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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.

Rillito within Pima County

Population over time

2 figures

Rillito 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.

YearPeople Change
201097
202094-3 (-3%)

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

114 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined85
Smoking9
Natural7
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Arson/incendiarism4
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
7 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Fire Rescue District1811149
25 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
19 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
17 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeRILLITO
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 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

6 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Rillito MillLimestone, General, Cement RockProducer
Rillito MineClay, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
Twin Peaks QuarryLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Cement RockProducerSedimentary
Twin Peaks QuarryLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnknownGeothermalOccurrence
UnknownGeothermalOccurrence

Every working recorded in Pima County

Storms near this place

15 since 2000

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2018Flash FloodRillito$4,000,000Thunderstorms 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 2011Thunderstorm WindRillito$250,000Thunderstorms 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 2024Thunderstorm WindRillito$25,000Power poles reported down west of Interstate 10 between Tangerine and Avra Valley Road.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindRillito$25,000Microburst near Tangerine and Interstate 10 in the Gladden Farms neighborhood caused some tree and roof damage.
July 2020LightningRillito$15,000Lightning started an attic fire in a house near Dove Mountain and Golden Barrel.
October 2015LightningRillito$7,000Lightning 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 2021Thunderstorm WindRillito$3,000Thunderstorm winds downed several trees along Dove Mountain Blvd. north of Moore Rd.
August 2012LightningRillito$1,000Lightning struck a palm tree near Tangerine and Twin Peaks Road causing it to ignite.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindRillito-Mesonet station gusted to 62 mph and caused no injury, fatality, or damage.
August 2022Flash FloodRillito-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 2010FloodRillito-The Santa Cruz river at Cortaro Rd rose to about 3 feet above its flood stage.
June 2008HailRillito-A trained spotter recoreded nickel sized hail near Marana.
July 2007Flash FloodRillito-A vehicle was stuck in Brawley wash at Manville Road and Avra Road.
June 2000Flash FloodRillito-7 feet of water fllowing across Avra Valley road through Oro Blanco Wash.
September 2011HailRillito-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
Marana4.0 miles20
Cortaro5.4 miles20
Tortolita5.9 miles19
Nelson6.1 miles16
Picture Rocks6.7 miles19
Avra6.8 miles19
Kino7.4 miles20
Naviska7.5 miles16

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 RillitoAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q31913The 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.