Editing Miami, Arizona

{{Short description|Town in Gila County, Arizona}}
{{about||the city in Florida|Miami |other places called Miami| Miami (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Miami, Arizona
| official_name            = Miami
| settlement_type          = Town
| image_skyline            = Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament (Miami, AZ) from SE 1.JPG
| image_map                = Gila County Arizona Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Miami Highlighted 0446350.svg
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| map_caption              = Location of Miami in Gila County, Arizona
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| pushpin_map              = Arizona#USA
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in the United States
| pushpin_label            = Miami
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = {{USA}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Arizona}}
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arizona|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Gila County, Arizona|Gila]]
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Sammy Gonzales <ref>{{cite web|url=http://miamiaz.gov/|title=Town of Miami, AZ|website=miamiaz.gov|access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 2.31
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.89
| area_land_km2            = 2.31
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.89
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| elevation_ft             = 3402
| elevation_m              = 1037
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est           = 
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| pop_est_footnotes        = 
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1541
| population_density_km2   = 667.73
| population_density_sq_mi = 1729.52
| timezone                 = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]] (no [[Daylight savings time|DST]])
| utc_offset               = -7
| coordinates              = {{coord|33|23.8|N|110|52.3|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| timezone_DST             = 
| utc_offset_DST           = 
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 85539
| area_code                = [[Area code 928|928]]
| area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 04-46350
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = {{GNIS 4|31789}}
| website                  = {{URL|http://miamiaz.gov}}
| footnotes                = 
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_04.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
| image_flag               = Flag of Miami, Arizona.svg
}}

[[File:Bullion Plaza School central section 1.JPG|thumb|Bullion Plaza Museum, listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] ]]
[[File:Miami SW01.jpg|thumb|Central Building - after restoration]]

'''Miami''' ([[Western Apache language|Western Apache]]: '''Goshtłʼish Tú'''<ref>{{citation |author=William J. de Reuse |title=A Practical Grammar of the San Carlos Apache Language |publisher=Lincom Europa |year=2006 }}</ref>) is a town in [[Gila County, Arizona|Gila County]], [[Arizona]], United States. Miami is a classic Western copper boom-town. Miami's old downtown has been partly renovated, and the Bullion Plaza Museum features the cultural, mining and ranching history of the Miami area.

According to the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]], the population of the town was 1,837.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Miami is located at 33°23.8'N 110°52.3'W (33.396, -110.872).

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|.9|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

Miami is adjacent to [[Globe, Arizona|Globe]], and near the [[San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation]]. Miami, Globe, and the unincorporated areas nearby (including [[Inspiration, Arizona|Inspiration]], [[Claypool, Arizona|Claypool]] and [[Central Heights-Midland City, Arizona|Central Heights-Midland City]]) are commonly called '''Globe-Miami'''.  The town is located on the northeastern slope of the [[Pinal Mountains]], and is surrounded (except to the east) by the [[Tonto National Forest]]. It is located on [[U.S. Route 60 in Arizona|U.S. Route 60]] and is served by the [[Arizona Eastern Railway]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 1390
|1920= 6689
|1930= 7693
|1940= 4722
|1950= 4329
|1960= 3350
|1970= 3394
|1980= 2716
|1990= 2018
|2000= 1936
|2010= 1837
|2020= 1541
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,936 people, 754 households, and 493 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|2,008.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 930 housing units at an average density of {{convert|964.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 74.7% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 20.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.3% from two or more races.  54.4% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 754 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town, the age distribution of the population was 29.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

Copper mining accounts for the largest number of jobs in Miami. According to the 2002 annual report of the Arizona State Mine Inspector, [[Freeport-McMoRan]] employed nearly 600 at its Miami operations, including 330 at the smelter and 187 at the mine.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,196, and the median income for a family was $30,625. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $18,026 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,674.  About 20.5% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Mining==
The Miami mine is owned and operated by [[Freeport-McMoRan]]. Mining began in 1911 as the [[Inspiration mine]], and  the nation's first [[froth flotation]] copper concentrator to process sulfide minerals was built and began production in 1915. Inspiration was among the first to employ vat leaching in 1926 and precipitation plants to recover oxide minerals. Copper was mined underground until after World War II, when the first open-pit mining began. The plant's [[smelter]] was modernized in 1974 to meet Clean Air Act standards and further modernized and expanded in 1992. The success of a [[solvent extraction and electrowinning]]  plant commissioned in 1979 ended vat leaching by the mid-1980s,  and  the concentrator closed in 1986 as well. The copper rod mill was commissioned in 1966.<ref name=FMM>[http://www.freeportinarizona.com/our-company/az-operations/miami/ Miami mine] at Freeport-McMoRan. Accessed June 23, 2018.</ref>

Copper mining was suspended in September 2015.  Leaching/SX-EW operations will continue but are expected to decline over time.  The Miami smelter and rod plant continue to operate.  In 2016, copper production at Miami amounted to 25 million pounds of copper. In 2017, copper production was 19 million pounds,  and more than 740 people were employed there.<ref name=FMM/>

The [[Pinto Valley mine]] is also located near Miami.

