Editing Graham County, Arizona

{{short description|County in Arizona, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county               = Graham County
| state                = Arizona
| seal                 = 
| named for            = [[Mount Graham]]
| coordinates          = {{coord|33.04|N|109.78|W|region:US-AZ_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}
| founded year         = 1881
| founded date         = March 10
| seat wl              = Safford
| largest city wl      = Safford
| area_total_sq_mi     = 4641
| area_land_sq_mi      = 4623
| area_water_sq_mi     = 19
| area percentage      = 0.4%
| population_as_of     = 2020
| population_total     = 38533
| pop_est_as_of        = 2024
| population_est       = 40242 {{increase}}
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| time zone            = Mountain
| website              = https://www.graham.az.gov/
| ex image             = GrahamCountyCourthouse.jpg
| ex image cap         = Graham County Courthouse in Safford
| district             = 2nd
| district2            = 6th
}}
[[File:LBT Pinaleno Mountains.40936.JPG|thumb|The [[Large Binocular Telescope]] on the summit ridge of the [[Pinaleno Mountains]], Graham County]]

'''Graham County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of [[Arizona]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 38,533,<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/grahamcountyarizona/PST045221 |access-date=September 27, 2022 |publisher=United States Census Bureau }}</ref> making it the third-least populous [[List of counties in Arizona|county in Arizona]]. The [[county seat]] is [[Safford, Arizona|Safford]].<ref name="GR6">{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties }}</ref>

Graham County composes the [[Safford micropolitan area|Safford, Arizona Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

The county is home to several organizations including [[Eastern Arizona College]] and the [[Mount Graham International Observatory]], which includes one of the world's largest and most powerful telescopes. Graham County is also home to the Arizona Salsa Trail and the annual Salsa Fest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arizona Salsa Trail - HOME |url=http://www.salsatrail.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114070739/http://www.salsatrail.com/ |archive-date=November 14, 2013 |access-date=November 30, 2013 }}</ref>

Graham County contains part of the [[San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation]].

==History==
Joseph Knight Rogers, an early settler in the area, and a member of the Arizona Territorial Legislature, is known as the father of Graham County: he introduced the bill in the territorial legislature creating it.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2004 |title=Rogers called father of county |url=http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2004/04/21/news/leisure/leisure08.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717165448/http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2004/04/21/news/leisure/leisure08.txt |archive-date=July 17, 2011 }}</ref> The new county was created from southern [[Apache County]] and eastern [[Pima County]] on March 10, 1881.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arizona Cultural Inventory Project |url=http://cip.azlibrary.gov/Collection.aspx?CollID=1202 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315232211/http://cip.azlibrary.gov/Collection.aspx?CollID=1202 |archive-date=March 15, 2014 |access-date=July 14, 2013 }}</ref> Initially, the county seat was located in the city of Safford but was later moved to Solomonville in 1883. This change was undone in 1915, returning the county seat to Safford.<ref>Walker, Henry (1986). "Historical Atlas of Arizona", p.32. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman. {{ISBN|978-0806120249}}.</ref>

Graham County is named after the [[Mount Graham|mountain of the same name]] which was, in turn, named after Lt. Col James Duncan Graham.  The county was the first in Arizona to break the tradition of naming counties for Native Americans.{{citation needed|date = September 2024}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|4641|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|4623|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|19|sqmi}} (0.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_04.txt |access-date=August 23, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-date=January 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126040915/http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_04.txt |url-status=live }}</ref> The county has various mountain peaks including [[Mount Graham]], which is the highest mountain in the [[Pinaleno Mountains]].

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Cochise County, Arizona|Cochise County]] — south
* [[Pima County, Arizona|Pima County]] — southwest
* [[Pinal County, Arizona|Pinal County]] — west
* [[Gila County, Arizona|Gila County]] — northwest
* [[Navajo County, Arizona|Navajo County]] — north
* [[Apache County, Arizona|Apache County]] — north
* [[Greenlee County, Arizona|Greenlee County]] — east

===National protected areas===
* [[Coronado National Forest]] (part)
* [[Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area]] (part)

