New River (Arizona)
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 Location in County and Arizona
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1868 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arizona |
| County : | Maricopa County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 52 ′ N , 112 ° 5 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain Standard Time ( UTC − 7 ) |
| Residents : | 10,740 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 58.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 183.5 km 2 (approx. 71 mi 2 ) of which 183.4 km 2 (approx. 71 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 614 m |
| Postcodes : | 85027, 85087 |
| Area code : | +1 623 |
| FIPS : | 04-49360 |
| GNIS ID : | 0008605 |
New River is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maricopa County in the US state of Arizona . In 2000 the place had 10,740 inhabitants.
geography
New River's geographic coordinates are 33 ° 52 ' N , 112 ° 55' W (33.869149, −112.085759). New River is located off Interstate 17 . The place is on the outskirts of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
According to the United States Census Bureau , this CDP has an area of 183.5 km², of which 183.4 km² is land and only 0.01% of the area is water.
Adjacent communities include Anthem , Black Canyon City , Cave Creek , Peoria, and Phoenix .
history
New River is named after a discontinuous stream of the same name that belongs to the catchment area of the Agua Fria River . The place was founded in 1868 by Darrell Duppa as a carriage station. For many years the place was the terminus of the Black Canyon Highway (today Interstate 17 runs along this route ). The paved road ended in New River and continues to Prescott only as a gravel route.
New River has largely retained its rural character, but the Phoenix is spreading further and further into the region.
When the Del Webb Corporation presented a development plan in the mid-1990s that would make the place about the size of Flagstaff , this sparked efforts to incorporate the CDP. However, these endeavors were short-lived.
With the Phoenix metropolitan area expanding northward and the city's general plan including the entire area, the future of New River is uncertain. Newly arrived residents identify more with Phoenix or the Anthem, which emerged in 1998 .
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, New River inhabited 10,740 people. The population density was 58.5 people per km ². There were 4514 housing units at an average of 24.6 per km ². The population consisted of 95.87% of White , 0.42% Black or African American , 0.60% Native American , 0.46% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 1.25% said other races to belong and 1.37% named two or more races. 4.85% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of New Rivers were distributed to 3921 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18. 68.9% of households were married, 5.6% had a female head of the household without a husband and 21.8% were not families. 15.3% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 2.9% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.04.
The population was divided into 26.0% minors, 4.8% 18–24 year olds, 33.2% 25–44 year olds, 28.5% 45–64 year olds and 7.5% aged 65 years or more. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 women there were 103.9 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 102.4 men.
The median household income in New River was 62,307 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 68,604 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 46,361 compared to $ 31,703 for women. The per capita income for New River was $ 25,932. 5.7% of the population and 3.6% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 5.5% of minors and 3.1% of those aged 65 and over.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ General Plan of Phoenix ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2008 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.
