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sacaton

n. A tufted perennial grass grown in the southwestern United States and Mexico and used for hay and pasture in dry alkaline areas.

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Sacaton, AZ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona
Population (2000): 1584
Housing Units (2000): 387
Land area (2000): 2.374571 sq. miles (6.150111 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.374571 sq. miles (6.150111 sq. km)
FIPS code: 61720
Located within: Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
Location: 33.079911 N, 111.745784 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 85247
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Sacaton (village)

Sacaton or Socatoon was a village of the Maricopa people, established above the Pima Villages, (now the Gila River Indian Community) after the June 1, 1857 in the Battle of Pima Butte where it appears a few months later in the 1857 Chapman Census. Sacaton village lay on the Gila River, 3.75 miles west of modern Sacaton.

The 1858-1861 Socatoon Station of the Butterfield Overland Mail located four miles east of the village took its name from this village.