Profile: Pinal County,

Pinal County was formed from portions of Maricopa and Pima counties on Feb. 1, 1875, in response to the petition of residents of the upper Valley, as "Act #1" of the Eighth Territorial Legislature. Florence, established in 1866, was designated and has remained the county seat.

The county encompasses 5,374

square miles, of which 4.5 are water.

In both economy and geography, Pinal County

has two distinct regions. The eastern portion is

characterized by mountains with elevations to 6,000 feet and

copper mining. The western area is primarily low desert valleys

and irrigated agriculture.

The communities of Mammoth, Oracle, San Manuel, and Kearny have traditionally been active

in copper mining, smelting, milling and refining. Arizona City, Eloy, Maricopa, Picacho, Red

Rock and Stanfield have agriculture based-economies. Apache Junction, Arizona City,

Coolidge, Eloy, and particularly Casa Grande have diversified their economic base to include

manufacturing, trade and services. This expansion and diversification has been facilitated by

their location in the major growth corridor between Phoenix and Tucson near the junction of I-10

and I-8, except for Apache Junction, which is to the east of burgeoning Mesa. Most of the

southern ¾ of Pinal County and a small area in Apache Junction are designated as Enterprise

Zones.

The county is home to many interesting attractions, including the Old West Highway 60, Casa

Grande Ruins National Monument, Picacho Peak State Park, Picacho Reservoir, Boyce

Thompson Southwestern Arboretum, Oracle State Park and Columbia University’s Biosphere II,

McFarland State Park, Lost Dutchman State Park, Skydive Arizona, the world’s largest

skydiving drop-zone, and the Florence Historical District, with 120 buildings on the National

Register.

The state of Arizona is the county’s largest landholder with 35 percent, followed by individuals

and corporations, 22 percent; Indian reservations, 23 percent; the U.S. Forest Service and

Bureau of Land Management, 14 percent, and the remaining 6 percent is other public land.

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Pinal County At-A-Glance

County Seat: Florence

1990 2000 2008 2008 Population: 350,558 Arizona 3,665,228 5,130,632 6,629,455 Pinal County 116,379 179,727 350,558 2008 Labor Force: 107,650

Major Cities/Communities Unemployment Rate: 6.6% Ak-Chin Indian Community 446 669 N/A

Apache Junction1 18,100 31,814 37,917 Major Industries:* Public Administration, Retail Arizona City 1,940 4,385 N/A Trade, Accommodation & Food Casa Grande 19,082 25,224 45,116 Services Coolidge 6,927 7,786 12,311

Sources: July 2008, Population Estimates July 2008, Strategic Investment and Research, Eloy 7,211 10,375 16,163 Arizona Department of Commerce; December 2008 Special Unemployment Report, OES Florence 7,321 17,054 24,096 Report, Arizona Department of Commerce, Strategic Investment and Research. Gila River Indian

Community 9,540 11,257 N/A Kearny 2,262 2,249 2,285 Mammoth 1,845 1,762 1,789 Maricopa2 N/A 1,482 37,252 Oracle 3,043 3,563 N/A Queen Creek3 2,667 4,316 23,827 San Manuel 4,009 4,375 N/A Superior 3,468 3,254 3,375 Winkelman4 676 443 427

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Arizona Department of Commerce, Strategic Investment and Research. N/A - Not available 1) Combined Maricopa and Pinal portions; 2) 1990 Census did not include Maricopa; 3) Combined Maricopa and Pinal portions; 4) Combined Gila and Pinal portions

Age Distribution

% of total 0-14 20.6% 15-24 14.9% 25-44 28.4% 45-64 21.9% 65+ 14.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, April 1, 2000 Census

Population Composition*

Race % of total White 70.4% African American 2.8% Native American 7.8% Asian or Pacific Islander 0.7% Other 18.4% Totals 100.0% Hispanic Heritage* 29.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, April 1, 2000 Census Persons of Hispanic heritage may be of any race 2008 Civilian Labor Force Major Employers

