Swift Trail Junction, Arizona | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location in Graham County and the state of Arizona |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 32°43′48″N 109°42′50″W / 32.73000°N 109.71389°WCoordinates: 32°43′48″N 109°42′50″W / 32.73000°N 109.71389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Graham |
Area | |
• Total | 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2) |
• Land | 3.7 sq mi (9.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 3,232 ft (985 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,935 |
• Density | 800/sq mi (309.0/km2) |
Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) |
FIPS code | 04-71650 |
GNIS feature ID | 0024638 |
Swift Trail Junction is a census-designated place (CDP) in Graham County, Arizona, United States. The population was 2,935 at the 2010 census, up from 2,195 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Swift Trail Junction is located in south-central Graham County at 32°44′5″N 109°42′54″W / 32.73472°N 109.71500°W (32.734604, -109.714970) at the base of the Pinaleno Mountains. It is bordered to the north by the Cactus Flats CDP. The junction at the center of the CDP is between U.S. Route 191, which leads north 7 miles (11 km) to Safford, the county seat, and south 26 miles (42 km) to Interstate 10, and Arizona State Route 366, which leads southwest 28 miles (45 km) up into the heart of the Pinaleno Mountains.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Swift Trail Junction CDP has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), of which 3.7 square miles (9.5 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.90%, is water.Federal Correctional Institution, Safford, a low-security federal prison for male inmates, is located in the southwest corner of the CDP.