012, there were 89,004 local government units in the United States. This data shows a decline from 89,476 units since the last census of local governments performed in 2007. Each of the five permanently inhabited U.S. territories is also subdivided into smaller entities. Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities , and the Northern Mariana Islands has four municipalities. Guam has villages ,

819-801: The area are very limited and travel outside of area is required for basic necessities (30 minutes - 1 Hour) to surrounding cities. USPS in the area is a contracted post office which offers free e PO box to residents since they do not service the area (curbside delivery or home delivery) as surrounding areas do. Petitions have been established to change the current inefficient and inadequate method. Interstate 8 and transcontinental Interstate 10 intersect only 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Arizona City, providing freeway access to major Arizona cities such as Phoenix, Tucson, and Yuma , as well as San Diego and Los Angeles in California. Both freeways can be accessed via Sunland Gin Road. The main east–west surface street through

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858-516: The area that would eventually grow to become the 6.2 square-mile modern day townsite. The location was selected because of the abundance of deep water from the Santa Cruz River found in the valley. At the time, the water was considered some of the purest in Arizona; every 14 days samples were sent to the state Health Department and would come back consistently rated 100% pure. As the community grew,

897-560: The ballot box but was overturned in court because there were not enough residents at that time to incorporate. The area in and around Arizona City contained several of the 272 concrete Corona Satellite Calibration Targets , which were used to calibrate cameras on the satellites in the Corona Satellite Program that lasted from 1959 to 1972. These satellites were used for espionage on the Soviet Union (USSR) and China during

936-451: The community a popular snowbird destination, with the population increasing by as much as 5,000 people in the winter months to reach the census figure of 11,030. Most recently after the last Census, many full-time residents have relocated to the unincorporate town. The area around what is now known as Arizona City was used as a resting area for Juan Bautista de Anza 's expedition party after they emerged from Apache land in 1775. The area

975-520: The community is Arizona City Elementary School, operated by the Toltec School District. The nearest high schools are located in Casa Grande and accept students from Arizona Elementary School. Municipal corporation Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which they are located. Often, this event

1014-627: The community is host to the Arizona City Daze, which is a street festival featuring vendor booths selling food and merchandise, a car show, a parade, carnival rides , and live entertainment. This annual event typically takes place on the final weekend of February. It is within Toltec Elementary School District and the Casa Grande Union High School District . The only education facility located in

1053-507: The corporations in the Irish Free State were Dublin, Cork , Limerick and Waterford (county boroughs) and Drogheda , Kilkenny , Sligo , Clonmel , and Wexford (non-county boroughs). Dún Laoghaire gained borough status in 1930 as "The Corporation of Dun Laoghaire". Galway 's borough status, lost in 1840, was restored in 1937; it was formally styled "the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of

1092-453: The corporations of rotten boroughs and other small rural areas. The Local Government Act 1888 aligned the powers of the remaining borough corporations with those of the new urban district councils . All borough corporations were replaced under the Local Government Act 1972 with councils not designated as "corporations", with the exception of the City of London Corporation . The corporations of

1131-818: The county in which they would otherwise be a part. In some states, particularly in New England, towns form the primary unit of local government below the state level, in some cases eliminating the need for county government entirely. Many rural areas and even some suburban areas of many states have no municipal government below the county level. In addition to counties and municipalities, states often create special purpose authorities, such as school districts and districts for fire protection, sanitary sewer service, public transportation , public libraries , public parks or forests, water resource management, and conservation districts . Such special purpose districts may encompass areas in multiple municipalities or counties. According to

1170-409: The current method. https://www.pinalcentral.com/arizona_city_independent/news/some-az-city-residents-unhappy-with-post-office/article_acac071f-d3c7-58cf-aadf-321b2ad9e7a3.html From time to time, most recently in 2007, attempts have been made to incorporate as a municipality , but they have so far always been defeated at the ballot box, except for the first effort in the early 1980s, which succeeded at

1209-504: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arizona_City&oldid=932694770 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Arizona City, Arizona Arizona City is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Pinal County , Arizona , United States. It

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1248-519: The median value of these housing units was $ 99,300. The median gross rent in Arizona City was $ 844 per month. 7.5% of the population was under 5 years of age, 26.5% of the population was between the ages of 5 and 18, and 18.8% of the population was 65 or older. 7.4% of the Arizona City's population was born in a country other than the United States . Only 13.4% of the population in Arizona City has

1287-624: The middle of the Arizona Sun Corridor region, Arizona City's economy may soon be impacted by several large proposed attractions and factories that will potentially add 30,000 new jobs and attract up to 4 million visitors annually. One of these developments is the Dreamport Villages project, which is a $ 4 billion destination resort that will be located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Arizona City. This project will contain an extreme sports venue, water parks , restaurants, retail space,

1326-423: The northwest of Arizona City, adjacent to Interstate 8. Phoenixmart was promised to boost the economy, the project never came to fruition and the site is just an empty building. Lucid Motors , a Silicon Valley electric car company startup, has confirmed that it will build a $ 700 million electric car manufacturing plant in the nearby city of Casa Grande that will employ 2,000 workers by 2022. Services in

1365-478: The occasional heat wave spiking daytime high temperatures above 115 °F (46 °C). The highest temperature ever recorded in Arizona City was 119 °F (48 °C). Along with the rest of Arizona, the community is affected by the North American Monsoon during summer, which brings high winds and occasional heavy rain. A large portion of the community is located in Pinal County's floodplain , and

1404-417: The past 50 years due to rapid depletion of the groundwater aquifers underneath the region. In 2017, a new earth fissure approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide opened up just south of Arizona City, another consequence caused by the rapid consumption of groundwater. Arizona City itself is mostly flat, lying in the Santa Cruz Valley in the center of three low mountain ranges;

1443-564: The state, local governments may operate under their own charters or under general law, or a state may have a mix of chartered and general-law local governments. Generally, in a state having both chartered and general-law local governments, the chartered local governments have more local autonomy and home rule. Municipalities are typically subordinate to a county government, with some exceptions. Certain cities, for example, have consolidated with their county government as consolidated city-counties . In Virginia , cities are completely independent from

1482-501: The temperature drops rapidly , with lows averaging between 35 and 45 °F (2 and 7 °C). Nighttime lows at or below the freezing mark are not uncommon. During the winter, an occasional cold front will pass through the area sometimes containing a brief shower. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Arizona City was 13 °F (−11 °C). During the entirety of the summer and the second half of May, high temperatures are usually between 100 and 110 °F (38 and 43 °C), with

1521-648: The term parish and Alaska uses the term borough for what the U.S. Census Bureau terms county equivalents in those states. Civil townships or towns are used as subdivisions of a county in 20 states, mostly in the Northeast and Midwest. Population centers may be organized into incorporated municipalities of several types, including the city , town , borough , and village . The types and nature of these municipal entities vary from state to state. In addition to these general-purpose local governments, states may also create special-purpose local governments. Depending on

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