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398
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$38,819
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America/Phoenix
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Young, AZ - History
We would like to provide the residents of Young a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Young Home page. The Young Home page provides as much information as possible on Young. Knowing Young’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Young’s Home page, you will also find Young’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Young has a population of 398. 60.8% of Young’s inhabitants are Male, and 39.2 are female. 33.8% of Young is married and 77% own their own home. The Average Home price is $219,176, and the average rent is $498. Household median income in Young is $38,819, and the individual median income is $25,962. Young’s Ethnic is the following: White(89.9%), Hispanic(8.3%), Other(8.3%), Native(1.3%), Multiple(0.5%).
Young is located in northeastern Gila County at 34°06′42″N 110°55′45″W (34.111688, -110.929208), along Arizona State Route 288 (which becomes Gila County 512 to the north). SR 288 is paved within and north of the town, totaling about 10 miles (16 km) of pavement, but there is no fully paved road connecting Young with other highways.
Young is surrounded by the Tonto National Forest. There are two main roads in and out of Young, one north (from SR 260) and one south (from SR 188). From Arizona State Route 260 between mile markers 284 and 285 (east of Christopher Creek and west of Heber/Overgaard), go south along FR512 for about 26 miles (42 km).
SR 288's northernmost 3 miles (5 km) have been paved (as of October 2010), leaving about 13 miles (21 km) of this road unpaved. The southern route starts at the intersection of SR 188 and SR 288 (near Roosevelt Lake) and continues north along SR 288 for 47 miles (76 km). About 15–16 miles (24–26 km) is unpaved.
Four-wheel drive is recommended during inclement weather. The nearest cities to Young are Payson, 60 miles (97 km) by road to the northwest, and Globe/Miami, 65 miles (105 km) to the south. From the Phoenix area, Young is about 150 miles (240 km) away and typically takes 2.5 to 3 hours by vehicle. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 47.8 square miles (123.9 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.07%, is water.
The community is set in the Pleasant Valley, drained to the southeast by Cherry Creek, a tributary of the Salt River.
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