Editing Rio Verde, Arizona (section)

==Community characteristics==
Rio Verde is an established, member-owned and -governed active adult golfing and lifestyle community not to be confused with the adjacent Rio Verde Foothills.<ref name="FOX 2023-01-16">{{Cite news |last=Speck |first=Emilee |date=January 16, 2023 |title=Scottsdale, Arizona, cuts off water to suburb in response to Colorado River drought |url=https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/scottsdale-colorado-river-drought-stops-selling-water-rio-verde |access-date=January 17, 2023 |work=FOX Weather |language=en-US}}</ref> It is located near the Verde River and adjacent to the [[Tonto National Forest]], the McDowell Mountain Regional Park, and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] there were 1,676 housing units in the community, of which 1,215 were occupied by residents.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0460250&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.H1| title=Rio Verde CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171): H1. Occupancy Status| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 17, 2022}}</ref> The total developed area of the planned community, as of 2021, was {{convert|2.2|sqmi}}, or {{convert|1408|acre}},{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} compared to {{convert|4.3|sqmi}} for the entire CDP.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Rio Verde Community Church provides both interdenominational and Catholic services.

Rio Verde is an [[age-restricted community]] or "adult community", which means one member of each household must be at least 55 years of age and no person under 19 can be a permanent resident of the community.<ref name="rioverdeaz.com">[http://www.rioverdeaz.com/ The Verdes Rio Verde and Tonto Verde<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The community is governed by a [[homeowners' association]] under Arizona's planned community statutes.<ref name="rioverdeaz.com" /><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060827221417/http://www.sonoranluxuryproperties.com/Rio_Verde.htm Rio Verde<!-- Bot generated title -->]}}</ref>