Rillito, 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 85654. The Survey maps it on the Marana quadrangle. 94 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,054 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresRillito fell from 97 to 94 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 | 97 | |
| 2020 | 94 | -3 (-3%) |
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
114 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Rillito between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,739 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 4 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 | 85 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Rescue District | 1811149 |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 19 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 17 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | RILLITO |
| 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 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Rillito: 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Geothermal, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Cement Rock, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rillito Mill | Limestone, General, Cement Rock | Producer | ||
| Rillito Mine | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Twin Peaks Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Cement Rock | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Twin Peaks Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
15 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rillito in 15 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 lightning, 2 hail. 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 2018 | Flash Flood | Rillito | $4,000,000 | Thunderstorms produced 2 to 3 inches of rain in around on hour on both sides of I-10 from Cortaro to Twin Peaks which caused flash flooding. Some of these areas had als received 1 to 2 inches of rain two days earlier. Many roads and intersections were closed due to flash flooding on the northwest side of Tucson encompassing an area from Tangerine Rd and I-10 down to Ina Rd and I-10. First responders performed at least eight swift water rescues of motorists. A restaurant and animal shelter were also flooded, along with damage to Sanctuary Cove foot trail. A total of 8 swift water rescues had to be performed. Flood waters damaged railroad tracks and derailed over two dozen Union Pacific railroad cars north of Twin Peaks Road, causing extensive damage and closing the access road to Interstate 10 for several days. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rillito | $250,000 | Thunderstorms winds in Marana downed numerous trees from the Dove Mountain Community to Continental Reserve. A few trees were downed on homes with only minor damage sustained to roofs. The most significant damage occurred along Ina Road where 18 power poles were downed. Some poles fell on businesses and fences, and one fell on a moving commercial vehicle. Ina Road was closed for several hours, effectively isolating people in area businesses, parking lots and homes from the rest of the community. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rillito | $25,000 | Power poles reported down west of Interstate 10 between Tangerine and Avra Valley Road. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rillito | $25,000 | Microburst near Tangerine and Interstate 10 in the Gladden Farms neighborhood caused some tree and roof damage. |
| July 2020 | Lightning | Rillito | $15,000 | Lightning started an attic fire in a house near Dove Mountain and Golden Barrel. |
| October 2015 | Lightning | Rillito | $7,000 | Lightning struck a house in the 12000 block of North Lost Shadow Court, damaging the roof. The fire which was ignited caused minor smoke damage, mainly in the attic. No one was home at the time. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rillito | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees along Dove Mountain Blvd. north of Moore Rd. |
| August 2012 | Lightning | Rillito | $1,000 | Lightning struck a palm tree near Tangerine and Twin Peaks Road causing it to ignite. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rillito | - | Mesonet station gusted to 62 mph and caused no injury, fatality, or damage. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Rillito | - | Heavy rain of 1-2 in 1 hour caused flash flooding and the closure of Tangerine Rd. between Interstate 10 and Twin Peaks Rd. |
| July 2010 | Flood | Rillito | - | The Santa Cruz river at Cortaro Rd rose to about 3 feet above its flood stage. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Rillito | - | A trained spotter recoreded nickel sized hail near Marana. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Rillito | - | A vehicle was stuck in Brawley wash at Manville Road and Avra Road. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Rillito | - | 7 feet of water fllowing across Avra Valley road through Oro Blanco Wash. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Rillito | - | 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.
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 Rillito | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q31913 | 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 10281. 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.











