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Safford, Arizona
Safford (Western Apache: Ichʼįʼ Nahiłtį́į́) is a city in Graham County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the population of the city is 10,129. The city is the county seat of Graham County.
Safford is the principal city of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Graham County.
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 because their work on canals and dams had been destroyed by high water the previous summer. Upon arrival early in 1874, the villagers laid out the town site, including a few crude buildings.
The Town of Safford was incorporated October 10, 1901, and changed to City of Safford in 1955.
The town is named after Arizona Territorial Governor Anson P. K. Safford.
The Pinaleño Mountains sit prominently to the southwest of town. The Pinaleños have the greatest vertical relief of any mountain range in Arizona.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22 km2), of which 8.6 square miles (22 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (0.18%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, Safford had a population of 10,129 and a population density of 1,093.02 inhabitants per square mile (422.02/km2). The median age was 33.6 years. 27.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.8 males age 18 and over.
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Safford, Arizona
Safford (Western Apache: Ichʼįʼ Nahiłtį́į́) is a city in Graham County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the population of the city is 10,129. The city is the county seat of Graham County.
Safford is the principal city of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Graham County.
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 because their work on canals and dams had been destroyed by high water the previous summer. Upon arrival early in 1874, the villagers laid out the town site, including a few crude buildings.
The Town of Safford was incorporated October 10, 1901, and changed to City of Safford in 1955.
The town is named after Arizona Territorial Governor Anson P. K. Safford.
The Pinaleño Mountains sit prominently to the southwest of town. The Pinaleños have the greatest vertical relief of any mountain range in Arizona.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22 km2), of which 8.6 square miles (22 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (0.18%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, Safford had a population of 10,129 and a population density of 1,093.02 inhabitants per square mile (422.02/km2). The median age was 33.6 years. 27.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.8 males age 18 and over.
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