San Manuel, Arizona
| San Manuel, Arizona | |
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View of the Galiuro Mountains from near San Manuel
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| Motto: "A Proud Past - An Epic Future" | |
 Location in Pinal County and the state of Arizona |
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 San Manuel, Arizona
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| Coordinates: 32°36′18″N 110°38′0″W / 32.60500°N 110.63333°WCoordinates: 32°36′18″N 110°38′0″W / 32.60500°N 110.63333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pinal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.9 sq mi (54.1 km2) |
| • Land | 20.9 sq mi (54.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,451 ft (1,052 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,551 |
| • Density | 209.3/sq mi (80.9/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 85631 |
| Area code(s) | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-63540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0034022 |
San Manuel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 3,551 at the 2010 census.
San Manuel was built in 1953 as a company town to serve the then-new San Manuel copper mine, mill and smelter complex. When copper prices fell in the late 1990s, Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP), the owner of the mine and smelter complex shuttered both operations in June 1999. The closing saw 2,500 people lose their jobs. The mine and smelter were permanently closed in 2003.
Nearby towns are Oracle and Mammoth. Both are within ten miles (16 km) of San Manuel and make up the tri-community area.
San Manuel is located at 32°36′18″N 110°38′0″W / 32.60500°N 110.63333°W (32.605048, -110.633340), in the San Pedro River Valley at an elevation of about 3,500 feet (1,100 m). San Manuel is about 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Tucson.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.9 square miles (54.1 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,375 people, 1,458 households, and 1,204 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 209.5 people per square mile (80.9/km²). There were 1,832 housing units at an average density of 87.7 per square mile (33.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 69.05% White, 0.39% Black or African American, 1.37% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 24.78% from other races, and 4.00% from two or more races. 46.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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