Editing Springerville, Arizona

{{Short description|Town in Apache County, Arizona, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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|official_name            = Springerville, Arizona
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|motto                    = Respect for our past<br />Confidence in our future
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Apache County, Arizona|Apache]]
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|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Phil Hanson Jr{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

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|population_total         = 1717
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|postal_code              = 85938
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|blank1_info              = 2413323<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2413323}}</ref>
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 04-68990
|website                  = [http://www.springervilleaz.gov Town of Springerville]
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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'''Springerville''' ({{Langx|NV|Tsé Noodǫ́ǫ́z}}) is a town in [[Apache County, Arizona|Apache County]], [[Arizona]], United States, within the [[White Mountains (Arizona)|White Mountains]]. Its postal [[ZIP Code]] is 85938. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population of the town was 1,961.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0468990| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212180656/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0468990| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Springerville town, Arizona| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 17, 2013}}</ref>

Springerville sits at an elevation of {{convert|6907|ft}} above sea level. Along with its neighbor [[Eagar, Arizona|Eagar]], the communities make up the place known as Round Valley, which is in the central-eastern part of Arizona close to the [[New Mexico]] border.

==History==
[[File:Springerville Town Hall.jpg|thumbnail|left|Springerville Town Hall in 2009]]

The town that grew around Henry Springer's trading post was officially given its name on May 10, 1876.<ref>{{cite web |last=Becker |first=Jack A |url=http://www.roundvalleyaz.com/page1.html |title=Round Valley As It Was |year=2005 |publisher=roundvalleyaz.com}}</ref> Before that time it had gone by names such as [[Little Colorado River|Colorado Chiquito]], Milligan Settlement, and Valle Redondo (Round Valley).

[[Cochise County Cowboys|Outlaw Cowboy]] [[Ike Clanton]], who was present at the [[Gunfight at the O.K. Corral]], was shot dead in Springerville on June 1, 1887, by detective Jonas V. Brighton when he resisted arrest on charges of [[cattle raiding|cattle rustling]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roundvalleyaz.com/acc1.html | title = Apache County Critic |date=June 1887}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://clantongang.com/oldwest/gangike.html | title = Joseph Ike Clanton}}</ref>

Springerville is the home of Arizona's ''[[Madonna of the Trail]]'' statue, unveiled on September 29, 1928.<ref>''The Madonna of the Trail Monument" NSDAR Memorial to the Pioneer Mothers of the Covered Wagon Days,'' pamphlet revised July 2002</ref>

The town was incorporated in 1948.

In 1951, Twentieth Century Fox filmed an adaptation of [[Fred Gipson|Fred Gipson's]] novel ''The Home Place'' titled ''[[Return of the Texan]]'' at several locations in and around Springerville.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045083/|title = Return of the Texan|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/10657827/|title=Tucson Daily Citizen from Tucson, Arizona on August 9, 1951 · Page 22|date=August 9, 1951 }}</ref>

In June 2011, most of the town was evacuated due to [[Wallow Fire|a nearby wildfire]] some stayed and met with each other alongside residents of Eagar in the round valley dome.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/10/us/10wildfire.html?ref=us Arizona Wildfire Threatens Electrical Grid], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 9, 2011.</ref>

{{Further|Rudd Creek Pueblo}}

==Geography==
Springerville is located at {{coord|34|8|11|N|109|16|45|W|type:city}} (34.136342, -109.279227).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|11.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|11.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, or 1.4%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
Springerville has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen ''Csb'').

===Climate===
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|Feb record high F = 73
|Mar record high F = 79
|Apr record high F = 87
|May record high F = 91
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 98
|Aug record high F = 94
|Sep record high F = 95
|Oct record high F = 88
|Nov record high F = 86
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| Jan avg record high F = 61.9
| Feb avg record high F = 65.5
| Mar avg record high F = 72.0
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| Jun avg record high F = 92.3
| Jul avg record high F = 93.3
| Aug avg record high F = 89.4
| Sep avg record high F = 86.0
| Oct avg record high F = 80.5
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|Feb high F = 54.3
|Mar high F = 60.8
|Apr high F = 67.9
|May high F = 75.8
|Jun high F = 84.8
|Jul high F = 85.4
|Aug high F = 82.6
|Sep high F = 78.7
|Oct high F = 70.3
|Nov high F = 59.6
|Dec high F = 50.3
|year high F = 68.4

