36-561: Casino Arizona Field , formerly known as Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex , was a 15.8-acre soccer-specific training and stadium facility located in the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community near Tempe, Arizona . It was the home of Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship from 2017 to 2020. The complex had a 6,200-seat modular stadium with luxury suites, separate training field, and parking area and
72-717: A community college campus in Clarkdale. The campus is home to the newly opened Southwest Wine Center. Historically, Clarkdale had an elementary school, located in Lower Clarkdale, a junior high school, located at the top of Miller's Hill in Upper Clarkdale, and a high school, next to the junior high school. Clarkdale High School combined with Mingus High School in Jerome in 1960 to form Mingus Union High School, then located in Jerome. The combined high school adopted
108-498: A multi-year sponsorship deal with Rising FC, including naming rights to the stadium, now called Casino Arizona Field . On December 10, 2020, Phoenix Rising FC announced that a new, expanded stadium would be built in the Gila River Indian Community near Chandler, Arizona . The luxury boxes and some of the stands were moved to the new site. The main and practice pitches were left intact and will be utilized by
144-591: A separate swimming pool and park; the town swimming pool was marked "whites only." Additionally, Upper Clarkdale was designated for engineers and executives, while Lower Clarkdale was for the "working class." A portion of the Yavapai-Apache Nation is within Clarkdale's boundaries. According to the United States Census Bureau, Clarkdale has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19 km ), of which 7.3 square miles (19 km )
180-525: Is a town in Yavapai County , Arizona , United States . The Verde River flows through the town as does Bitter Creek, an intermittent tributary of the river. According to the 2021 census , the population of the town was 4,419. Clarkdale, formerly a mining town, is now largely a retirement community and arts community. Clarkdale was founded in 1912 as a company smelter town by William A. Clark , for his copper mine in nearby Jerome . Clarkdale
216-680: Is home to the oldest continuous Native American congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Papago ward). In 1997, the church building was rededicated with a ceremony. The newly renovated LDS Mesa Temple Visitors' Center includes a display of the history of the origins of the Salt River community. 33°31′13″N 111°47′36″W / 33.52028°N 111.79333°W / 33.52028; -111.79333 Clarkdale, Arizona Clarkdale ( Yavapai : Saupkasuiva )
252-517: Is in Clarkdale. The eastern leg of the Loop 101 freeway (Pima freeway) passes through the western edge of the community in a north/south alignment. Both sides of the freeway and all four corners of each interchange within the community are in the domain of the community for development purposes. The alignment of the freeway across community land was a contentious issue within the community and between
288-608: Is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km ) is water. Clarkdale is at 3,545 feet (1,081 m) above sea level at the confluence of Bitter Creek and the Verde River in Yavapai County, northern Arizona. The town is about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Flagstaff and about 90 miles (140 km) north of Phoenix. Arizona Route 89A skirts the town on its south edge, while Historic Route 89A passes through Clarkdale. Nearby towns include Jerome, about 4 miles (6.4 km) to
324-525: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) operated the Salt River tribal school, but it later became tribally controlled. A charter school with secondary students, Desert Eagle School, opened in 1995. Desert Eagle was converted into Salt River High School , which opened in 2004. The tribal elementary school and Salt River Accelerated Learning Academy, a charter high school, which functions as an alternative school for students deemed "at-risk", are, along with
360-707: The Halchidhoma (Xalchidom) tribe. The community was permanently created by an Executive Order of US President Rutherford B. Hayes on June 14th, 1879. The community area includes 53,600 acres (217 km ), of which 19,000 remain a natural preserve. As of 2022, the total population is 7,386. The community is a federally recognized tribe located in Arizona . The community borders the Arizona cities of Scottsdale , Mesa , Tempe , and Fountain Hills . The Great Seal of
396-601: The Köppen Climate Classification system, Clarkdale has a tropical and sub-tropical steppe climate , abbreviated BSk on climate maps. Little snow falls in Clarkdale. Between 1949 and 1977, Cottonwood, Clarkdale's close neighbor, received an average of about 4 inches (10 cm) of snow a year. About half of this fell in December. The average snow depth in Cottonwood during the period of record
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#1732787109993432-800: The Clark Memorial Clubhouse. and free concerts are offered in Clarkdale Park through the summer months. The Arizona Copper Art Museum is located in the city. Clarkdale's neighborhoods are not strictly defined, but include: Clarkdale is the home of Clarkdale–Jerome School District, a one-school district that encompasses both Clarkdale and Jerome . The public school has enrollment from kindergarten to eighth grade. Mingus Union High School in Cottonwood encompasses Clarkdale for high school students. There are also charter schools in Cottonwood. In addition, Yavapai College has
