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- Safford and Co-op sign historical agreements
After locking horns for more than 62 years, the city of Safford and Graham County Electric Co-op signed new service contracts Tuesday evening that explicitly define new service areas and will facilitate a new ...
- Shriners clothe children
Warm clothing is one of the blessings many people take for granted, but Shriner Bob Howell did his part this Christmas to help those without.
- Opinion : Mailbag
Artvoice 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.
- BCS Fiesta Bowl Diversions Gambling
While Arizona does not permit sports betting, gambling enthusiasts visiting Glendale, AZ for the BCS Fiesta Bowl have many nearby options.
- Giffords urges seniors to enroll in Medicare open enrollment
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is encouraging all Arizona seniors to take full advantage of the open enrollment period for Medicare's prescription drug coverage.
- Seftel: Fantasy dining
It's so much fun to fantasize. In dreams, we never run out of money, wisdom, good health or personal magnetism.
- Southern Arizona grasslands to be preserved
Biologically rich grasslands in southern Arizona are about to be preserved. Pima County will close on the first installment of its purchase of the Sands Ranch, the site of tall and lush grasslands near where ...
- Development continues in Thatcher, Pima
Despite the economic downturn in Arizona, real estate development continues in Thatcher and Pima - although a few projects have been placed "on hold." There are 15 projects in Thatcher, and all but one are for ...
- Census has jobs that count locally
Census workers will use hand-held devices to update addresses and record other information as they visit every place of residence in the county.
- Judges toss 2 school unification measures
A technicality has led two Arizona judges to toss out school district unification in Maricopa and Pima Counties.
- Arizona cowboy wins world title in team roping
An Arizona cowboys has won a PRCA world title during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.
- Pima Elementary breaks ground on new addition
The Pima School District held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednes-day to celebrate the beginning of construction on its new elementary school building.
- Chandler Gallery Hosts Fine Art Exhibit for Youth Artists
Name : Kathee Austin Email: editor@evliving.com Site: http://www.evliving.com/ See Authors Posts - Youth artists from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale will showcase and sell their artwork on ...
- Neighbors on the outs over outhouse
Two residents in Ashcreek Acres, a subdivision of acre-sized lots south of Pima, are feuding over one's assertion that she can legally have an earth-pit outhouse on her property.
- 78% Voter Turnout in AZ
The state's two most populous counties, Maricopa and Pima, each had turnout percentages of roughly 80 percent.
- Cochise College Events
Monday, November 17 - Wednesday November 19 Cochise College Pottery Sale Nov. 17 & 18 - Douglas Campus, Student Union Nov.
- Protecting your identity and the environment
A Tucson event on Saturday will help you protect your identity and be eco-friendly at the same time.
- Quechan veterans memorial opens with ceremony
In a moment of silence following three rounds from cannons preserved from America's past battlefields, the only sound to be heard at the new Quechan veterans memorial was the flapping of the American flag that ...
- Trauma care access improving in southern Arizona
Dr. Laura Dolkas examines Terry Wyatt, who was injured when the motorcycle on which he was riding was rear-ended by a car.
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City DescriptionPima is a town in Graham County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 1,965. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Pima was founded by Mormon settlers in 1879. It was originally named Smithville. The first settlers had been living in Forrest Dale, but then were told they had to leave because the location was on Indian land. Unlike other Mormon settlements of the era, Smithville was not planned by the leaders of the church.
Joseph K. Rogers was the first branch president at Pima, being appointed to this office before any of the settlers arrived.
The branch was organized into a ward in 1880.
In 1930 the ward had 666 members. Pima had a population of 980, and a total of 1,260 people resided within the boundaries of the Pima ward.
In 1990 Pima had 1,725 residents.
Pima is located at 32°53′19″N 109°49′42″W / 32.88861, -109.82833 (32.888631, -109.828279).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.6 km²), all of it land.
2006 Census estimates placed Pima's population at 1,970.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,989 people, 663 households, and 521 ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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