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- Area Event
This two-part workshop will be held at the Florence Community Library. Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 5:45 pm and Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 5:45 pm Workshop will be limited to 8 participants.
- Pinal worker likely compromised residents' ID data
A Pinal County Recorder's Office employee likely compromised the identities of numerous county residents in a check-washing ring that has led to the arrest of four people, according to search warrants executed ...
- Projects on tap for Casa Grande
Several major Casa Grande construction projects are on the horizon, some sooner than others.
- Poston Butte's borders to be set
A series of three informational meetings are scheduled by the Florence Unified School District on attendance boundaries for when Poston Butte High School opens next fall.
- Magazine calls Florence true Western town
True West magazine has named Florence one of the West's 10 true Western towns for 2009.
- The giving is great but the need is greater
Steven King/Dispatch, Amber Slatten, left, took an eight-hour shift on Wednesday ringing a bell at the Salvation Army red kettle at Wal-Mart in Casa Grande.
- Pinal County employee accused of identity theft
A Pinal County employee accused of stealing a resident's identity through his access to public records was arrested Tuesday, officials said.
- Missing Florence man, 82, found alive
Pinal County Sheriff's Deputies have located an 82-year-old man who had been missing since 6 p.m. Friday.
- All gone but the memoriesMementos from closed Coolidge Masonic lodge need home
Sean Higgins/Coolidge Examiner, The Masonic Temple on Main Street in Coolidge stands empty after the Coolidge and Florence lodges merged earlier this year.
- Put Country Thunder Tickets on Layaway
The official press release calls it "helping fans in this economic crisis." I call it brilliant.
- Napolitano's heritage, border strategies fascinate Italy
Janet Napolitano may be as familiar a face in Florence, Italy, as she is in Florence, Ariz.
- ADOT should consider new route
Tens of thousands of residents drive each day from the Queen Creek area to job centers in Maricopa County.
- Study may help Pinal's 7,600 patients with Alzheimer's
An estimated 7,600 people in Pinal County and another 2,000 in Gila County are afflicted with Alzheimer's disease and the Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens wants to know if area resources are meeting their ...
- Deputies recover stolen trailers, items
Pinal County sheriff's deputies recently recovered two stolen trailers full of stolen items.
- Canton town clerk ready to 'start a new chapter'
Longtime Town Clerk Margaret R. "Maggie" Stacy will retire at the end of the year.
- Opinion : Mailbag
Mailbag Send letters to P. O. Box 27087, Tucson, AZ 85726-7087. Or e-mail mailbag@tucsonweekly.com . Letters must include name, address, daytime phone number and signature.
- Police Beat: Tucson man caught with cocaine, arrested
Tucson man caught with cocaine, arrested 11/20/2008 01:52 PM Alexis Huicochea A Tucson man was arrested Monday after police found more than 17 pounds of cocaine in his vehicle.
- Ariz. man indicted in '04 killing of wife in Minn.
A Minnesota grand jury has indicted a corrections officer in Arizona on charges of first- and second-degree murder in the 2004 shooting death of his wife.
- Man indicted in 2004 shooting death of wife
MNAppleton Killing,0152 Man indicted in 2004 shooting death of wife Eds: APNewsNow.
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City DescriptionFlorence (O'odham: S-auppag) is a town in and the county seat of Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 17,054 at the 2000 census; according to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town was 17,053.
The largest Arizona State Prison complex, the Florence complex, is located in the city, and its preserved Main Street and open desert scenery was the setting of the major motion picture Murphy's Romance.
There are a total of 9 prisons from the county, state, federal and two private prisons. There are 3 state prisons located in Florence.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had a total area of 8.3 square miles (21.5 km²) in 2000, all land. According to the town, there are 50.5 sq mi incorporated with a total of 198 sq mi in the planning area. With the expected growth coming closer, the incorporated numbers should increase.
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,054 people, 2,226 households, and 1,540 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,056.2 people per square mile (794.3/km²). There were 3,216 housing units at an average density of 387.7/sq mi (149.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 57.12% White, 9.17% ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:City Featured in Films:- The Baron of Arizona
- Murphy's Romance
- Raising Arizona
- Stir Crazy
- War of the Worlds
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