Picacho, Arizona facts for kids
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Picacho, Arizona
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Census-designated place
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Picacho post office (Demolished)
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Location in Pinal County and the state of Arizona
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 Picacho, Arizona
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pinal |
| Area | |
| • 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
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| • Total | 250 |
| • Density | 41.04/sq mi (15.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| ZIP code |
85241
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| Area code(s) | 520 |
| GNIS feature ID | 9393 |
Picacho 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. The community's name is Spanish for "peak" and is derived from the Picacho Mountains. Picacho has a ZIP Code of 85241; in 2000, the population of the 85241 ZCTA was 521.
By late 2012, parts of Picacho were to be removed under Arizona eminent domain law on account of Interstate 10 expansion.
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| 2020 | 250 | — | |
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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.
See also
In Spanish: Picacho (Arizona) para niños
