Florence (O'odham: S-auppag) is a town in and the county seat of Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 25,536 at the 2010 census.
The oldest functioning Arizona State Prison complex, the Florence complex, is located in the town, and its preserved Main Street and open desert scenery was the setting of the major motion picture Murphy's Romance.
There are a total of 9 prisons from the county, state, federal and two private prisons...
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Florence (O'odham: S-auppag) is a town in and the county seat of Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 25,536 at the 2010 census.
The oldest functioning Arizona State Prison complex, the Florence complex, is located in the town, and its preserved Main Street and open desert scenery was the setting of the major motion picture Murphy's Romance.
There are a total of 9 prisons from the county, state, federal and two private prisons. There are 3 state prisons located in Florence.
Florence is home to the annual "Country Thunder" music festival.
Florence is located at 33°2′32″N 111°23′4″W / 33.04222°N 111.38444°W / 33.04222; -111.38444 (33.042204, -111.384521).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21 km), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,054 people, 2,226 households, and 1,540 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,056.2 people per square mile (794.3/km²). There were 3,216...
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