Gila Bend ( ( ), founded in 1872, is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA States. The city is named around a 90-degree bend in the Gila River, which is nearby but not exactly on the site of today's society. According to the 2010 census, the city's inhabitants were 1,922.
Outside town is the San Lucy district (O'odham: Weco Check? An?) From Tohono O'odham Nation, with a small settlement, San Lucy (O'odham: Si: l Mek) bordering the city itself.
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The town of Gila Bend is located near the ancient village of Hohokam. Father Eusebio Francisco Kino was the first European to visit in 1699 on his first exploratory trip to the Colorado River. The Hohokam site along the banks of the fertile Gila river has been abandoned and the other tribes, living in the vicinity. 132 Pima people live in a rancheria named Oyadaibuc or as Kino named it San Felipe y Santiago del Oyadaibuc , near the modern city, and the other Pima live in three rancherias up the river to the north mixed with Cocomaricopa or Opa. During one of his three visits to Gila Bend, Kino counted 960 Opas who lived in their own rancherias on the river west of Oyadaibuc for a few miles outside Agua Caliente. Opa and Pima use river flood water to irrigate their crops. Oyadaibuc was also visited by Juan Bautista de Anza, commander of the Presidio in Tubac and founder of San Francisco, and by Father Francisco Tomas Garces in 1774. In the late 1820s Maricopa lived in Gila Bend. After the 1820s, Maricopa, under the relentless pressure of Yuma and other tribes, and the loss of population from the epidemic, were forced to leave Gila Bend and join Pima in the region of Middle Gila. At the time of California Gold Rush, Maricopa villages, all located east of Sierra Estrella, on the Gila River, under Pima Village.
During the Mexican-American War, the Kearny expedition (1846), Cooke (1847) and Graham (1847) passed through the area but found no villages. Only Graham found a corn beard on the side of the river to graze his cattle. From 1849, what became the South Emigrant Footprint passes through an area that in 1854 has earned the name Tezotal or Tesotal , from the scientific name of the desert woodwood tree, (Olneya tesota) given in botanical reports from the Boundary Survey along the Gila River led by William H. Emory.
From 1857, place on 33Ã, Â ° 00? 01,87? N 112Ã, Â ° 41? 55.83? W is named Gila Ranch and is a stop watering and camping stop on the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Lane and in 1858 as Gila Ranch Station , is a stage station on the more famous Butterfield Overland Mail route to California. Gila Bend Station is 17 miles east of Grave Station Murderer and 40 miles west of Maricopa Wells Station across the waterless desert of Forty Mile. In 1859, Desert Station was erected with its own well at West Prong Waterman Wash, roughly in the middle of the Desert of Forty Mile. Also two tanks were set up, one between the Desert Station and Gila Ranch and the other halfway between the Desert Station and Maricopa Wells station, to water the horses. Two river stations carry water to supply these tanks. In 1860, Ranch Gila station was burned, but was soon rebuilt. In 1861, the Butterfield line was closed but as long as Gila Ranch the American Civil War remained halted for freighter to and from the Arizona City river on the Colorado River, past the traveler, troops from the Confederate Army briefly passed by and then the California Army Union Column that invaded Arizona Confederate and occupy the New Mexico Region in 1862.
After the Civil War, from 1866 another stage route was established in the Arizona Region and Gila Ranch Station again became an active stage station. The settlement, Gila Bend , grew up around it since 1865 and acquired the post office at the station on May 1, 1871. The stage and shipping routes, mainly from the mining camps and boom towns in central Arizona, gather here especially after trains The fire arrived in 1879. In 1880, after a well drilled by a railway near their Gila Bend station, (which is located away from the river), the population began to move to settle in a new town 4 miles south southwest of the old one near the station. Among the first to move into postmaster at the old stage station, now the postmaster of the new city.
The nickname "Crossroads of the West" comes from areas that are part of an important transport route within the settlements, development and growth of the Southwest. Gila Bend is a "center wheel", with radius leading to many directions.
The more recent incident in the area was October October's sabotage of the Amtrak Train Sunset Limited .
On December 14, 2006, Volkswagen of America, Inc., leased 11,900 acres ($ 48 km 2 ) of land for 25 years, ten miles (16 km) west of Gila Bend, where they plans to develop new car evidence field. Gila Bend enjoys a small fame among tourists and fans of roadside attractions. In addition to the unique greeting sign (shown on the right), the city offers several roadside stalls and the Space Age Lodge motels and restaurants (opened in 1963), named after the architecture and decor themed "Space Age".
