Morenci, Arizona
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. 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.
Morenci, Arizona | |
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Morenci, about 1910 | |
Location in Greenlee County and the state of Arizona | |
Morenci Location in the United States Morenci Morenci (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°2′59″N 109°19′40″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Greenlee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.93 sq mi (2.40 km2) |
| • Land | 0.91 sq mi (2.34 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,747 ft (1,447 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,028 |
| • Density | 2,240.88/sq mi (865.22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
| ZIP code | 85540 |
| Area code | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-47610 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0032021 |
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