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Arizona City, AZ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona
Population (2000): 4385
Housing Units (2000): 2197
Land area (2000): 6.100394 sq. miles (15.799948 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.075988 sq. miles (0.196808 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.176382 sq. miles (15.996756 sq. km)
FIPS code: 03530
Located within: Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
Location: 32.751641 N, 111.679283 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Arizona City

Arizona City may refer to:

  • Arizona City, Arizona in Pinal County, Arizona
  • Arizona City (Yuma, Arizona) a settlement now known as Yuma, Arizona.
Arizona City (Yuma, Arizona)

Arizona City or Arizona is the name of the original settlement at the Yuma Crossing, in what is now, Yuma, Arizona.

From 1853 a small settlement, Arizona City, grew up on the high ground across from Fort Yuma, first as the adobe residence of Mrs. Bowman the fort's mess cook. This was purchased for use as a store the next year by George F. Hooper. On the mail route with the arrival of the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line in 1857, and the Butterfield Overland Mail in 1858, the town received its post office of Arizona with its first postmaster John Blake Dow March 17, 1858. At that time it consisted of adobe dwellings, two stores and two saloons.

Originally part of Doña Ana County, New Mexico Territory, on February 1, 1860, Arizona City became part of Arizona County, New Mexico Territory. Arizona County comprised all the land of the Gadsden Purchase west of a line close to the current New Mexico - Arizona border, with its seat at Tubac, later Tucson from July 8, 1861.

Arizona City was damaged and down river rivals Colorado City and Jaeger City were destroyed by the Great Flood of 1862. Colorado City was rebuilt on higher ground and became part of Arizona City. Jaeger City was abandoned, its remaining inhabitants and the ferry moved up river to become part of Arizona City. With the end of the Butterfield route through New Mexico Territory in March 1861, and Apache hostilities mail ceased to be delivered except by military courier and the Arizona post office was discontinued June 8, 1863. Its second and last postmaster from July 7, 1858, Landsford Warren Hastings, later in the American Civil War proposed a plan, (never carried out), for the Confederacy to recapture Arizona as part of a campaign to cause a rising of southerners in California to take California from the Union. Hastings after the Civil War attempted to colonize Brazil with former Confederates.

The town post office was restored with the return of mail service on October 1, 1866, but with the name of Yuma. On October 28, 1869, it was renamed Arizona City. By 1870 the population of Arizona City had risen to 1,144. In 1871, it became the county seat of Yuma County replacing La Paz. Finally both the post office and city took the name Yuma on April 14, 1873.

Usage examples of "arizona city".

He left the plane, went hurriedly to the restaurant, and put in a long-distance call to an Arizona city.