Rio Rico, Arizona | |
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Coordinates: 31°28′17″N 110°58′35″W / 31.47139°N 110.97639°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Santa Cruz |
Area | |
• Total | 63.27 sq mi (163.88 km2) |
• Land | 63.09 sq mi (163.39 km2) |
• Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
Elevation | 3,481 ft (1,061 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 20,549 |
• Density | 325.73/sq mi (125.77/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( MST (no DST)) |
ZIP code | 85648
[3] |
Area code | 520 |
FIPS code | 04-60180 |
Rio Rico is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. [1] The population was 18,962 at the 2010 census. The Rio Rico CDP replaced the former CDPs of Rio Rico Northwest, [4] Rio Rico Northeast, [5] Rio Rico Southwest, [6] and Rio Rico Southeast. [7]
Rio Rico is located in Santa Cruz County, north of Nogales at the confluence of Sonoita Creek and the Santa Cruz River. [8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 62.3 square miles (161.2 km2), all land. [9]
Rio Rico includes the site of the ghost town of Calabasas, Arizona.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 18,962 | — | |
2020 | 20,549 | 8.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [10] |
As of the census [11] of 2010, there were 18,962 people living in the community, making it Santa Cruz County's second-largest community after its historic population center and county seat, Nogales. The population density was 304.6 inhabitants per square mile (117.6/km2). There were 6,356 housing units at an average density of 102.1 per square mile (39.4/km2). The racial makeup of the community was 85.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 1.8% from two or more races. Approximately 11.4% of the population is non-Hispanic white.
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