Greenlee County
| Greenlee County, Arizona | ||
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 Location in the U.S. state of Arizona |
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 Arizona's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | March 10, 1909 | |
| Seat | Clifton | |
| Largest town | Clifton | |
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| • Total | 1,848 sq mi (4,786 km2) | |
| • Land | 1,843 sq mi (4,773 km2) | |
| • Water | 5.3 sq mi (14 km2), 0.3% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2016) | 9,613 | |
| • Density | 5.1/sq mi (2/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 1st | |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7 | |
| Website | www |
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Greenlee County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census its population was 8,437, making it the least populous county in Arizona. The county seat is Clifton.
The economy of Greenlee County is dominated by the Morenci Mine, the largest copper mining operation in North America, and one of the largest copper mines in the world. As of 2008, the mine complex, owned by Freeport-McMoRan, had about 4,000 employees.
Greenlee County was created in 1909 and named for Mason Greenlee who was an early settler in the Clifton area. It was Arizona's 14th county and formed from part of Graham County, which opposed the formation because Graham County would lose considerable revenue. Clifton has always been the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,848 square miles (4,790 km2), of which 1,843 square miles (4,770 km2) is land and 5.3 square miles (14 km2) (0.3%) is water. It is the second-smallest county by area in Arizona.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,547 people, 3,117 households, and 2,266 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 3,744 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 74.17% White, 0.51% Black or African American, 1.66% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 20.02% from other races, and 3.45% from two or more races. 43.07% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 25.19% reported speaking Spanish at home [1].
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