Dreamland Villa, Arizona
Unincorporated community in the state of Arizona, United States
Place in Arizona, United States
33°25′17″N 111°42′38″W / 33.42139°N 111.71056°W / 33.42139; -111.71056[1]
Dreamland Villa is a retirement community situated in Maricopa 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 of Mesa.[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
- ^ a b "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. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ Walsh, Jim (April 2, 2010). "7 years of conflict over HOA leaves Dreamland Villa bitter". Arizona Republic. p. B3. Retrieved March 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nelson, Gary (June 2, 2014). "Ross Farnsworth, pioneering developer of Mesa, dies at 81". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Whiting, Brent (December 11, 1978). "Mesa skips subdivision annexation". Arizona Republic. pp. B-1, B-2. Retrieved March 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Manson, Pamela (August 5, 1980). "County oks senior-citizen zoning areas". Arizona Republic. p. B1. Retrieved March 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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Municipalities and communities of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
County seat: Phoenix
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places
- Apache Wells
- Arrowhead Ranch
- Beardsley
- Camp Creek
- Chandler Heights‡
- Chiulikam
- Co-op Village
- Cotton Center
- Crag
- Desert Hills
- Dreamland Villa
- Forepaugh
- Fort McDowell
- Higley
- Laveen
- Leisure World
- Liberty
- Maricopa Village
- Moivayi
- Palo Verde
- Papago
- Rainbow Valley
- Salt River
- San Lucy Village
- Sentinel
- Sunflower
- Sunnyslope
- Tortilla Flat
- Totopitk
- Waddell
- Weedville
former populated places
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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External links
- Dreamland Villa Retirement Community