Greenlee County is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2000 census its population was 8,547. The county seat is Clifton. It is the least populous county in the state of Arizona, with the most populous county being Maricopa.
Greenlee County is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Greenlee County was created in 1909 and named for Mason (Masin) Greenlee who was an early settler in the Clifton area. ...
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Greenlee County is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2000 census its population was 8,547. The county seat is Clifton. It is the least populous county in the state of Arizona, with the most populous county being Maricopa.
Greenlee County is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Greenlee County was created in 1909 and named for Mason (Masin) Greenlee who was an early settler in the Clifton area. It was Arizona's 14th county and formed from part of Graham County, who opposed the formation because Graham County would lose considerable revenue. Clifton has always been the county seat.
Greenlee was historically a Democratic county. It was the only county in the state to be carried by George McGovern and it was not carried by a Republican until George W. Bush. Despite that in the last three Presidential elections the Republican candidate has carried the county by a majority.
The county is located in Arizona's 1st congressional district,...
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