Wintersburg is a census-designated place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 in Maricopa County

Maricopa County, Arizona

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*73.0% White*5.0% Black*2.1% Native American*3.5% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.5% Two or more races*12.7% Other races*29.6% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Arizona

Arizona

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, United States

United States

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, located about 50 miles west of Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

, and 15 miles west of Buckeye

Buckeye, Arizona

Buckeye is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States and is the westernmost suburb in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The population of the town as of Census 2010 was 50,876, a 678% increase from the 2000 population of 6,537.-Geography:...

 along Interstate 10

Interstate 10

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Wintersburg is home to the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power plant located in Wintersburg, Arizona, about 45 miles west of central Phoenix. It is the largest nuclear generation facility in the United States, averaging over 3.3 gigawatts of electrical power production in 2008 to serve...

, the largest nuclear power plant in the United States

United States

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Demographics

As of the census

Census

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 of 2010, there were 136 people residing in the CDP. The population density

Population density

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 was 274.5 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.35% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 2.21% Black

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 or African American

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, 1.47% Native American

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, 2.21% Pacific Islander

Race (United States Census)

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, and 11.76% from other races

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. 26.47% of the population were Hispanic

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 or Latino

Race (United States Census)

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of any race.