Sacaton is located at 33°4′48″N 111°44′45″W / 33.08000°N 111.74583°W (33.079911, −111.745784).
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As of the census of 2000, there were 1,584 people, 378 households, and 303 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 667.1 inhabitants per square mile (257.6/km ). There were 387 housing units at an avera… See more

Sacaton is one and one-quarter miles west of the 1858–1861 location of the Socatoon Station of the Butterfield Overland Mail. The station was named for the nearby Maricopa village of Sacaton, four miles down the Gila from the st… See more

• Ira Hayes – Pima Native American and United States Marine who assisted in raising the flag on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945, was born and raised in the Sacaton area.
• Mary Thomas – Governor of the Gila River Indian Com… See more