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Population in July 2008: 2,451. Population change since 2000: -5.6%

Males: 1,282	(52.3%)
Females: 1,169	(47.7%)

Median resident age:	31.9 years
Arizona median age:	34.2 years

Zip codes: 85533.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,500 (it was $39,786 in 2000)

Clifton:	$47,500
Arizona:	$49,889

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,556

Clifton:	$18,556
Arizona:	$24,811

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,196 (it was $46,000 in 2000)

Clifton:	$98,196
Arizona:	$237,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $100,087; Detached houses: $108,814; Townhouses or other attached units: $75,495; In 2-unit structures: $111,205; Mobile homes: $34,718; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
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Races in Clifton:

Hispanic (55.9%)
White Non-Hispanic (40.4%)
Other race (26.7%)
American Indian (3.2%)
Two or more races (2.9%)
Black (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Clifton: 74.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (9.1%), English (4.3%), German (4.0%), United States (3.6%), French (2.0%), Italian (1.1%).

Current Local Time: MST (no DST) time zone

Incorporated in 1909

Elevation: 3456 feet

Land area: 14.9 square miles.

Population density: 165 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Clifton

High school or higher: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
Unemployed: 8.9%
Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clifton town

Never married: 20.1%
Now married: 62.4%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 6.0%
Divorced: 9.8%

90 residents are foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

This town:	3.5%
Arizona:	12.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Clifton:	0.5% ($220)
Arizona:	0.9% ($962)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Catalina Foothills, AZ (105.6 miles , pop. 53,794).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tucson, AZ (110.2 miles , pop. 486,699).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (164.0 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Morenci, AZ (1.3 miles ), Duncan, AZ (5.0 miles ), Safford, AZ (5.3 miles ), Virden, NM (5.5 miles) , Thatcher, AZ (5.5 miles ), Swift Trail Junction, AZ (5.7 miles ), Pima, AZ (5.7 miles ), Tyrone, NM (6.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $27,800
1997: 1 building, cost: $63,500
1998: 1 building, cost: $63,500
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 42 buildings, average cost: $202,600
2008: 87 buildings, average cost: $125,000

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Latitude: 33.04 N, Longitude: 109.30 W

Area code: 928

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Population change in the 1990s: -262 (-9.2%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (63%)
Construction (12%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Educational services (2%)
Repair and maintenance (2%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Mining (24%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Health care (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
Extraction workers (7%)
Electricians (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Engineers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

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Crime in Clifton by Year
Type	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	0	0
per 100,000	42.8	0.0	0.0
Assaults	5	3	10
per 100,000	213.8	127.6	437.6
Burglaries	11	7	21
per 100,000	470.3	297.6	919.0
Thefts	14	14	44
per 100,000	598.5	595.2	1925.6
Auto thefts	3	3	10
per 100,000	128.3	127.6	437.6
Arson	0	1	5
per 100,000	0.0	42.5	218.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	122.7	80.4	263.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	0.82
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Clifton, Arizona

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Clifton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arizona state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/8/2007 at 07:15:40, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 53.5 miles away from Clifton center
On 11/3/2007 at 09:30:41, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Clifton:

MORENCI HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; MORENCI, AZ)
MT GRAHAM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; SAFFORD, AZ)
GILA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 58 miles; SILVER CITY, NM)

Political contributions by individuals in Clifton, AZ

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clifton:

EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 29 miles; THATCHER, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,085)
COCHISE COLLEGE (about 105 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,585)
PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 110 miles; TUCSON, AZ; FT enrollment: 14,177)
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (about 112 miles; TUCSON, AZ; FT enrollment: 29,915)
CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 130 miles; COOLIDGE, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,333)
NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 140 miles; HOLBROOK, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,177)
CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 148 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,990)

Public high school in Clifton:

Clifton High School (Students: 62; Location: 110 Hill Street; Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle school in Clifton:

Laugharn Elementary School (Students: 112; Location: 110 Hill Street)

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Library in Clifton:

CLIFTON/GREENLEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $98,853; Location: 102 SCHOOL STREET; 25,359 books; 1,457 audio materials; 839 video materials; 37 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Clifton: Clifton City Hall (A), Clifton Railroad Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Clifton Catholic Cemetery (1), Metcalf Cemetery (2), Clifton Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: South Stock Pen Tank (A), Stock Pen Tank (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Chase Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Clifton: Blackbridge Picnic Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Clifton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Greenlee County Historical Museum (317 Chase Creek), Greenlee County Chamber Of Commerce (100 N Coronado Blvd).

