Biohazard Cleanup Near Apache Palms Apache Junction, AZ

Apache Junction is an incorporated city in Arizona that spans Pinal and Maricopa counties, with most of its residents living in Pinal County.

The 2020 census counted 38,499 residents in Apache Junction.

The 2020 census counted 17,052 households in Apache Junction, and about 23 percent of its 22,149 housing units stood vacant, reflecting its large seasonal population.

The city is named for the junction of the Apache Trail and the Old West Highway, and the area was earlier known as Youngberg.

Apache Junction first appeared on the 1970 census as an unincorporated village and was formally incorporated as a city on November 24, 1978.

Superstition Mountain, the westernmost peak of the Superstition Mountains, rises east of the city.

The Superstition Mountains east of the city are tied to the legend of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine.

The Apache Trail, followed today by Arizona State Route 88, opened to the public in 1922 as a scenic byway and now forms part of a 120-mile circle trail that begins and ends in Apache Junction.

The revived Goldfield Ghost Town, a tourist attraction built on the 1893 mining town of Goldfield beside Superstition Mountain, stands just off the Apache Trail near the city.

The Superstition Mountain Museum preserves studio sets and Western memorabilia saved from Apacheland, a 1,800-acre movie ranch that opened in 1960 and burned in 1969.