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Circle City, Arizona

Unincorporated community in Maricopa County, Arizona

Census-designated place in Arizona, United States

33°48′54″N 112°34′52″W / 33.81500°N 112.58111°W / 33.81500; -112.58111CountryUnited StatesStateArizonaCountyMaricopaElevation

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1,864 ft (568 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))ZIP code

85342 (Morristown)

FIPS code04-13610GNIS feature ID2805213^[1]

Circle City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, located 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Surprise on U.S. Route 60. As of the 2020 census, the population was 522.^[3]

History

The development was built in the late 1950s by The Workmen's Circle, a Jewish fraternal and mutual aid society with roots in the socialist movement of the early 20th century. The group created the town as a retirement community for its aging members, but also welcomed anyone over the age of fifty to live in the community.^[4] The community welcomed people from all races and religions that were interested a decade before the Fair Housing Act was passed.^[5]^[6] Ben Schleifer, himself a Jewish immigrant and who created the nearby retirement community of Youngstown, was tasked with designing the community.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Circle City, Arizona
^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Circle City CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
^ Jewish Currents. July–August, 1958, p. 33.
^ "History of Fair Housing - HUD". HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Retrieved July 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Workmen's Circle will Found Retirement City Near Phoenix". The Phoenix Jewish News. April 12, 1958. Retrieved July 3, 2024.