Labor Force Unemployment Rate Employer Employment Type Arizona 3,132,667 5.5% Abbott Labs/Ross Prod. Div. (Casa Grande) Nutritionals Pinal County 107,6509 6.6% Albertson’s Grocery Store Apache Junction Health Center Medical Clinic Major Cities/Communities Apache Junction Schools Education Ak-Chin Indian Community 385 8.6% Arizona State Prison (Florence) Detention Centers Apache Junction (Pinal Asarco (Hayden) Copper Mining and Smelting & Maricopa) 13,997 4.8% Bashas’ Grocery Store Arizona City 3,021 3.8% Casa Grande Regional Medical CenterMedical Doctors Office Casa Grande 19,159 6.4% Casa Grande Elementary School Dist. Education Coolidge 5,358 12.2% Casa Grande Union H.S. Dist. Education Eloy 5,820 10.1% Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Newspapers/Printing Florence 3,628 6.8% Central Arizona College (Coolidge) Colleges and Universities Gila River Indian Community 5,217 21.3% City of Apache Junction Government Kearny 1,562 4.2% City of Casa Grande Government Mammoth 1031 11.2% City of Eloy (Eloy) Government Maricopa 18,764 7.6% Coolidge Unified School District Education Oracle 2,715 7.2% Corrections Corp. of America San Manuel 2,867 9.7% (Eloy, Florence) Detention Center Superior 2,056 14.3% Eloy Schools (Eloy) Education Evergreen Air Center (Marana) Air Cargo Source: Arizona Dept. of Commerce, Strategic Investment and Research, December 2008 Flying J Truckstop Fuel/Restaurant Special Unemployment Report. Frito-Lay (Casa Grande) Snack Foods

Fry’s Food & Drug Store Grocery Store 2008 Employment by Sector Gila River Indian Community Government Farms Farming Mining & Construction 3,925 Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino Gaming Education & Health Services 4,275 Hexcel Corp. (Casa Grande) Aerospace Manufacturer Financial Activities 1,500 Holiday Inn (Casa Grande) Full Service Hotel Government 19,225 Hunter Douglas Wood Products Window Treatments Leisure & Hospitality 4,550 K-Mart Discount Department Store Manufacturing 3,825 Mayville Metals (Casa Grande) Metal Fabrication Professional & Business Services 3,450 Mulay Plastics of Casa Grande Plastic Injection Molding Trade, Transportation & Utilities 9,150 Pinal County Government Information 350 Regional Care Service Corp. Medical Facilities Service - Providing 1,625 Safeway Supermarkets (Coolidge) Grocery Store

Source:Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Sun Life Family Health Center Healthcare Arizona Department of Commerce, Strategic Investment and Research. Tanger Outlet Center (Casa Grande) Factory Outlets Figures are organized under the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). Truckstop of America (Eloy) Fuel/Restaurant

Wal-Mart Discount Department Store 2008 Total All Occupations Westile Roofing Products (Casa Grande) Mfg. Roof Tile

Employment 54,310 (Source: Central Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation Hourly Compensation Note: Companies listed more than 100 employees

Median Wage $13.65 Average Wage $16.33 Entry Wage * $8.26 Experienced ** $20.37

2008 Employment by Occupation - Average Wages Electric Service Major Suppliers: Employment Avg. Wages Ak-Chin Electric Utility Authority (520) 586-3693 Office & Administrative Support 6,720 $15.02 APS (800) 253-9407 Food Preparation & Serving-Related 7,910 $9.15 Bureau of Indian Affairs (Coolidge) (520) 723-5408 Education, Training & Library 4,480 $19.36 Bureau of Indian Affairs (Mammoth/Oracle) (520) 896-9401 Protective Service Occupations 5,120 $18.59 Electrical Dist. #2 (Maricopa) (520) 723-7741 Sales & Related 3,900 $12.98 Project (Apache Junction) (602) 236-9200 Transportation & Material Moving 4,320 $12.06 Salt River Project (602) 276-8888 Production 3,110 $14.50 (Gila River Indian Community) Construction & Extraction 3,910 $17.43 San Carlos Irrigation Project (520) 723-5408 Installation, Maintenance & Repair 1,890 $19.13 Santa Cruz Water & Power (520) 876-4982 Management 1,890 $37.11 Electrical Dist. #4 (Rural areas near Eloy) (520) 466-7336

