Gisela, Arizona

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City Description

Gisela is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 532 at the 2000 census. Gisela was named after the heroine in the book COUNTESS GISELA by E. Marlitt. The town schoolteacher was reading the book to her students when she was asked by her husband, the postmaster, to help name the little settlement. She asked the school children what names they liked, and they voted to name their new town Gisela. They didn't know how to pronounce the name correctly, so they called it Guy-SEE-la. Gisela is located at 34°6′7″N 111°17′7″W / 34.10194, -111.28528 (34.101809, -111.285194). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²), all of it land. Tonto Creek flows through Gisela on its way to Roosevelt Lake. As of the census of 2000, there were 532 people, 225 households, and 161 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 184.8 people per square mile (71.3/km²). There were 295 housing units at an average density of 102.4/sq mi (39.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.36% White, 0.19% Native American, 2.26% from other races, and 3.20% from two or more races. 5.64% of the

City Contained By:

• Gila County
• Arizona

Timezones:

• Mountain Time Zone

Size:

• 7.51096551997 km squared

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