Gila Crossing, Arizona Explained

Official Name:Gila Crossing, Arizona
Native Name:Kuiwa
Native Name Lang:ood
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Arizona#USA
Pushpin Label:Gila Crossing
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Name2:Maricopa
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.25
Area Land Km2:2.25
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.87
Area Land Sq Mi:0.87
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:636
Population Density Sq Mi:731.03
Population Density Km2:282.16
Elevation Ft:1040
Timezone:MST (no DST)
Utc Offset:-7
Coordinates:33.2731°N -112.1628°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:85339[3]
Area Code:520
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:04-27260
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2612138

Gila Crossing (O'odham: Kuiwa) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, within the Gila River Indian Community south of Komatke. The population was 636 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

The community is on the southern side of the Phoenix metropolitan area, in the valley of the Gila River. It is bordered to the north by Komatke and St. Johns, while the community of Santa Cruz is 3miles to the south, across the Gila River in Pinal County. Downtown Phoenix is to the northeast.

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 621 people living in the CDP. The population density was 714.5 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 84% Native American, 3% White, 1% Black or African American, 1% from other races, and 11% from two or more races. 15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Transportation

Gila River Transit connects Gila Crossing with Komatke and Maricopa Colony.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona . United States Census Bureau . May 16, 2022.
  2. Web site: Gila Crossing CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. May 16, 2022.
  3. Web site: Gila Crossing AZ ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. February 17, 2023.
  4. Web site: American FactFinder . 2011-04-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721034521/http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table . 2011-07-21 .
  5. Web site: West End Shuttle - Gila River Transit.