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1912 ARIZONA 5,130,632 3,665,339 2,716,546 1,775,399 1,302,161 749,587 499,261 435,573 334,162 204,354 122,931 88,243 40,440 9,658 6,482
Counties
1879 Apache 69,423 61,591 52,108 32,304 30,438 27,767 24,095 17,765 13,196 9,196 8,297 4,281 5,283
1881 Cochise 117,755 97,624 85,686 61,918 55,039 31,488 34,627 40,998 46,465 34,591 9,251 6,938
1891 Coconino 116,320 96,591 75,008 48,326 41,857 23,910 18,770 14,064 9,982 8,130 5,514
1881 Gila 51,335 40,216 37,080 29,255 25,745 24,158 23,867 31,016 25,678 16,348 4,973 2,021
1881 Graham 33,489 26,554 22,862 16,578 14,045 12,985 12,113 10,373 10,148 23,999 14,162 5,670
1909 Greenlee 8,547 8,008 11,406 10,330 11,509 12,805 8,698 9,886 15,362
1983 LaPaz 19,715 13,844 12,557 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
1871 Maricopa 3,072,149 2,122,101 1,509,175 971,228 663,510 331,770 186,193 150,970 89,576 34,488 20,457 10,986 5,689
1864 Mohave 155,032 93,497 55865 25857 7736 8510 8591 5572 5259 3773 3426 1444 1190 179
1895 Navajo 97,470 77,674 67,629 47,559 37,994 29,446 25,309 21,202 16,077 11,471 8,829
1864 Pima 843,746 666,957 531,443 351,667 265,660 141,216 72,838 55,676 34,680 22,818 14,689 12,673 17,006 5,716
1875 Pinal 179,727 116,397 90,918 68,579 62,673 43,191 28,841 22,081 16,130 9,045 7,779 4,251 3,044
1899 Santa Cruz 38,381 29,676 20,459 13,966 10,808 9,344 9,482 9,684 12,689 6,766 4,545
1864 Yavapai 167,517 107,714 68,145 37,005 28,912 24,991 26,511 28,470 24,016 15,996 13,799 8,685 5,013 2,142
1864 Yuma 160,026 106,895 76,205 60,827** 46,235** 28,006** 19,326** 17,816** 14,904** 7,733** 4,145** 2,671** 3,215** 1,621**
Indians not listed by county: 3,065 28,623
Places
Ajo 3,705 2,919 5,189 5,881 7,049 5,817 4,571* 2,336*
1978 Apache Junction 31814 18092 9935 3863
1946 Avondale 35,883 16,169 8,168 6,626 6,151 2,505
Bagdad 1,578 1,858 2,331 2,079 1,462 275*
1924 Benson 4,711 3,824 4,190 2,839 2,494 1,440 962 925 825* 1,035* 348
1902 Bisbee 6,090 6,288 7,154 8,328 9,914 3,801 5,853 8,023 9,205 9,019 1,535
1929 Buckeye 8,497 4,436 3,434 2,599 2,286 1,932 1,305 1,077 726* 684* 200
1984 Bullhead City 33,769 21,951 10,719
Bylas 1,219 1,175 1,125
1986 Camp Verde 9,451 6,243 3,824
1984 Carefree 2,927 1,657 964
1915 Casa Grande 25,224 19,076 14,971 10,536 8,311 4,181 1,545 1,351 948 328 33
Catalina 7,025 4,864 2,749
DECENNIAL CENSUS POPULATION OF ARIZONA, COUNTIES, CITIES, PLACES: 1860 TO 2000
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DECENNIAL CENSUS POPULATION OF ARIZONA, COUNTIES, CITIES, PLACES: 1860 TO 2000
1986 Cave Creek 3728 2925 1712
Central Heights-
Midland City 2,969 2,791 2,289 2,486
