Map of Clifton town, Arizona

Clifton is a town in and is the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona, United States, along the San Francisco River. The population of the town was 3,311 at the 2010 census, with a 2018 population estimate of 3,700. It was a place of the Arizona copper mine strike of 1983.

Clifton and Morenci are thought to be an economic area by the Arizona Department of Commerce.

Clifton town overview:
Name:	Clifton town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Arizona
County:	Greenlee County
Elevation:	3,478 ft (1,060 m)
Total Area:	14.84 sq mi (38.44 km²)
Land Area:	14.62 sq mi (37.87 km²)
Water Area:	0.22 sq mi (0.57 km²)
Total Population:	3,933
Population Density:	268.98/sq mi (103.85/km²)
ZIP code:	85533
Area code:	928
FIPS code:	0414380
GNISfeature ID:	27713
Website:	cliftonaz.com

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Geography

Clifton is located at 33°03′03″N 109°17′46″W / 33.05083°N 109.29611°W / 33.05083; -109.29611 (33.0508966, -109.2961826).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.8 square miles (38.4 km), of which 14.6 square miles (37.8 km) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km), or 1.46%, is water. Clifton has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) that closely borders on both the hot desert climate and the cool semi-arid climate. There is a large degree of diurnal temperature variation. Summers are very hot and sometimes humid, with most rainfall coming from the monsoon between July and October. The wettest year was 2004 with 28.49 inches (723.6 mm) including 6.97 inches (177.0 mm) in August, whilst the driest year with a full record was 1924 with only 4.85 inches (123.2 mm) including a mere 1.98 inches (50.3 mm) between July and October. Winters are mild (though with very cold nights) and dry, with snow only recorded in fourteen years since 1892.