|Jan mean F = 33.1
|Feb mean F = 36.8
|Mar mean F = 42.1
|Apr mean F = 48.4
|May mean F = 56.0
|Jun mean F = 64.6
|Jul mean F = 68.7
|Aug mean F = 66.6
|Sep mean F = 60.9
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|Jan low F = 16.1
|Feb low F = 19.3
|Mar low F = 23.4
|Apr low F = 29.0
|May low F = 36.3
|Jun low F = 44.5
|Jul low F = 51.9
|Aug low F = 50.6
|Sep low F = 43.1
|Oct low F = 31.5
|Nov low F = 21.8
|Dec low F = 16.0
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| Jan avg record low F = -1.7
| Feb avg record low F = 2.1
| Mar avg record low F = 7.7
| Apr avg record low F = 13.6
| May avg record low F = 22.4
| Jun avg record low F = 32.1
| Jul avg record low F = 41.6
| Aug avg record low F = 41.8
| Sep avg record low F = 29.1
| Oct avg record low F = 15.8
| Nov avg record low F = 3.9
| Dec avg record low F = -2.7
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|Feb record low F = -22
|Mar record low F = -13
|Apr record low F = 5
|May record low F = 12
|Jun record low F = 15
|Jul record low F = 29
|Aug record low F = 32
|Sep record low F = 20
|Oct record low F = 3
|Nov record low F = -17
|Dec record low F = -28
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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.49
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.49
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.41
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.28
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|Oct precipitation inch = 0.90
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.53
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.57
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 364
|1890= 443
|1910= 296
|1920= 479
|1930= 565
|1950= 689
|1960= 719
|1970= 1151
|1980= 1452
|1990= 1802
|2000= 1972
|2010= 1961
|2020= 1717
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

[[File:Springerville Post Office.jpg|thumbnail|left|Springerville Post Office with postal code 85938]]
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,972 people, 753 households, and 499 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|170.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 896 housing units at an average density of {{convert|77.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 79.5% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 6.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 10.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.0% from two or more races. 25.2% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 753 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 29.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,769, and the median income for a family was $36,331. Males had a median income of $32,313 versus $19,519 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,830. About 14.7% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 26.1% of those age 65 or over.
[[Image:MadonnaOfArizona72.jpg|thumb|upright|A ''[[Madonna of the Trail]]'' monument in Springerville]]

==Education==
The town is served by the [[Round Valley Unified School District]]. The school's mascot is the [[elk]] and its school colors are black and gold. The [[St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona|St. Johns]] Redskins are the school's biggest rival.

Round Valley Primary School is located in the town and serves the town.

Round Valley Intermediate School, Round Valley Middle School, and [[Round Valley High School]] serve the town, but are in nearby [[Eagar, Arizona|Eagar]]. In addition, White Mountain Academy, a K–12 charter school, is located in Eagar.

The high school's football stadium, The Round Valley Ensphere located in Eagar, is the eighth biggest [[geodesic dome]] in the world with a diameter of 440 feet / 134 m. The school board voted to give the Dome a pinkish looking color, and it was completed in 1992. It was used as a shelter for evacuees from the [[Rodeo–Chediski Fire]] in 2002. Round Valley is the only high school in the world to have a domed stadium.

The first Springerville School House was dedicated September 3, 1884.

In 1969—the Springerville, Eagar, [[Vernon, Arizona|Vernon]], [[Nutrioso, Arizona|Nutrioso]], [[Greer, Arizona|Greer]], and [[Colter, Arizona|Colter]] Schools consolidated with each other to form the Round Valley Unified School District.

