Pine is an

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and

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 1,963 at the 2010 census. Pine was established by four

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families in 1879. Pine and the adjacent community of

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are rapidly growing vacation and retirement centers in north-central Arizona, below the

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. Pine's elevation is , and the Pine post office was established in 1884.Pine-Strawberry community profile

Geography

Large Dynastes grantii, rhinoceros beetle at the Pine gas station. This is a common species along the

. Pine is located in northwestern Gila County at (34.385067, -111.457709). It is bordered to the north by the Coconino County, Arizona, Coconino County line, which follows the edge of the Mogollon Rim. To the northwest, Pine is bordered by the community of Strawberry, also in Gila County.

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passes through Pine, leading northeast to

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and southeast to Payson. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.02%, is water. The built-up part of Pine is situated in the valley of Pine Creek, which flows past Tonto Natural Bridge to the

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south of town.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,931 people, 882 households, and 604 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,242 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.9%

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, 0.2%

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, 0.5% Native American, 0.1%

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, 1.1% from

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, and 1.2% from two or more races. 1.8% of the population were

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of any race. There were 882 households, out of which 15.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were

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living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.57. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.6% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 16.5% from 25 to 44, 41.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,099, and the median income for a family was $45,947. Males had a median income of $37,955 versus $34,167 for females. The

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for the CDP was $25,080. About 5.1% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the

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, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Rim Country Regional Chamber of CommercePine-Strawberry Historical Society
{{authority control Census-designated places in Gila County, Arizona Census-designated places in Arizona Populated places established in 1879 Populated places of the Mogollon Rim

Geography

Demographics

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