Dreamland Villa, Arizona

Unincorporated community in the state of Arizona, United States

Place in Arizona, United States

33°25′17″N 111°42′38″W / 33.42139°N 111.71056°W / 33.42139; -111.71056CountryUnited StatesStateArizonaCountyMaricopaElevation

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1,371 ft (418 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)Area code480FIPS code04-20470GNIS 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

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