Laveen Arizona
Laveen is located in Maricopa County, Arizona. Salt River Channel bounds the area on the north, 27th Avenue on the east, the Gila River Indian community on the west and south as well as the South Mountain Preserve on the south. Farmers and dairymen inhabited the area on Laveen since the early 1870’s. Pima and Maricopa tribal members populated and traveled across the region. The name Laveen was formally given to the area after the first postmaster named Walter E. Laveen around year 1918.
The Laveen family donated the land where the very first school was built in the area in 1913. The community was isolated by the running water of the Salt River before 1911 at the time when Roosevelt Dam was being built to contain the Salt River. Central Avenue was also the only bridged crossing of the Salt River before the dams were built near the area.
Today, Laveen has an estimated population of 9,049 as of 2000 Census. Agriculture is a major industry in the community where farmers raise cotton and corn. It is also famous for its dairy products. Though presently, much of Laveen is now part of the city of Phoenix.
