Santan, Arizona

Santan is an unincorporated town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 651 at the 2000 census.

Due to rapid construction of homes in the northern portion of Pinal County, residents have attempted to petition for the incorporation of Santan in 2004. With their plan unveiled in April, an attempt to get approval from the neighboring community of Florence failed later during the summer. The other communities of Queen Creek, Mesa, Gilbert in adjacent Maricopa County have approved of the incorporation.

Geography

Location of Santan, Arizona

San Tan is located at 33°9′9″N 111°48′8″W (33.152428, -111.802207)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.6 km² (6.4 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 651 people, 163 households, and 135 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 39.2/km² (101.3/mi²). There were 185 housing units at an average density of 11.1/km² (28.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 1.84% White, 92.78% Native American, 3.07% from other races, and 2.30% from two or more races. 12.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 163 households out of which 50.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.1% were married couples living together, 35.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.99 and the average family size was 4.30.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 42.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 14.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 79.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,645, and the median income for a family was $15,227. Males had a median income of $37,857 versus $7,386 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $7,090. About 46.3% of families and 46.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 77.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

The Nathan Martens Memorial is built not more than 5 miles from the proposed town.