Maricopa

Schools

The Maricopa Unified School District serves the city, operating schools that include Butterfield, Maricopa, Pima Butte, Saddleback, Santa Cruz, and Santa Rosa elementary schools, Desert Wind and Maricopa Wells middle schools, and Desert Sunrise and Maricopa high schools, along with Maricopa Virtual Academy. District offices are located at 44150 West Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway, Maricopa, AZ 85138, and school boundary information can be looked up through the district office.

Getting around

State Route 347, also known as John Wayne Parkway, is a north-south highway that runs through Maricopa, connecting to Interstate 10 near Chandler to the north and to State Route 84 near Stanfield to the south. State Route 238, also called Smith-Enke Road, provides an east-west route from Maricopa toward Gila Bend and the southern Phoenix metro area. The Arizona Department of Transportation has a project underway to widen a 14-mile stretch of SR 347 between I-10 and the City of Maricopa, adding a lane in each direction and rehabilitating pavement.

Homes and housing

Residential developments dominate the landscape of Maricopa, with subdivisions such as Rancho El Dorado noted among the city's neighborhoods. SR 347 passes through the city's Heritage District, where some of the city's oldest homes and properties are located, while other stretches of the highway run past newer subdivisions with adjacent land zoned for future commercial use.

• Maricopa was incorporated in 2003. Maricopa, Arizona
• The city's 2020 census population was 58,125. Maricopa, Arizona
• Maricopa's total land area is 42.49 square miles. Maricopa, Arizona
• SR 347 is 28.69 miles long and connects SR 84 near Stanfield to I-10 near Sun Lakes/Chandler. Arizona State Route 347
• Maricopa Unified School District operates 11 schools, according to the district's website. District Home - Maricopa Unified School District 20
• Maricopa High School was opened in 1955. Maricopa High School