▁the ▁south . ▁From ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁area , ▁Young ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁away ▁and ▁typically ▁takes ▁ 2 . 5 ▁to ▁ 3 ▁hours ▁by ▁vehicle . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁CD P ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁, ▁or ▁ 0 . 0 7 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁The ▁community ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁Ple asant ▁Valley , ▁dra ined ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁by ▁Cher ry ▁Creek , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Salt ▁River . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Young ▁played ▁a ▁central ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Ple asant ▁Valley ▁War ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁Sher iff ▁Mul vern on ▁of ▁Pres c ott ▁led ▁a ▁pos se ▁that ▁purs ued ▁and ▁killed ▁John ▁Graham ▁and ▁Charles ▁B lev ins ▁during ▁a ▁shoot out ▁at ▁" Per kins ▁Store ". ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 6 1 ▁people , ▁ 2 5 0 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 7 1 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁CD P . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 3 . 4 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 5 . 2 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 4 4 6 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 1 0 . 6 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 4 . 1 / km ²). ▁ ▁The