Pinal County, Arizona

Pinal County is located in the central part of the of. As of 2000 its population was 179,727. The is.

Pinal County contains parts of the (formerly Papago) Indian Reservation and the  Indian Reservation.

Growth from the to the south has begun to  into the northern parts of Pinal County. The cities of and  as well as many s have shown accelerated growth patterns; suburban development is likely to continue southward through the county.

Elected officials

 * Lionel D. Ruiz Board of Supervisors, District 1
 * Sandie Smith Board of Supervisors, District 2, Chairman
 * David Snider Board of Supervisors, District 3
 * Laura Dean-Lytle County Recorder
 * Jack W. Harmon, Ed.D. County School Superintendent
 * Robert Carter Olson County Attorney
 * Chris Vasquez County *Sheriff
 * L. Paul Larkin County Assessor
 * Dodie Doolittle County Treasurer
 * Hon. William J. O'Neil Division I
 * Hon. Boyd T. Johnson Division II
 * Hon. Kelly Marie Robertson Division III
 * Hon. Gilbert V. Figueroa Division IV - Juvenile Court Presiding Judge
 * Hon. Stephen McCarville Division V
 * Hon. Janna L. Vanderpool Division VI
 * Kristi Youtsey Ruiz Clerk of the Superior Court
 * Hon. Phillip W. Bain Casa Grande Justice Court
 * Hon. Marie A. Lorona Eloy Justice Court
 * Justice Court Presiding Judge
 * Hon. Kema Granillo Florence Justice Court
 * Hon. Joe A. Ruiz Mammoth Justice Court
 * Hon. Ellie Brown Oracle Justice Court
 * Hon. Bruce Griffith Superior Justice Court
 * Hon. Dennis Lusk Apache Junction Justice Court
 * Hon. Scott Sulley Maricopa Justice Court
 * Terry Doolittle County Manager
 * Manny Gonzalez Assistant County Manager for Administrative Services
 * Ken Buchanan Assistant County Manager for Development Services
 * Lisa Garcia Assistant County Manager for Health and Human Services
 * Todd Zweig Director of Adult Probation
 * James Throop Director of Budget Office
 * Steve Brown Director of Building Safety
 * Gilbert Hoyos Director of Elections
 * Michael Arnold Director of Human Resources
 * Genene Walker Director of Information Technology
 * David Kuhl Director of Planning & Development
 * Greg Stanley Director of Public Works
 * Paul O'Connell Administrator, Superior Court

History
Pinal County was carved out of neighboring and  on

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 13,919 (5,374 ). 13,907 km² (5,370 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.08%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * - west, north
 * - north
 * - east
 * - south

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 179,727 people, 61,364 households, and 45,225 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (34/sq mi). There were 81,154 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 70.42%, 2.76% or , 7.81% , 0.60% , 0.08% , 15.66% from , and 2.67% from two or more races. 29.86% of the population were or  of any race. 21.86% reported speaking at home, while 1.44% speak  and 0.02% speak.

There were 61,364 households out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 114.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,856, and the median income for a family was $39,548. Males had a median income of $31,544 versus $23,726 for females. The for the county was $16,025. About 12.10% of families and 16.90% of the population were below the, including 25.50% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * (part of Apache Junction is in )
 * (part of Hayden is in )
 * (part of Queen Creek is in )
 * (part of Winkelman is in )
 * (part of Hayden is in )
 * (part of Queen Creek is in )
 * (part of Winkelman is in )
 * (part of Queen Creek is in )
 * (part of Winkelman is in )
 * (part of Queen Creek is in )
 * (part of Winkelman is in )
 * (part of Winkelman is in )

Unincorporated areas

 * (capital of Gila River Indian Community)
 * (capital of Gila River Indian Community)
 * (capital of Gila River Indian Community)
 * (capital of Gila River Indian Community)
 * (capital of Gila River Indian Community)
 * (capital of Gila River Indian Community)
 * (capital of Gila River Indian Community)
 * (capital of Gila River Indian Community)
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