Clifton, Arizona

• Conflicting opinions on Rosemont Mine
  

  The following letters are in response to the Oct. 20 article "US delays report on Rosemont mine plan." Forest no place for mine's waste Jamie Sturgess of Rosemont Copper said the costs of shipping waste to an already abandoned hole in the ground at, for instance, Twin Buttes, is fantasy because the cost to him would be too high.

• Dam power promoted era of Valley growth
  

  One hundred years ago today, cheap power gave Phoenix a jolt.Until Oct. 1, 1909, the city of 11,000 relied on gas lanterns and electricity from small wood- and gas-burning power plants.

City Description

Clifton is a town in and the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona, United States, along the San Francisco River. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 2,265. It was a site of the Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983. Clifton is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area. Clifton is located at 33°2′26″N 109°18′3″W / 33.04056°N 109.30083°W / 33.04056; -109.30083 (33.040536, -109.300882). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.0 square miles (38.8 km²), of which, 14.9 square miles (38.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.80%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,596 people, 919 households, and 685 families residing in the town. The population density was 174.8 people per square mile (67.5/km²). There were 1,087 housing units at an average density of 73.2/sq mi (28.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 67.10% White, 0.96% Black or African American, 2.27% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 26.73% from other races, and 2.89% from two or more races. 55.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 919 households out of which 41.3% had children

City Contained By:

• Greenlee County
• Arizona
• United States of America

City Contains:

• Clifton Townsite Historic District
• Park Avenue Bridge

Timezones:

• Mountain Time Zone

Size:

• 38.849821655 km squared

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