Dreamland Villa, Arizona

Dreamland Villa, Arizona
Dreamland Villa is located in Arizona
Dreamland Villa
Dreamland Villa
Location within the state of Arizona
Dreamland Villa is located in the United States
Dreamland Villa
Dreamland Villa
Dreamland Villa (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°25′17″N 111°42′38″W / 33.42139°N 111.71056°W / 33.42139; -111.71056
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Elevation
[1]
1,371 ft (418 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code480
FIPS code04-20470
GNIS feature ID36969

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

  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Dreamland Villa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Dreamland Villa, Arizona". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Dreamland Villa (in Maricopa County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Whiting, Brent (December 11, 1978). "Mesa skips subdivision annexation". Arizona Republic. pp. B-1, B-2. Retrieved March 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Manson, Pamela (August 5, 1980). "County oks senior-citizen zoning areas". Arizona Republic. p. B1. Retrieved March 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.