==Transportation==
The Town of Miami operates the Cobre Valley Community Transit, which provides local bus service in Miami and [[Globe, Arizona|Globe]].<ref>{{Cite web| title = Town of Miami, AZ| access-date = January 27, 2020| url = http://www.miamiaz.gov/cvcttransit.html| archive-date = December 28, 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191228111829/http://www.miamiaz.gov/cvcttransit.html| url-status = dead}}</ref>

[[Greyhound Lines]] serves Miami on its [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]-[[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] via Globe route. The Miami stop serves Globe.

==Notable people==
* [[John E. Bacon (Arizona politician)|John E. Bacon]], state senator in [[2nd Arizona State Legislature]] 
* [[Romana Acosta Bañuelos]] – Treasurer of the United States under [[Richard Nixon]]
* [[Joe Castro (musician)|Joe Castro]] – jazz pianist
* [[Jack Elam]] – actor, partly known for having lazy-eye, who was inducted into the [[Hall of Great Western Performers]]
* [[Brady Ellison]] – American archery Olympian, winner of individual bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games, multiple World Cup Gold medalist
* [[Matt Pagnozzi]] – [[Major League Baseball]] player for the [[Cleveland Indians]]
* [[Rueben Martinez]] – activist and [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellow]]
* [[Felix L. Sparks]] – American military commander who led the first Allied force to enter Dachau concentration camp and liberate its prisoners, chronicled in the Netflix series ''[[The Liberator (miniseries)|The Liberator]]''
* [[Esteban Edward Torres]] – ambassador and politician
* [[Richard F. Pedersen]] – [[United States Ambassador to Hungary]], President of the [[American University of Cairo]]
* [[Manuel V. Mendoza]] – World War II [[Medal Of Honor]] Recipient, U.S. Army
* Alfredo Gutierrez – politician and Arizona State Senate majority leader
* Nancy Gonzales - first woman of color to be appointed Provost and Executive Vice President of [[Arizona State University]]

==Climate==
Miami has a [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''BSh'').

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|location = Miami, Arizona, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1914–2008
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 81
|Feb record high F = 84
|Mar record high F = 93
|Apr record high F = 99
|May record high F = 106
|Jun record high F = 111
|Jul record high F = 113
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 108
|Oct record high F = 104
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 79

|Jan high F = 62.4
|Feb high F = 65.0
|Mar high F = 71.6
|Apr high F = 78.4
|May high F = 87.3
|Jun high F = 97.2
|Jul high F = 99.5
|Aug high F = 98.3
|Sep high F = 94.2
|Oct high F = 84.0
|Nov high F = 71.9
|Dec high F = 61.1
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 49.3
|Feb mean F = 51.8
|Mar mean F = 57.2
|Apr mean F = 63.6
|May mean F = 72.7
|Jun mean F = 82.4
|Jul mean F = 85.8
|Aug mean F = 84.6
|Sep mean F = 79.9
|Oct mean F = 69.3
|Nov mean F = 57.6
|Dec mean F = 48.1
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 36.3
|Feb low F = 38.5
|Mar low F = 42.7
|Apr low F = 48.7
|May low F = 58.1
|Jun low F = 67.7
|Jul low F = 72.1
|Aug low F = 70.9
|Sep low F = 65.5
|Oct low F = 54.5
|Nov low F = 43.3
|Dec low F = 35.2
|year low F =

|Jan record low F = 8
|Feb record low F = 14
|Mar record low F = 19
|Apr record low F = 29
|May record low F = 32
|Jun record low F = 46
|Jul record low F = 54
|Aug record low F = 56
|Sep record low F = 43
|Oct record low F = 26
|Nov record low F = 20
|Dec record low F = 14

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.29
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.19
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.68
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.44
|May precipitation inch = 0.30
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.27
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.24
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.56
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.14
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.99
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.18
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.94
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|Jan precipitation days = 4.9
|Feb precipitation days = 4.7
|Mar precipitation days = 4.3
|Apr precipitation days = 2.6
|May precipitation days = 1.7
|Jun precipitation days = 1.5
|Jul precipitation days = 7.3
|Aug precipitation days = 8.7
|Sep precipitation days = 4.3
|Oct precipitation days = 3.5
|Nov precipitation days = 2.7
|Dec precipitation days = 4.5

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|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Miami, AZ
|access-date = May 22, 2023
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==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="200px">
File:Quartz-Chrysocolla-120812.jpg|[[Chrysocolla]] and quartz specimen from the Live Oak mine above Miami. Live Oak is famous among [[mineral collector]]s for this mineral combination.
File:Sullivan Street Glass & Antiqueables (Miami, AZ).jpg|One of many antique shops located in downtown Miami
File:Inspiration Ave Bloody Tanks bridge from N 1.JPG|One of five [[Luten arch]] bridges spanning Bloody Tanks Wash in downtown Miami

</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of historic properties in Miami, Arizona]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Gila County, Arizona]]; eight properties listed in Miami, including:
:*[[Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church]]
:*[[Miami Community Church]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.globe-arizona.com/ The Globe & Miami Gazette]
{{Commons category|Miami, Arizona}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141122122059/http://www.auctioncatalogcompany.com/museum/ Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum]
* [http://www.westernmininghistory.com/towns/arizona/miami/ Miami photos and information at Western Mining History]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150817002631/http://www.fcx.com/operations/USA_Miami.htm Freeport McMoRan Miami Operations]

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[[Category:Towns in Gila County, Arizona]]