Eloy (Arizona)
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 Location in County and Arizona
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1949 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arizona |
| County : | Pinal County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 45 ′ N , 111 ° 33 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain Standard Time ( UTC − 7 ) |
| Residents : | 10,855 (as of: 2005) |
| Population density : | 58.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 185.6 km 2 (approx. 72 mi 2 ) of which 185.6 km 2 (approx. 72 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 474 m |
| Postal code : | 85231 |
| Area code : | +1 520 |
| FIPS : | 04-22360 |
| GNIS ID : | 0004421 |
| Website : | www.eloyaz.org |
| Mayor : | Byron K. Jackson |
Eloy is a US city in Arizona in Pinal County . It has about 10,750 inhabitants (as of 2002) on an area of 185.6 km². Arizona State Route 84 runs through Eloy and Interstate 10 is south of the city .
The airfield to the northwest is the largest jump site in the world, several hundred thousand parachute jumps are carried out here every year . The German KSK has also trained jumps here, and a fatal accident also occurred.
Web links
Commons : Eloy (Arizona) - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
Wikivoyage: Eloy, Arizona travel guide
Individual evidence
- ↑ Special Forces Command. The secret troop of the Bundeswehr. ( Memento of the original from February 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Film by Günther Henel
