Carefree, Arizona

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Coordinates: 33°49′6″N, 111°55′5″W
Town of Carefree, Arizona
Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona
Country	United States
State	Arizona
Counties	Maricopa
Government
- Mayor	Edward C. Morgan
Area
- City	8.9 sq mi (22.9 km²)
- Land	8.9 sq mi (22.9 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Population (2005)^[1]
- City	3,706
- Density	416.4/sq mi (161.8/km²)
Time zone	MST (no daylight saving time) (UTC-7)
Website: http://www.carefree.org/

Carefree is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 3,706.^[1]

Carefree was first conceived in the mid-1940's by K.T. Palmer and Tom Darlington as a planned community. Land purchases were made beginning in 1955 and the first buildings went up in 1958. The emphasis was on leisure with names such as Easy Street, Tranquil Trail, and Ho and Hum Roads. The town’s motto is "Home of cowboys and caviar, where the Old West meets the new."

Carefree has the largest sundial in the Western Hemisphere. It stretches 62 feet and points to the North Star.

Carefree has 15 restaurants, which is 1 restaurant for every 247 people, the lowest in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

The city has the highest restaurants per capita in the Phoenix area.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Carefree is located at 33°49′6″N, 111°55′5″W (33.818234, -111.918192)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.9 km² (8.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,927 people, 1,389 households, and 995 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 98.39% White, 0.24% Black or African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 2.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,389 households out of which 14.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.44.

In the town the population was spread out with 12.7% under the age of 18, 2.0% from 18 to 24, 15.4% from 25 to 44, 40.5% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $88,702, and the median income for a family was $105,699.