Morenci, Arizona
| Morenci, Arizona | |
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| Census-designated place | |
Morenci, about 1910
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 Location in Greenlee County and the state of Arizona |
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| Coordinates: 33°2′59″N 109°19′40″W / 33.04972°N 109.32778°WCoordinates: 33°2′59″N 109°19′40″W / 33.04972°N 109.32778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Greenlee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.98 sq mi (2.55 km2) |
| • Land | 0.96 sq mi (2.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,747 ft (1,447 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,489 |
| • Density | 1,549/sq mi (598.1/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 85540 |
| Area code(s) | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-47610 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0032021 |
Morenci is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,879 at the 2000 census and 1,489 at the 2010 census. The biggest employer in Morenci (and in nearby Clifton) is Freeport-McMoRan, the owner of the Morenci Mine, the largest copper mining operation in North America, and one of the largest copper mines in the world. The town was a site of the Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983. The large open-pit mine is north of the town.
Morenci is located in central Greenlee County at 33°2′59″N 109°19′40″W / 33.04972°N 109.32778°W (33.049804, -109.327856). It lies on the western border of the town of Clifton, the county seat. U.S. Route 191 (the Coronado Trail) passes through the northern part of the community, leading east and downhill into Clifton and north through the Apache National Forest 117 miles (188 km) to Eagar.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Morenci CDP has a total area of 0.98 square miles (2.55 km2), of which 0.96 square miles (2.49 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 2.23%, is water.
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