Swift Trail Junction is a

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(CDP) in Graham County,

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, United States. The population was 2,935 at the 2010 census, up from 2,195 in

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. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is situated at the junction of

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and State Route 366 (also known as the Swift Trail Parkway). The Swift Trail Parkway is a scenic highway that winds through the Coronado National Forest and provides access to the higher elevations of the

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Geography

Swift Trail Junction is located in south-central Graham County at the base of the Pinaleno Mountains. It is bordered to the north by the Cactus Flats CDP. The junction at the center of the CDP is between

, which leads north to Safford, the

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, and south to

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, and

Arizona State Route 366 State Route 366 (SR 366) is a highway in Graham County, Arizona that runs from its junction with US 191 south of Safford to near the summit of Mount Graham. It is a winding mountain road with one half primarily a northwest-southeast route, th ...

, which leads southwest up into the heart of the Pinaleno Mountains. According to the

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, the Swift Trail Junction CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.9%, is water.

Federal Correctional Institution, Safford The Federal Correctional Institution, Safford (FCI Safford) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Swift Trail Junction, Arizona. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Departm ...

, a low-security federal prison for male inmates, is located in the southwest corner of the CDP.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,195 people, 499 households, and 349 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 561 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.7%

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, 5.8%

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, 6.1% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.1%

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, 7.2% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. 28.4% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 499 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were

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living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.07. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.1% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 43.6% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 236.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 285.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,393, and the median income for a family was $29,762. Males had a median income of $14,901 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the CDP was $11,731. About 10.4% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the

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, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure

of the

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(BOP) is located in the CDP.

Education

Almost all of the CDP is in Safford Unified School District while a small western portion is in Pima Unified School District.
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{{authority control Census-designated places in Graham County, Arizona Census-designated places in Arizona Safford, Arizona micropolitan area