Everything about Pima County Arizona totally explained
Pima County is a
county in the south central region of the
U.S. state of
Arizona. The county is named after the
Pima American Indian tribe which was indigenous to the area. The population was 843,746 at the
2000 census. The
county seat is
Tucson, where nearly all of the population is centered.
Pima County contains parts of the
Tohono O'odham Nation, as well as all of the
San Xavier Indian Reservation,
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument,
Ironwood Forest National Monument and
Saguaro National Park.
The vast majority of the county population lies in and around the city of
Tucson (2005 city population: 529,770), filling much of the eastern part of the county with urban development. Tucson, Arizona's second largest city, is a major commercial and academic center. Other urban areas include the Tucson suburbs of
Oro Valley (population 39,400),
Marana (population 26,725),
Sahuarita (population 13,990), and
South Tucson (population 5,630), a large ring of unincorporated urban development, and the growing
satellite town Green Valley. The rest of the county is sparsely populated; the largest towns are
Sells, the capital of the Tohono O'odham Nation, and
Ajo in the far western region of the county.
History
Pima County, one of the four original counties in Arizona, was created by the
1st Arizona Territorial Legislature with land acquired through the
Gadsden Purchase from
Mexico in 1853. The original county consisted of all of Arizona Territory east of latitude 113° 20' and south of the
Gila River. Soon thereafter, the counties of
Cochise,
Graham and
Santa Cruz were carved from the original Pima County.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 9,189
square miles (29,799
km²), of which, 9,186 square miles (23,792 km²) of it's land and 3 square miles (7 km²) of it (0.03%) is water.
Adjacent Counties and Municipios
- Yuma County, Arizona - west
- Maricopa County, Arizona - north
- Pinal County, Arizona - north
- Graham County, Arizona - northeast
- Cochise County, Arizona - east
- Santa Cruz County, Arizona - southeast
- Altar, Sonora, Mexico - south
- Caborca, Sonora, Mexico - south
- Plutarco Elías Calles, Sonora, Mexico - south
- Sáric, Sonora, Mexico - south
Demographics
Pima County
Population by year
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2006 946,362
2005 924,787
2000 843,746
1990 666,880
1980 531,443
1970 351,667
1960 265,660
1950 141,216
1940 72,838
1930 55,676
1920 34,680
1910 22,818
1900 14,689
1890 12,673
1880 17,006
1870 5,716
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As of the
census of 2000, there were 843,746 people, 332,350 households, and 212,039 families residing in the county. The
population density was 92 people per square mile (35/km²). There were 366,737 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile (15/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.07%
White, 3.03%
Black or
African American, 3.22%
Native American, 2.04%
Asian, 0.13%
Pacific Islander, 13.30% from
other races, and 3.21% from two or more races. 29.34% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 22.80% reported speaking
Spanish at home
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There were 332,350 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.70% were
married couples living together, 11.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.20% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,758, and the median income for a family was $44,446. Males had a median income of $32,156 versus $24,959 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $19,785. About 10.50% of families and 14.70% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 19.40% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.
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