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Casa Grande
The natural beauty of the low desert and mountains serve as a backdrop to this bustling city with the “hometown feel.” Casa Grande is an active growth area with a balance of opportunities, including agriculture, retail, manufacturing, tourism and service industries. From its humble, rural beginnings and a community spirit that would not die, it has developed into a city with all the amenities and it has retained the same small-town charm that has always made it so exceptional.
Casa Grande is 45 minutes from Phoenix to the northwest, and an hour from Tucson to the southeast and is the interstate hub to the major markets in the southwest, as it is strategically located at the intersection of two major interstates, I-10 and I-8.
Founded in 1879 and incorporated in 1915, Casa Grande is named for the famous Hohokam Indian ruins 20 miles to the northeast. Casa Grande is the second largest community in Pinal County with an estimated year-round population of more than 35,000 residents.
- Casa Grande offers a broad range of facilities and activities including a senior center, museums, library, fitness clubs, and golf courses. The City of Casa Grande has three mini parks, 13 neighborhood parks, four community parks and three regional parks.
- State-of-the art medical care is available at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center, area clinics and primary-care specialists and other health services.
- Excellent area schools provide quality education to students of all ages, from preschool through college, Central Arizona College.
- Numerous shopping options area are available in Casa Grande, from retailers, specialty stores, shops in the historic downtown district, the Outlets at Casa Grande to unique products available from local artisans and artists.
The city’s progressive, positive community spirit, superb local economy, wide range of services, proximity to metropolitan areas and relaxed way of life has brought Casa Grande through hardship and prosperity for more than 125 years. People relocating to Casa Grande immediately feel, as do area residents that this is the hometown they have been looking for.
Education
Area Demographics
Sources: City of Casa Grande, Pinal County, Greater Casa Grande Valley Economic Development Foundation, Arizona Department of Economic Security, and Central Arizona Association of Governments. (Information current at time of printing 11-04)
City of Casa Grande 60.10 sq mile
Population of city 29,715
Population of Pinal County 201,565
Population of Arizona 5,472,750
Market Area (Pinal County) 91,900
Projected Annual Growth 2.80%
Elevation
1,398-2,090
Sales Tax
State 5.6%
County 1.0%
City 1.8% (general sales tax
2.0% (retail sales tax)
3.8% (Hospitality Tax: lodging only)
FREQUENTLY CALLED NUMBERS
All area codes are 520 unless otherwise indicatedArizona Office of Tourism 1-602-364-3700
Arizona Public Service (electric) 421-8400
Arizona Water Company 836-8785
Casa Grande Main Street 836-8744
Casa Grande Public Library 421-8710
Casa Grande Valley Historical Society 836-2223
Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Inc. 836-7461
City of Casa Grande 421-8600
CGI Times 421-1121
Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 421-8760
Electrical District 3 424-9021
Electrical District 2 723-7741
Emergency 911
Fire Department 421-8700
Greater Casa Grande Chamber of Commerce 836-2125
Greater CG Valley Economic Development 836-6868
Municipal Sewage and Trash Pickup 421-8600
Motor Vehicle (Casa Grande) 836-8033
Pinal County Information( Florence, Az) 866-6000
Pinal County Supervisor (District 3) 836-0003
Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens 836-2758
Police Department 421-8700
Qwest 1-800-244-1111
Recycling Facilities 421-8600
SRP Desert Basin Generating Station 876-1000
Southwest Gas Corporation 836-8251
Southwest Power Group11, L.L.C. 602-808-2004
UA Cooperative Extension 836-5221
United States Postal Service 836-7221
Links
Casa Grande Chamber of Commerce
City of Casa Grande
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