Red Rock is an unincorporated area in South-Central

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. In 2010, it had a population of 2,169. Red Rock Water Tank Near Union Pacific Rail Road Line

The elevation is , according to the water tower. Mostly agricultural land until recent times, it is now starting to acquire some tract home communities. The area also consists of large sections of undeveloped

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. Picacho Peak State Park is located about six miles northwest of Red Rock. Red Rock also has a school called Red Rock Elementary school which goes from kindergarten through eighth grade. Also home to the Saguaro Power Plant and the Saguaro Solar Power Station - a 1 MW solar trough concentrating power plant, both of which are owned by

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(APS). ASU has contracted with APS to develop and operate a 29 MWdc solar facility at APS's Saguaro Generating Station near Red Rock, AZ. With the addition of this project to ASU's existing project portfolio, ASU will have driven the development of solar energy production beyond the 50MWdc milestone. As part of the transaction, APS will supply ASU with 65,000 MWh per year of solar energy, an increase of more than 150% above the current renewable energy used by the university. Red Rock has a ZIP Code of 85245; in 2000, the population of the 85245 ZCTA was 332. Another zip code of 85145 was added. Many homes in the area were built by

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Demographics

At the 2010 Census Red Rock had a population of 2,169. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 66.3% non-Hispanic white, 1.9% Black or African American, 1.6% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% non-Hispanic reporting some other race, 5.8% reporting two or more races and 27.8% Hispanic or Latino.2010 factfinder table for Red Rock

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Red Rock Elementary School DistrictRed Rock Village Community Association
{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Pinal County, Arizona Unincorporated communities in Arizona

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