Sun Lakes Reverse Mortgage and Seniors Related Information and Fun Facts
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Just south of Chandler, Arizona is the adult community of Sun Lakes, Arizona. The population was 11,936 at the 2000 census.
Sun Lakes is comprised of five country club communities in three homeowner associations. These include the gated communities of Oakwood, IronWood, and Palo Verde, and the non gated communities of CottonWood, and Sunlakes1 country clubs. Sun Lakes is a masterplanned community developed by a single builder, Robson Communities.
Between 1990 and 2000, Chandler was the 7th fastest growing city in the United States of those with a population more than 100,000. The population of Chandler is 240,595. That makes it the 5th largest city in Arizona.
Sun Lakes Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,936 people, 6,683 households, and 4,798 families residing in Sun Lakes. There were 7,746 housing units at an average density of 1,478.8/sq mi.
There were 6,683 households out of which 0.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 1.79 and the average family size was 2.06.
In Sun Lakes, the population was spread out with 0.2% under the age of 18, 0.3% from 18 to 24, 2.1% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 66.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 69 years.
For every 100 females there were 82.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,634, and the median income for a family was $50,333. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $35,350 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $33,394. About 2.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
Source: Wikipedia
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Sun Lakes / Chandler Fun Facts
Interesting and fun facts about Chandler include:
- For several years, New Choices Magazine, a Reader's Digest magazine, has listed Sun Lakes as one of the "Top 20 Retirement Communities in America".
- Sun Lakes consists of five main communities called Oakwood, Ironwood, Palo Verde, Cottonwood, and Sun Lakes Phase One. There is also a spectacular, luxury retirement apartment community
called Renaissance. - In 1891, Dr. Alexander John Chandler, the first veterinary surgeon in Arizona Territory, settled on a ranch south of Mesa, studying irrigation engineering. By 1900, he had acquired 18,000 acres of land, and began drawing up plans for a townsite on what was then known as the Chandler Ranch.
- The townsite office opened on May 17, 1912, the same year that Chandler High School was established.
- The oldest golf resort in the state started in 1913 — the Hotel San Marcos.
- Chandler’s population has boomed from about 30,000 in 1980 to over 240,000 in 2007.
- The street signs in Chandler are brown-colored instead of the more traditional green.
- Famous people who reside in Chandler include Donovan McNabb, Matt Leinart, Brian Urlacher and Ice-T.
- In 2001, a 1.3 million square-foot shopping mall, the Chandler Fashion Center, opened in Chandler.
- Computer chip manufacturer Intel has a major presence in Chandler with four locations within the city.
- Chandler is noted for its annual Ostrich Festival.
- Chandler has reached its physical limits save for some remaining county islands and cannot expand outward anymore due to being bound in by the Gila River Indian Community, Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert, and Phoenix.
Sun Lakes Arizona Golf Courses
No Arizona community is complete without a golf course! Sun Lakes is home to a small handful of golf courses and in general, the better the golfer that you are, the more you will enjoy these courses.
Cottonwood Country Club, 25630 S Brentwood Dr, Sun Lakes, AZ 85248, (480)895-9449, Private, 18 hole, 6,737 yds, Par 72, CR-71.7, S-129
Oakwood Golf Club, 24215 S Oakwood Blvd, Sun Lakes, AZ 85248, (480)895-1159, 27 holes
Oakwood 3 Course, Public, 9 hole, yds, Par , CR-N/A, S-N/A
Oakwood 2 Course, Public, 9 hole, yds, Par , CR-N/A, S-N/A
Oakwood 1 Course, Public, 9 hole, yds, Par , CR-N/A, S-N/A
Palo Verde Country Club, 10801 E San Tan Blvd, Sun Lakes, AZ 85248, (480)895-0300, Private, 18 hole, 4,060 yds, Par 62, CR-59.7, S-94
Chandler/Sun Lakes Dining
Chandler is home to virtually every kind of dining experience — from fast food to fast casual to formal dining. A couple of local links to restaurant guides include:
East Valley Tribune Dining Guide for Chandler
Chandler Chamber of Commerce Restaurant Guide
East Valley Living Dining Reviews
Other Chandler Links
City of Chandler Economic Development
Sun Lakes and Chandler Senior Related Links
Neighbors Who Care (on Riggs Road)
Chandler Arizona Senior Center
Chandler Seniors Services and Health Organizations Listings (East Valley Tribune)
The above information was provided courtesy of The Arizona Mortgage Team.
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