Source:Prepared by the Arizona Department of Commerce, Strategic Investment and Research in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, July 2009 * 10th percentile ** 75th percentile Natural Gas Service

Major Supplier: El Paso Natural Gas (520) 663-4200 Southwest Gas Corporation (800) 766-9722 Water and Sewer Highways For information, see specific community profile or Interstate 8, I-10, U.S. 60, state Highway 77, state Highway 79, contact the local city government. state Highway 84, state Highway 87, state Highway 88, state Telephone Highway 177, state Highway 187, state Highway 237, state Highway 287, state Highway 347, state Highway 387, Indian Major Suppliers: Route 15 Bell Atlantic Mobile (520) 628-9541 Gila River Telecommunications (520) 796-3333 Bus Lines Qwest (800) 244-1111 Greyhound Bus Lines (800) 231-2222 Rail Service Union Pacific Railroad (888) 870-8777 Copper Basin Railway (520) 363-7202 Trucking Service

Major Hospitals: Arizona Messenger, Consolidated Freight Ways, Hurley Casa Grande Regional Medical Center (520) 426-6300 Trucking Co., Swift Transportation, TNT Bestway Memorial, Transportation Gila River Indian Community (520) 562-3321 Oracle Medical Clinic (520) 896-2429 Air Service San Manuel Health Care Center (520) 622-4481 Major Name: Casa Grande Municipal (520) 836-8073 Functional Class: Business Service Elevation: 1,462' Ownership: Public Use: Public Nav-Aids: ILS Central Arizona College, Apache Junction (520) 288-4000 : 05/23 Length: 5,200' Width: 100' Central Arizona College, Aravaipa (520) 357-7864 Surface: Asphalt Central Arizona College, Coolidge (520) 426-4444 Central Arizona College, Florence (520) 868-1449 Central Arizona College, Maricopa (520) 568-5335

Airport Name: Coolidge Municipal (520) 723-5361 Apache Junction Functional Class: Business Service Elevation: 1,587' Two industrial parks totaling approximately 280 acres are under Ownership: Public development. For further information, contact the City of Apache Use: Public Junction, Department of Developmental Services at (480) 474- Nav-Aids: None 5096. Runway: 05/23 Length: 5,550' Width: 150' Surface: Asphalt Arizona City Runway: 17/35 Length: 3,740' Width: 75' Arizona City has two industrial parks totaling 119 acres. For Airport Name: Eloy Municipal (520) 466-3753 additional information, contact the Arizona City Chamber of Functional Class: Basic Service Commerce, (520) 466-5141. Elevation: 1,513' Ownership: Public Casa Grande Use: Public Nav-Aids: None There are five fully improved parks, most with access to rail, all Runway: 02/20 Length: 3,900' Width: 60' with excellent access to I-10 and I-8. Parcels ranging from one to Surface: Asphalt 360 acres are available. For more information, contact the

Airport Name: Estrella Sailport (520) 568-2318 Central Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation, Location: Maricopa (520) 836-6868. Functional Class: Basic Service Coolidge Elevation: 1,273' Ownership: Private There are several parcels with railroad access and a 40+-acre Use: Public industrial park with all utilities and streets divided into two-and-a- Nav-Aids: None half to five-acre parcels. Also, a 500-acre industrial park with all Runway: 6R/24L Length: 2,520' Width: 30' Surface: Asphalt utilities is located just north of the city. For information, contact Runway: 6C/24C Length: 1,995' Width: 20' the City of Coolidge - Economic Development at (520) 723-6075 Surface: Dirt or the Coolidge Chamber of Commerce at (520) 723-3009. Runway: 6L/24R Length: 1,910' Width: 50' Eloy Surface: Asphalt

