Patagonia, Arizona
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Patagonia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85624. It lies near CCC Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Patagonia quadrangle. 804 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,055 feet above sea level.
On record in Patagonia
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 4 records
Cady Halllisted 1992
James Finley Houselisted 1974
Little Outfit Schoolhouse, Thelisted 2009
San Rafael Ranch Historic Districtlisted 2008
Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records
- Commercial Hotel, State Route 82 Vicinity, Patagoniafederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Fort Crittenden (Ruins), Patagoniafederal building survey, 1 photograph
Population over time
2 figuresPatagonia fell from 913 to 804 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 | 913 | |
| 2020 | 804 | -109 (-12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1904 USGS Patagonia quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Patagonia quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1922 USGS Agus Caliente quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Mount Wrightson quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Patagonia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Fort Huachuca quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Patagonia quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
2 photographs,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
86 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Patagonia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,822 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | HARSHAW |
| 21 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoita-Elgin Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 20 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | ALUM |
| 10 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | SALERO |
| 10 August 2009 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Coronado National Forest | THREE R |
| 8 July 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | RED |
| 7 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | HERO |
| 6 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | AZTEC |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 79 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 79 workings within 5 miles of Patagonia: 40 past producers, 15 producers, 13 prospects, 8 occurrences. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Gold, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barite Occurence | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Barite | |
| Basin | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Basin Mine Group | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | Producer | 1882, 1885, 1949 | |
| Blue Eagle Mine | Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Producer | 1897, 1903, 1956 | |
| Blue Eagle Mine | Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Jay Prospect | Iron, Aluminum, Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Lead Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1912, 1923 | |
| Blue Lead Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Bonnie Carrie | Lead, Silver, Antimony, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| California Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1910, 1920 |
Storms near this place
24 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Patagonia in 24 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 8 hail, 8 flash flood, 8 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Patagonia | $10,000 | Three to four inches or more of rainfall in one to two hours caused Sonoita Creek to overflow its banks into parts of Patagonia. Eight mobile homes were evacuated as a precaution with water 18 inches deep surrounding them. An additional 14 homes were also evacuated. Only minimal damage occurred to the skirting of these homes since they were elevated off the surface. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Patagonia | $6,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds near the Town of Patagonia caused a several hundred pound storage shed to be damaged when blown across a yard. Also shingles were torn off several roofs in a neighborhood. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Patagonia | $1,000 | An estimated 3 ft of water moved across low water crossing on Forest Service 143 Rd. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Patagonia | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed large tree branches at several locations in Patagonia. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Patagonia | $1,000 | Several tree branches and a power line were downed by thunderstorm winds in Patagonia. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Patagonia | $300 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Patagonia | - | A personal weather station gusted to 83 mph in Patagonia, AZ. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Patagonia | - | CWOP weather station CW4232 recorded a wind gust of 60 mph. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Patagonia | - | Heavy rain of 1-2 inches along Sonoita and Harshaw Creeks caused flash flooding of rural roadways east of Route 82 northeast of Patagonia as well as Sonoita Ave in Patagonia. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Patagonia | - | A thunderstorm wind gust to 73 mph was recorded at CWOP site GW3161 near Patagonia at 1616MST. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Patagonia | - | A slow moving thunderstorm produced several minutes of nickel to quarter size hail near Patagonia. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Patagonia | - | Flash flooding occurred along Red Rock and Harshaw Creeks. Streets in Patagonia were impassable where flood waters crossed up to 2 feet deep. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Patagonia | - | Hail 1.5 in diameter occurred in Patagonia due to an intense thunderstorm. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Patagonia | - | Local law enforcement reported one inch (1.00 inch) hail in the Town of Patagonia. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Patagonia | - | A strong thunderstorm brought hail to the Town of Patagonia, with sizes of hail ranging from a quarter of an inch to over three quarters of an inch. Hail was covering the ground in some locations. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Patagonia | - | Golf ball size hail was reported in the Town of Patagonia. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Patagonia | - | Widespread street flooding occurred in the Town of Patagonia and also in the Town of Rio Rico due to heavy rainfall. |
| September 2005 | Flash Flood | Patagonia | - | A trained spotter east of the Town of Patagonia reported that Cimmarron Road was impassable due to flood waters. The same spotter reported that they had received two inches of rain in less than one hour. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Patagonia | - | A trained spotter in Patagonia reported a measured thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph (51 knots). |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Patagonia | - | Heavy rainfall in Patagonia caused the streets to flood and the garage of the fire station to be flooded. There was not property damage, however the streets where impassable throughout most of the town. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Patagonia | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Patagonia | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Flash Flood | Patagonia | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Patagonia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trench Camp | 5.4 miles | 22 | |
| Harshaw | 5.6 miles | 22 | |
| Alto | 7.9 miles | 23 | |
| Hacienda Los Encino | 10.1 miles | 28 | |
| Sonoita | 11.0 miles | 28 | |
| Washington Camp | 11.4 miles | 22 | |
| Beyerville | 12.2 miles | 20 | |
| Duquesne | 12.2 miles | 23 |
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 Patagonia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1024689 | 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 32726. 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.









