Coolidge is the commercial center of Arizona's cotton industry. In 1925, after construction of the Coolidge Dam transformed the flat
desert into rich farm land, R.J. Jones laid out an 80-acre site to found the city. The city's name honors the U.S. President who
dedicated Coolidge Dam in 1930, Calvin Coolidge.

Incorporated in 1945, the city now covers nine square miles and has more than 7,200 residents. The warm dry climate makes it an ideal tourist and retirement community. Hundreds of thousands of visitors stop annually to see the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge.
 

Coolidge is in the major growth corridor between Phoenix and Tucson in Pinal County. Today it is a regional trade and service center for
agricultural producers. Community efforts and the completion of the 500-acre Pinal-Coolidge Industrial Park just north of the city on the
Gila River Indian Reservation have helped manufacturing grow. Attractions include the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, which
is the site of one of the largest and the most mysterious prehistoric structures in North America.

The Coolidge Historical Society gathers historical artifacts of educational value from Coolidge and surrounding areas dating from the 1920s to 1950. Other area recreations and events include skydiving, golfing, The Coolidge Cotton Festival, Chamber Banquets, and various parades and festivities through the year.


 

COOLIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION

COOLIDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
 

PINAL COUNTY PARKS