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Welcome to Gila County ...

Time Zone: Gila County lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time.

The community of Globe is the Seat for Gila County.

Gila County was founded in 1881. Gila was created by taking area from Maricopa and Pinal Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Gila had a population of 54,018 people. This is an increase of 0.85% since the last Census (which gave a population of 53,561 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gila represented 0.84% of the total population of Arizona.

Below are some of the communities located in Gila County:

  • Globe
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
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    • Globe is located in Gila County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Globe <2>
  • Hayden
    (50 miles [80.5 km] to the south)
  • Miami
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
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    • Miami is located in Gila County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <2>
  • Payson
    (41 miles [66 km] to the northwest)
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    • Payson is located in Gila County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,947 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <2>
  • Star Valley
    (40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley
    • Star Valley is located in Gila County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
    • Star Valley has also been known as:
    • Diamond Star
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star Valley <2>
  • Winkelman
    (51 miles [82.1 km] to the south)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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