==Transportation==
The [[Springerville Municipal Airport]] is a town-owned public-use airport located one [[nautical mile]] (1.85&nbsp;km) west of the [[central business district]] of Springerville.<ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=D68|use=PU|own=PU|site=00797.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 29, 2010.</ref>

[[BNSF Railway]] provides freight service to the Springerville generating station on its Springerville subdivision.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Not Found | url=https://azdot.gov/sites/default/files/media/2021/03/state-rail-plan-update.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410051703/https://azdot.gov/sites/default/files/media/2021/03/state-rail-plan-update.pdf | archive-date=2021-04-10}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[Tucson Electric Power]] operates the Springerville Generating Station in Springerville.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.srpnet.com/about/stations/springerville.aspx|title = SRP: Springerville Generating Station}}</ref>

==Attractions==
[[Image:Casa Malpais Kiva.jpg|thumb|The Kiva at Casa Malpaís]]
[[Casa Malpaís]] is located near Springerville. It is a nationally recognized archeological site.<ref>[http://www.delange.org/CasaMalpais1/CasaMalpais.htm Arizona Travel and Tours] delange.org</ref>

The name ''Casa Malpais'' means "House built from Malapai", which describes the type volcanic vesicular basalt from which the ancient village was constructed. It is thought that the name was given to the village by early [[Basque people|Basque]] sheepherders. The [[Springerville volcanic field]] contains over 400 [[volcano]]es within a {{convert|50|mi|adj=on}} radius of Springerville, making it the third largest volcanic field in the continental United States.

The first visit to Casa Malpais by a professional [[anthropologist]] was in 1883, when [[Frank Cushing]], living at Zuni, visited a site at "El Valle Redondo on the Colorado Chiquito", and was impressed by what he termed "the fissure type [[pueblo]]" he found there. In his journal he sketched dry masonry, bridging fissures, upon which the pueblo is constructed.

Unique and unusual features characterize the site. The Great [[Kiva]], painstakingly constructed of volcanic rock, is the centerpiece. A steep [[basalt]] staircase set into a crevice of the high red cliff wall leads to the top of the mesa.

Both the [[Hopi]] and [[Zuni people|Zuni]] people still consider Casa Malpais a sacred ancestral place.

The town contains one of the twelve ''[[Madonna of the Trail]]'' monuments created by sculptor [[August Leimbach]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.route40.net/history/madonnas/az.shtml |title=Madonna of the Trail Monuments - Arizona |access-date=June 4, 2006 |archive-date=August 14, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020814173321/http://www.route40.net/history/madonnas/az.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The town is close to the [[Apache–Sitgreaves National Forests]], which run along the [[Mogollon Rim]]. It is also close to the [[Sunrise Park Resort|Sunrise Ski Resort]].

The El Rio opened in 1915, making it the oldest movie theater in Arizona. It was originally called the Apache Theater, until it was changed in 1937 to the El Rio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elriotheatre.com/el-rio-theatre.html|title = El Rio Theatre &#124; el Rio Theatre}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Mark Gastineau]], former [[American football|football]] player for the [[New York Jets]]
* [[Alex Madrid]], baseball player for the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] and [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
* [[Billie Maxwell]], credited with being the first female singer to record country music<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2009/03/eric-s-blog/billie-maxwell-the-cow-girl-singer.html | title=Amoeba Music &#124; the World's Largest Independent Record Store }}</ref>
* [[Jerry D. Thompson]], historian of the [[American Southwest]], was born in Springerville.
* [[Daniel I. J. Thornton]], the [[List of Governors of Colorado|governor of Colorado]] from 1951 to 1955, operated a ranch near Springerville in the late 1930s.

==Quotes==
:"I was the one who had Apache county separated from Yavapai. Everything was very high at that time, and I used to haul my goods from [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]] to live on. I was hauling goods one time from Henry Springer's store in Albuquerque, and I told Henry Springer he had better come into Round Valley, as it was called then, and put in a store; that the people were coming in and we would name the postoffice and little village after him, Springerville, and that was old Henry Springer."
:——James G. H. Colter from [http://southwest.library.arizona.edu/hav6/body.1_div.14.html History of Arizona, Volume VI]

==See also==
* [[Transfer Station Fire]]
* [[Wallow Fire]]

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.springervilleaz.gov/ Town of Springerville official website]
* [http://www.roundvalleyaz.com/ Round Valley History]
* [http://www.topix.net/city/springerville-az Springerville News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719170011/https://www.topix.net/city/springerville-az |date=July 19, 2019 }}
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Springerville-Arizona.html "Springerville, Arizona"], at City-Data.com
* [http://www.wmonline.com/cities/rvscenic.htm Springerville & Eagar Scenic Attractions]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714020047/http://www.madonnaofthetrail.com/ Madonna of the Trail | August Leimbach website]

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