468-620: The Phoenix Rising Youth Academy. Salt River Pima%E2%80%93Maricopa Indian Community The Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community ( SRPMIC ) comprises two distinct Native American tribes—the Pima ( O'odham language : Onk Akimel O'odham , meaning "Salt River People" ) and the Maricopa ( Maricopa language : Xalychidom Piipaash , meaning "people who live toward the water")—many of whom were originally part of
504-822: The Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community is a representation of I'itoi , commonly referred to as the Man in the Maze. The O'odham (Pima) and Pipaash (Maricopa) peoples lived in villages along the Gila River when settlers began to arrive. Due to the settlers removing so much water from the upstream of the River, many O'odham migrated to the Salt River Valley where there was relatively more water. Conflicts over resources and hostility between
540-550: The Sun God, who is there to greet him and bless him into the next world. The symbol belongs to the Akimel O’odham (Pima) , Pee-Posh (Maricopa) , and Tohono O'odham tribes and is traditionally represented in ancient petroglyphs and traditional basket designs. There is a tribal elementary school, Salt River Elementary School, affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). Public school districts incorporating parts of
576-535: The Verde River canyon about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north-northwest of Clarkdale. The average temperature in Clarkdale in January is 45 °F (7 °C), and in July it is 84 °F (29 °C). The highest recorded temperature for the town was 118 °F (48 °C) in 1994, and the lowest was 8 °F (−13 °C) in 1990. The wettest month is August, averaging about 2 inches (51 mm) of precipitation. In
612-566: The Verde Valley Railroad, constructed in 1911–12 to serve Clark's mine and smelter, to Drake and Perkinsville , now ghost towns. Yavapai College also has a campus in Clarkdale. Several motion pictures have been shot in Clarkdale, including Desert Fury , Midnight Run , Universal Soldier , Benefit of the Doubt and Brothel . The Made in Clarkdale organization hosts an annual invitational art show each December in
648-421: The age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.82. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under
684-462: The age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 34,911, and the median income for a family was $ 41,250. Males had a median income of $ 28,824 versus $ 21,811 for females. The per capita income for
720-413: The beliefs of the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community is the story of the Man in the Maze, or I'itoi ki:k , which is the symbol seen on the great seal. This ancient pattern (visible at the right) is representative of the journey a person makes through life, including obstacles and problems. The figure is called Elder Brother and he is about to make his way through the maze. At the center, he will find
756-520: The community and local and state transportation officials throughout the 1980s. The streets and roads in the community generally follow the same street grid of the surrounding cities in the Phoenix metropolitan area, such as Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Mesa. Most are two-lane rural roads and are widened somewhat in certain spots to serve vehicular traffic for the casinos and other business enterprises. The Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community supports
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#1732787109993792-414: The community and people and have a better working relationship with the people they serve. Some learners want to learn more about their own culture, pass on language to their children, and know more about who they are. Some want to learn so they can understand whether their aunts or parents are talking about them. Extreme poverty, school dropout, drug use, and border issues have also claimed attention within
828-626: The community opened the first Major League Baseball spring training facility on Indian land, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick . This 140-acre (57 ha) baseball complex is the spring training home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies . The community owns and operates the Phoenix Cement Company , which supplies northern Arizona and Phoenix with cement and related products. The company's plant, one of only two large cement manufacturers in Arizona,
864-523: The former Salt River High School, part of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community Schools system, or Salt River Schools. All of the schools have coursework related to the Maricopa (Piipash) and O'odham peoples. In particular, in 2020, students in the seventh grade took mandatory O'odham language classes. The community maintains a cemetery near E. McDowell Road. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community