Courts: Clifton Municipal Court (210 North Coronado Boulevard), Superior Court - Juvenile Fclty (Po Box 1296).

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Arizona:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.6%
Whole state:	67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.9%
Whole state:	6.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	11.5%
Whole state:	13.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.1%
Whole state:	6.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Clifton, AZ

22 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Clifton compared to Arizona state average:

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Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Greenlee County Arizona:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (90%) Electricity (5%) Wood (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Clifton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Southern Baptist Convention	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Churches of Christ
Adherents	63.2%	15.0%	10.9%	3.8%	2.0%
Congregations	15.8%	15.8%	15.8%	5.3%	10.5%

Name	Assemblies of God	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	1.4%	1.2%	1.0%	0.6%	0.9%
Congregations	5.3%	10.5%	5.3%	5.3%	10.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$2,812	$33,744	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$5,858	$35,148	1	$708
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$1,191
Police Protection - Officers	3	$15,496	$61,984	0	$0
Police - Other	3	$5,677	$22,708	4	$4,335
Streets and Highways	2	$4,855	$29,130	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$4,446	$53,352	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		2	$2,427
Local Libraries	1	$1,815	$21,780	1	$534
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$365
Totals for Government	13	$40,959	$37,808	10	$9,560

Clifton government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $103,000
Sewerage: $86,000

All Other: $3,000
Construction - Sewerage: $128,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $518,000
Central Staff Services: $267,000

General - Other: $212,000

Regular Highways: $181,000

Solid Waste Management: $94,000

Sewerage: $91,000

Libraries: $47,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $39,000

Fire Protection: $22,000
General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
Intergovernmental to State - Corrections: $9,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $145,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $135,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $22,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000

Rents: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $630,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $494,000
Highways: $210,000

Housing & Community Development: $54,000

All Other: $36,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $287,000
Property: $138,000

Public Utilities: $31,000

NEC: $15,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $601,000

11.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,977 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.37%
Arizona average:	8.20%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Graham County, AZ	1.76% ($37,800 average AGI)
from Maricopa County, AZ	1.71% ($42,026)
from Pima County, AZ	1.01% ($29,913)

8.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,075 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.48%
Arizona average:	5.96%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Graham County, AZ	2.22% ($45,776 average AGI)
to Maricopa County, AZ	1.27% ($44,107)
to Pima County, AZ	0.77% ($47,412)

Strongest AM radio stations in Clifton:

KCUZ (1490 AM; 1 kW; CLIFTON, AZ; Owner: WICK COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
KUAZ (1550 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KNFT (950 AM; 5 kW; BAYARD, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
KHIL (1250 AM; 5 kW; WILLCOX, AZ; Owner: LAKESHORE MEDIA, LLC)
KATO (1230 AM; 1 kW; SAFFORD, AZ; Owner: MCMURRAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Clifton:

K208BT (89.5 FM; SAFFORD, AZ; Owner: AZ BD OF REGENTS/UNIV. OF ARIZONA)
KJIK (100.7 FM; DUNCAN, AZ; Owner: WILLIAM S. KONOPNICKI)
K204CE (88.7 FM; CLIFTON, AZ; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
KFMM (99.1 FM; THATCHER, AZ; Owner: WICK COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
KWRQ (102.3 FM; CLIFTON, AZ; Owner: MCMURRAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KXKQ (94.1 FM; SAFFORD, AZ; Owner: MCMURRAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KGMG (106.3 FM; ORACLE, AZ; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KWCX-FM (104.9 FM; WILLCOX, AZ; Owner: LAKESHORE MEDIA, LLC)
KPSA-FM (97.9 FM; LORDSBURG, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Clifton, Arizona:

Fatal accident count: 9
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
Fatalities: 11
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 17
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Arizona average:

Fatal accident count: 267
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 427
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 100
Fatalities: 288
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 765
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 45

See more detailed statistics of Clifton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

4.7 Miles North Of Morenci, Greenlee County, Az, Type: Mast, Structure height: 30.4 m, Overall height: 35.3 m, Call Sign: KNKN262
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 11/07/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Ronald L Eshelman, At Greenlee Substation 10 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 9.1 m, , Licensee ID: L00004177
Registrant: Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Inc, Benson, AZ 85602, Phone: (520) 586-3631, Email:
Kimberly A Thomas, Guthrie Peak, Ten Miles South Of Clifton, Type: Tower, Structure height: 12.5 m, Overall height: 15.5 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Clifton, AZ)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Clifton)

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