Editing Swift Trail Junction, Arizona

{{Short description|CDP in Graham County, Arizona}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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|official_name            = Swift Trail Junction, Arizona
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Graham County, Arizona|Graham County]] and the state of [[Arizona]]
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arizona|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arizona]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Graham County, Arizona|Graham]]
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|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>
|area_total_km2           = 9.63
|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.72
|area_land_km2            = 9.54
|area_land_sq_mi          = 3.68
|area_water_km2           = 0.09
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.03
|elevation_ft             = 3229
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 2810
|population_density_km2   = 294.50
|population_density_sq_mi = 762.76
|timezone                 = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]] (no [[Daylight savings time|DST]])
|utc_offset               = -7
|coordinates              = {{coord|32|43|50|N|109|42|53|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 85546<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/85546|title=Swift Trail Junction AZ ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=January 26, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area code 928|928]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 04-71650
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2410041<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410041}}</ref>
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'''Swift Trail Junction''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Graham County, Arizona|Graham County]], [[Arizona]], United States. The population was 2,935 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0471650| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Swift Trail Junction CDP, Arizona| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=November 8, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 2,195 in [[2000 United States Census|2000]]. It is part of the [[Safford, Arizona|Safford]] [[Safford micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. It is situated at the junction of [[U.S. Route 191]] and [[Arizona State Route 366|State Route 366]] (also known as the Swift Trail Parkway). The Swift Trail Parkway is a scenic highway that winds through the Coronado National Forest and provides access to the higher elevations of the [[Pinaleño Mountains]].

==Geography==
Swift Trail Junction is located in south-central Graham County at the base of the [[Pinaleno Mountains]]. It is bordered to the north by the [[Cactus Flats, Arizona|Cactus Flats]] CDP. The junction at the center of the CDP is between [[U.S. Route 191 in Arizona|U.S. Route 191]], which leads north {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Safford, Arizona|Safford]], the [[county seat]], and south {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Interstate 10 in Arizona|Interstate 10]], and [[Arizona State Route 366]], which leads southwest {{convert|28|mi}} up into the heart of the Pinaleno Mountains.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Swift Trail Junction CDP has a total area of {{convert|9.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|9.5|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.9%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> [[Federal Correctional Institution, Safford]], a low-security federal prison for male inmates, is located in the southwest corner of the CDP.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 2810
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,195 people, 499 households, and 349 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|465.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 561 housing units at an average density of {{convert|118.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.7% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 5.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 6.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 2.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.0% from two or more races.  28.4% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 499 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.1% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 43.6% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 236.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 285.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,393, and the median income for a family was $29,762. Males had a median income of $14,901 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $11,731.  About 10.4% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and infrastructure==
[[Federal Correctional Institution, Safford]] of the [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] (BOP) is located in the CDP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st04_az/place/p0471650_swift_trail_junction/DC20BLK_P0471650.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Swift Trail Junction CDP, AZ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-08-02|quote=Federal Correctional Institution Safford}}</ref>

==Education==
Almost all of the CDP is in [[Safford Unified School District]]<!--UNI 07240--> while a small western portion is in [[Pima Unified School District]]<!--06440-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04009_graham/DC20SD_C04009.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Graham County, AZ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-08-02}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04009_graham/DC20SD_C04009_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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{{Graham County, Arizona}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Graham County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Arizona]]
[[Category:Safford, Arizona micropolitan area]]