Green Valley, Arizona
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| Green Valley, Arizona | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pima County |
| Area | |
| - City | 26.3 sq mi (68.0 km²) |
| - Land | 26.2 sq mi (68.0 km²) |
| - Water | .04 sq mi (.1 km²) |
| Elevation | 2,980 ft (908 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - City | 17,283 |
| - Density | 658.6/sq mi (254.3/km²) |
Green Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 17,283 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Green Valley is located at (31.855617, -111.000077)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 68.0 km² (26.3 mi²). 68.0 km² (26.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.08%) is water.
Green Valley is twenty miles south of Tucson and 40 miles north of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Surrounded by copper mines, and near the hiking and birding areas of the Santa Rita Mountains, Green Valley is now an unincorporated retirement community.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 17,283 people, 9,995 households, and 6,296 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 254.3/km² (658.6/mi²). There were 13,263 housing units at an average density of 195.2/km² (505.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.35% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. 2.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 9,995 households out of which 1.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 2.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 28.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.71 and the average family size was 2.07.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 1.6% under the age of 18, 0.7% from 18 to 24, 2.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 73.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 72 years. For every 100 females there were 79.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,213, and the median income for a family was $48,369. Males had a median income of $34,500 versus $25,932 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $31,138. About 1.7% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Miscellaneous
In 2005 Green Valley was the host of the SAE mini Baja100 competition. Mini Baja are custom VTT made by students, in this case there were about 60 teams from various universities, including some from Canada. ETS- Ecole de technologie Superieure, from Montreal, Canada, won the competition.
Home on the Titan Missile Museum the Green Valley complex of the 390th Strategic Missile Wing was opened to the public. http://www.titanmissilemuseum.org/
[edit] External links
- Green Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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