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Marana, Arizona

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Marana census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85653. The Survey maps it on the Marana quadrangle. 51,908 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,991 feet above sea level.

Marana within Pima County

Population over time

2 figures

Marana grew from 34,961 to 51,908 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201034,961
202051,908+16,947 (+48%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

106 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Marana between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,417 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined69
Smoking18
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Arson/incendiarism3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
22 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAvra Valley Fire Districtnot named
17 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office1088
17 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeRILLITO
13 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAvra Valley Fire Districtnot named
11 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Fire Rescue Districtnot named
1 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Fire Rescue District1810880
3 August 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
3 August 1994Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pima County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Marana: 6 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, Limestone, General, Cement Rock. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Rillito MillLimestone, General, Cement RockProducer
UnknownGeothermalOccurrence
UnknownGeothermalOccurrence
UnknownGeothermalOccurrence
UnknownGeothermalOccurrence
UnknownGeothermalOccurrence
UnknownGeothermalOccurrence

Every working recorded in Pima County

Storms near this place

39 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marana in 39 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 14 flash flood, 13 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2005Thunderstorm WindMarana$175,000Strong thunderstorm winds (most likely a microburst) caused severe damage to several trailer homes and several vehicles in the Town of Marana near Avra Valley Road. Three trailers had damage, while three others were completely destroyed, including one being thrown onto a vehicle, and another being wrapped around a telephone phone. There were no injuries.
August 2001LightningMarana$40,000no account filed
August 2015Thunderstorm WindMarana$35,000Downed power lines in Marana resulted in multiple road closures, and up to 1000 customers without power. At least 20 power poles were knocked over by wind on Twin Peaks Road alone, which trapped 6 vehicles and 11 people in their cars for a period of time. In addition, a 51 kt wind gust was measured at Marana Airport.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindMarana$30,000no account filed
August 2023Thunderstorm WindMarana$25,000Thunderstorm winds downed six power poles along Moore Rd between Frontage and Clark Farms Rds. in Marana and four poles along Avra Valley Rd. between Garvey and Trico Rds. in Picture Rocks. A wind gust to 58 mph was recorded at KMZJ Pinal Air Park AWOS.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindMarana$24,000The local broadcast media reported that strong thunderstorm wind gusts downed several power poles in the Community of Avra Valley. Additionally, a car window was blown in while driving along Interstate 10 near the Cortaro Road exit in the Town of Marana.
October 2006Tornado (F0)Marana$13,000A nearly stationary tornado caused damage to a trailer, parked at a residence on Avra Valley Road in Marana, AZ, by blowing it onto its side. Also, a few homes near the intersection of West Avra Valley Road and North Anway Road close to the Town of Marana, AZ experienced minor damage.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindMarana$7,000Thunderstorm winds downed a shallow-rooted tree which fell onto a mobile home, causing significant roof and wall damage.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindMarana$7,000Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a market, damaged the roof of the First Baptist Church, and uprooted or snapped the limbs off of 5-8 trees.
July 1998Flash FloodMarana$5,000Three homes sustained water damage and the occupants had to be temporarily evacuated. A couple of streets were also flooded.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindMarana$2,000Partial roof blown off home near I-10 and Barnett Rd.
July 2025LightningMarana$2,000Lightning damaged equipment leading to a power outage for 5 hours in NW Marana.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindMarana$2,000A strong thunderstorm caused a large fence to be blown down.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindMarana$1,000Two large tree branches broke off of an Eucalyptus tree due to strong winds (estimated 50 mph) in the Picture Rocks area.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindMarana$1,000Trained spotter reported that power lines had been blown down by a thunderstorm wind gust.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindMarana$1,000This severe thunderstorm also caused strong winds, knocking a 65 foot ham radio tower down on the east side of Marana and there were several reports of pea size hail.
July 2021Flash FloodMarana-Early morning rainfall of 1 to 1.5 on saturated ground quickly resulted in flash flooding and closure of several roads in north Marana.
July 2017Tornado (EF0)Marana-Landspout tornado occurred in the vicinity of Sandario and Barnett Roads. Tornado remained over open desert with no damage noted.
July 2017Flash FloodMarana-Flash flooding caused Moore Road to be closed between Sanders Road and the I-10 frontage road as well as Tangerine Road at I-10. Another area of flash flooding caused Snyder Hill Road to be closed between Desert Sunrise and Sandario roads in southwest Tucson.
October 2015Funnel CloudMarana-Twitter photo of a cold air funnel near Avra Valley was received.
July 2010FloodMarana-The Santa Cruz River near Trico Road was reported to be topping its banks.
July 2006Flash FloodMarana-A trained spotter reported one foot of water across Emily Road in the Community of Avra Valley.
August 2005Flash FloodMarana-Avra Valley Road was closed due to flooding.
July 2005Flash FloodMarana-The Town of Marana Police reported that there were several streets closed due to flooding. These streets included but were not limited to Tangerine Road and Twin Peaks Road.
July 2005HailMarana-Trained spotter reported three quarter inch hail near the Tucson Mountains, to the west of the City of Tucson.
July 2005Flash FloodMarana-Broadcast media showed footage of flooded streets and washes in the Town of Picture Rocks due to heavy rainfall in a short period of time.
July 2004Flash FloodMarana-A trained spotter reported that the underpass at Orange Grove Road and Interstate 10 was impassable due to high water.
August 2004Flash FloodMarana-There were several street closures due to flooding near Avra Valley Road, also near Rattlesnake pass between Silverbell Road and Twin Peaks Road. The intersection of Tangerine Road and Thornydale Road was impassable due to high running water.
June 2000Flash FloodMarana-Tangarine Road closed due to water flowing across road.
August 2000Flash FloodMarana-Several roads in the Marana area closed due to heavy rain.
September 2011HailMarana-no account filed
June 2006HailMarana-no account filed
August 2003Flash FloodMarana-no account filed
September 2002HailMarana-no account filed
August 2001Flash FloodMarana-no account filed
August 2001Flash FloodMarana-no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindMarana-no account filed
June 2000HailMarana-no account filed
July 1997HailMarana-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pima County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Nelson2.4 miles16
Rillito4.0 miles20
Naviska4.2 miles16
Dobson4.4 miles16
Avra Valley4.8 miles16
Picture Rocks6.4 miles19
Avra7.5 miles19
Cortaro9.1 miles20

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on MaranaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q762743The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 7681. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.