St. David, Arizona

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Coordinates: 31°53′53″N, 110°13′5″W
St. David, Arizona
Location in Cochise County and the state of Arizona
Country	United States
State	Arizona
Counties	Cochise
Area
- City	5.3 sq mi (13.8 km²)
Population (2000)
- City	1,744
- Density	329.1/sq mi (126.4/km²)
Time zone	MST (no daylight saving time) (UTC-7)

St. David is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,744 at the 2000 census. The city was founded in 1877 and was named after David W. Patten, who was killed in Missouri in the Battle of Crooked River. He was one of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Noted people in St. David
4 Trivia
5 External links

[edit] Geography

St. David is located at 31°53′53″N, 110°13′5″W (31.898039, -110.218034)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.8 km² (5.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,744 people, 666 households, and 462 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 126.6/km² (327.7/mi²). There were 892 housing units at an average density of 64.7/km² (167.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.00% White, 0.40% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 3.04% from other races, and 2.58% from two or more races. 9.81% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 666 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,840, and the median income for a family was $32,292. Males had a median income of $31,641 versus $21,339 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,872. About 8.7% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Noted people in St. David

Zenna Henderson-A science fiction author who is buried here.
Thomas McGee- A vietnam veteran, father, and well established rancher is buried here.

[edit] Trivia

In Unearthed, an episode of the television series Prison Break, Lincoln Burrows and his son LJ Burrows buy food from a St. David diner, but Lincoln is identified by the waitress as a fugitive.