Rio Rico, Arizona

CDP in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Census-designated place in Arizona, United States

31°28′17″N 110°58′35″W / 31.47139°N 110.97639°W / 31.47139; -110.97639^[1]Country

United StatesState

ArizonaCounty Santa CruzArea

^[2]

• Total63.27 sq mi (163.88 km²) • Land63.09 sq mi (163.39 km²) • Water0.19 sq mi (0.49 km²)Elevation

^[1]

3,481 ft (1,061 m)Population

(2020)

• Total20,549 • Density325.73/sq mi (125.77/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST (no DST))ZIP code

85648^[3]

Area code520FIPS code04-60180

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]

Geography

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.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
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.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rio Rico Census Designated Place
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ "Rio Rico ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rio Rico Northwest Census Designated Place (historical)
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rio Rico Northeast Census Designated Place (historical)
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rio Rico Northwest Census Designated Place (historical)
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rio Rico Southeast Census Designated Place (historical)
^ Rio Rico, Arizona, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981 (1992 rev.)
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 3, 2017.