Oro Valley offers a broad range of community
and cultural facilities including James D. Kriegh Park with an Olympic-sized
swimming pool, racquetball courts and Little League fields; CDO Riverfront
Park with tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball and soccer fields; and
West Lambert Lane Park with a variety of natural hiking trails. Canyon Del
Oro High School and Ironwood Ridge High School have baseball fields, tennis
courts and running tracks. Oro Valley has two country clubs, one private
and one public, and a total of four 18-hole golf courses and one nine-hole
course. Tennis and swimming as well as other recreation activities are
available at the country clubs.
Through the 1980s and particularly in the
1990s Oro Valley experienced significant residential and commercial growth.
In 1990 the town had a population of 6,670, and by 2000 that figure had
increased to 29,700 residents. During that time, residential communities of
all housing-unit densities were developed in the town, including several
master-planned communities. For several years in the 1990s Oro Valley was
the fastest growing municipality in Arizona.
Current state of the town
Oro Valley has attempted to strike a balance between population growth and
environmental preservation. The town has attracted a number of country
clubs, golf courses, and resorts, helping to solidify its reputation as one
of the Southwest's most affluent communities, with one of the highest median
household incomes in the region.
Oro Valley presently encompasses approximately 34 square miles (2005),
featuring an expanding public parks system, notable outdoor amenities,
upscale retailing ventures, and one of the statistically highest performing
public school systems in Arizona.
Formed by citizens of Oro Valley, the not-for-profit Oro Valley Historical
Society has a mission in "preserving the Town's heritage for future
generations." Additional information can be found on the Society's website
Communication.
Oro Valley has access to several local newspapers as well as newspapers from
Tucson and Oro Valley Tucson .The community receives AM and FM radio station
signals from Tucson , all major television network channels and cable
television.
Education.
There are five public schools in Oro Valley : Canyon Del Oro and Ironwood
Ridge High Schools with grades 9-12; Wilson School with grades K-8; Painted
Sky Elementary in Rancho Vistoso with grades K-6 and Copper Creek
Elementary, also with grades K-6. Other area schools are Mesa Verde or
Harelson Elementary Schools and Cross Middle School These schools are part
of the Amphitheater Public School District . Pima Community College , with
an enrollment of more than 23,000 and the University of Arizona , with an
enrollment of 30,000, are both located in nearby Tucson .
Medical. All
medical specialties are represented in Oro Valley . The community will also
soon be home to the state-of-the-art Northwest Medical Center-Oro Valley and
an accompanying medical office park.Northwest Medical Center currently
operates an Urgent Care Center in the Rancho Vistoso area. Additional
medical services are available in the metropolitan Tucson area, including 16
hospitals with 3,000 total beds and more than 2,000 physicians and
dentists.
Financial.
Numerous financial institutions with branch offices operate in Oro Valley .
For additional information regarding economic development assistance
opportunities, contact the Town of Oro Valley´s Economic Development section
at 229-4700.
Airport.
The residents of Oro Valley are served by Tucson International Airport .
Additionally, residents can access the La Cholla Airpark, a private facility
west of Oro Valley .
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city limits. The valley was formed by the Santa Cruz River joining Gold
Creek in the Catalina Mountains . It sits at an elevation of 2,620 feet,
covers over 34 square miles and has a current population of nearly 40,000.
Oro Valley was incorporated in April 1974.