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South Tucson, Arizona

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tucson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85713. It stands on West Branch Santa Cruz River. The Survey maps it on the Tucson quadrangle. 4,613 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,425 feet above sea level.

South Tucson within Pima County

On record in South Tucson

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 within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Population over time

2 figures

South Tucson fell from 5,652 to 4,613 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
20105,652
20204,613-1,039 (-18%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 25 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

1,788 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,788 fires within 5 miles of South Tucson between 1994 and 2020, burning about 200 acres in total. 64 started naturally. 46 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/undetermined1660
Natural64
Arson/incendiarism46
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Equipment and vehicle use2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1
Debris and open burning1
Other causes1

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
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTucson Fire DepartmentNOT NAMED
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTucson Fire Department1862510
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTucson Fire Department1862597
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTucson Fire Department1862310
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTucson Fire Department1862474
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder 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

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of South Tucson: 12 past producers, 9 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Barium-Barite, Geothermal, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Battle Axe MineSilica, Copper, Silver, GoldPast Producer1907, 1970
Battle Axe MineSilica, Copper, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Crushing,Screening & Bagging PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Old Mission MineSilver, Copper, Lead, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Barium-BariteProducerArgentite, Hematite
Old Mission MineCopper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Barium-BaritePast Producer
Pellegrin MineSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Barium-BaritePast Producer
Silver Cup GroupGold, Manganese, SilverUnknown
Tucson Tufa QuarryStonePast Producer
De Vay Brick CoClayUnknown
De Vay Brick Co.Brick ClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pima County

Storms near this place

20 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Tucson in 20 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 heavy rain. 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 2001Thunderstorm WindSouth Tucson$58,000no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindSouth Tucson$50,000Power poles and wires down on the south side of Tucson.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindSouth Tucson$50,000no account filed
July 2013Thunderstorm WindSouth Tucson$35,000A severe thunderstorm moved through southern Tucson, damaging parts of the roof of Van Buskirk Elementary School and downing several power poles in the area. Power poles were also blown down at the intersection of Irvington Rd. and Campbell Ave. A total of 9,000 customers were without power for a short period of time. Additionally, several trees in the area were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2013Heavy RainSouth Tucson$30,000Heavy rain from a severe thunderstorm infiltrated wind-caused roof damage at Van Buskirk Elementary school. Seven classrooms were flooded causing water damage, and were not ready for the beginning of the school year.
August 2002Flash FloodSouth Tucson$25,000no account filed
July 2019Heavy RainSouth Tucson$20,000Heavy rain caused a partial ceiling collapse along with water damage near Dakota St. and 12th Ave.
August 2018Flash FloodSouth Tucson$10,000Heavy rain of 1 to 1.5 inches caused flash flooding of Rodeo Wash on Tucson's south side. Two people were rescued from there SUV which was stuck in flood waters at South 16th Ave. and W. District St. Two more vehicles were stuck in flood waters near Pennsylvania and Lundy.
July 2015Flash FloodSouth Tucson$10,000A swift water rescue of two adults occurred after their vehicle was swept away in Rodeo Wash. The vehicle eventually stopped when it became pinned under the Rodeo Wash Bridge near Interstate 19. Both occupants escaped the vehicle and were able to crawl partially up the side of the wash where they were rescued. They were not injured.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindSouth Tucson$5,000Thunderstorm winds flipped over a truck over near Interstate 19.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindSouth Tucson$2,000Thunderstorm winds downed a power pole near Nebraska St. and 12th Ave.
August 2015Flash FloodSouth Tucson$2,000Street flooding of 1-2 feet deep occurred near Park Ave and Pennsylvania St. Some minor flooding of businesses occurred near 12th Ave. and Lincoln St.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindSouth Tucson$2,000Thunderstorm winds downed a tree at Mission Manor Park in Tucson and flipped over a loosely anchored small metal shed at San Joaquin Road and West Milky Way Drive.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindSouth Tucson$1,000Thunderstorm winds downed power lines near Drexel and Calle Santa Cruz and downed large tree branches near Snyder and Bear Canyon Rds.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindSouth Tucson$500Thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and broke a tree limb 6 inches in diameter along Irvington in southern Tucson.
July 2017Flash FloodSouth Tucson-Heavy rain caused flash flooding of the Camino de Oeste Wash. This caused Silverbell Road to be closed between Sweetwater and Goret roads. Swift water rescue occurred where Camino de Oeste Wash crossed Lloyd Bush Drive. Stone Avenue underpass south of 6th Street flooded 7 feet deep.
July 1999Flash FloodSouth Tucson-Street flooding and roads closed in South Tucson.
October 2022HailSouth Tucson-no account filed
August 2015HailSouth Tucson-no account filed
August 2015HailSouth Tucson-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
Pueblo Gardens1.6 miles25
Tucson2.7 miles25
El Rio2.7 miles25
Polo Village3.0 miles25
Polvo3.3 miles25
Pascua Yaqui Indian Village3.5 miles25
Emery Park4.1 miles25
Craycroft5.0 miles25

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 South TucsonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79893The 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 11648. 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.