Queen Creek is a town in Maricopa and Pinal counties, Arizona, United States.

[6][7] From the Post Office form on file at the National Archives, Queen Creek was originally known as "Rittenhouse", the community growing up out of a railroad stop.

The town is bordered to the south and east in Pinal County by the unincorporated community of San Tan Valley (population 99,894).

[1] As of the 2020 census, there were 59,519 people, 17,965 households, and 15,549 families residing in the town.

As of the 2010 census, there were 26,361 people, 7,720 households, 6,557 families residing in the town.

There were 8,557 housing units at an average density of 49.6 per square mile (19.2/km2).

8.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.