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History · Upper Santan Village

Half of Upper Santan Village’s homes were built after 2007

Most of Upper Santan Village was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2007. Below: maps from 1966 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Upper Santan Village’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Upper Santan Village are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Upper Santan Village’s history is told.

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The story so far

Upper Santan Village, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Upper Santan Village yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Upper Santan Village is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Gila River Indian Reservation in Pinal County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 495 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 495 to 665 (+34%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Upper Santan Village on the map, 1966 to 1971

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Upper Santan Village. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Upper Santan Village on the 1966 USGS mapUpper Santan Village on the 1971 USGS map1966Sacaton sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Upper Santan Village.

Famous people

Famous people close to Upper Santan Village

Nobody well known was born in Upper Santan Village itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Joe JonasAmerican singer, actor and musician · b. 1989
Shawn MichaelsAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1965
Troy KotsurAmerican actor · b. 1968
Mike LeePolitician from United States · b. 1971
Julie ErtzAmerican association football player · b. 1992
Danielle FishelAmerican actress · b. 1981
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
South Santan
1cemetery inside Upper Santan Village
Upper Santan

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Lower Santan VillageIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Upper Santan Village’s history

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.