Gold Canyon, Arizona

Gold Canyon, Arizona
Census-designated place
Location of Gold Canyon in Pinal County, Arizona
Gold Canyon, Arizona Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°21′43″N 111°27′6″W / 33.36194°N 111.45167°W / 33.36194; -111.45167
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Pinal
Area [3]
• Total	28.67 sq mi (74.26 km2)
• Land	28.67 sq mi (74.26 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,913 ft (583 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,404
• Density	397.8/sq mi (153.58/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP code	85118[2]
Area code	480
FIPS code	04-28120
GNIS feature ID	2408303[1]
Website	http://www.goldcanyon.net/

Gold Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community^[4][5] in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The community is sometimes incorrectly called Gold Camp.^[6]

The town name is referred to as Gold Camp on weather statements issued by the National Weather Service (as seen in citation).^[6] The closest city to Gold Canyon is Apache Junction, Arizona.

Gold Canyon is located at 33°21′43″N 111°27′6″W / 33.36194°N 111.45167°W / 33.36194; -111.45167 (33.361913, -111.451629).^[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 22.3 square miles (57.8 km²), all land.

Gold Canyon is located on U.S. Route 60.

Peralta Regional Park, a Regional Park, is located in Gold Canyon, east of Peralta Road. The park is 498 acres in area.^[8] The park was opened at 10:00 a.m. on January 11, 2023.^[9]

As of the 2020 census, the median age was 66.8 years. 5.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 55.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.7 males age 18 and over.^[11][12]

85.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 15.0% lived in rural areas.^[13]

There were 5,839 households in Gold Canyon, of which 6.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 65.3% were married-couple households, 12.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[11]

There were 7,948 housing units, of which 26.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 15.4%.^[11]

At the 2000 census there were 6,029 people, 2,785 households, and 2,211 families in the CDP. The population density was 270.0 inhabitants per square mile (104.2/km²). There were 4,139 housing units at an average density of 185.4 per square mile (71.6/km²). The racial makup of the CDP was 96.2% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. 3.5%.^[14] were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,785 households 13.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.1% of households were one person and 6.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.38.

The age distribution was 12.4% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 17.8% from 25 to 44, 37.0% from 45 to 64, and 29.8% 65 or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

The median household income was $57,705 and the median family income was $60,438. Males had a median income of $47,727 versus $31,583 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $35,010. About 2.8% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.^[15]

In 2023, a woman who was shot several times and taken to the hospital, where she later died of her wounds. The perpetrator was found in the home dead and a 7-year-old boy suffered minor injuries.^[16][17]

It is in the Apache Junction Unified School District.^[18]

• Gold Canyon Website
• Gold Canyon Communities
• Gold Canyon Public Radio