Maricopa, Arizona
Maricopa, Arizona Residential developments dominate the landscape of Maricopa.
Residential developments dominate the landscape of Maricopa.
Maricopa, Arizona is positioned in the US Maricopa, Arizona - Maricopa, Arizona Maricopa is a town/city in the Gila River Valley in the State of Arizona.
With an estimated 48,602 inhabitants as of 2015, Maricopa is the second most crowded incorporated town/city in Pinal County and eighteenth most crowded in Arizona. Maricopa forms part of the Phoenix urbane area.
Maricopa has had three locations over the years: Maricopa Wells, Maricopaville and Maricopa Junction; the latter gradually became known as Maricopa.
It started as an oasis around a series of watering holes eight miles north of present-day Maricopa, and about a mile west of Pima Butte.
European-American traders and travelers called it Maricopa Wells.
During the late 1800s, Maricopa Wells was one of the most meaningful relay stations along the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line and the later more famous Butterfield Overland Mail Route.
The peaceful Pima and Maricopa farmers who lived and farmed close-by sold supplies to travelers and migrants.
The most prosperous reconstructionof time for Maricopa Wells was in the 1870s.
Moore, the proprietor at Maricopa Wells, to all points north, and the Wells was a constant hubbub of activity.
The settlement known as Maricopaville was essentially rebuilt three miles to the east (to the present locale of Maricopa) in the early 1880s, in order to accommodate the Maricopa & Phoenix line, prepared to go through Kyrene and Tempe to the north on the way to Phoenix.
The first train departed from Maricopa for Phoenix on July 4, 1887.
All east-west rail travelers had to stop at Maricopa, and those who wanted to go north had to shift to the M & P Railroad. Maricopa was officially incorporated as a town/city on October 15, 2003, becoming the 88th incorporated town/city in Arizona.
The small, federally recognized tribe has advanced Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino and related resort, a multi-entertainment cinema complex, and operates a golf course; all are open to the enhance and draw attendees from Maricopa as well as the greater Phoenix area.
Maricopa is positioned at 33 3 24 N 112 2 48 W (33.056702, -112.046656). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 31.9 square miles (83 km2), all of it land. The topography in Maricopa is flat with a several mountain peaks 10 to 20 miles away.
The altitude of Maricopa is 1190 feet.
Climate data for Maricopa, AZ Maricopa In the city, the populace was spread out with 32.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 35% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
Highways to Maricopa include Arizona State Route 238 and Arizona State Route 347.
Maricopa lies approximately 15 miles west of Interstate 10 and 15 miles north of Interstate 8.
California Zephyr railcar at the Maricopa, AZ Amtrak station Maricopa is presently the closest stop from Phoenix on Amtrak's Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle trains.
The Maricopa depot opened in 2001, originally in a converted passenger rail car but now in a metal building.
Maricopa is governed by a Council-Manager form of government.
The City Council and City Manager work as partners to direct and guide small-town government.
The Maricopa City Council consists of the Mayor and six City Council members.
There are 10 citizen advisory groups that guide the Maricopa City Council on a myriad of activity.
The City is organized into nine departments: the City Manager's Office, the City Clerk's Office, Community Services, Development Services, Economic Development, Finance, Fire, Human Services and the Police Department.
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