Clifton, Arizona | |
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Motto: "Where the trail begins" | |
Coordinates: 33°01′29″N 109°17′17″W / 33.02472°N 109.28806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Greenlee |
Area | |
• Total | 14.84 sq mi (38.44 km2) |
• Land | 14.62 sq mi (37.87 km2) |
• Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
Elevation | 3,875 ft (1,181 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,933 |
• Density | 268.98/sq mi (103.85/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
ZIP code | 85533 |
Area code | 928 |
FIPS code | 04-14380 |
GNIS feature ID | 2413215[2] |
Website | cliftonaz |
Clifton is a town in and is the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona, United States,[3] along the San Francisco River. The population of the town was 3,311 at the 2010 census,[4] with a 2018 population estimate of 3,700.[5] It was a place of the Arizona copper mine strike of 1983.
Clifton and Morenci are thought to be an economic area by the Arizona Department of Commerce.[6]