Airport Name: (No phone) There are more than 257 acres available in industrial parks with Location: Marana an additional 300 acres available for development. Most sites Functional Class: Business Service have full utilities and access to transportation facilities. For more Elevation: 1,891' information, contact the Eloy Chamber of Commerce at (520) Ownership: Public 466-3411 or the Central Arizona Regional Economic Use: Public/Military Development Foundation at (520) 836-6868. Nav-Aids: None Runway: 12/30 Length: 6,860' Width: 150' Gila River Indian Community Surface: Asphalt A new 500-acre business park is located in the nearby Phoenix- Airport Name: San Manuel Airport (No phone) Chandler area at I-10 and SR 347. More than 1,477 acres are Functional Class: B/II available with space for light/heavy industry or agri-business. Elevation: 3,275' Ownership: Public Current information is available from the Gila River Indian Use: Public Community Economic Development Department at (520) 562- Nav-Aids: None 6120. Runway: 11/29 Length: 4,215' Width: 55' Kearny Surface: Asphalt Runway: 06/24 Length: 5,504' Width: 75' An industrial park adjacent to Kearny has sites up to 100 acres Surface: Asphalt available. For additional information, contact the Copper Basin Runway: 15/33 Length: 4,000' Width: 75' Chamber of Commerce, (520) 363-7607. Surface: Asphalt

Airport Name: Superior Municipal Airport (No phone) San Manuel Functional Class: Basic Service Contact the San Manuel Chamber of Commerce at (520) 385- Elevation: 2,646' 4360 for local information. Ownership: Public Use: Public Maricopa Nav-Aids: None Contact the Central Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation at (520) 836-6868 for local information.

Industrial Development Authorities Industrial Development Authority of Casa Grande Donovan Kramer Sr., President Runway: 04/22 Length: 3,500' Width: 75' P.O. Box 15002 Surface: Dirt Casa Grande, AZ 85222

Source: Arizona Department of Transportation (520) 886-0343

Ak-Chin Industrial Development Authority of Eloy There is a 105-acre park in the northeastern section of east Ak- Mr. Richard Horton, President Chin. The park is separated from the reservation by the Casa 409 N. Santa Cruz Grande Highway and Union Pacific Railroad. For more Eloy, Arizona 85231 information, contact the Ak-Chin Indian Community at (520) 568- (520) 466-3111/Fax: (520) 466-4320 2227. Industrial Development Authority of Florence 150 Main Street Florence, AZ 85232 (520) 868-5883

