The Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in eastern Arizona

Arizona

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, anchored by the city of Safford

Safford, Arizona

- History :Safford was founded by Joshua Eaton Bailey, Hiram Kennedy and Edward Tuttle, who came from Gila Bend, in southwestern Arizona. They left Gila Bend in the winter of 1873-74; their work on canals and dams having been destroyed by high water the previous summer...

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As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 42,036 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 42,523).

Communities

• Places with 5,000-9,999 inhabitants
  • Safford
    Safford, Arizona
    - History :Safford was founded by Joshua Eaton Bailey, Hiram Kennedy and Edward Tuttle, who came from Gila Bend, in southwestern Arizona. They left Gila Bend in the winter of 1873-74; their work on canals and dams having been destroyed by high water the previous summer...
    
     (Principal city)

• Places with 1,000 to 4,999 inhabitants
  • Clifton
    Clifton, Arizona
    Clifton is a town in and the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona, United States, along the San Francisco River. The population of the town was 3,311 at the 2010 census. It was a site of the Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983....
    
    
  • Pima
    Pima, Arizona
    Pima is a town in Graham County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 1,965. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
    
    
  • Swift Trail Junction
    Swift Trail Junction, Arizona
    Swift Trail Junction is a census-designated place in Graham County, Arizona, United States. The population was 2,195 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Thatcher
    Thatcher, Arizona
    Thatcher is a town in Graham County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 4,865. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Thatcher is located at ....
    
    

• Places with 500 to 999 inhabitants
  • Duncan
    Duncan, Arizona
    Duncan is a town in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 713. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area. Duncan is at the juncture of the Gila River and the Arizona-New Mexico state border...
    
    

• Other places
  • Central
    Central, Arizona
    Central is a small unincorporated community in Graham County, Arizona, United States. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints constructed a temple in the area....
    
    
  • Fort Thomas
    Fort Thomas, Arizona
    Fort Thomas is a small unincorporated community in Graham County, Arizona, United States. The community has an elementary school and a high school. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    
  • Morenci
    Morenci, Arizona
    Morenci is a census-designated place in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,879 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    
  • Solomonville
    Solomonville, Arizona
    Solomonville is a small unincorporated community in Graham County, Arizona, United States. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
    
    

Demographics

As of the census

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of 2000, there were 42,036 people, 13,233 households, and 9,883 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 68.54% White, 1.59% African American, 12.24% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 14.70% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 2.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.30% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $34,526, and the median income for a family was $38,970. Males had a median income of $34,738 versus $22,036 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the μSA was $13,977.