1920 Chandler 176,581 89,862 29,673 13,763 9,531 3,799 1,239 1,378
1970 Chino Valley 7,835 4,837 2,858 803
1957 Clarkdale 3,422 2,144 1,512 892 1,095 1,609 5,526* 2,435
Claypool 1,794 1,942 2,362 2,245 2,505
1909 Clifton 2,596 2,840 4,245 5,087 4,191 3,466 2,668 2,305 4,163 4,874 600
1985 Colorado City 3,334 2,426 1,439
1945 Coolidge 7,786 6,934 6,851 5,314 4,990 4,306
1960 Cottonwood 9,179 5,918 4,550 2,610 1,879 1,626
1905 Douglas 14,312 13,137 13,058 12,462 11,925 9,442 8,623 9,828 9,916 6,437
1938 Duncan 812 662 603 773 862 941 887
1948 Eagar 4,033 4,025 2,791 1,279 873 637 562* 635* 397*
1951 El Mirage 7,609 5,001 4,307 3,258 1,723
1949 Eloy 10,375 7,211 6,240 5,381 4,899 3,580
1894 Flagstaff 52,894 45,857 34,743 26,117 18,214 7,663 5,080 3,891 3,186 1,633 1,271 963
1908 Florence 14,466 7,321 3,391 2,173 2,143 1,776 1,383 1,318 1,161 807 1,486 902
1989 Fountain Hills 20,235 10,030 2,771
1956 Fredonia 1,036 1,207 1,040 798 643
1962 Gila Bend 1,980 1,747 1,585 1,795 1,813 1,275* 745* 199*
1920 Gilbert 109,697 29,122 5,717 1,971 1,833 1,114 837 791 865
1910 Glendale 218,812 147,864 97,172 36,228 15,893 8,179 4,855 3,665 2,737 1,000*
1907 Globe 7,486 6,062 6,886 7,333 6,217 6,419 6,141 7,157 7,044 7,083 1,495 704
1946 Goodyear 18911 6258 2747 2140 1654 1254 1135
Grand Canyon 1,460 1,499 1,348 1,011
1975 Guadalupe 5,228 5,458 4,506 4,039
1956 Hayden 892 909 1,205 1,283 1,760 1,494 2,364* 2,508* 582*
1917 Holbrook 4,917 4,686 5,785 4,759 3,438 2,336 1,184 1,115 1,206 609* 206
1958 Huachuca City 1,751 1,782 1,661 1,241 1,330
1899 Jerome 329 403 420 290 243 1,233 2,295 4,932 4,030 2,393 2,861 250
1959 Kearny 2,249 2,262 2,646 2,829 902
1952 Kingman 20,069 12,722 9,257 7,312 4,525 3,342 2,275* 1,276* 900* 322
1978 Lake Havasu City 41,938 24,363 15,909 4,111
1987 Litchfield Park 3,810 3,303 3,657 1,664
1958 Mammoth 1,762 1,845 1,906 1,953 1,913 239* 324* 651*
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DECENNIAL CENSUS POPULATION OF ARIZONA, COUNTIES, CITIES, PLACES: 1860 TO 2000
1977 Marana 13556 2187 1674 1154
1883 Mesa 396,375 288,104 152,404 63,049 33,772 16,790 7,224 3,711 3,036 1,692 722 151
1918 Miami 1,936 2,018 2,716 3,394 3,350 4,329 4,722 7,693 6,689 1,390*
1893 Nogales 20,878 19,489 15,683 8,946 7,286 6,153 5,135 6,006 5,199 3,514 1,761 1,194
1974 Oro Valley 29,700 6,670 1,489 581
1975 Page 6,809 6,598 4,907 1,439 2,960
1961 Paradise Valley 13,664 11,773 11,085 6,637
1948 Parker 3,140 2,897 2,542 1,948 1,642 1,201 1,315* 420*
1948 Patagonia 881 888 980 630 540 700
1973 Payson 13,620 8,377 5,068 1,787
1954 Peoria 108,364 50,675 12,171 4,792 2,593 1,748* 2,371* 300*
1881 Phoenix 1,321,045 983,392 789,704 584,303 439,170 106,818 65,414 48,118 29,053 11,134 5,544 3,152 1,708
