| Pinal County, Arizona | ||
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Pinal County Courthouse in Florence, Arizona
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Location in the state of Arizona |
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Arizona's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 1, 1875 | |
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| Seat | Florence | |
| Largest city | Casa Grande | |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
5,374.09 sq mi (13,919 km²) 5,369.59 sq mi (13,907 km²) 4.50 sq mi (12 km²), 0.08% |
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| Population - (2010) - Density |
375,770 70/sq mi (27.0/km²) |
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| Website | www.pinalcountyaz.gov | |
Pinal County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of 2010, its population was 375,770. The county seat is Florence.
Pinal County contains parts of the Tohono O'odham Nation, the Gila River Indian Community and the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, as well as the entirety of the Ak-Chin Indian Community.
Growth southward from the Phoenix metropolitan area has begun to spread into the northern parts of Pinal County. The cities of Maricopa and Casa Grande as well as many unincorporated areas have shown accelerated growth patterns; suburban development is likely to continue southward through the county from Phoenix and northward from Tucson.
Pinal County earned a Sunny Award for having an "A-" transparency score from Sunshine Review.[1] The score grades how much public information is disclosed on the county website.
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Salaries for county elected officials are set by the Arizona Revised Statutes. All county elected officials (except the Sheriff and the County Attorney) make a salary of $63,800 along with county benefits and compulsory participation in the Arizona State Elected Official Retirement Plan.[2]
Pinal County was carved out of neighboring Maricopa County and Pima County on February 1, 1875. Pinal County is the third largest county in Arizona and one of the fastest growing counties in the U.S.A. The political history of Pinal County is an interesting one. The people of the county had never elected a Republican to a county-wide seat (Supervisor, Sheriff, Attorney, Recorder, Treasurer, Assessor, Superintendent of Schools, and Clerk of the Superior Court) until 2008 with the election of Sheriff Paul Babeu and Supervisor Bryan Martyn. The following election in 2010, also brought in a Republican Clerk of the Superior Court Chad Roche. The elections in 2012 will add two supervisors to Pinal County due to the population increase.
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 5,374.09 square miles (13,918.8 km2), of which 5,369.59 square miles (13,907.2 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 4.50 square miles (11.7 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[3]
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 3,440 |
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| 1890 | 4,251 | 23.6% | |
| 1900 | 7,779 | 83.0% | |
| 1910 | 9,045 | 16.3% | |
| 1920 | 16,130 | 78.3% | |
| 1930 | 22,081 | 36.9% | |
| 1940 | 28,841 | 30.6% | |
| 1950 | 43,191 | 49.8% | |
| 1960 | 62,673 | 45.1% | |
| 1970 | 67,916 | 8.4% | |
| 1980 | 90,918 | 33.9% | |
| 1990 | 116,379 | 28.0% | |
| 2000 | 179,727 | 54.4% | |
| 2010 | 375,770 | 109.1% | |
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Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 179,727 people, 61,364 households, and 45,225 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile (13/km²). There were 81,154 housing units at an average density of 15/sq mi (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.42% White, 2.76% Black or African American, 7.81% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 15.66% from other races, and 2.67% from two or more races. 29.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 21.86% reported speaking Spanish at home, while 1.44% speak O'odham and 0.02% speak Apache [2].
There were 61,364 households out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were married couples living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 114.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,856, and the median income for a family was $39,548. Males had a median income of $31,544 versus $23,726 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,025. About 12.10% of families and 16.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.50% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2010 the Corrections Corporation of America-operated Saguaro Correctional Center,[5] located in Eloy in Pinal County,[6] houses the majority of Hawaii's male prison inmate population.[5]
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