Cochise County, Arizona
The art deco county courthouse in Bisbee
Seal
Location in the state of Arizona
Arizona's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 1, 1881
Seat	Bisbee
Largest city	Sierra Vista
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	6,218.77 sq mi (16,107 km²) 6,169.45 sq mi (15,979 km²) 49.32 sq mi (128 km²), 0.79%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	131,346 21/sq mi (8.2/km²)
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7
Website	www.cochise.az.gov

Cochise County is a county located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 131,346 at the 2010 census.^[1] The county seat is Bisbee.^[2] Cochise County is also considered the Sierra Vista-Douglas Micropolitan Area.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Adjacent counties and municipios 3 Transportation 3.1 Major highways 3.2 Airports 4 Demographics 4.1 2010 4.2 2000 5 Communities 5.1 Cities 5.2 Town 5.3 Census-designated places 5.4 Other places 6 Protected areas 7 Military sites 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

  History

Cochise County was created on February 1, 1881, out of the eastern portion of Pima County. It took its name from the legendary Chiricahua Apache war chief Cochise.^[3] The county seat was Tombstone until 1929 when it moved to Bisbee. Notable men who once held the position of County Sheriff were Johnny Behan, who served as the first sheriff of the new county, and who was one of the main characters during the events leading to and following the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Later, in 1886, Texas John Slaughter became sheriff. Lawman Jeff Milton and lawman/outlaw Burt Alvord both served as deputies under Slaughter.

A syndicated television series which aired from 1956 to 1958, Sheriff of Cochise starring John Bromfield, was filmed in Bisbee. The Jimmy Stewart movie Broken Arrow and subsequent television show of the same name starring John Lupton, which also aired from 1956 to 1958, took place (but was not filmed) in Cochise County.

J.A. Jance's Joanna Brady mystery series takes place in Cochise County, with Brady being the sheriff.

  Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 6,218.77 square miles (16,106.5 km²), of which 6,169.45 square miles (15,978.8 km²) (or 99.21%) is land and 49.32 square miles (127.7 km²) (or 0.79%) is water.^[4] Cochise County is as big as Rhode Island and Connecticut combined.

  Adjacent counties and municipios

• Santa Cruz County, Arizona - southwest
• Pima County, Arizona - west
• Graham County, Arizona - north
• Greenlee County, Arizona - northeast
• Hidalgo County, New Mexico - east
• Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico - south
• Cananea, Sonora, Mexico - south
• Naco, Sonora, Mexico - south
• Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico - south

  Transportation

  Major highways

• Interstate 10
• U.S. Route 191
• State Route 80
• State Route 82
• State Route 90
• State Route 92
• State Route 186

  Airports

Bisbee Municipal Airport is owned by the City of Bisbee and located five nautical miles (9 km) southeast of its central business district^[5]

  Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	6,938		—
1900	9,251		33.3%
1910	34,591		273.9%
1920	46,465		34.3%
1930	40,998		−11.8%
1940	34,627		−15.5%
1950	31,488		−9.1%
1960	55,039		74.8%
1970	61,910		12.5%
1980	85,686		38.4%
1990	97,624		13.9%
2000	117,755		20.6%
2010	131,346		11.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

  2010

Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:

• 78.5% White
• 32.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
• 9.6% Other races
• 4.2% Black
• 4.0% Two or more races
• 1.9% Asian
• 1.2% Native American
• 0.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

  2000

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 117,755 people, 43,893 households, and 30,768 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 51,126 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 76.66% White, 4.52% Black or African American, 1.15% Native American, 1.65% Asian, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 12.05% from other races, and 3.72% from two or more races. 30.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 25.35% reported speaking Spanish at home, while 1.31% speak German [1].

There were 43,893 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,105, and the median income for a family was $38,005. Males had a median income of $30,533 versus $22,252 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,988. About 13.50% of families and 17.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.80% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.

In 2000, the largest denominational group was the Catholics (with 25,837 adherents) and Evangelical Protestants (with 12,548 adherents).^[7] The largest religious bodies were The Catholic Church (with 25,837 members) and The Southern Baptist Convention (with 5,999 members).^[7]

  Communities

  Cities

• Benson
• Bisbee
• Douglas
• Sierra Vista
• Tombstone
• Willcox

  Town

• Huachuca City

  Census-designated places

• Naco
• Pirtleville
• Sierra Vista Southeast
• St. David
• Whetstone

  Other places

Ash Creek Amber Bowie Babocomari Cascabel Charleston Cochise Contention City

Courtland Dos Cabezas Double Adobe Dragoon El Dorado Elfrida Fairbank

Gleeson Hereford Hilltop Kansas Settlement McNeal Nicksville Palominas

Paul Spur Pearce Pomerene Portal Paradise Rucker San Simon

Stewart District Sunizona Sunnyside Sunsites Tintown Tres Alamos

  Protected areas

• Chiricahua National Monument
• Coronado National Forest (part)
• Coronado National Memorial
• Fort Bowie National Historic Site
• Kartchner Caverns State Park
• San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area

  Military sites

• Fort Huachuca
• Willcox Playa (proving ground)

  See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cochise County, Arizona

  References

  External links

• County website
• Official Tourism Council Site

		Graham County	Greenlee County
	Pima County		Hidalgo County, New Mexico
		Cochise County, Arizona
	Santa Cruz County, Arizona	Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, Naco, Sonora, Mexico, and Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico

Municipalities and communities of Cochise County, Arizona, United States County seat: Bisbee Cities Bisbee Douglas Sierra Vista Tombstone Wilcox CDPs Naco Pirtleville Southeast Sierra Vista St. David Whetstone Unincorporated communities Bowie Cochise Dragoon Elfrida Hereford McNeal Sunsites Pomerene Portal San Simon Ghost towns Charleston Contention City Fairbank Gleeson Paradise Pearce Tres Alamos

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