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Childs, Arizona
Childs, Arizona is located in Arizona
Childs, Arizona
Childs, Arizona
Location in Arizona
Childs, Arizona is located in the United States
Childs, Arizona
Childs, Arizona
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Arizona
County Pima
Elevation
1,430 ft (440 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
Area code(s) 520
GNIS feature ID 2831

Childs is an unincorporated community in Pima County, Arizona, United States, located 6 miles north of Ajo.

Childs was established in 1916 as a station on the Tucson, Cornelia and Gila Bend Railroad, which went from Gila Bend, Arizona to Ajo. Childs was named for local rancher and miner Tom Childs, who discovered copper at Ajo. In 1934, Childs was described as a post office and railroad station.

In 1969, Childs was described as a longer siding on the Tucson, Cornelia and Gila Bend Railroad, which went from Gila Bend, Arizona to Ajo. In 1972, Childs and other sidings were humorously referred to as a "metropolises", though the article stated there were some children at Childs.

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