Palominas, Arizona

Palominas, Arizona
Census-designated place
San Pedro River
Location of Palominas in Cochise County, Arizona.
Palominas Location in Arizona
Coordinates: 31°22′47″N110°07′27″W / 31.37972°N 110.12417°W / 31.37972; -110.12417
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Cochise
Area [1]
• Total	1.95 sq mi (5.05 km2)
• Land	1.95 sq mi (5.04 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [2]	4,242 ft (1,293 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	222
• Density	114.02/sq mi (44.02/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST (no daylight saving time))
ZIP code	85615
Area code	520
FIPS code	04-52230
GNIS feature ID	2582839 [2]

Palominas is a census-designated place located along the San Pedro River in the southern portion of Cochise County in the state of Arizona, United States. Palominas is located very close to the community of Miracle Valley along Arizona State Highway 92. The population of Palominas as of the 2020 U.S. Census was 222. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	222		—
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Palominas Racial Composition as of 2020 ^[5]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^[a]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	171	77.03%
Black or African American (NH)	4	1.8%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	4	1.8%
Asian (NH)	3	1.35%
Pacific Islander (NH)	2	0.9%
Some Other Race (NH)	4	1.8%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	34	15.32%
Hispanic or Latino	45	20.27%
Total	222

Transportation

Cochice Connection provides bus connections between Douglas, Bisbee, and Sierra Vista, with a stop in Palominas. ^[8]

Gallery

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  Old Abandoned Palominas Trading Post
• 
  Monument Fire from Palominas, AZ on June 14, 2011

Notes

1. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palominas, Arizona
3. "AZ – Palominas CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
6. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
7. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
8. "Schedule | Douglas, AZ" . Retrieved October 20, 2018.