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GEOGRAPHY Sun City is located at 33°36'51" North, 112°16'55" West (33.614238, -112.281925). According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 37.8 Km&2 (14.6 Mi&2 ). 37.6 km&2 (14.5 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.62% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 38,309 people, 23,490 households, and 12,520 families residing in the CDP. The Population Density was 1,019.4/km&2 (2,639.5/mi&2). There were 27,731 housing units at an average density of 737.9/km&2 (1,910.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.44% White , 0.51% Black or African American , 0.13% Native American , 0.30% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.16% from Other Races , and 0.44% from two or more races. 1.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 23,490 households out of which 0.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were Married Couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.7% were non-families. 44.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 39.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.60 and the average family size was 2.07. In the CDP the population was spread out with 0.4% under the age of 18, 0.3% from 18 to 24, 2.0% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 79.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 75 years. For every 100 females there were 69.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,508, and the median income for a family was $40,464. Males had a median income of $35,459 versus $26,453 for females. The Per Capita Income for the CDP was $25,935. 4.6% of the population and 2.5% of families were below the Poverty Line . 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 4.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. HISTORY Sun City started construction in the 1960s as a Del Webb community. Del Webb is a group that constructs retirement communities in the Sun Belt . Sun City has a planned street network, but disrupts the secondary street layout of Phoenix . Little has changed for the community in the last 40 years. However, as more retired to the area, Del Webb began construction on Sun City West in the late-1980s and Sun City Grand in the late-1990s. The community is well known to law students, as it is featured in the case, Spur Industries v. Webb, 494 P.2d 700 (Ariz. 1972), commonly used in first year property law courses to illustrate nuisance law. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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