Industrial Development Authority of Pinal County Ak-Chin Indian Community Greater Florence Chamber of Mr. Rene C. Lesieutre, President or 42507 W. Peters & Nall Road Commerce & Visitor Center Mr William Wilder, General Counsel Maricopa, AZ 85239 P.O. Box 929 c/o Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite 520-568-2227/Fax: 520-568-4566 Florence, AZ 85232-0929 Suite 1200, One North Central Avenue [email protected] 520-868-9433/1-800-437-9433 www.ak-chin.nsn.us Fax: 520-868-5797 Phoenix, AZ 85004 [email protected] President: (602) 258-7701/Fax: (602) 257-9582 Apache Junction Chamber www.florenceaz.org Counsel: 602-440-4802/Fax: 602-257-6902/[email protected] of Commerce P.O. Box 1747 Greater Casa Grande Note: This information is as current as the date of this publication and was taken from reliable sources; however, we do not guarantee its completeness nor does the Arizona Department of Apache Junction, AZ 85217 Chamber of Commerce Commerce endorse any particular individual. This information is provided as a service only. 480-982-3141/Fax: 480-982-3234 575 N. Marshall St. [email protected] Casa Grande, AZ 85222-5244 Commercial Banks www.apachejunctioncoc.com 520-836-2125/1-800-916-1515 Fax: 520-836-6233 Bank of America National Bank of Arizona City of Apache Junction [email protected] Chase Wells Fargo Economic Development Office www.casagrandechamber.org/ 300 E. Superstition Blvd. Corporate Income Tax Apache Junction, AZ 85219-2899 Central Arizona Regional 480-474-5096/Fax: 480-474-5110 Economic Development Corporate income tax rate is 6.968 percent effective for taxable [email protected] Foundation years beginning from and after December 31, 2000. www.ajcity.net 540 N. Camino Mercado, Suite 2 Casa Grande, AZ 85222 Source: Arizona Department of Revenue Arizona City Chamber of 520-836-6868/Fax: 520-836-4898 Commerce [email protected] P.O. Box 5 www.caredf.org Arizona City, AZ 85223 520-466-5141/Fax:520-466-8204 Maricopa Chamber of Commerce [email protected] P.O. Box 1203 www.azchamber.com 44870 W. Garvey Drive, Unit B Maricopa , AZ 85239 City of Coolidge, 520-568-2844 Property Tax Economic Development http://www.maricopachamber.com Community School District City/Fire Countywide Total 141 N. Main Street Apache Junction 4.80* 2.00 5.36 12.16 Coolidge, AZ 85228 Pinal County Arizona City 5.94** 1.58 5.36 12.88 520-723-6075/Fax: 520-723-6079 Airport Economic Development [email protected] P.O. Box 827 Casa Grande 5.75** 0.75 5.36 11.86 www.coolidgeaz.com Florence, AZ 85232 Coolidge 5.78** 0.99 5.36 12.13 520-866-6250/Fax: 520-866-6006 Eloy 9.47** 0.95 5.36 15.78 Coolidge Chamber of [email protected] Florence 6.38** 0.82 5.36 12.56 Commerce www.pinalcountyaz.gov Kearny 6.20 2.05 5.36 13.61 320 W. Central Avenue Coolidge, AZ 85228 SMOR Tri-Community Chamber Mammoth 9.44 1.81 5.36 16.61 520-723-3009/Fax: 520-723-9410 of Commerce Maricopa 6.48** 3.23 5.36 15.07 [email protected] P.O. Box 416 Oracle 2.92 2.60 5.36 10.88 www.coolidgechamber.org San Manuel, AZ 85631 Picacho/Red Rock 11.41** 3.08 5.36 19.85 520-385-9322 Superior 6.59*** 5.35 5.36 17.30 Copper Basin Chamber of [email protected] Commerce www.smorchamber.org * District participates in the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT). P.O. Box 206 ** District participates in the Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology (CAVIT). Kearny, AZ 85237 San Manuel Chamber of *** District participates in the Cobre Valley Institute of Technology (CVIT). 520-363-7607/Fax: 520-363-9663 Commerce, Economic Source: Arizona Tax Research Foundation, 2007 (Rate is per $100 of assessed value). [email protected] Development & Visitors Center www.copperbasinaz.com P.O. Box 155 Sales Tax San Manuel, AZ 85631 Gila River Indian Community 520-385-4360/Fax: 520-385-3090 The state imposes a 5.6 percent transaction privilege (sales) tax Economic Development Dept. on most business activities. Pinal County has a 1.10 percent P.O. Box 97 Superior Chamber of Commerce general sales tax. Additional sales tax rates by city are as Sacaton, AZ 85247 P.O. Box 95 520-562-6120/Fax: 520-562-5625 Superior, AZ 85273 follows: Casa Grande 1.8%; Florence, Mammoth, Maricopa and 520-689-0200 Superior 2%; Apache Junction, 2.2%; Kearny, 2.5%; Eloy and Eloy Chamber of Commerce www.superiorazchamber.net Coolidge, 3%; Winkelman 3.5%. There are additional hotel/motel 305 N. Stuart Blvd. taxes in the following cities: Casa Grande, Florence and Eloy, AZ 85231 County profiles are produced by 520-466-3411/520-466-7341 Maricopa, 2%; Apache Junction, 2.2%; Coolidge, Eloy and Fax: 520-466-4698 Kearny, 3%. [email protected] www.eloychamber.com

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