Fortuna Foothills, Arizona

Fortuna Foothills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The population was 26,265 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area. Development of the area began in the 1960s, when local developer Hank Schechert purchased 3,000 acres east of Yuma.[3]

Fortuna Foothills, Arizona
CDP
Location in Yuma County and the state of Arizona
Fortuna Foothills, Arizona
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°39′28″N 114°24′43″W
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyYuma
Area
 • Total40.06 sq mi (103.76 km2)
 • Land40.06 sq mi (103.76 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
335 ft (102 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total26,265
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
N/A
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP code
86300
Area code(s)928
FIPS code04-25030
GNIS feature ID1866984

Geography

Fortuna Foothills is located at 32°39′28″N 114°24′43″W (32.657713, -114.411808).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 40.0 square miles (104 km2), all of it land.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19907,737—
200020,478164.7%
201026,26528.3%
source:[5]

At the 2000 census there were 20,478 people, 9,652 households, and 7,364 families in the CDP. The population density was 511.7 people per square mile (197.6/km²). There were 14,961 housing units at an average density of 373.9/sq mi (144.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.06% White, 0.44% Black or African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 6.58% from other races, and 1.62% from two or more races. 12.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[6] Of the 9,652 households 11.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 19.2% of households were one person and 12.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.37.

The age distribution was 11.8% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 13.1% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 44.5% 65 or older. The median age was 63 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median household income was $34,135 and the median family income was $37,031. Males had a median income of $34,284 versus $24,576 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,986. About 7.3% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation
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gollark: GTech™ ones actually have normal WiFi as well as ideatic-space transceivers and neutrino beam modulators, so they can work as WiFi hotspots.
gollark: Outside of specialty applications.
gollark: We used future checking technology™ to see if people would adopt it, and saw that it wasn't going to be used heavily.

References
  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 18, 2017.
  2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. History of the Yuma Foothills
  4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  5. "CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
  6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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