CDP in Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Census-designated place in Arizona, United States
Rio Rico is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County , Arizona , United States.[1] The population was 18,962 at the 2010 census . The Rio Rico CDP replaced the former CDPs of Rio Rico Northwest ,[4] Rio Rico Northeast ,[5] Rio Rico Southwest ,[6] and Rio Rico Southeast .[7]
Geography
Rio Rico is located in Santa Cruz County, north of Nogales at the confluence of Sonoita Creek and the Santa Cruz River .[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau , the community has a total area of 62.3 square miles (161.2 km2 ), all land.[9]
Rio Rico includes the site of the ghost town of Calabasas, Arizona .
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
2010 18,962 — 2020 20,549 8.4%
As of the census [11] of 2010, there were 18,962 people living in the community, making it Santa Cruz County's second-largest community after its historic population center and county seat, Nogales . The population density was 304.6 inhabitants per square mile (117.6/km2 ). There were 6,356 housing units at an average density of 102.1 per square mile (39.4/km2 ). The racial makeup of the community was 85.3% Hispanic or Latino , 0.4% Black or African American , 0.6% Native American , 0.5% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , and 1.8% from two or more races. Approximately 11.4% of the population is non-Hispanic white .
See also
References
^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rio Rico Census Designated Place
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021 .
^ "Rio Rico ZIP Code" . zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023 .
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rio Rico Northwest Census Designated Place (historical)
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rio Rico Northeast Census Designated Place (historical)
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rio Rico Northwest Census Designated Place (historical)
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rio Rico Southeast Census Designated Place (historical)
^ Rio Rico, Arizona, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981 (1992 rev.)
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011 .
^ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
^ "U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved August 3, 2017 .
External links
Media related to Rio Rico, Arizona at Wikimedia Commons