1916 Pima 1989 1725 1599 1184 806 824 867 980 515 500 521 750
1984 Pinetop-Lakeside 3,582 2,422 2,315
1883 Prescott 33,938 26,592 19,865 13,631 12,861 6,764 6,018 5,517 5,010 5,092 3,559 1,759 1,836 668
1978 Prescott Valley 23,535 8,904 2,284 244
1989 Quartzsite 3,354 1,876 1,193
1989 Queen Creek 4,316 2,667 1,378
1901 Safford 9,232 7,359 7,010 5,493 4,648 3,756 2,266 1,706 1,336 929* 173
1994 Sahuarita 3,242 1,629
1946 Saint Johns 3,269 3,294 3,368 1,320 1,310 1,469 1,386* 1,386* 835* 482 546
San Carlos 3,716 2,918 2,668 2,542
1979 San Luis 15,322 4,212 1,946 189
San Manuel 4,375 4,009 5,443 4,332 4,524
1951 Scottsdale 202705 130075 88622 67823 10026 2032 2,761* 1.047*
1988 Sedona 10,192 7,720 5,319 2,022
1953 Show Low 7,695 5,020 4,298 2,129 1,625 315* 258* 201*
1956 Sierra Vista 37,775 32,983 24,937 6,689 3,121
1948 Snowflake 4,460 3,679 3,510 1,977 982 929 1,259 758 494* 275
1918 Somerton 7,266 5,282 3,969 2,225 1,613 1,825 1,247 891 938
1940 South Tucson 5,490 5,171 6,554 6,220 7,004 2,364 1,066
1948 Springerville 1,972 1,802 1,452 1,151 719 689 565* 479* 296* 443 364
Sun City 38,309 38,126 40,505 13,670
Sun City West 26,344 15,997 3,772
Sun Lakes 11,936 6,578 1,925
1976 Superior 3,254 3,468 4,600 4,975 4,875 4,295* 2,464*
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DECENNIAL CENSUS POPULATION OF ARIZONA, COUNTIES, CITIES, PLACES: 1860 TO 2000
1960 Surprise 30848 7122 3723 2427
1966 Taylor 3,176 2,418 1,915 888
1894 Tempe 158,625 141,993 106,920 63,550 24,897 7,684 2,906 2,495 1,963 1,473 885 135
1899 Thatcher 4,022 3,763 3,374 2,320 1,581 1,284 1,106 895 899 904 644 320
1929 Tolleson 4,974 4,434 4,433 3,881 3,886 3,042 1,731 910
1881 Tombstone 1,504 1,220 1,632 1,241 1,283 910 822 849 1,178 1,582
1877 Tucson 486,699 405,371 330,537 262,933 212,892 45,454 35,752 32,506 20,292 13,193 7,531 5,150 7,007 3,215 915
1970 Wellton 1,829 1,066 911 957
1909 Wickenburg 5,082 4,515 3,535 2,698 2,445 1,736 995 734 527 570 104 174
1915 Willcox 3,733 3,122 3,243 2,568 2,441 1,266 884 806 905 1,632* 396
1901 Williams 2,842 2,532 2,266 2,386 3,559 2,152 2,622 2,166 1,350 1,267 199
Window Rock 3,059 3,306 2,230
1949 Winkelman 443 676 1060 974 1123 548 524 929 573 484*
1900 Winslow 9,520 9,279 7,921 8,066 8,862 6,518 4,577 3,917 3,730 2,381 1,305 363
1960 Youngtown 3,010 2,542 2,254 1,886
1914 Yuma 77,515 56,966 42,481 29,007 23,974 9,145 5,325 4,892 4,237 2,914 1,519 1,773 1,200 1,144
*Precinct figure. Includes all those who voted in the population center; this figure was usually greater than the actual population.
**La Paz County was included in Yuma County
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