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 70.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 70 in Arizona|U.S. Route 70]]
* [[Image:US 191.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 191 in Arizona|U.S. Route 191]]
* [[Image:Arizona 266.svg|25px]] [[Arizona State Route 266|State Route 266]]
* [[Image:Arizona 366.svg|25px]] [[Arizona State Route 366|State Route 366]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 5670
|1900= 14162
|1910= 23999
|1920= 10148
|1930= 10373
|1940= 12113
|1950= 12985
|1960= 14045
|1970= 16578
|1980= 22862
|1990= 26554
|2000= 33489
|2010= 37220
|2020= 38533
|estyear=2024
|estimate=40242
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=May 18, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701194652/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |access-date=May 18, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library |archive-date=May 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530033223/https://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/az190090.txt |access-date=May 18, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-date=February 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222140038/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/az190090.txt |url-status=live }}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau }}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF" />
}}
[[File:Roper1-kmf.JPG|thumb|[[Roper Lake]], south of [[Safford, Arizona|Safford]]]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Graham County, Arizona – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Graham County, Arizona |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US04009&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Graham County, Arizona |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US04009&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Graham County, Arizona |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US04009&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|18,488
|19,483
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20,398
|55.21%
|52.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |52.94%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|602
|633
|style='background: #ffffe6; |453
|1.80%
|1.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.18%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|4,819
|5,074
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,143
|14.39%
|13.63%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.35%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|182
|193
|style='background: #ffffe6; |169
|0.54%
|0.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|10
|49
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16
|0.03%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|28
|33
|style='background: #ffffe6; |102
|0.08%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|306
|435
|style='background: #ffffe6; |824
|0.91%
|1.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.14%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|9,054
|11,320
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,428
|27.04%
|30.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29.66%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''33,489'''
|'''37,220'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''38,533'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the census of 2010, there were 37,220 people, 11,120 households, and 8,188 families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{Cite web |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US04009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213014739/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US04009 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 20, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|8.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|inhabitants&nbsp;|inhabitants|}}. There were 12,980 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.<ref name="census-density">{{Cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US04009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213161757/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US04009 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 20, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 72.1% white, 14.4% American Indian, 1.8% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 8.2% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 30.4% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1" /> In terms of ancestry, 16.1% were English, 9.2% were German, 6.9% were Irish, and 4.3% were American.<ref name="census-dp2">{{Cite web |title=DP02 Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US04009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213022809/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US04009 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 20, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] }}</ref>

Of the 11,120 households, 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.4% were non-families, and 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.50. The median age was 31.6 years.<ref name="census-dp1" />

The median income for a household in the county was $41,683 and the median income for a family was $48,005. Males had a median income of $41,732 versus $25,990 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,644. About 15.9% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{Cite web |title=DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US04009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025714/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US04009 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 20, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] }}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,489 people, 10,116 households, and 7,617 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 11,430 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 67.1% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 15.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], <0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 13.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. 27.0% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 16.4% reported speaking Spanish at home, while 6.4% speak a [[Southern Athabaskan language]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Language Map Data Center |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results%26state_id%3D4%26county_id%3D9%26mode%3Dgeographic%26order%3Dr |access-date=January 16, 2007 |archive-date=June 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620135158/http://www.mla.org/map_data_results%26state_id%3D4%26county_id%3D9%26mode%3Dgeographic%26order%3Dr |url-status=live }}</ref>

There were 10,116 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.47.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,668, and the median income for a family was $34,417. Males had a median income of $30,524 versus $20,739 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,139. About 17.7% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.2% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics==
In its early days Graham County was a solidly Democratic county. It voted for the Democratic nominee in every presidential election from 1912 to 1952, being one of only four Western counties outside New Mexico to support [[James M. Cox]] in 1920, and one of only five to support [[John W. Davis]] in 1924. Since the 1950s, however, Graham has become a reliable Republican county, usually rivaling Mohave and Yavapai as the most Republican in Arizona, and sometimes, as in 2004 and 2000, being the “reddest” of all the state's counties. No Democratic presidential nominee has carried Graham County since [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] – against Arizona native [[Barry Goldwater]] – did so in 1964, though [[Bill Clinton]], who carried significant national rural appeal as a Democrat in the 1990s, came close in 1996.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

The county was one of two in Arizona to vote against [[2024 Arizona Proposition 139]], which established a right to abortion in the state's constitution, along with neighboring [[Gila County, Arizona|Gila County]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 General Election Signed Canvass |url=https://apps.azsos.gov/election/2024/ge/canvass/20241105_GeneralCanvass_Signed.pdf#page=5 |website=Arizona Secretary of State |access-date=December 31, 2024}}</ref>

{{PresHead|place=Graham County, Arizona|source=<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ |access-date=June 11, 2011 |archive-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709214827/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|11,177|3,867|171|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|10,749|4,034|246|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|8,025|3,301|955|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|8,076|3,609|220|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|8,376|3,487|206|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|7,467|3,185|68|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|6,007|3,355|302|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|4,222|3,938|1,136|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|4,169|3,391|2,139|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|5,120|3,407|125|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,247|3,080|89|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,765|2,801|395|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|3,659|3,050|249|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,575|1,863|505|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,327|1,726|876|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,655|2,783|0|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|2,491|2,091|1|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,384|1,688|0|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|2,191|2,200|0|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,209|2,139|38|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,151|2,393|5|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,161|3,130|19|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|680|3,541|154|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|718|2,867|40|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,238|1,615|8|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|813|1,252|386|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,062|1,261|0|Arizona}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|497|1,597|163|Arizona}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|103|540|414|Arizona}}

==Communities==
[[Image:Graham County Incorporated and Unincorporated areas.svg|thumb|right|300px|Locations of [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] and [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated]] areas as well as [[Indian reservation]]s in Graham County]]

===City===
* [[Safford, Arizona|Safford]] (county seat)

