Dreamland Villa, Arizona
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Dreamland Villa, Arizona | |
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Coordinates:33°25′17″N111°42′38″W/ 33.42139°N 111.71056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Maricopa |
Elevation | 1,371 ft (418 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7(Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7(MST) |
Area code | 480 |
FIPS code | 04-20470 |
GNISfeature ID | 36969 |
Dreamland Villais a retirement community situated inMaricopa County,Arizona,United States.[2][3]It was one of the first retirement communities built in Arizona.[4]Begun as a development in 1959 by Ross Farnsworth, within fifteen years it encompassed 3000 homes.[5]It has an estimated elevation of 1,371 feet (418 m) above sea level.[1]
In 1978, residents opposed annexation by the city ofMesa.[6]In 1979, 80 percent of Dreamland Villa residents supported a county senior citizen zoning area, which limited residents to people over 50 years of age. The measure passed. At this time, around 5,200 people lived in Dreamland Villa.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Feature Detail Report for: Dreamland Villa".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.
- ^"Dreamland Villa, Arizona".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.
- ^"Dreamland Villa (in Maricopa County, AZ) Populated Place Profile".AZ Hometown Locator.RetrievedNovember 14,2016.
- ^Walsh, Jim (April 2, 2010)."7 years of conflict over HOA leaves Dreamland Villa bitter".Arizona Republic. p. B3.RetrievedMarch 22,2020– viaNewspapers.
- ^Nelson, Gary (June 2, 2014)."Ross Farnsworth, pioneering developer of Mesa, dies at 81".The Arizona Republic. Archived fromthe originalon March 16, 2023.RetrievedNovember 19,2016.
- ^Whiting, Brent (December 11, 1978)."Mesa skips subdivision annexation".Arizona Republic. pp. B-1,B-2.RetrievedMarch 22,2020– viaNewspapers.
- ^Manson, Pamela (August 5, 1980)."County oks senior-citizen zoning areas".Arizona Republic. p. B1.RetrievedMarch 22,2020– viaNewspapers.