Santan, Arizona

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Santan is a census designated place in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The name comes from the San Tan Mountains Regional Park that is the main landmark. The population was 651 at the 2000 census.

San Tan is also the name of a proposed city in Pinal County that is separate from Santan CDP.

[edit] Geography

San Tan is located at 33°9′9″N, 111°48′8″W (33.152428, -111.802207)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.6 km² (6.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 651 people, 163 households, and 135 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 39.2/km² (101.3/mi²). There were 185 housing units at an average density of 11.1/km² (28.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 1.84% White, 92.78% Native American, 3.07% from other races, and 2.30% from two or more races. 12.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 163 households out of which 50.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.1% were married couples living together, 35.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.99 and the average family size was 4.30.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 42.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 14.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 79.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,645, and the median income for a family was $15,227. Males had a median income of $37,857 versus $7,386 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $7,090. About 46.3% of families and 46.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 77.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

[edit] City of San Tan

Location of the proposed City of San Tan in Pinal County. Note its separate location from the CDP of Santan.

Due to rapid construction of homes in the northern portion of Pinal County, residents have attempted to petition for the incorporation of San Tan in 2004, the plan being unveiled in April. Arizona state law requires that any attempt to incorporate an area within 6 miles of a city of over 5000 must first receive approval from that city. The nearby communities of Queen Creek, Mesa, and Gilbert in adjacent Maricopa County had approved of the incorporation. However, an attempt to get approval from the neighboring community of Florence failed later during the summer, stalling the effort.

Further attempts at incorporation in 2005 met with failure after supporters were unable to collect a sufficient number of signatures to advance the issue. Subsequent annexations by Florence in the area have further diminished the likelihood of incorporation, and no serious attempts have been made since.

Florence has stated that its intentions are and have always been to annex land only as far north as Arizona Farms Road. All land north of Arizona Farms Road however is part of the Queen Creek municipal planning area, and it is likely that all or most of that land will be annexed to Queen Creek in the near future.

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