Pinal County, Arizona

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Pinal County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of 2000 its population was 179,727. The county seat is Florence.

Pinal County contains parts of the Tohono O'odham (formerly Papago) Indian Reservation and the Gila River Indian Reservation.

1 Pinal County Elected Officials
2 Geography
- 2.1 Adjacent Counties
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
5 External links

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Pinal County Elected Officials

Lionel D. Ruiz Board of Supervisors, District 1
Sandie Smith Board of Supervisors, District 2, Chairman
David Snider Board of Supervisors, District 3
Laura Dean-Lytle County Recorder
Jack W. Harmon, Ed.D. County School Superintendent
Robert Carter Olson County Attorney
Chris Vasquez County *Sheriff
L. Paul Larkin County Assessor
Dodie Doolittle County Treasurer
Hon. William J. O'Neil Division I
Hon. Boyd T. Johnson Division II
Hon. Kelly Marie Robertson Division III
Hon. Gilbert V. Figueroa Division IV - Juvenile Court Presiding Judge
Hon. Stephen McCarville Division V
Hon. Janna L. Vanderpool Division VI
Kristi Youtsey Ruiz Clerk of the Superior Court
Hon. Phillip W. Bain Casa Grande Justice Court
Hon. Marie A. Lorona Eloy Justice Court
Justice Court Presiding Judge
Hon. Kema Granillo Florence Justice Court
Hon. Joe A. Ruiz Mammoth Justice Court
Hon. Ellie Brown Oracle Justice Court
Hon. Bruce Griffith Superior Justice Court
Hon. Dennis Lusk Apache Junction Justice Court
Hon. Scott Sulley Maricopa Justice Court

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 13,919 km² (5,374 mi²). 13,907 km² (5,370 mi²) of it is land and 12 km² (4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.08% water.

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 179,727 people, 61,364 households, and 45,225 families residing in the county. The population density was 13/km² (34/mi²). There were 81,154 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.42% White, 2.76% Black or African American, 7.81% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 15.66% from other races, and 2.67% from two or more races. 29.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 61,364 households out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were married couples living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 114.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,856, and the median income for a family was $39,548. Males had a median income of $31,544 versus $23,726 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,025. 16.90% of the population and 12.10% of families were below the poverty line. 25.50% of those under the age of 18 and 8.70% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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Cities and towns

Ak-Chin Village
Apache Junction (part of Apache Junction is in Maricopa County)
Arizona City
Blackwater
Casa Grande
Chuichu
Coolidge
Dudleyville
Eloy
Florence
Gold Canyon
Hayden (part of Hayden is in Gila County)
Kearny
Mammoth
Maricopa
Oracle
Queen Creek (part of Queen Creek is in Maricopa County)
Queen Valley
Sacaton
San Manuel
Santan
Stanfield
Superior
Winkelman (part of Winkelman is in Gila County)

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External links

Image:Flag of Arizona.svg	State of Arizona
Regions	North Central 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
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