Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in Arizona, United States. It is the seat of Pima County. It is 118 miles (188 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles (98 km) north of the Mexican border. It is where the shooting of senator Gabrielle Giffords took place. Arizona has many deserts. It is visited by many people to escape cold weather. Tucson has a population of 542,629 as of 2020[3] and is the second most populated city in Arizona behind Phoenix. The city has a mean elevation of 2,400 feet. The climate of Tucson is an arid desert climate with very hot summers and mild winters. The monsoon occurs in mid June and ends around late September in the Tucson area.
| City of Tucson | |
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| Etymology: O'odham Cuk Ṣon Template:IPA-azc, "(at the) base of the black [hill]" | |
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 Location within Pima County | |
| Coordinates: 32°13′18″N 110°55′35″W / 32.22167°N 110.92639°WCoordinates: 32°13′18″N 110°55′35″W / 32.22167°N 110.92639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pima |
| Founded | August 20, 1775 |
| Incorporated | February 7, 1877[1] |
| Founded by | Hugo O'Conor |
| Ward | 6 Wards
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| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager government |
| • Body | Tucson City Council |
| • Mayor | Regina Romero (D) |
| • Vice Mayor | Nikki Lee |
| • City Manager | Michael Ortega |
| • City Council | List
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| Area | |
| • City | 240.79 sq mi (623.65 km2) |
| • Land | 240.48 sq mi (622.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,389 ft (728 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 542,629 |
| • Rank | 33rd in the United States 2nd in Arizona |
| • Density | 2,256.44/sq mi (871.23/km2) |
| • Metro | 1,043,433 (53rd) |
| Time zone | UTC-07:00 (MST (no DST)) |
| ZIP Codes | 85701-85775 |
| FIPS code | 04-77000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 43534[5] |
| Website | tucsonaz |
| 1 Urban = 2010 Census | |
Tucson, Arizona Media
Tucson's Stone Avenue, 1880
Courthouse in Tucson, 1898
Tucson, as seen from space: The city's four major malls are indicated by blue arrows.
During wintertime, snow may fall in Tucson on rare occasions.
Downtown Tucson viewed from the Tucson Mountains
A 19th-century adobe house in the Armory Park neighborhood
Bikes along Congress Street near Fifth Avenue
The recently restored Fox Theatre is in downtown Tucson.
University of Arizona Main Library
Tucson International Airport when it was under renovation
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References
- ↑ "Annexations | Official website of the City of Tucson". Tucsonaz.gov. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Tucson city, Arizona". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ↑ "Tucson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
Other websites
- Official government website Archived 1998-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
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