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.
Population over time
2 figuresMarana 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34,961 | |
| 2020 | 51,908 | +16,947 (+48%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1934 USGS Tucson Mountains quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS Cortaro quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cortaro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Marana quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1992 USGS Marana quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Silver Bell Mountains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Marana quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 69 |
| Smoking | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Avra Valley Fire District | not named |
| 17 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 1088 |
| 17 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | RILLITO |
| 13 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Avra Valley Fire District | not named |
| 11 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Rescue District | not named |
| 1 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Rescue District | 1810880 |
| 3 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 3 August 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional 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.
Storms near this place
39 since 1996Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marana | $175,000 | Strong 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 2001 | Lightning | Marana | $40,000 | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marana | $35,000 | Downed 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 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marana | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marana | $25,000 | Thunderstorm 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 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marana | $24,000 | The 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 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Marana | $13,000 | A 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marana | $7,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a shallow-rooted tree which fell onto a mobile home, causing significant roof and wall damage. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marana | $7,000 | Thunderstorm 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 1998 | Flash Flood | Marana | $5,000 | Three homes sustained water damage and the occupants had to be temporarily evacuated. A couple of streets were also flooded. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marana | $2,000 | Partial roof blown off home near I-10 and Barnett Rd. |
| July 2025 | Lightning | Marana | $2,000 | Lightning damaged equipment leading to a power outage for 5 hours in NW Marana. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marana | $2,000 | A strong thunderstorm caused a large fence to be blown down. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marana | $1,000 | Two large tree branches broke off of an Eucalyptus tree due to strong winds (estimated 50 mph) in the Picture Rocks area. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marana | $1,000 | Trained spotter reported that power lines had been blown down by a thunderstorm wind gust. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marana | $1,000 | This 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Marana | - | 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 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Marana | - | Landspout tornado occurred in the vicinity of Sandario and Barnett Roads. Tornado remained over open desert with no damage noted. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Marana | - | 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 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Marana | - | Twitter photo of a cold air funnel near Avra Valley was received. |
| July 2010 | Flood | Marana | - | The Santa Cruz River near Trico Road was reported to be topping its banks. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Marana | - | A trained spotter reported one foot of water across Emily Road in the Community of Avra Valley. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Marana | - | Avra Valley Road was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Marana | - | 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 2005 | Hail | Marana | - | Trained spotter reported three quarter inch hail near the Tucson Mountains, to the west of the City of Tucson. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Marana | - | 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 2004 | Flash Flood | Marana | - | A trained spotter reported that the underpass at Orange Grove Road and Interstate 10 was impassable due to high water. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Marana | - | 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 2000 | Flash Flood | Marana | - | Tangarine Road closed due to water flowing across road. |
| August 2000 | Flash Flood | Marana | - | Several roads in the Marana area closed due to heavy rain. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Marana | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Marana | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Marana | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Marana | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Marana | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Marana | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marana | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Marana | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Marana | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Rillito | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Naviska | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Dobson | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Avra Valley | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Picture Rocks | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Avra | 7.5 miles | 19 | |
| Cortaro | 9.1 miles | 20 |
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 Marana | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q762743 | The 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.











