Queen Creek is a town in Maricopa and Pinal counties,

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, United States. The population was 59,519 at the 2020 census, and is at a population of 83,700 as of 2024. It is a suburb of Phoenix, located in the far southeast area of the

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. A large battery factory is currently being constructed by LG.

History

Based on the

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form on file at the

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, Queen Creek was originally known as Rittenhouse, after C. H. Rittenhouse—the community having grown out of a

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stop he constructed after forming the Queen Creek Farms Company in 1919 and needing a shipping point for his produce. The

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" creek" (typically more of a dry arroyo), originally called Picket Post Creek, once flowed through Queen Canyon and was named for the Silver Queen Mine.

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 (population 99,894). According to the

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, the town of Queen Creek has a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, are water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 59,519 people, 17,965 households, and 15,549 families residing in the town. The

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was . There were 19,628 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 77.2%

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, 3.3%

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, 0.9% Native American, 2.5% Asian, 0.2%

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, 4.2% from some other races and 11.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.2% of the population. 30.8% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.3% were under 5 years of age, and 12.6% were 65 and older.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 26,361 people, 7,720 households, 6,557 families 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 83.6%

, 3.4%

, 0.7% Native American, 2.8% Asian, 0.1%

, 5.8% from some other races and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.3% of the population. There were 7,720 households, out of which 50.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.9% were

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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

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for the town was $21,592. About 6.0% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the

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, 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

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, as well as public charter schools and a

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. The portion in Maricopa County is mostly in the Queen Creek Unified School District, with portions in the Higley Unified School District and the Chandler Unified School District. The portion in Pinal County is divided between the Florence Unified School District, J. O. Combs Unified School District, and the Apache Junction Unified School District.

Elementary

* Auxier Elementary * Cortina Elementary * Desert Mountain Elementary * Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary * Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary * Jack Barnes Elementary * Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary * Queen Creek Elementary * Schnepf Elementary

Junior/Senior High

* Sossaman Middle School * Casteel High School * Crismon High School * Newell Barney Junior High School * Payne Junior High School * Queen Creek High School * Queen Creek Junior High School * San Tan Foothills High School

Public Charter Schools

* American Leadership Academy * Benjamin Franklin Charter School * Eduprize School * Heritage Academy-Gateway * Legacy Traditional School-Queen Creek

Higher Education

* Communiversity at Queen Creek ( Rio Salado College). Rittenhouse Elementary School/San Tan Historical Society Museum

Notable people

* Brock Purdy, American football player * Tony Huffman, racing driver

Historic properties

There are various properties in the town of Queen Creek which are considered historical and have been included either in the

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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.

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in Maricopa County, Arizona Towns in Pinal County, Arizona Populated places established in 1990 Populated places in the Sonoran Desert Phoenix metropolitan area 1990 establishments in Arizona