Clifton, Arizona

Clifton, Arizona
Town
Old train depot, built 1913, now used by the Chamber of Commerce
Motto: "Where the trail begins"
Location in Greenlee County and the state of Arizona
Clifton, Arizona Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°2′26″N 109°18′3″W / 33.04056°N 109.30083°W / 33.04056; -109.30083Coordinates: 33°2′26″N 109°18′3″W / 33.04056°N 109.30083°W / 33.04056; -109.30083
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Greenlee
Area
• Total	14.8 sq mi (38.4 km2)
• Land	14.6 sq mi (37.8 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation	3,478 ft (1,060 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,311
• Estimate (2015)	3,685
• Density	252/sq mi (97.4/km2)
Time zone	MST (no DST) (UTC-7)
ZIP code	85533
Area code(s)	928
FIPS code	04-14380
Website	cliftonaz.gov

Clifton is a town in and the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona, United States, along the San Francisco River. The population of the town was 3,311 at the 2010 census. It was a site of the Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983.

Clifton and Morenci are considered to be an economic unit by the Arizona Department of Commerce.

Clifton is located at 33°2′26″N 109°18′3″W / 33.04056°N 109.30083°W / 33.04056; -109.30083 (33.040536, -109.300882).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.8 square miles (38.4 km²), of which 14.6 square miles (37.8 km²) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km²), or 1.46%, is water. Clifton has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) that closely borders on both the hot desert climate and the cool semi-arid climate. Summers are very hot and sometimes humid, with most rainfall coming from the monsoon between July and October. The wettest year was 2004 with 28.49 inches (723.6 mm) including 6.97 inches (177.0 mm) in August, whilst the driest year with a full record was 1924 with only 4.85 inches (123.2 mm) including a mere 1.98 inches (50.3 mm) between July and October. Winters are mild (though with very cold nights) and dry, with snow only recorded in fourteen years since 1892.