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Notable locations in Safford: Safford City Hall (A), Safford Fire Department (B), Safford Inn Hospital (C), Safford Public Library (D), Safford Railroad Station (E), Graham County Courthouse (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Safford Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Dry Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Freeman Wash (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Safford Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Discovery Park (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1651 West Discovery Park Boulevard) (1), Essence of Tranquility (Recreation Areas; 6074 South Lebanon Loop Road) (2), Kachina Mineral Springs Spa (Recreation Areas; 1155 West Cactus Road) (3), Safford City Government - City Hall (717 West Main Street) (4), Swings & Things Sports Park (380 East Entertainment Avenue) (5). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Econo Lodge Safford (225 East US 70) (1), Comfort Inn Safford (1578 W Thatcher Blvd) (2), Budget Inn (1215 West Thatcher Boulevard) (3), Comfort Inn (1578 W Thatcher Blvd) (4), Best Western Desert Inn (1391 Thatcher Boulevard) (5), Olney House Bed & Breakfast (1104 South Central Avenue) (6), Days Inn (520 East USHighway 70) (7), Quality Inn & Suites (420 E Highway 70) (8). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Safford City Government - Magistrate Court (717 West Main Street) (1), Graham County Government - Clerk of Superior Court (Courthouse) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  17.3% | | Whole state: |  13.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 5.7% | | Whole state: | 6.2% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Safford, AZ
People in group quarters in Safford
- 122 people in nursing homes
- 75 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in other group homes
- 3 people in religious group quarters
- 2 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Safford compared to Arizona state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Safford (2009 data):
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Safford Branch at 321 Main Street, branch established on 1899-01-01. Info updated 2008-09-30: Bank assets: $1,746,242.0 mil, Deposits: $1,055,765.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5491 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- Bank of America, National Association: Safford Branch at 301 W. Main, branch established on 1953-01-01. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- National Bank of Arizona: Safford Branch at 426 5th Street, branch established on 1956-08-20. 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
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Safford, Arizona
- Safford Super 8, 1578 W Thatcher Blvd, Safford, AZ 85546, Phone: (928) 428-5851, Fax: (928) 428-4968
- Quality Inn And Suites, 420 East Hwy 70, Safford, AZ 85546, Phone: (928) 428-3200, Fax: (928) 428-3288
- Days Inn, 520 E Hwy 70, Safford, AZ 85546, Phone: (928) 428-5000
- Comfort Inn & Suites, 450 Entertainment Ave, Safford, AZ 85546, Phone: (928) 428-3200, Fax: (928) 428-3288
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Safford, Arizona
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Graham County Arizona:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (74%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
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Religion statistics for Safford
| Name | Catholic Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 47.5% | 38.3% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 2.0% |
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| Congregations | 13.0% | 46.3% | 7.4% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
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| Name | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Churches of Christ | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.9% |
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| Congregations | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 13.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
17 | $71,546 | $50,503 | 1 | $1,627 |
| Other Government Administration |
14 | $59,653 | $51,131 | 8 | $4,705 |
| Judicial and Legal |
8 | $25,117 | $37,676 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
23 | $95,790 | $49,977 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
4 | $10,964 | $32,892 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 31 | $7,905 |
| Streets and Highways |
23 | $73,905 | $38,559 | 3 | $2,109 |
| Solid Waste Management |
10 | $26,300 | $31,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
10 | $42,048 | $50,458 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
12 | $37,570 | $37,570 | 8 | $9,308 |
| Water Supply |
27 | $93,541 | $41,574 | 4 | $3,651 |
| Electric Power |
8 | $37,740 | $56,610 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
10 | $32,248 | $38,698 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
5 | $14,853 | $35,647 | 3 | $5,185 |
| Other and Unallocable |
12 | $37,496 | $37,496 | 1 | $2,226 |
| Totals for Government |
183 | $658,771 | $43,198 | 59 | $36,716 |
Safford government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,758,000
Solid Waste Management: $514,000
Parks & Recreation: $338,000
All Other: $46,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $4,376,000
Water Utilities: $1,604,000
Judicial & Legal: $655,000
Regular Highways: $196,000
Electric Utilities: $52,000
Parks & Recreation: $51,000
General Public Buildings: $41,000
Gas Utilities: $33,000
Financial Administration: $17,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $4,281,000
Water Utilities: $2,837,000
Gas Utilities: $2,022,000
Police Protection: $1,420,000
Central Staff Services: $1,034,000
Regular Highways: $917,000