900-514: The name of the Jerome school and the colors of the Clarkdale school. The school then moved to Cottonwood in 1972. In 1983, the junior high school burned down. A new elementary school was built, becoming the K-8 school at 16th and Main Streets in Upper Clarkdale in 1985. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,422 people, 1,433 households, and 994 families residing in the town. The population density
936-525: The preservation of the Akimel O’odham and Xalchidom Piipaash languages through teaching and learning for everyone within the Community. It encourages all community members to preserve the Akimel O’odham and Xalchidom Piipaash languages within their homes (Council Resolution SR-2026-2000). Some tribal employees, who work within the community, take language classes so they have a better understanding of
972-653: The reservation include Mesa Public Schools , with Westwood High School being the zoned high school. Prior to 1974 the Scottsdale Unified School District accepted students from the reservation. In 1965 400 students attended the Mesa school district facilities. In 1974 the Scottsdale district began rejecting residents of the reservation. In 2000, a total of 1,120 students from the reservation attended Mesa schools. Some time prior to 2000,
1008-486: The settlers and O'odham resulted in the government establishing the reservation "as a temporary measure to protect Indian rights." Since the late 20th century, the community has owned and operated two casinos on its land ( Talking Stick Resort ), both operating under the Casino Arizona brand name. The facilities attract gamblers from the local Phoenix area as well as out-of-state tourists. In February 2011,
1044-476: The southwest, and Cottonwood, about 4 miles (6.4 km) to the southeast. Tuzigoot National Monument , a 42-acre (17 ha) Sinagua pueblo ruin, is between Clarkdale and Cottonwood, Arizona , on land donated to the National Park Service by Phelps Dodge in 1938. Sycamore Canyon Wilderness lies several miles north of town. Sycamore Creek, which flows through the wilderness, enters
1080-730: The tribe, hindering progress of language revitalization. Language activists are looking to reverse the language endangerment in their community but a commitment to the goal is needed for them to continue. The Salt River community is governed by an elected President, Vice President, and Tribal Council after the tribe adopted its own 1940 constitution under the federal Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of June 18, 1934. Current President and Vice President are Martin Harvier and Ricardo Leonard, respectively. Current council members include Archie Kashoya; Cheryl Doka; Diane Enos; Thomas Largo, Sr.; Deanna Scabby; Michael Dallas, Sr.; and Wi-Bwa Grey. Central to
1116-483: Was 466.9 inhabitants per square mile (180.3/km ). There were 1,546 housing units at an average density of 210.9 per square mile (81.4/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 84.5% White , 0.3% Black or African American , 6.8% Native American , 0.4% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 5.4% from other races , and 2.6% from two or more races. 11.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,433 households, out of which 22.7% had children under
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1152-471: Was bought and sold by several different companies. In 1957, Clarkdale was incorporated as a town. The 1959 construction of the Phoenix Cement Company (now Salt River Materials Group) plant restored a modest prosperity to the community. Clarkdale was a segregated town for much of its early history. Mexican and Mexican-American laborers were restricted to living in Patio Town (see neighborhoods ), with
1188-754: Was destroyed in 2010 by a fire of "suspicious" origin. The town center and business district were built in Spanish Colonial style , and feature the Clark Memorial Clubhouse and Memorial Library, both still in use. The Clubhouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The entire original town site is also on the National Register as the Clarkdale Historic District. The mine and smelter closed in 1953, and Clarkdale entered hard times. Clarkdale
1224-481: Was one of the most modern mining towns in the world, including telephone, telegraph, electrical, sewer and spring water services, and was an early example of a planned community . The Clark Mansion, a local landmark, was built in the late 1920s by William Clark III, Clark's grandson and heir to the United Verde Copper Company . The structure, east of town across the Verde River near Pecks Lake,
1260-419: Was privately funded. The first game at the complex was held on March 25, 2017, when Rising FC hosted Toronto FC II in front of a crowd of 6,890 fans. They won their first game at the stadium on April 8 by defeating LA Galaxy II 2–1. Luke Rooney scored both goals, the first one on a penalty kick . They were the first goals scored by the team in their new stadium. On March 15, 2019, Casino Arizona signed
1296-572: Was reported as zero. The Salt River Materials Group (formerly Phoenix Cement Co. is Clarkdale's only major industry. The cement plant was built in 1959 to supply Portland cement for the construction of Glen Canyon Dam and is owned by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community . Clarkdale is home to the Verde Canyon Railroad , a scenic excursion train that follows part of the route of
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