Map of Hayden town, Arizona

Hayden town overview:
Name:	Hayden town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Arizona
County:	Gila County, Pinal County
Elevation:	2,044 ft (623 m)
Total Area:	1.27 sq mi (3.30 km²)
Land Area:	1.26 sq mi (3.28 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Total Population:	512
Population Density:	404.74/sq mi (156.23/km²)
ZIP code:	85135
Area code:	520
FIPS code:	0432020
GNISfeature ID:	5646
Website:	www.townofhaydenaz.gov

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History

Hayden was founded in 1909 and owned by the Kennecott Copper Corp. In 1912, the company built a 1,000 ft (300 m) smelter named the “Hayden Smelter”. It was the tallest smelter chimney in Arizona. The mine is now owned by the American Smelting and Refining Company. The town is now in the process of becoming a ghost town.

One of the main reasons the people are abandoning the town is that the crime rate is much higher in Hayden than the Arizona average crime rate. It is also much higher than the national average crime rate in the rest of the United States.

Pollution is another factor which has contributed to the abandonment of the town by its residents. The illegal amounts of lead, arsenic and eight other dangerous compounds released by the smelter were so huge that in 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took action against the smelter.

Hayden’s economy began to decline as the mine veins became depleted. The crime rate rose and residents began to move out. There were also political scandals. Businesses closed, and churches, schools and houses were abandoned or burned. The Valley National Bank abandoned its building, and it now occupied by the Hayden Police Department. According to the mayor, Bob Smith, Hayden has more police cars than police officers.