Pima County, Arizona
The Pima County is located in the south of the U.S. state of Arizona. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Tucson.
History
The Pima County, one of the first four counties in Arizona, was founded in 1864 and after the Pima Indians who live here named. The Pima County was founded on the knowledge acquired by the Gadsden Purchase land in 1853. Originally, the County included all of Arizona west of the Colorado River, in the north to the Gila River, in the south to the border with Sonora, Mexico, and east to the border with New Mexico. Soon after the Cochise County, Graham and Santa Cruz and Pima County was less developed.
Demographic data
2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 843 746 people in Pima County. There were 332 350 households and 212 039 families. The population density was 35 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 75.07 percent White, 3.03 percent African American, 3.22 percent Native American, 2.04 percent Asian, 0.13 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 13.30 percent from other races groups; 3.21 percent were descended from two or more races. 29.34 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 332 350 households out of which 29.2 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 47.7 percent were married couples living together, 11.8 percent were single mothers, 36.2 percent were non-families. 28.5 of all households and 9.4 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.06.
Based on the county the population was spread from 24.6 percent population under 18 years, 10.9 percent between 18 and 24 years, 28.4 percent between 25 and 44 years, 21.9 percent between 45 and 64 years and 14.2 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 36,758, and the median income for a family was $ 44,446. Males have a median income of $ 32,156, women $ 24,959. The per capita income was $ 19,785. 14.7 percent of the population and 10.5 percent of families are below the poverty line. 19.4 percent of them are under age 18 and 8.2 percent are 65 years or older.
Reserves and Parks
- The Saguaro National Park
- The Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
- The Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation
- The Ironwood Forest National Monument
- The Catalina State Park
- The Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- Cabeza Prieta parts of the National Wildlife Refuge
- Parts of the Coronado National Forest
- Parts of the Ironwood Forest National Monument
- Las Cienegas National parts of the Conservation Area
Towns and villages
- Ajo
- Avra Valley
- Casas Adobes
- Catalina
- Catalina Foothills
- Corona de Tucson
- Drexel Heights
- Drexel - Alvernon
- East Sahuarita
- Flowing Wells
- Green Valley
- Little Town
- Lukeville
- Marana
- Oro Valley
- Picture Rocks
- Pisinemo
- Sahuarita
- Santa Rosa
- Sells
- South Tucson
- Summit
- Tanque Verde
- Three Points
- Tortolita
- Tucson
- Tucson Estates
- Vail
- Valencia West
Ghost Towns
- Allen
- Arivaca
- Azurite
- Brownell
- Cerro Colorado
- Clarkston
- Continental
- Greaterville
- Gunsight
- Helvetia
- Las Guijas
- Mineral Hill
- Olive
- Quijotoa
- Pantano station
- Redington
- Rosemont
- Silver Bell
- Total Wreck
- Twin Buttes
- Weldon