Morenci, Arizona

Morenci, Arizona
Morenci, about 1910
Morenci, about 1910
Location in Greenlee County and the state of Arizona
Location in Greenlee County and the state of Arizona
Morenci is located in Arizona
Morenci
Morenci
Location in the United States
Morenci is located in the United States
Morenci
Morenci
Morenci (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°03′14″N 109°19′52″W / 33.05389°N 109.33111°W / 33.05389; -109.33111
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyGreenlee
Area
 • Total0.93 sq mi (2.40 km2)
 • Land0.91 sq mi (2.34 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation4,157 ft (1,267 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,028
 • Density2,240.88/sq mi (865.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP code
85540
Area code928
FIPS code04-47610
GNIS feature ID2408868[2]

Morenci is a census-designated place (CDP) and company town in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States, and was founded by the Detroit Copper Mining Company of Arizona. The population was 2,000 at the 2000 census and 1,489 at the 2010 census.[3] The biggest employer in Morenci (and in nearby Clifton) and the owner of the town is Freeport-McMoRan, the owner of the Morenci Mine, the largest copper mining operation in North America, and one of the largest copper mines in the world. The town was a site of the Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983. The large open-pit mine is north of the town.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morenci, Arizona
  3. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 (Morenci CDP, Arizona)". American Fact Finder. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2016.

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