Youngtown, Arizona | |
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![]() Maricopa Lake in a thunderstorm, Youngtown | |
Motto: "First in Concept – Fostering Community Pride – Building Quality of Life" [1] | |
![]() Location in Maricopa County, Arizona | |
Coordinates: 33°35′04″N112°18′17″W / 33.58444°N 112.30472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Maricopa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Michael LeVault [2] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.49 sq mi (3.87 km2) |
• Land | 1.49 sq mi (3.85 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 1,132 ft (345 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,056 |
• Density | 4,745.12/sq mi (1,832.12/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
ZIP code | 85363 |
Area code | 623 |
FIPS code | 04-85400 |
GNIS feature ID | 2413523 [4] |
Website | www |
Youngtown is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 7,056, [5] up from 6,156 in 2010. [6] It is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
In 1954, two developers bought 320 acres (1.3 km2) of farmland and built the United States' first planned community dedicated exclusively to retirees. Designed by Ben Schleifer, who also had the idea of an active retirement community, the community was ironically named Youngtown. [7] [8] Frances Greer who owned the ranch that the development was built on. In 1955, 125 homes were built, with about 85 other lots sold. [9]
Two years later, in 1957, Youngtown was featured in an episode of Wide Wide World. This put national attention on the area. As a result, more people began moving in, speaking a new movement for the community. [9]
In 1959, West Valley agriculturalist Jim Boswell II withheld land from Del Webb when selling land to build Sun City. The land between Alabama and Grand avenues and west of 111th Avenue, was saved specifically to allow Youngtown to have space for further expansion. [10] A year later in 1960, on January 1, Sun City opened just east of the development. That same year, the town of Youngtown was incorporated and the country’s first AARP Chapter was established in the town. [9] [11] [12] [13]
In 1996, the town, citing its age restrictions, denied extending the stay of a 16-year-old child to live in the community. In response, Arizona attorney general Grant Woods investigated and determined that the age ordinance was unenforceable. In response, Youngtown repealed the age restrictions in 1999. [14]
Youngtown is located on the east bank of the Agua Fria River, just south of US 60. It is bordered on the west by El Mirage, on the south by Glendale, and on the east by the much larger retirement community of Sun City. Youngtown is 18 miles (29 km) northwest of downtown Phoenix.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), of which 0.006 square miles (0.016 km2), or 0.40%, are water. [3]
Climate data for Youngtown, Arizona, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1964–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 87 (31) | 89 (32) | 98 (37) | 104 (40) | 113 (45) | 122 (50) | 122 (50) | 116 (47) | 114 (46) | 108 (42) | 95 (35) | 84 (29) | 122 (50) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 77.8 (25.4) | 81.0 (27.2) | 89.8 (32.1) | 98.5 (36.9) | 105.3 (40.7) | 112.2 (44.6) | 114.4 (45.8) | 112.8 (44.9) | 108.4 (42.4) | 99.9 (37.7) | 87.6 (30.9) | 76.2 (24.6) | 115.5 (46.4) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 65.4 (18.6) | 68.9 (20.5) | 76.5 (24.7) | 84.1 (28.9) | 92.9 (33.8) | 102.2 (39.0) | 104.9 (40.5) | 103.6 (39.8) | 98.4 (36.9) | 87.0 (30.6) | 73.9 (23.3) | 63.8 (17.7) | 85.1 (29.5) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 53.3 (11.8) | 56.4 (13.6) | 62.7 (17.1) | 69.5 (20.8) | 78.3 (25.7) | 87.2 (30.7) | 92.3 (33.5) | 91.4 (33.0) | 85.4 (29.7) | 73.2 (22.9) | 60.8 (16.0) | 52.0 (11.1) | 71.9 (22.2) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 41.1 (5.1) | 43.8 (6.6) | 48.9 (9.4) | 54.8 (12.7) | 63.6 (17.6) | 72.2 (22.3) | 79.7 (26.5) | 79.2 (26.2) | 72.5 (22.5) | 59.5 (15.3) | 47.7 (8.7) | 40.2 (4.6) | 58.6 (14.8) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 32.1 (0.1) | 35.5 (1.9) | 40.4 (4.7) | 46.1 (7.8) | 53.9 (12.2) | 64.0 (17.8) | 71.5 (21.9) | 71.4 (21.9) | 63.1 (17.3) | 49.3 (9.6) | 37.4 (3.0) | 30.8 (−0.7) | 29.4 (−1.4) |
Record low °F (°C) | 20 (−7) | 24 (−4) | 24 (−4) | 32 (0) | 38 (3) | 51 (11) | 62 (17) | 54 (12) | 48 (9) | 35 (2) | 28 (−2) | 21 (−6) | 20 (−7) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.98 (25) | 1.25 (32) | 1.03 (26) | 0.29 (7.4) | 0.11 (2.8) | 0.03 (0.76) | 0.84 (21) | 0.97 (25) | 0.74 (19) | 0.59 (15) | 0.61 (15) | 0.90 (23) | 8.34 (212) |
Average precipitation days | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 30.8 |
Source: NOAA [15] [16] |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1970 | 1,886 | — | |
1980 | 2,254 | 19.5% | |
1990 | 2,542 | 12.8% | |
2000 | 3,010 | 18.4% | |
2010 | 6,156 | 104.5% | |
2020 | 7,056 | 14.6% | |
2022 (est.) | 7,007 | [17] | −0.7% |
U.S. Decennial Census [18] |
At the 2000 census, there were 3,010 people, 1,641 households, and 746 families living in the town. The population density was 2,296.1 inhabitants per square mile (886.5/km2). There were 1,783 housing units at an average density of 1,360.1 per square mile (525.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 88.90% White, 1.36% Black or African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.27% Pacific Islander, 7.24% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. 12.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,641 households, 7.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.5% were non-families. 50.3% of households were one person and 36.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.74 and the average family size was 2.48.
The age distribution was 9.9% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 12.8% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 50.4% 65 or older. The median age was 65 years. For every 100 females, there were 70.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 66.6 males.
The median household income was $23,164 and the median family income was $29,329. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,749. About 9.6% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
Top employers in the city of Youngtown as of 2022. [19]
# | Employer | # of Employees |
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1 | Lifestream Senior Living | 180 |
2 | Sunview Health and Rehab | 100 |
3 | Ventura Winds Retirement Home | 60 |
4 | Ace Hardware | 40 |
5 | Motel 6 | 40 |
6 | Desert Golf Carts | 30 |
7 | Water Heaters Only | 30 |
8 | Albrecht & Son Painters | 30 |
9 | Jack in the Box | 30 |
10 | General Exterminating | 30 |
The Peoria Unified School District serves a portion of Youngtown. [20]
Youngtown is a member of Valley Metro, the regional transportation agency. Valley Metro Bus route 106 serves the east border of Youngtown on 111th Avenue. [21]
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