Tubac, Arizona

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Tubac, Arizona
settlement_type = CDP

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image_caption = St. Ann's Church, Tubac, 1937

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map_caption = Location in Santa Cruz County and the state of Arizona


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subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_name1 = Arizona
subdivision_name2 = Santa Cruz
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area_total_km2 = 21.2
area_total_sq_mi = 8.2
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 949
population_density_km2 = 44.8
population_density_sq_mi = 115.7
timezone = MST (no DST)
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Tubac is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 949 at the 2000 census. The name is a Spanish corruption of O'odham phrase "s-cuk baʼa", or perhaps "cu wa", meaning "black water" or "low place", respectively [ [http://www.tubacaz.com/history.asp Tubac Chamber of Commerce] ] Tubac is situated on the Santa Cruz River.

Tubac was the original Spanish colonial garrison in Arizona. It was depopulated during the O'odham Uprising in the eighteenth century. During the nineteenth century, the area was repopulated by miners, farmers and ranchers, but the town of Tubac is best known today as an artists' colony.

Geography

Tubac is located at coor dms|31|37|32|N|111|3|7|W|city (31.625462, -111.051921)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.2 square miles (21.2 km²), all of it land.

History

Established in 1752 as a Spanish presidio, the first Spanish colonial garrison in what is now Arizona, Tubac was one of the stops on the Camino Real (the "Royal Road") from Mexico to the Spanish settlements in California.

Tubac's most famous Spanish resident was Juan Bautista de Anza. While stationed at Tubac (1760-1776), de Anza built the chapel of Santa Gertrudis, the foundations of which lie beneath today's St. Ann's Church.

California gambler and highwayman Jack Powers was murdered in Mexico in November 1860, south of Nogales, and his body fed to a pen of starving hogs. The uneaten part of his corpse was buried in the Arizona Territory south of Tubac. [Walker A. Tompkins, "Santa Barbara History Makers". McNally & Loftin, 1983. p. 105. ISBN 0-87461-059-1]

Attractions

The remains of the old Spanish presidio are preserved by Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. The park also features a regional museum, an underground archeology display, and other historic buildings.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 949 people, 481 households, and 303 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 115.9 people per square mile (44.8/km²). There were 569 housing units at an average density of 69.5/sq mi (26.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.72% White, 1.16% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 8.96% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 18.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 481 households out of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.45.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 12.3% under the age of 18, 2.5% from 18 to 24, 12.1% from 25 to 44, 37.8% from 45 to 64, and 35.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,444, and the median income for a family was $59,375. Males had a median income of $36,528 versus $30,268 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $46,643. About 2.1% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.tubacaz.com/ Tubac, Arizona; Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.pr.state.az.us/parks/parkhtml/tubac.html Tubac Presidio State Historic Park]
* [http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/tubac/ History of Tubac] , prepared for Arizona State Parks