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Population (year 2000): 9,232. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,932 (-3.2% change)
Males: 4,422 (47.9%), Females: 4,810 (52.1%)
Graham County
Zip codes:
85546.
Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $29,899 (year 2000)
Median house value: $83,000 (year 2000)
Races in Safford:
- White Non-Hispanic (56.2%)
- Hispanic (39.7%)
- Other race (18.6%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Black (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (12.5%), German (8.6%),
Irish (7.9%), United States (6.5%), French (2.5%), Swedish
(2.4%).
Elevation: 2916 feet
Land area: 7.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Safford
- High school or higher: 78.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Safford city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 11.9%
3.7% Foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 0.5%
Europe, 0.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,536 (+20.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Safford:
- MT GRAHAM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1600 20TH
AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Safford:
- MORENCI HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; MORENCI, AZ)
- NORTHERN COCHISE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles;
WILLCOX, AZ)
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; SAN CARLOS, AZ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Safford:
- DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB (about 93 miles; TUCSON, AZ; ID:
DMA)
- SIERRA VISTA MUNI-LIBBY AAF (about 96 miles; FORT
HUACHUCA SIERRA VISTA, AZ; ID: FHU)
- TUCSON INTL (about 98 miles; TUCSON, AZ; ID: TUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Safford:
- SAFFORD REGIONAL (about 6 miles; SAFFORD, AZ; ID:
SAD)
- FLYING J RANCH (about 11 miles; PIMA, AZ; ID: E37)
- GREENLEE COUNTY (about 37 miles; CLIFTON/MORENCI,
AZ; ID: CFT)
College/University in Safford:
- SAFFORD COLLEGE OF BEAUTY (Full-time
enrollment: 17; Location: 1550 WEST THATCHER BLVD;
Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Safford:
- EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 4 miles; THATCHER,
AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,085)
- PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; TUCSON, AZ;
FT enrollment: 14,177)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (about 95 miles; TUCSON, AZ;
FT enrollment: 29,915)
- COCHISE COLLEGE (about 100 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; FT
enrollment: 2,585)
- CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 126 miles; COOLIDGE,
AZ; FT enrollment: 2,333)
- NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 149 miles;
HOLBROOK, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,177)
- CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 151 miles;
CHANDLER, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,990)
Public high schools in Safford:
- SAFFORD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 794; Location:
1400 11TH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GILA PREPARATORY ACADEMY (Students: 63;
Location: 1976 THATCHER BLVD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MT. GRAHAM HIGH SCHOOL SATELLITE CAMPUS
(Students: 13; Location: 3200 WEST DISCOVERY PARK BLVD.;
Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Safford:
- DOROTHY STINSON SCHOOL (Students: 517;
Location: 2013 8TH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 06)
- RUTH POWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 505;
Location: 1041 S. 14TH AVENUE; Grades: UG - UG)
- LAFE NELSON SCHOOL (Students: 492; Location:
1100 10TH AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- SAFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 446;
Location: 734 11TH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TRIUMPHANT LEARNING CENTER (Students: 93;
Location: 201 E. MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
- GILA INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY (Students: 88;
Location: P.O. BOX 914; Grades: KG - 12)
- GILA PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL
(Students: 45; Location: 1976 THATCHER BLVD.; Grades: 06
- 08)
- LOS MILAGROS ACADEMY (Students: 11; Location:
XXXXXX; Grades: KG - 08)
- ASPC-SAFFORD/FT. GRANT (Location: 896 S. COOK
RD.; Grades: UG - UG)
Private primary/middle school in Safford:
- THE CHURCH AT SAFFORD CHRISTIA (Students: 49;
Location: SO U S HIGHWAY 191; Grades: KG - 11)
Library in Safford:
- SAFFORD CITY - GRAHAM COUNTY LIBRARY
(Operating income: $315,739; Location: 808 7TH AVENUE;
80,458 books; 1,657 audio materials; 861 video
materials; 102 serial subscriptions)
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