Thatcher, Arizona Thatcher, Arizona Location in Graham County and the state of Arizona Location in Graham County and the state of Arizona Thatcher, Arizona is positioned in the US Thatcher, Arizona - Thatcher, Arizona Location in the United States State Arizona Website Town of Thatcher Thatcher is a town in Graham County, Arizona, United States.

According to the 2010 Census, the populace of the town is 4,865. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Thatcher is the home of Eastern Arizona College (EAC), a college that offers two year degrees and includes a nursing school. The town is centered in the Upper Gila River Valley with one of Arizona's famous Madrean Sky Islands towering to the south and the Gila River to the north.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 6.7 square miles (17 km2), including 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) of water.

There were 1,281 homeholds out of which 36.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families.

In the town, the populace was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 22.8% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town was $32,412, and the median income for a family was $40,392.

About 12.8% of the populace and 20.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under the age of 18 and 5.1% of those 65 and older.

In Thatcher, police services are provided by the Thatcher Police Department, often in conjunction with Eastern Arizona College Police and the Graham County Sheriff's Office.

Emergency 911 services are provided by the 24/7 dispatch center of the Graham County Sheriff's Office.

Fire services are provided by the all volunteer Thatcher Fire Department, which has the capability to respond with various types of equipment, including a several fire engines and a ladder truck.

Eastern Arizona College traces its history to the St.

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

Municipalities and communities of Graham County, Arizona, United States Populated places established in 1881 - Towns in Graham County, Arizona - Safford, Arizona micropolitan region - Towns in Arizona - 1881 establishments in Arizona Territory