Maricopa, California
City of Maricopa | ||
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FIPS code 06-45736 | | |
GNIS feature IDs | 1652749, 2411033 | |
Website | www |
Maricopa is a city in
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it land. Maricopa is in the extreme southwestern corner of the San Joaquin Valley, on the first rise of land into the foothills of the Coast Ranges, with the Temblor Range, following the San Andreas Fault, trending northwest of town, and the San Emigdio Mountains to the southeast. The climate of the area is hot and semi-arid, with summertime temperatures routinely exceeding 100 °F (38 °C). Freezes occur in the winter, with the mean period without freezes being about 275 days. About six inches of rain falls annually in Maricopa.[9]
History
The first post office opened in 1901,[8] and Maricopa incorporated in 1911.[8] The city was named after the Maricopa people.[10]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 1,121 | — | |
1930 | 1,071 | −4.5% | |
1940 | 670 | −37.4% | |
1950 | 800 | 19.4% | |
1960 | 648 | −19.0% | |
1970 | 740 | 14.2% | |
1980 | 946 | 27.8% | |
1990 | 1,193 | 26.1% | |
2000 | 1,111 | −6.9% | |
2010 | 1,154 | 3.9% | |
2019 (est.) | 1,192 | [7] | 3.3% |
U.S. Decennial Census[11] |
2010
At the
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 414 households, 157 (37.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 191 (46.1%) were
The age distribution was 306 people (26.5%) under the age of 18, 112 people (9.7%) aged 18 to 24, 252 people (21.8%) aged 25 to 44, 349 people (30.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 135 people (11.7%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 39.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.
There were 466 housing units at an average density of 310.3 per square mile, of the occupied units 268 (64.7%) were owner-occupied and 146 (35.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.8%. 704 people (61.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 450 people (39.0%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
At the
The age distribution was 29.8% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.
The median
Government misconduct
Maricopa Fire Department was established in 1910 with Chief F. W. Ball serving as the first fire chief. Maricopa Hospital opened on April 22, 1911, and the city was incorporated on July 25, 1911. Gary Biggerstaff was the chief of police when budget problems forced the city to close its police department in 1998. The
As reported in the
The damage done during this era to the city of Maricopa's reputation persists, as recently as May 2022, Reason magazine reported that, "...the town of Maricopa gained a reputation for targeting drivers, especially farm workers, in the hopes that they'd be undocumented immigrants, thus allowing the small police department to impound their cars without much fuss."[15]
Transportation
Maricopa lies at the junction of Route 166 and Route 33.
The City of Taft operates Taft-Maricopa Area Transit, with buses serving Taft and Maricopa.[16]
References
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ "California's 23rd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Maricopa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Ecoregion description". U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on March 11, 2005. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 199.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Maricopa city". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "News from California, the nation and world". Los Angeles Times. July 4, 2011.
- ^ CIARAMELLA, C.J. "11 Insanely Corrupt Speed-Trap Towns". reason.com. Reason. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "StackPath".
External links
- Media related to Maricopa, California at Wikimedia Commons
- Maricopa travel guide from Wikivoyage