Morenci, Arizona

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Greenlee County

Population in July 2007: 1,705.

Males: 926	(54.3%)
Females: 779	(45.7%)

Median resident age:	30.5 years
Arizona median age:	34.2 years

Zip codes: 85540.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,932 (it was $46,010 in 2000)

Morenci:	$54,932
Arizona:	$49,889

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $181,456 (it was $85,000 in 2000)

Morenci:	$181,456
Arizona:	$237,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $180,413; Mobile homes: $85,000

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Races in Morenci:

White Non-Hispanic (51.3%)
Hispanic (44.5%)
Other race (24.9%)
Two or more races (3.9%)
American Indian (3.1%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Morenci: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (12.9%), United States (8.7%), Irish (8.2%), English (6.4%), Italian (2.2%), Dutch (1.9%).

Current Local Time: MST (no DST) time zone

Elevation: 4811 feet

Land area: 0.81 square miles.

Population density: 2103 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Morenci

High school or higher: 91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work: 9.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Morenci CDP

Never married: 22.8%
Now married: 66.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 1.9%
Divorced: 9.0%

90 residents are foreign born (3.7% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).

This place:	4.8%
Arizona:	12.8%

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

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

Morenci:	0.0% ($0)
Arizona:	0.9% ($962)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Catalina Foothills, AZ (104.6 miles , pop. 53,794).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tucson, AZ (109.2 miles , pop. 486,699).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (162.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Clifton, AZ (1.3 miles ), Duncan, AZ (5.1 miles ), Safford, AZ (5.2 miles ), Thatcher, AZ (5.4 miles ), Pima, AZ (5.6 miles ), Swift Trail Junction, AZ (5.6 miles ), Virden, NM (5.6 miles) , Tyrone, NM (7.0 miles ).

Latitude: 33.05 N, Longitude: 109.33 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,389 (+127.1%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 685 (79.0%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 928

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Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (83%)
Construction (4%)
Health care (3%)
Public administration (3%)
Educational services (2%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (1%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (1%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Mining (31%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Health care (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Engineers (12%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Life and physical scientists (6%)
Electricians (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Cashiers (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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Birthplace of: Joe Maese - 2005 NFL player (Baltimore Ravens, born: Dec 2, 1978).

Hospital/medical center in Morenci:

MORENCI HOSPITAL (CORONADO BLVD BURRO ALLEY)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Morenci:

MT GRAHAM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; SAFFORD, AZ)
NORTHERN COCHISE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 58 miles; WILLCOX, AZ)
GILA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 60 miles; SILVER CITY, NM)

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Airports located in Morenci:

Greenlee County Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 4,200, Itinerant Ops: 2,190, Local Ops: 1,000)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Morenci:

EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 28 miles; THATCHER, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,085)
COCHISE COLLEGE (about 105 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,585)
PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; TUCSON, AZ; FT enrollment: 14,177)
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (about 111 miles; TUCSON, AZ; FT enrollment: 29,915)
CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 128 miles; COOLIDGE, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,333)
NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 139 miles; HOLBROOK, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,177)
CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 147 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,990)

Public high school in Morenci:

Morenci Junior/Senior High School (Students: 396; Location: 1 Stadium Drive; Grades: 7-12)

Public elementary/middle school in Morenci:

Fairbanks Elementary School (Students: 576; Location: Fairbanks Rd #1)

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Morenci no longer has a hospital, rather the Gila Health Clinic. Safford, Az would be the closest hospital.

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Hotel: Morenci Motel (Burro Alley).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Morenci and their reported violations in the past:

MORENCI WATER & ELEC CO - CLIFTON (Population served: 2596, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine

3 minor monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

6 other older monitoring violations

MORENCI WATER & ELEC CO - MAIN (Population served: 1879, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2005)

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Arizona:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	67.7%
Whole state:	67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.4%
Whole state:	6.2%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	3.0%
Whole state:	13.9%

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

This place:	1.8%
Whole state:	6.2%

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Morenci compared to Arizona state average:

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Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage above state average.

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Banks with branches in Morenci (2009 data):

National Bank of Arizona: Morenci Branch at 1 Morenci Plaza, branch established on 1938-01-17. Info updated 2008-09-11: Bank assets: $4,875.4 mil, Deposits: $3,923.2 mil, headquarters in Tucson, AZ, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 81 total offices, Holding Company: Zions Bancorporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Greenlee County Arizona:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (10%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religon statistics for Morenci

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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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 Morenci:

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.)
KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, 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 Morenci:

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)

Morenci fatal accident list:
Mar 17, 2006 03:29 AM, Us-191, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 21, 1995 08:12 AM, Burroalley, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Sep 15, 1987 09:15 AM, Coronadodr, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 4, 1987 11:25 AM, 666, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 16, 1984 11:35 AM, Ocotillost, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 2, 1980 11:48 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Markeen Mountains, 2.7 Km Nw Of Morenci, Type: Pole, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 49.4 m, Call Sign: KNKN251
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 11/16/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 41 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Morenci, AZ)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Morenci)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5943W , Serial Number: 28-3482, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 04/16/1970
Registrant (Individual): William T Jr Lockman, 103 Rose Ln, Morenci, AZ 85540
Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 73956 , Serial Number: 17267763, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 09/09/1976
Registrant (Co-Owned): Robert H White, 11 Markeen Rd, Morenci, AZ 85540, Other Owners: Kelley D White

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