Picacho, Arizona
Picacho, Arizona | |
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Census-designated place | |
 Picacho post office (Demolished) | |
 Location in Pinal County and the state of Arizona | |
  Picacho, Arizona Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°42′58″N 111°29′43″W / 32.71611°N 111.49528°W / 32.71611; -111.49528 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pinal |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 6.11 sq mi (15.82 km2) |
| • Land | 6.09 sq mi (15.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,614 ft (492 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 250 |
| • Density | 41.04/sq mi (15.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| ZIP code | 85241 |
| Area code | 520 |
| GNIS feature ID | 9393 |
Picacho (/piːkɑːtʃoʊ/) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 250 at the 2020 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.[2] The community's name is Spanish for "peak" and is derived from the Picacho Mountains.[3] Picacho has a ZIP Code of 85241; in 2000, the population of the 85241 ZCTA was 521.[4]
By late 2012, parts of Picacho were to be removed under Arizona eminent domain law on account of Interstate 10 expansion.[citation needed]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 471 | — | |
| 2020 | 250 | −46.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
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]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Picacho has a hot desert climate, abbreviated "BWh" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Picacho was 119 °F (48.3 °C) on July 28, 1995, while the coldest temperature recorded was 18 °F (−7.8 °C) on January 15, 2007.[7]
| Climate data for Picacho, Arizona, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 85 (29) |
89 (32) |
99 (37) |
105 (41) |
112 (44) |
118 (48) |
119 (48) |
114 (46) |
114 (46) |
106 (41) |
100 (38) |
84 (29) |
119 (48) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 77.9 (25.5) |
81.6 (27.6) |
89.3 (31.8) |
97.7 (36.5) |
104.9 (40.5) |
111.4 (44.1) |
112.2 (44.6) |
110.3 (43.5) |
106.7 (41.5) |
99.6 (37.6) |
89.0 (31.7) |
77.5 (25.3) |
113.6 (45.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 66.7 (19.3) |
70.6 (21.4) |
77.9 (25.5) |
85.8 (29.9) |
94.6 (34.8) |
103.7 (39.8) |
104.4 (40.2) |
102.6 (39.2) |
98.6 (37.0) |
88.7 (31.5) |
76.4 (24.7) |
65.6 (18.7) |
86.3 (30.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 53.8 (12.1) |
56.9 (13.8) |
63.0 (17.2) |
69.9 (21.1) |
78.7 (25.9) |
88.1 (31.2) |
91.2 (32.9) |
90.1 (32.3) |
85.3 (29.6) |
74.5 (23.6) |
62.5 (16.9) |
52.8 (11.6) |
72.2 (22.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 41.0 (5.0) |
43.3 (6.3) |
48.2 (9.0) |
54.1 (12.3) |
62.9 (17.2) |
72.4 (22.4) |
78.1 (25.6) |
77.6 (25.3) |
72.0 (22.2) |
60.4 (15.8) |
48.6 (9.2) |
40.1 (4.5) |
58.2 (14.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 28.3 (−2.1) |
32.2 (0.1) |
36.4 (2.4) |
42.5 (5.8) |
51.5 (10.8) |
62.0 (16.7) |
68.8 (20.4) |
69.3 (20.7) |
61.5 (16.4) |
47.1 (8.4) |
34.8 (1.6) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 18 (−8) |
19 (−7) |
28 (−2) |
36 (2) |
42 (6) |
50 (10) |
58 (14) |
62 (17) |
52 (11) |
35 (2) |
25 (−4) |
20 (−7) |
18 (−8) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.01 (26) |
1.15 (29) |
0.90 (23) |
0.28 (7.1) |
0.22 (5.6) |
0.20 (5.1) |
1.26 (32) |
1.86 (47) |
0.92 (23) |
0.49 (12) |
0.51 (13) |
1.15 (29) |
9.95 (251.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 39.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 43 | 39 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 45 | 31 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 220.1 | 254.3 | 288.3 | 327.0 | 372.0 | 366.0 | 372.0 | 378.2 | 291.0 | 251.1 | 219.0 | 213.9 | 3,552.9 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.1 | 9 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 12 | 12.2 | 12 | 12.2 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 9.7 |
| Mean daily daylight hours | 10.3 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 12.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 69 | 82 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 78 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 79 |
| Average ultraviolet index | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Source 1: NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[7] Weather Atlas (humidity, sun data)[9] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Picacho, Arizona
- ^ "American FactFinder - Community Facts". Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ 2010 Census report for Picacho
- ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Tucson". National Weather Service. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Picacho 8 SE, AZ". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "Picacho, Arizona - Monthly weather forecast and Climate data". Weather Atlas. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
External links
Media related to Picacho, Arizona at Wikimedia Commons
Picacho, Arizona travel guide from Wikivoyage
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |