Picacho, Arizona
Picacho, Arizona | |
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Census-designated place | |
Picacho, Arizona Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 32°42′58″N 111°29′43″W / 32.71611°N 111.49528°WCoordinates: 32°42′58″N 111°29′43″W / 32.71611°N 111.49528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Pinal |
Area | |
• Total | 6.14 sq mi (15.92 km2) |
• Land | 6.14 sq mi (15.91 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,614 ft (492 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 471 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | N/A |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
ZIP code | 85241 |
Area code(s) | 520 |
GNIS feature ID | 9393 |
Picacho (/piːkɑːtʃoʊ/) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 471 at the 2010 census.
Picacho is located near Interstate 10, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of Eloy and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Picacho Peak State Park. Picacho has a post office with ZIP code 85241, which opened in 1881.[3] The community's name is Spanish for "peak" and is derived from the Picacho Mountains.[4] Picacho has a ZIP Code of 85241; in 2000, the population of the 85241 ZCTA was 521.[5]
By late 2012, parts of Picacho were to be removed under Arizona eminent domain law on account of Interstate 10 expansion.[citation needed]
Demographics[]
In 2010 Picacho had a population of 471. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 62.4% Hispanic or Latino, 33.8% non-Hispanic white, 0.6% non-Hispanic black, 0.7% Hispanic blacks, 1.5% non-Hispanic Native American, 1.0% Hispanic Native Americans, 0.6% non-Hispanics reporting some other race and 7.0% of the population reporting two or more races.[6]
References[]
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 18, 2017.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Picacho, Arizona
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2010-07-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ 2010 Census report for Picacho
- Butterfield Overland Mail stations
- Census-designated places in Pinal County, Arizona
- San Antonio–San Diego Mail Line
- Butterfield Overland Mail in New Mexico Territory
- Stagecoach stops in the United States