census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
Gadsden is located at (32.557903, -114.783280).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2000, there were 953 people, 236 households, and 206 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 287 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 40.9%
White
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Pacific Islander
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, 53.6% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. 93.8% of the population were
Hispanic
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or Latino of any race.
There were 236 households, out of which 61.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were
married couples
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living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.7% were non-families. 11.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.04 and the average family size was 4.39.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 39.3% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,000, and the median income for a family was $21,000. Males had a median income of $18,365 versus $16,875 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.
In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the CDP was $6,562. About 41.7% of families and 45.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 51.8% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.
Yuma Union High School District
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