Cave Creek is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The largest city it borders is Phoenix, Arizona. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town was only 5,015 people.
It’s about 30 miles from North Phoenix driving north on Cave Creek Way, one of the main streets on North Phoenix, crossing the main roads “Bell and “Union Hills”. I live between them 1 mile west of Cave Creek Road. One cool day in the Spring I took Margy and we both drove with my car to Cave Creek town. There was big traffic and we reach it fore ½ hour. We drove to the end of main street and parked the car. We went by foot back, stopped at all interested places, bought some souvenirs and went back using parallel street to see the Museum and the Gallery. We took the car and continued to the Sundial Park in Carefree newborn small town.
There are various historic properties and artifacts in the town of Cave Creek. Located on the grounds of the Cave Creek Museum are the Tubercular Cabin, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the First Church of Cave Creek and Golden Reef Stamp Mill. Two of the historic properties have been converted into restaurants. They are the Cave Creek Service Station, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the Cave Creek Inn. Frontier Town which has some of Cave Creeks original structures is also pictured.
Cave Creek is a town in the Sonoran Desert.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 28.2 square miles (73 km2), all land. It is adjacent to the town of Carefree, and shares local landmark Black Mountain with Carefree.
There are two notable streams known as Cave Creek in Arizona. One flows through the Town of Cave Creek and into Phoenix. This may be the origin of the town's name. The other Cave Creek (Cave Creek Canyon) is in the Chiricahua Mountains, 200 miles to the southeast.
In 2000, the state of Arizona, Maricopa County, and the town of Cave Creek bought Spur Cross Ranch, a 2,154-acre (8.72 km2) tract of Sonoran desert just north of Phoenix, for $21 million. It had unusual cacti, stone formations, and hundreds of pre-history Hohokam Indian tribal artifacts, and is now a Maricopa County park.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,728 people, 1,571 households, and 1,101 families residing in the town. The population density was 132.0 people per square mile (51.0/km²). There were 1,753 housing units at an average density of 62.1 per square mile (24.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.98% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.60% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.05% of the population.
Located on the grounds of the Cave Creek Museum is a Tubercular Cabin, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The cabin was one of the cabins belonging to the Desmount Sanitarium, built in 1920. The Cave Creek Museum was opened in 1970 by the Cave Creek historical society. The society was established in 1968. Also among its outside exhibits are the First Church of Cave Creek, which was built in 1947; the Golden Reef Stamp Mill and the Cave Creek Bandshell which was built in 1900 and originally located in downtown Cave Creek. The museum also has an “Arrastre”, which in Spanish means "to drag". The Arrastre, a crude crushing mill run by burro or oxen, was built in 1900.
There are various historic properties and artifacts in the town of Cave Creek. Two of the historic properties have been converted into restaurants. They are the Cave Creek Inn and the Cave Creek Service Station. The Cave Creek Inn was built in 1920 and is Cave Creek's longest operating commercial building. It is now occupied by a restaurant. The Cave Creek Service Station was built in 1925. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[5] Frontier Town, which is also pictured, is located at 6245 E. Cave Creek Road. Frontier Town has some of the original structures of Cave Creek on its compound. Among the historic structures in the "town" is the former Leather Mill building which was built in the late 1880s and is one of the original extant buildings in Cave Creek.
It’s about 30 miles from North Phoenix driving north on Cave Creek Way, one of the main streets on North Phoenix, crossing the main roads “Bell and “Union Hills”. I live between them 1 mile west of Cave Creek Road. One cool day in the Spring I took Margy and we both drove with my car to Cave Creek town. There was big traffic and we reach it fore ½ hour. We drove to the end of main street and parked the car. We went by foot back, stopped at all interested places, bought some souvenirs and went back using parallel street to see the Museum and the Gallery. We took the car and continued to the Sundial Park in Carefree newborn small town.
There are various historic properties and artifacts in the town of Cave Creek. Located on the grounds of the Cave Creek Museum are the Tubercular Cabin, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the First Church of Cave Creek and Golden Reef Stamp Mill. Two of the historic properties have been converted into restaurants. They are the Cave Creek Service Station, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the Cave Creek Inn. Frontier Town which has some of Cave Creeks original structures is also pictured.
Cave Creek is a town in the Sonoran Desert.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 28.2 square miles (73 km2), all land. It is adjacent to the town of Carefree, and shares local landmark Black Mountain with Carefree.
There are two notable streams known as Cave Creek in Arizona. One flows through the Town of Cave Creek and into Phoenix. This may be the origin of the town's name. The other Cave Creek (Cave Creek Canyon) is in the Chiricahua Mountains, 200 miles to the southeast.
In 2000, the state of Arizona, Maricopa County, and the town of Cave Creek bought Spur Cross Ranch, a 2,154-acre (8.72 km2) tract of Sonoran desert just north of Phoenix, for $21 million. It had unusual cacti, stone formations, and hundreds of pre-history Hohokam Indian tribal artifacts, and is now a Maricopa County park.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,728 people, 1,571 households, and 1,101 families residing in the town. The population density was 132.0 people per square mile (51.0/km²). There were 1,753 housing units at an average density of 62.1 per square mile (24.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.98% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.60% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.05% of the population.
Located on the grounds of the Cave Creek Museum is a Tubercular Cabin, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The cabin was one of the cabins belonging to the Desmount Sanitarium, built in 1920. The Cave Creek Museum was opened in 1970 by the Cave Creek historical society. The society was established in 1968. Also among its outside exhibits are the First Church of Cave Creek, which was built in 1947; the Golden Reef Stamp Mill and the Cave Creek Bandshell which was built in 1900 and originally located in downtown Cave Creek. The museum also has an “Arrastre”, which in Spanish means "to drag". The Arrastre, a crude crushing mill run by burro or oxen, was built in 1900.
There are various historic properties and artifacts in the town of Cave Creek. Two of the historic properties have been converted into restaurants. They are the Cave Creek Inn and the Cave Creek Service Station. The Cave Creek Inn was built in 1920 and is Cave Creek's longest operating commercial building. It is now occupied by a restaurant. The Cave Creek Service Station was built in 1925. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[5] Frontier Town, which is also pictured, is located at 6245 E. Cave Creek Road. Frontier Town has some of the original structures of Cave Creek on its compound. Among the historic structures in the "town" is the former Leather Mill building which was built in the late 1880s and is one of the original extant buildings in Cave Creek.
