City profile · Small Town
Safford, Arizona
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Safford, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Richard Ortega
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Population
- 9,232
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecityofsafford.us/m/directory/employee?eid=50 ↗
- Official leadership pagecityofsafford.us/m/directory/employee?eid=50 ↗
- City websitecityofsafford.us ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Richard Ortega CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added Oct 9, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
- Jason Kouts FormerMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
- Oct 9, 2026 · Accepted by reviewerJason Kouts replaced by Richard Ortega, Mayor (Ceremonial)Source: cityofsafford.us/m/directory/employee?eid=50 ↗
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 9,232
- Median household income
- $64,860
- Median age
- 31.6
- Land area
- 9.28 sq mi
- Population density
- 994.8 per sq mi
- County
- Graham County
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