| Official Name: | Queen Creek, Arizona |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Maricopa, Pinal |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Julia Wheatley |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | September 5, 1989 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 109.116 |
| Area Land Km2: | 109.043 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.073 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 42.130 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 42.102 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.028 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Est: | 76570 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Total: | 59519 |
| Population Density Km2: | 651.6 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1687.6 |
| Population Rank: | US: 483th AZ: 16th |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) (no DST) |
| Utc Offset: | –7 |
| Elevation M: | 432 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1417 |
| Coordinates: | 33.2486°N -111.6342°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 85140, 85142, 84143, 85144 |
| Area Code: | 480 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 04-58150 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2412518 |
| Blank2 Name: | Sales tax |
| Blank2 Info: | 8.55%[2] |
Queen Creek is a town in Maricopa and Pinal counties, Arizona, United States. The population was 59,519 at the 2020 census.[3] It is a suburb of Phoenix, located in the far southeast area of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. A large battery factory is currently being constructed by LG.[4] [5]
From the Post Office form on file at the National Archives, Queen Creek was originally known as "Rittenhouse", the community growing up out of a railroad stop.[6] In 1919 the Queen Creek Farms Company was formed by C. H. Rittenhouse, constructing that railroad stop to ship the goods from the farm. Its eponymous creek (now a usually dry arroyo), Queen Creek, flowed through Queen Canyon and was named for the Silver Queen Mine, but it was originally called "Picket Post Creek".
The town of Queen Creek is primarily within Maricopa County, but the town limits extend into Pinal County on the eastern and southern borders. The town is bordered to the south and east in Pinal County by the unincorporated community of San Tan Valley (population 99,894).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Queen Creek has a total area of, of which 0.028sqmi, or 0.07%, are water.
| White (NH) | 43,202 | 72.6% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 1,875 | 3.2% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 377 | 0.6% | |
| Asian (NH) | 1,430 | 2.4% | |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 98 | 0.2% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 250 | 0.4% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 2,651 | 4.5% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9,636 | 16.2% | |
| Total | 59,519 | 100.00% |
As of the 2010 census, there were 26,361 people, 7,720 households, 6,557 families residing in the town. The population density was 940.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 8,557 housing units at an average density of 49.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 83.6% White, 3.4% African American, 0.7% Native American, 2.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.8% from some other races and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.3% of the population.
There were 7,720 households, out of which 50.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.9% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.8% were non-families. 8.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.54 and the average family size was 3.77.
In the town, the population age spread was: 35.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $63,702, and the median income for a family was $65,679. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $31,447 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,592. About 6.0% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
The town of Queen Creek is served by six public school districts, as well as public charter schools and a private school.
The portion in Maricopa County is mostly in the Queen Creek Unified School District, with portions in the Higley Unified School District and the Chandler Unified School District.[10]
The portion in Pinal County is divided between the Florence Unified School District, J. O. Combs Unified School District, and the Apache Junction Unified School District.[11]
Rittenhouse Elementary School/San Tan Historical Society Museum
See main article: List of historic properties in Queen Creek, Arizona.
There are various properties in the town of Queen Creek which are considered historical and have been included either in the National Register of Historic Places[13] or listed as such by the San Tan Historical Society. The following are images of some of these properties with a short description of the same.