The Los Lobos band wrote the song "The Road To Gila Bend", which appeared in their 2006 release The Town and the City .
In 2010, Abengoa Solar secured a $ 1.45 BUSD loan guarantee to build a large 280 megawatt solar power plant in Gila Bend. It is estimated that the project will employ 1,500 workers with permanent operational work of about 85 workers. Solana Generating Station began providing power to Arizona Public Service in 2013.
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Geography
Gila Bend is located on 32Ã, Â ° 57? 0? N 112Ã, Â ° 43? 29? W (32.950027, -112.724701). It is located on Interstate 8 on Arizona State Route 85, which provides access between I-8 and Interstate 10 north of Gila Bend. In recognition of the historical route that passes through the area, the city's website refers to Gila Bend as "The Crossroads of the Southwest". According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​22.8 square miles (59 km 2 ), all land.
Climate
Gila Bend has an arid desert climate, characterized by very hot summers and warm winters. Average annual rainfall is about 7 inches (177.8 mm).
During the winter months, the average daytime averages around 65 ° F to 75 ° F (18 ° C to 24 ° C). Like a typical desert in a relatively undeveloped area, no one keeps the heat going after sunset, so the temperature goes down quickly after sunset. Sometimes this swing can be greater than 30 degrees. This means that the average winter's lowest night is around 40 ° F to 50 ° F (4 ° C to 10 ° C), with occasional nights lower than 40 ° F (4 ° C). The lowest all-time temperature in Gila Bend is 10 ° F (-12 ° C), which occurred on January 13, 1963.
Gila Bend has a very hot summer with the highest temperatures recorded for the state of Arizona, and temperatures at or exceeding 110 ° F (41 ° C) are the norm for the entire summer as well as the beginning of September. Even May experienced several days above 100Ã, Â ° F (38Ã, Â ° C). It should also be noted that with the average height of July 109Ã, Â ° F (43Ã, Â ° C), temperatures exceeding 115Ã, Â ° F (46Ã, Â ° C) are common to the area, especially for a particular month. Lows during the summer are generally in the low 70s and low 80s. The highest temperature recorded in Gila Bend is 122 Â ° F (50 Â ° C), which occurred on 26 June 1990 and again on 28 July 1995.
Demographics
In the 2000 census, there were 1,980 people, 659 households, and 492 families living in the city. Population density was 86.7 people per square mile (33.5/km ²). There are 766 housing units with an average density of 33.5 per square mile (13.0/km²). City racial makeup is 51.31% White, 1.31% Black or African American, 10.25% Native Americans, 0.35% Asian, 32.42% of other races, and 4.34% of two or more race. 52.63% of the population are Hispanic or Latino from any race.
There were 659 households where 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 14.3% had non-husbands female households, and 25.3% were not family. 22.2% of all households are individual and 8.6% have a living person aged 65 or older. The average household size is 3.00 and the average family size is 3.51.
In the city, the population is spread by 32.9% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% years or more. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there are 105.4 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 107.8 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 26,895, and the average income for families is $ 30,403. Men have an average income of $ 25,284 versus $ 20,588 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 10,793. Approximately 22.2% of families and 24.8% of the population are below the poverty line, including 29.3% of those under the age of 18 and 23.8% of those aged 65 and older.
List of historic properties in Gila Bend
This is a list of some of the remaining historic structures and archaeological sites in Gila Bend. Those not described are as follows:
- The Fortaleza address - is restricted. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places June 23, 1969, reference # 69000035.
They are described as follows:
- The Stout Hotel was built in 1927 and is located at 113 East Pima Street. Known as the "Desert Jewel", the hotel ceased operations in the 1980s. The hotel is listed as history by the Henry C. Trost Historic Organization.
- Gatlin's site - address is restricted. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Sites October 15, 1966, reference # 66000183.
- Gila Bend Overpass - Business Route 8 on the Southern Pacific rail line. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, reference # 88001607.
- The Gila Bend Steam Locomotive Water Stop - was built in 1900 and is located near Murphy Street.
- Gillespie Dam Highway Bridge - Northwest Gila Bend. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, reference # 88001607.
- Gillespie Dam - the ruins of Gillespie Dam as seen from Gila Bend.
- Petroglyph Painted Stone Site - Along the Rocky Point Streets in Northwest Gila Bend. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on 25 November 1977, reference # 77000238.
References
External links
- Official website
- http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,907001,00.htm Death at Gila Bend
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