Maricopa
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From the post office form on file at the National Archives, Queen Creek was originally known as "Rittenhouse", the community growing up out of a railroad stop. In 1919 the Queen Creek Farms Company was formed by C. H. Rittenhouse, constructing that railroad stop to ship the goods from the farm. Its eponymous
creek
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Creek may also refer to:
People
* Creek people, also known as Muscogee, Native Americans
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(now a usually dry
arroyo
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* Arroyo (creek), an intermittently dry creek
Arroyo may also refer to:
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* Arroyo (surname)
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;California
* Arroyo Burro Beach, a public beach park in Santa Barbara County, California
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), Queen Creek, flowed through Queen Canyon and was named for the Silver Queen Mine, but it was originally called "Picket Post Creek".
Geography
The town of Queen Creek is primarily within Maricopa County, but the town limits extend into Pinal County on the eastern and southern borders. The town is bordered to the south and east in Pinal County by the unincorporated community of
San Tan Valley
San Tan Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Pinal County, Arizona, United States. As of the census of 2020, the population of San Tan Valley is 99,894.
History
San Tan Valley derives its name from the n ...
(population 96,692).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Queen Creek has a total area of , of which , or 0.06%, are water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 26,361 people, 8,557 households, residing in the town. The population density was . There were 8,557 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 82.1% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 6.5% Native American, 0.3%
Asian
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Latino
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of any race.
There were 1,218 households, out of which 50.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.9% were
married couples
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living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.8% were non-families. 8.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.54 and the average family size was 3.77.
In the town, the population age spread was: 35.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $63,702, and the median income for a family was $65,679. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $31,447 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,592. About 6.0% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The town of Queen Creek is served by six public school districts, as well as public charter schools and a private school.
Queen Creek Unified School District
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Queen Creek Unified School District (QCUSD) is a school district based in Queen Creek, Arizona, United States.
serves the greatest number of Queen Creek students.
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Queen Creek High School
Queen Creek High School is a public secondary school located in Queen Creek, Arizona.
History
The Queen Creek Unified School District, Queen Creek school district did not open a high school until 1986, when it became a unified school district; ...
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Newell Barney Junior High
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Queen Creek Unified School District (QCUSD) is a school district based in Queen Creek, Arizona, United States.
American Leadership Academy High School
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located on the same campus at the southwest corner of Hawes Road and Chandler Heights Blvd.
* Benjamin Franklin Charter School
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Cambridge Academy
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Communiversity at Queen Creek
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Rio Salado College
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).
Cultural attractions
* American Heritage Festival – since 2003 the largest annual educational living history event in Arizona and the Southwestern US
* Schnepf Farms – a family operated farm that holds frequent festivals
* Queen Creek Performing Arts Center
* Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Centre – a large, publicly owned and operated equestrian facility that hosts regional events
* Queen Creek Library – the newest branch of the Maricopa County Library District; opened November 8, 2008
* Barney Family Sports Complex – a privately owned and operated indoor sports facility
* Queen Creek Olive Mill – a family owned company that grows and presses olives for the production of high quality extra virgin; it was featured on the Food Network show '' The Best Thing I Ever Ate''
* Rittenhouse Elementary School/San Tan Historical Society Museum
Notable person
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Brock Purdy
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, American football player
Historic properties
There are various properties in the town of Queen Creek which are considered historical and have been included either in the National Register of Historic Places or listed as such by the San Tan Historical Society. The following are images of some of these properties with a short description of the same.
Mansel Carter
Mansel Carter (May 12, 1902 – June 5, 1987), also known as "Man of the Mountain", was a businessman and prospector. In 1987, ''The Phoenix'' named him one of "Arizona Legends". The San Tan Historical Society of Queen Creek recognized his grave ...