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New River is an
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and
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(CDP) in
Maricopa County Maricopa County is in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,420,568, making it the state's most populous county, and the fourth-most populous in the United States. It contains about ...
,
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, United States. The population was 17,290 as of the 2020 census, up from 14,952 at the 2010 census.


History

New River is named after the seasonal
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of the same name, part of the
Agua Fria River The Agua Fria River (Spanish for "cold water") is a long intermittent stream which flows generally south from east-northeast of Prescott in the U.S. state of Arizona. Prescott draws much of its municipal water supply from the upper Agua Fria w ...
system which drains into the Salt River. The community was founded by Lord
Darrell Duppa Phillip Darrell Duppa (October 9, 1832 – January 30, 1892) was a pioneer in the settlement of Arizona prior to its statehood. Life Duppa, who called himself Lord Darrell Duppa, was born in Paris, France, in 1832. He attended Cambridge Universit ...
in 1868 as a stagecoach stop. For many years it was the terminus of the old Black Canyon Highway (now
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). The pavement ended in New River and continued as a dirt road to the city of Prescott.


Geography

New River is located in northern Maricopa County at (33.869149, −112.085759). It is bordered by the
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to the north, Cave Creek to the east,
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to the south, and Phoenix and
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to the west. The CDP includes the area known as Desert Hills. New River is approximately north of
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. According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.02%, are water.
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and Gavilan Peak are within the community.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 10,740 people, 3,921 households, and 3,066 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 4,514 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.9%
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, 0.4%
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or
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, 0.6% Native American, 0.5%
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, 0.1%
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, 1.3% from
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, and 1.4% from two or more races. 4.9% of the population were
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or
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of any race. There were 3,921 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.04. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,307, and the median income for a family was $68,604. Males had a median income of $46,361 versus $31,610 for females. The
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for the CDP was $25,932. About 3.6% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the
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, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2010 the population of the New River CDP area was 14,952. This is nearly a two thirds growth from the previous census. The total housing units nearly doubled from 3,921 in 2000 to 6,753 in 2010. New River CDP area is within Maricopa County District 3. According to 2010 census numbers, the New River CDP consists of about 2% of Maricopa County District 3 and only 0.3% of Maricopa County.


Government

New River is served by
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. Fire and emergency service is provided through the Daisy Mountain Fire District. Many residents previously relied on water delivered by state-licensed water haulers from fire hydrants located in Phoenix. As of August 2018, water is hauled from a filling station operated by
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.


Incorporation efforts

New River, and its neighbor Desert Hills, are unincorporated areas in Maricopa County which in 2019 was named the fastest-growing county in the United States for the third year running. While parts of Maricopa have had considerable development, New River has held off. New River has attempted to "incorporate" a number of times in its history, so as to control zoning regulations and development in the area. * In 1979 the area tried to incorporate into a town, and while the necessary signatures were collected to move forward with incorporation, the Maricopa County Superior Court Judge vacated the election, finding that New River was too rural and did not meet the statutory requirements for incorporation. At this time, Phoenix was approximately away. * In 1995, the area attempted again to incorporate. However, this time the region to incorporate would have included approximately . While a sufficient number of signatures was collected, the City of Phoenix declined to pass a resolution to approve New River's request to incorporate. In 1999 there was another short-lived movement to incorporate, which also failed. * In 2017, residents formed a committee to look into the feasibility of incorporating New River and its neighbor Desert Hills. In April 2019, the campaign to incorporate New River and Desert Hills was aiming to collect the signatures of ten per cent of registered voters needed to force a ballot on the issue in November 2019. In June 2019, it was reported that the campaign had failed to win the necessary approval of the City of Phoenix to have a vote on the issue, and the campaign group was reported as saying: "It is unfortunate that we are unable to continue our efforts after this latest development." The incorporation effort was opposed by the
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.


Local attractions

*Cave Creek Regional Park *
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*
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(Established 1890) *Spur Cross Ranch *
Daisy Mountain Preserve The Daisy Mountain Potential Preserve is a undeveloped Arizona State Land Department, Arizona State Trust Land area straddling the communities of Anthem, Arizona, Anthem, Desert Hills, Arizona (Maricopa County), Desert Hills, New River, Arizona ...

Road Runner Restaurant & Saloon
*New River Park * Shangri La Ranch – family
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*Gavilan Peak – Named in the 1880s, when the
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and the
Apaches The Apache () are a group of culturally related Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States, which include the Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Mimbreño, Ndendahe (Bedonkohe or Mogollon and Nednhi or Carrizaleño and ...
fought a battle in the area. The name means "sparrow hawk" in Spanish and "hawk" in Apache.


Historic structures in New River

Pictured are some of the few remaining historic structures of New River.


See also

*
List of rivers of Arizona List of rivers in Arizona (U.S. state), sorted by name. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Colorado River *Colorado River—(downstream-to-upstr ...


References


External links


Maricopa County General Plan
{{authority control Census-designated places in Maricopa County, Arizona Populated places established in 1868 Phoenix metropolitan area