Photo via the City of Maricopa
By Elias Weiss | InMaricopa
1998
In the late 1990s, Maricopa was an unincorporated community shaped by agriculture, the railroad and a small but concentrated employment base. State Route 347 had only been established one year prior.
Population
8,451
Government
Unincorporated
Pinal County Board of Supervisors
Pinal County Sheriff’s Office
Maricopa Volunteer Fire Department
School enrollment
1,085 students
Maricopa Unified School District
In the late 1990s, Maricopa’s economy was small enough that individual employers carried outsized importance. The Arizona Commerce Authority profile identified Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino and Mobile Mini as the community’s two largest employers. Harrah’s employed roughly 700 people. Mobile Mini employed about 70 people, a significant share of the local workforce at the time.
