Queen Creek is a town in Maricopa and Pinal counties in the state of Arizona. The population was 59,519 as of the 2020 census,[3] up from 26,361 at the 2010 census.[4] It is a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona located in the far southeast area of the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Queen Creek, Arizona
Town
Queen Creek Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location in Maricopa and Pinal counties
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Coordinates: 33°14′55″N 111°38′03″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Arizona
Counties	Maricopa, Pinal
Incorporated	1989
Government
• Mayor	Jeff Brown (interim)
Area [2]
• Total	40.81 sq mi (105.70 km2)
• Land	40.79 sq mi (105.64 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,404 ft (428 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	59,519
• Density	1,459.26/sq mi (563.43/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP codes	85142 (Queen Creek) 85140 (San Tan Valley) 85212 (Mesa)
Area code	480
FIPS code	04-58150
Website	www.queencreekaz.gov

History

From the post office form on file at the National Archives, Queen Creek was originally known as "Rittenhouse", the community growing up out of a railroad stop.[5] In 1919 the Queen Creek Farms Company was formed by C. H. Rittenhouse, constructing that railroad stop to ship the goods from the farm.[5] Its eponymous creek (now a usually dry arroyo), Queen Creek, flowed through Queen Canyon and was named for the Silver Queen Mine, but it was originally called "Picket Post Creek".[5]

Geography

The town of Queen Creek is primarily within Maricopa County, but the town limits extend into Pinal County on the eastern and southern borders. The town is bordered to the south and east in Pinal County by the unincorporated community of San Tan Valley (population 96,692).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Queen Creek has a total area of 40.8 square miles (106 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²), or 0.06%, are water.[2]

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 26,361 people, 8,557 households, residing in the town. The population density was 167.3 inhabitants per square mile (64.6/km²). There were 8,557 housing units at an average density of 49.6 per square mile (19.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 82.1% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 6.5% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 14.3% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. 17.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,218 households, out of which 50.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.9% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.8% were non-families. 8.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.54 and the average family size was 3.77.

In the town, the population age spread was: 35.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $63,702, and the median income for a family was $65,679. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $31,447 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,592. About 6.0% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The town of Queen Creek is served by six public school districts, as well as public charter schools and a private school. Queen Creek Unified School District serves the greatest number of Queen Creek students.

• Queen Creek High School
• Newell Barney Junior High

The other public district schools serving QC students are Higley Unified School District, Chandler Unified School District, J.O. Combs Unified School District, and the Coolidge Unified School District

Public charter schools serving QC students include:

• American Leadership Academy, a local public charter district with a K–6 school and the grades 7–12. American Leadership Academy High School located on the same campus at the southwest corner of Hawes Road and Chandler Heights Blvd.
• Benjamin Franklin Charter School
• Cambridge Academy
• Heritage Academy

Higher education offerings include Communiversity at Queen Creek (Rio Salado College).[7]

Cultural attractions

• American Heritage Festival – since 2003 the largest annual educational living history event in Arizona and the Southwestern US
• Schnepf Farms – a family operated farm that holds frequent festivals
• Queen Creek Performing Arts Center
• Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Centre – a large, publicly owned and operated equestrian facility that hosts regional events
• Queen Creek Library – the newest branch of the Maricopa County Library District; opened November 8, 2008
• Barney Family Sports Complex – a privately owned and operated indoor sports facility
• Queen Creek Olive Mill – a family owned company that grows and presses olives for the production of high quality extra virgin; it was featured on the Food Network show The Best Thing I Ever Ate
• Rittenhouse Elementary School/San Tan Historical Society Museum

Notable person

• Brock Purdy, American football player

Historic properties

There are various properties in the town of Queen Creek which are considered historical and have been included either in the National Register of Historic Places[8] or listed as such by the San Tan Historical Society. The following are images of some of these properties with a short description of the same.

See also

• List of historic properties in Queen Creek, Arizona
• Mansel Carter
• Pegasus Airpark

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Queen Creek.

• Official website

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