Santan, Arizona

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official_name = Santan, Arizona
settlement_type = CDP
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map_caption = Location of Santan CDP in Pinal County, Arizona.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Arizona
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Pinal
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area_total_km2 = 16.6
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area_total_sq_mi = 6.4
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 651
population_density_km2 = 39.1
population_density_sq_mi = 101.3

timezone = Mountain (MST)
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elevation_m = 376
elevation_ft = 1234
latd = 33 |latm = 9 |lats = 9 |latNS = N
longd = 111 |longm = 48 |longs = 8 |longEW = W

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Santan is a census designated place (CDP) in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The name comes from the San Tan Mountains Regional Park that is the main landmark. The population was 651 at the 2000 census.

San Tan is also the name of a proposed city in Pinal County that is separate from Santan CDP.

Geography

Santan is located at coor dms|33|9|9|N|111|48|8|W|city (33.152428, -111.802207)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 651 people, 163 households, and 135 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 101.3 people per square mile (39.2/km²). There were 185 housing units at an average density of 28.8/sq mi (11.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 1.84% White, 92.78% Native American, 3.07% from other races, and 2.30% from two or more races. 12.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 163 households out of which 50.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.1% were married couples living together, 35.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.99 and the average family size was 4.30.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 42.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 14.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 79.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,645, and the median income for a family was $15,227. Males had a median income of $37,857 versus $7,386 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $7,090. About 46.3% of families and 46.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 77.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

City of San Tan

Due to rapid construction of homes in the northern portion of Pinal County, residents have attempted to petition for the incorporation of San Tan as either a city or a town in 2004, the plan being unveiled in April. Arizona state law requires that any attempt to incorporate an area within 5 miles of a city of over 5,000 residents must first receive approval from that city. The nearby communities of Queen Creek, Mesa, and Gilbert in adjacent Maricopa County had approved of the incorporation. However, an attempt to get approval from the neighboring community of Florence failed later during the summer, stalling the effort.

As of July 1, 2007, the population of the area was estimated to be 45,965, making it the largest single settlement in Pinal County [http://www.caagcentral.org/GIS/Papers-Documents/Pop%20-%20Places%20in%20Pinal%20County%202-21-08.pdf] .Further attempts at incorporation in 2005 met with failure after supporters supposedly were unable to collect a sufficient number of signatures to advance the issue. Subsequent annexations by Florence in the area have further diminished the likelihood of incorporation, and no serious attempts have been made since.

A renewed effort to incorporate the area was underway as of April, 2008 when local business owners and residents organized the Greater San Tan Area Coalition, a non-governing body to provide some measure of local control over planning efforts. [cite news|url=http://www.azcentral.com/community/pinal/articles/2008/04/10/20080410gr-santancoalition0410-ON.html|title=Santan residents form advocacy group|publisher=The Arizona Republic|last=Bui|first=Lynh|accessdate=2008-05-21|date=2008-4-10] While the coalition did not name incorporation as one of their goals, they did put their support behind a subsequent effort by local real estate agent Bambi Sandquist to explore a new effort to incorporate. [cite news|url=http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/114737|title=Group seeks incorporation for Santan area again|publisher=East Valley Tribune|last=Massad|first=Jason|date=2008-4-25|accessdate=2008-05-21]

Florence, however, has already expanded their municipal planning area to include the communities in the proposed San Tan area, indicating a desire to annex the land in the future. As any effort to incorporate would therefore require Florence to abandon their plans for the area and may prove to be a large stumbling block to incorporation. [http://upload.town.florence.az.us/docs/administration/2007%2010%2015%20lum_board.pdf]

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