Page Contents for Miami, Arizona
Statistics & Facts
Location
History & History-related items
City Attractions
Economy
Government
Chamber of Commerce.
Miscellany
Statistics & Facts
- The Arizona state capital is Phoenix.
- The population of Miami is approximately 2,045 (2000), 1837 (2010).
- The approximate number of families is 923 (1990), 749 (2010).
- The amount of land area in Miami is 2.501 sq. kilometers.
- The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
- The distance from Miami to Washington DC is 2011 miles.
- The distance to the Arizona state capital is 72 miles. (as the crow flies)
- Miami is positioned 33.39 degrees north of the equator and 110.87 degrees west of the prime meridian.
- Miami average annual precipitation is 18.05 inches peryear.
- The average low temperature is 50.2 degrees F.
- The average high temperature is 76.2 degrees F.
Location
along Highway 60, west of Globe in east-central Arizona
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History & History Related Items
In the late 1800's, an early settler, Black Jack Newman, operated a copper mine and camp which he named "Mima" for his intended, Mima Tune. Over time, the name evolved into Miami which locals pronounce "MY-a-muh." Miami was incorporated in 1918 as a town.
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Attractions
Info on the Cobre Valley including:Globe, Miami, Hayden, Winkelman, Roosevelt
Miami is often linked with Globe to the east. It is referred to as the gateway to Roosevelt Lake. Also associated with Miami is the Tonto National Monument, the Gila County Historical Museum and the San Carlos Apache Nation.
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Economy & Industry
There is economic diversity here with Globe and Miami with over 20 percent of the employment related to mining and production of copper.
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Miami City Government
Town of Miami500 Sullivan
Miami, Arizona 85539
Phone: 928-473-4403
Miami Chamber
Globe/Miami Chamber of Commerce1360 N. Broad
Globe, Arizona 85502
Phone: 928-425-4495
Toll-free: 800-804-5623
Email
Miami Organizations
Globe/Miami Chamber of Commerce1360 N. Broad
Globe, Arizona 85502
Phone: 928-425-4495
Toll-free: 800-804-5623
Email
Miami Miscellany
The population of Miami was:
1990 - 2,018
1999 - 2,045
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