Clifton, Arizona | |
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 Old train depot, built 1913, now used by the Chamber of Commerce | |
 Flag | |
| Motto: "Where the trail begins" | |
 Location of Clifton in Greenlee County, Arizona | |
  Clifton Location in the United States  Clifton Clifton (the United States) | |
| 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]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clifton, Arizona
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clifton town, Arizona". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 9, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Clifton–Morenci Community Profile Archived August 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at Arizona Department of Commerce