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Pinal, Arizona

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Globe-Miami census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85501. It lies near Sixshooter Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Globe quadrangle. 456 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,800 feet above sea level.

Pinal within Gila County

Population over time

2 figures

Pinal grew from 439 to 456 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
2010439
2020456+17 (+4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

219 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 219 fires within 5 miles of Pinal between 1992 and 2020, burning about 223 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 32 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/undetermined100
Natural40
Arson/incendiarism32
Recreation and ceremony11
Debris and open burning9
Equipment and vehicle use8
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Fireworks1

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
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTri-City Fire Districtnot named
4 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Carlos AgencyBEVERLY HILLS
30 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTonto National ForestSIXSHOOTER
30 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTonto National Forestnot named
25 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGlobe Fire Department1418
23 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGlobe Fire Department1408
23 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTonto National Forestnot named
15 September 1999Naturalunder an acreTonto National ForestNEST

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gila County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 83 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 83 workings within 5 miles of Pinal: 56 past producers, 20 producers, 5 prospects, 1 unknown. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Copper, Silver, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Albert Lea MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Vanadium, ZincPast Producer1941, 1946
Albert Lea TunnelsSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, VanadiumPast Producer
Arizona Commercial MineCopper, Gold, Silver, SilicaPast Producer1905, 1979
Big Johnnie MineCopper, IronPast Producer1901
Buffalo MineSilver, CopperPast ProducerReplacement
Copper HillCopper, Silica, Silver, UraniumPast Producer
Doughboy MineCopper, Zinc, Vanadium, Silver, Manganese, MolybdenumPast ProducerVein
Gem MineCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Manganese, ZincPast Producer1908, 1947
Gem PropertyCopper, Silver, Manganese, Zinc, GoldPast Producer
Globe Manganese MineManganese, Iron, SilverProducer1885, 1957

Every working recorded in Gila County

Storms near this place

8 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pinal in 8 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 3 heavy rain, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 3 deaths. 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
September 2025Flash FloodPinal3 killed, $25,000,000Catastrophic and deadly flash flooding occurred in the Globe area following strong to severe thunderstorms that produced very high rainfall rates. Observed gauge reports and doppler radar rainfall estimates measured approximately 2 inches of rain within 30 minutes in the Globe area. A stream gauge along the typically dry Pinal Creek, just south of Downtown Globe, recorded a dramatic 6-foot rise in water in 30 minutes between 1825MST and 1855MST. This flood wave quickly moved through downtown Globe, overtopping bridges, inundating businesses, and sweeping away dozens of vehicles. Many sloped streets also became raging currents. Additionally, around 800 propane tanks were swept into the floodwaters from a distribution center along the creek. Several dozen homes and businesses were inundated with water, with some experiencing water levels of two to three feet deep. Floodwaters traveled over 15 miles north of Globe, within Pinal Creek, all the way to the Salt River and Roosevelt Lake with additional flooding impacts experienced in the Wheatfields area. A USGS gauge on Pinal Creek just south of the Salt River recorded an 8 ft water level rise and came within half a foot of reaching the gauge's historical peak. In the aftermath of the flooding, approximately 288 tons of trash and debris as well as 800 cubic yards of dirt were cleared. There were also over 60 vehicles damaged or destroyed, with some of them wedged under bridges. The flooding resulted in three fatalities, all from vehicles swept away. In response to the catastrophic flash flooding, Globe's Mayor, Al Gameros, declared a State of Emergency for Globe on the afternoon of the 27th followed shortly by an Arizona State of Emergency declaration from Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs. Preliminary damage assessments performed in the subsequent days had estimated damage costs of approximately $25 million.
July 2007Flash FloodPinal$10,000At least one swift-water rescue was reported after streets and roads became flooded.
July 2022Flash FloodPinal-Videos on social media showed high flow in a wash near the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation line between Globe and San Carlos, making low water crossings through the wash impassable. Further downstream, a 5 ft rise was recorded in Gilson Wash. No damage or injuries were reported.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindPinal-The Globe RAWS weather station (QGLA3), south of Globe proper, measured a 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust. Timing was estimated from radar.
July 2010Heavy RainPinal-Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rainfall, with rainfall totals in excess of one inch. Heavy rain led to flooding of washes in the areas near the intersection of Highway 60 and Highway 188.
August 2008Heavy RainPinal-Thunderstorms moved slowly across southern Gila County during the early morning hours. Considerable runoff led to water in some small streams and creeks. By 730 am, water was reported deep in Pinal Creek with water and small debris flowing rapidly across highway 60 in downtown Globe.
July 2008HailPinal-The Globe Sheriffs Office reported 3/4 inch diameter hail. Trained spotters in Globe estimated wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph.
July 2008Heavy RainPinal-A total of 1.20 inches of rain fell in 18 minutes, resulting in street flooding. A trained spotter in Globe also had very heavy rain, with 1.36 inches in only 25 minutes.

Every storm recorded in Gila 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
Globe2.1 miles20
Dimario Place3.4 miles20
Copper Hill3.8 miles20
Little Acres3.8 miles20
Central Heights4.1 miles20
Midland City4.5 miles20
Miami Gardens4.6 miles20
Claypool5.3 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 PinalAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6076059The 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 32906. 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.