Greenlee County, Arizona

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Greenlee County, Arizona

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Location in the state of Arizona
Statistics
Formed	10 March 1909
Seat	Clifton
Area - Total - Land - Water	4,787 km² (1,848 mi²) 4,784 km² (1,847 mi²) 4 km² (1 mi²), 0.08%
Population - (2000) - Density	8,547 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 2000 its population was 8,547. The county seat is Clifton.

1 History
2 Geography
- 2.1 Adjacent Counties
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns

[edit] 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.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,787 km² (1,848 mi²). 4,784 km² (1,847 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.08%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent Counties

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 8,547 people, 3,117 households, and 2,266 families residing in the county. The population density was 2/km² (5/mi²). There were 3,744 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). 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.

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.

[edit] Cities and towns

	State of Arizona Phoenix (Capital)
Regions	Grand Canyon \| Mojave Desert \| North Central Arizona \| Northeast Arizona \| Northern Arizona \| Phoenix Metropolitan Area \| Southern Arizona \| Arizona Strip
Counties	Apache \| Cochise \| Coconino \| Gila \| Graham \| Greenlee \| La Paz \| Maricopa \| Mohave \| Navajo \| Pima \| Pinal \| Santa Cruz \| Yavapai \| Yuma
Cities	Chandler \| Flagstaff \| Gilbert \| Glendale \| Lake Havasu City \| Mesa \| Peoria \| Phoenix \| Prescott \| Scottsdale \| Tempe \| Tucson \| Yuma