Parks & Recreation: $719,000
Sewerage: $659,000
Solid Waste Management: $636,000
Financial Administration: $603,000
General - Other: $598,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $403,000
Fire Protection: $382,000
Libraries: $352,000
General Public Buildings: $312,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $60,000
Air Transportation: $46,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $60,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $109,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $153,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $16,663,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $15,471,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,192,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $135,000
Interest Earnings: $107,000
Rents: $21,000
Special Assessments: $13,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $113,000
Regular Highways: $20,000
Fire Protection: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,633,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $5,325,000
Water Utilities: $3,390,000
Gas Utilities: $2,103,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $839,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,676,000
All Other: $899,000
Highways: $751,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $2,634,000
Public Utilities: $596,000
Property: $411,000
NEC: $37,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $5,521,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,125,000
8.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,160 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.56% | | 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:
7.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,002 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.41% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Safford:
- KATO (1230 AM; 1 kW; SAFFORD, AZ; Owner: MCMURRAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- 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)
- KHIL (1250 AM; 5 kW; WILLCOX, AZ; Owner: LAKESHORE MEDIA, LLC)
- KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
- KTKT (990 AM; 10 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORP.)
- KEVT (1030 AM; 10 kW; CORTARO, AZ; Owner: ONE MART CORP.)
- KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KQTL (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAHUARITA, AZ; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF TUCSON LICENSE CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Safford:
- KXKQ (94.1 FM; SAFFORD, AZ; Owner: MCMURRAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- 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.)
- KGMG (106.3 FM; ORACLE, AZ; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KWCX-FM (104.9 FM; WILLCOX, AZ; Owner: LAKESHORE MEDIA, LLC)
- K255AC (98.9 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUN. COLLEGE DIST)
- KWRQ (102.3 FM; CLIFTON, AZ; Owner: MCMURRAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K263AA (100.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KZLZ-FM2 (105.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KUAT-FM (90.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
- KCDX (103.1 FM; FLORENCE, AZ; Owner: DESERT WEST AIR RANCHERS CORPORATION)
- K292CM (106.3 FM; SUMMERHAVEN, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORPORATION)
- KZLZ-FM1 (105.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KVJC (91.9 FM; GLOBE, AZ; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- KRXS-FM (97.3 FM; GLOBE, AZ; Owner: LINDA C. POTYKA)
- KMRR (100.3 FM; GLOBE, AZ; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KXCI (91.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FOUNDATION FOR CREATIVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Safford, Arizona:
- Fatal accident count: 18
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 23
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
- Fatalities: 18
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 42
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 5
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 Safford fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2- Atop Guthrie Peak, 24 Miles E Of The Town Of Safford, Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 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:
- 1741 S. 20th Avenue, Structure height: 49.3 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 Antenna Towers: 5- HARRY S MCMURRAY, 3335 W 8th St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 46.6 m, Overall height: 46.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00125726
Registrant: Mc Murray Communications Inc Dba , Po Drawer L, Safford, AZ 85548, Phone: (520) 428-1230 - Shelley L Aitoro, Artesia #41133--Dst, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m
Registrant: American Tower, L.P., 501 Canal Boulevard, Suite E, Point Richmond, CA 94804, Phone: (510) 236-3700 - Jerri L Janjua, 517 S. 1st Ave., Type: Pole, Structure height: 21.3 m, Overall height: 22.2 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Joe E Montierth, 1200 West Thatcher Blvd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.8 m, Overall height: 48.8 m
Registrant: Summit Communications LLC, Safford, AZ 85548, Phone: (928) 348-4868, Email:
- Bonnie K Clark, Shanon Campground, Type: Tower, Structure height: 22.3 m, Overall height: 25.3 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Safford, AZ)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 39 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 34 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 95 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Safford)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 47 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Safford)
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