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Welcome to Graham County ...

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

The community of Safford is the Seat for Graham County.

Graham County was founded in 1881. Graham was created by taking area from Apache and Pima Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Graham had a population of 38,837 people. This is an increase of 4.54% since the last Census (which gave a population of 37,152 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Graham represented 0.58% of the total population of Arizona.

Below are some of the communities located in Graham County:

  • Pima
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pima
    • Pima is located in Graham County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pima <2>
  • Safford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford
    • Safford is located in Graham County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,951 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safford <2>
  • Thatcher
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)

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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