===Towns===
* [[Pima, Arizona|Pima]]
* [[Thatcher, Arizona|Thatcher]]

===Census-designated places===
{{div col}}
* [[Bryce, Arizona|Bryce]]
* [[Bylas, Arizona|Bylas]]
* [[Cactus Flats, Arizona|Cactus Flats]]
* [[Central, Arizona|Central]]
* [[Fort Thomas, Arizona|Fort Thomas]]
* [[Peridot, Arizona|Peridot]] (partially in [[Gila County, Arizona|Gila County]])
* [[San Jose, Graham County, Arizona|San Jose]]
* [[Solomon, Arizona|Solomon]]
* [[Swift Trail Junction, Arizona|Swift Trail Junction]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
[[File:Linarite-290594.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Linarite]] specimen from the old Grand Reef mine near Klondyke]]
* [[Bonita, Arizona|Bonita]]
* [[Eden, Arizona|Eden]]
* [[Fort Grant, Arizona|Fort Grant]]

===Ghost towns===
* [[Aravaipa, Arizona|Aravaipa]]
* [[Camp Goodwin]]
* [[Geronimo, Arizona|Geronimo]]
* [[Klondyke, Arizona|Klondyke]]
* [[Spenazuma, Arizona|Spenazuma]]

===Indian communities===
* [[San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation]]

===County population ranking===
The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] of Graham County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html |access-date=February 10, 2013 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-date=May 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522200920/https://census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 Census Block Maps - Geography - U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/block/2010/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229025439/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/block/2010/ |archive-date=December 29, 2014 |access-date=December 7, 2017 }}</ref>

'''†''' county seat
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Population (2010 Census)
!Municipal type
!Incorporated
|- style="background:#ffff54;"
| 1
| '''† [[Safford, Arizona|Safford]]'''
| 9,566
| City
|
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 2
| '''[[Thatcher, Arizona|Thatcher]]'''
| 4,865
| Town
|
|- style="background:#dbe9f4;"
| 3
| '''[[Swift Trail Junction, Arizona|Swift Trail Junction]]'''
| 2,935
| [[census-designated place|CDP]]
|
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 4
| '''[[Pima, Arizona|Pima]]'''
| 2,387
| Town
|
|- style="background:#dbe9f4;"
| 5
| '''[[Bylas, Arizona|Bylas]]'''
| 1,962
| CDP
|
|- style="background:#dbe9f4;"
| 6
| '''[[Cactus Flats, Arizona|Cactus Flats]]'''
| 1,518
| CDP
|
|- style="background:#dbe9f4;"
| 7
| '''[[Peridot, Arizona|Peridot]]''' (''Partially in [[Gila County, Arizona|Gila County]]'')
| 1,350
| CDP
|
|- style="background:#dbe9f4;"
| 8
| '''[[Central, Arizona|Central]]'''
| 645
| CDP
|
|- style="background:#dbe9f4;"
| 9
| '''[[San Jose, Graham County, Arizona|San Jose]]'''
| 506
| CDP
|
|- style="background:#dbe9f4;"
| 10
| '''[[Solomon, Arizona|Solomon]]'''
| 426
| CDP
|
|- style="background:#dbe9f4;"
| 11
| '''[[Fort Thomas, Arizona|Fort Thomas]]'''
| 374
| CDP
|
|- style="background:#dbe9f4;"
| 12
| '''[[Bryce, Arizona|Bryce]]'''
| 175
| CDP
|
|}

==Notable people==
* [[Charles Stevens (actor)|Charles Stevens]], Apache/Mexican actor
* [[Lynda Carter]], actress/singer
* [[Charles Dudley (né Heaslip)]] born Fort Grant, film actor and make-up artist
* [[Sarah Y. Mason|Sarah Yeiser Mason]], Academy Award-winning screenwriter
* [[Spencer W. Kimball]], former President of [[Latter-day Saints|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], was raised in Thatcher, and lived and operated a business in Safford between 1927 and 1943.

==See also==
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* [[Frye Mesa Reservoir]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Graham County, Arizona]]
* [[USS Graham County (LST-1176)|USS ''Graham County'' (LST-1176)]]
* [[Graham County Sheriff's Office (Arizona)|Graham County Sheriff's Office]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.graham.az.gov/ Graham County official website]
* [http://visitgrahamcounty.com/ Graham County visitor information]
* [http://www.graham-chamber.com/ Graham County Chamber of Commerce]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Graham County, Arizona
|North     = [[Navajo County, Arizona|Navajo County]] and [[Apache County, Arizona|Apache County]]
|Northeast = 
|East      = [[Greenlee County, Arizona|Greenlee County]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Cochise County, Arizona|Cochise County]]
|Southwest = [[Pima County, Arizona|Pima County]]
|West      = [[Pinal County, Arizona|Pinal County]]
|Northwest = [[Gila County, Arizona|Gila County]]
}}
{{Graham County, Arizona}}
{{Arizona}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:1881 establishments in Arizona Territory]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1881]]
[[Category:Safford, Arizona micropolitan area]]