New River (Arizona)
Maricopa County
04-49360
New River is a census -designated place (CDP ) in Maricopa County in the U.S. state of Arizona. In 2000, the city had 10,740 inhabitants.
Geography
New Rivers geographical coordinates are 33 ° 52 'N, 112 ° 55' W33.869166666667 - 112.91916666667 ( 33.869149, -112.085759 ). New River is located off Interstate 17, The place is located in the edge area of the metropolitan area of Phoenix.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 183.5 km ², of which 183.4 km ² land and accounts for only 0.01% of the area is used for water.
At the neighboring communities include Anthem, Black Canyon City, Cave Creek, Peoria and Phoenix.
History
New River has not for a steady river of the same name, which is part of its name to the Agua Fria River catchment area. The town was founded in 1868 by Darrell Duppa coach station. For many years the city terminus of Black Canyon Highway was (now runs on this route of Interstate 17). The paved road ended in New River and leads to Prescott only as a dirt track road on.
New River has largely retained its rural character, however, the Phoenix is spreading further and further into the region.
In the mid- 1990s, the Del Webb Corporation presented a development plan that would make the place about the size of Flagstaff, this triggered efforts to incorporate the CDP. These efforts, however, were short-lived.
After the Phoenix metropolitan area extends northward and the general plan of the city includes the total area, but the future of New Rivers is uncertain. Newly drawn residents identify more with Phoenix, or the Anthem in 1998 emerged.
Demography
At the time of the census of 2000, there were 10,740 people New River. The population density was 58.5 people per km ². There were 4514 housing units at an average 24.6 per km ². The population consisted of 95.87 % White, 0.42 % African American, 0.60 % Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.25 % reported from other races and 1.37 % from two or more races. 4.85 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of New Rivers distributed to 3921 households out of which 35.3 % were living in children under 18 years. 68.9 % married couples living together, 5.6 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8 % were non-families. 15.3% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 2.9 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size is 3.04.
The population was spread out with 26.0 % under the, 4.8 % 18 -24- year-old, 33.2 % 25 -44- year-old, 28.5% 45-64 year olds and 7.5 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 102.4 males.
The median household income in New River was 62 307 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 68 604 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 46 361 U.S. dollars, compared to 31 703 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income in New River was 25,932 U.S. dollars. 5.7 % of the population and 3.6 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 5.5 % of those, and 3.1 % of those age 65 or over.