Tag: Youngtown
Youngtown is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to 2008 Census Bureau and Arizona Department of Commerce estimates, the population of the town is 6,522. Youngtown is the oldest retirement community in the US. In 1954, two developers bought 320 acres (1.3 km) of farmland & built is notable as the first master-planned, adult community in the United States, dedicated exclusively to retirees, designed by Ben Schleifer.
Youngtown is located at 33°35′41″N 112°17′56″W / 33.59472°N 112.29889°W / 33.59472; -112.29889 (33.594603, -112.298776), on the east bank of the Agua Fria River, just south of US 60, & bordered on the west by El Mirage, Arizona & on the east by the much larger retirement community of Sun City, Arizona.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,010 people, 1,641 households, and 746 families residing in the town. The population…
