Tacna, Arizona

Tacna, Arizona
CDP
Tacna, AZ post office, ZIP Code 85352
Location in Yuma County and the state of Arizona
Tacna, Arizona Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°41′51″N113°57′13″W / 32.69750°N 113.95361°W / 32.69750; -113.95361 [1]
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Yuma
Area [2]
• Total	1.92 sq mi (4.98 km2)
• Land	1.92 sq mi (4.98 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	351 ft (107 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	425
• Density	221.12/sq mi (85.36/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP code	85352
Area code	928
FIPS code	04-71790
GNIS feature ID	1759214

Tacna is a census-designated place (CDP) and colonia ^[3] in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The population was 555 at the 2000 census, and 602 as of 2010. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

By 1859, the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach company had opened the Antelope Peak Station at the foot of Antelope Hill. ^[4] A post office named Tacna was created following the building of the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1870s, but did not last long. ^[5] The name Tacna subsequently only referred to a railroad siding serving as a watering station. ^[6] The town of Tacna was founded by Max B. Noah in the early 1920s, named after the railroad stop. At the time he sold the town in 1941, it contained a post office and a restaurant called Noah's Ark. After the town's sale, the post office was relocated four miles east, and the original railroad siding was renamed to Noah. ^[5]

There is an apocryphal story that the name Tacna is derived from Tachnopolis, a Greek priest from California who is supposed to have settled amongst the native population. This claim appears to be entirely an invention of Noah. ^[5]

Geography

Tacna is located along Interstate 8 within the Mohawk Valley and just south of the Gila River. ^[7] It is east of the Yuma Metropolitan Statical Area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), all land.

Climate

Climate data for Tacna 3 NE, Arizona, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1969–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	89 (32)	92 (33)	101 (38)	109 (43)	115 (46)	122 (50)	126 (52)	121 (49)	122 (50)	110 (43)	97 (36)	85 (29)	126 (52)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	79.4 (26.3)	84.2 (29.0)	93.3 (34.1)	101.9 (38.8)	107.5 (41.9)	114.1 (45.6)	116.8 (47.1)	116.1 (46.7)	111.9 (44.4)	103.2 (39.6)	90.5 (32.5)	78.1 (25.6)	118.1 (47.8)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	70.8 (21.6)	74.6 (23.7)	82.0 (27.8)	88.8 (31.6)	96.8 (36.0)	105.8 (41.0)	109.2 (42.9)	108.7 (42.6)	103.8 (39.9)	92.1 (33.4)	79.1 (26.2)	68.9 (20.5)	90.1 (32.3)
Daily mean °F (°C)	54.1 (12.3)	57.9 (14.4)	64.3 (17.9)	70.6 (21.4)	78.7 (25.9)	87.4 (30.8)	93.8 (34.3)	93.9 (34.4)	87.6 (30.9)	74.6 (23.7)	61.6 (16.4)	52.6 (11.4)	73.1 (22.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	37.4 (3.0)	41.2 (5.1)	46.7 (8.2)	52.5 (11.4)	60.5 (15.8)	69.0 (20.6)	78.4 (25.8)	79.1 (26.2)	71.5 (21.9)	57.0 (13.9)	44.0 (6.7)	36.4 (2.4)	56.1 (13.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	25.8 (−3.4)	30.3 (−0.9)	35.5 (1.9)	41.9 (5.5)	49.9 (9.9)	58.4 (14.7)	67.9 (19.9)	68.7 (20.4)	58.3 (14.6)	43.5 (6.4)	31.5 (−0.3)	25.3 (−3.7)	23.4 (−4.8)
Record low °F (°C)	13 (−11)	20 (−7)	25 (−4)	31 (−1)	37 (3)	42 (6)	52 (11)	51 (11)	43 (6)	27 (−3)	22 (−6)	13 (−11)	13 (−11)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	0.44 (11)	0.56 (14)	0.41 (10)	0.09 (2.3)	0.08 (2.0)	0.02 (0.51)	0.42 (11)	0.43 (11)	0.41 (10)	0.23 (5.8)	0.32 (8.1)	0.38 (9.7)	3.79 (96)
Average precipitation days	1.9	2.1	1.6	0.8	0.4	0.2	2.0	2.4	1.7	0.9	0.8	2.0	16.8
Source: NOAA [8] [9]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	555		—
2010	602		8.5%
2020	425		−29.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]

At the 2000 census there were 555 people, 194 households, and 149 families in the CDP. The population density was 294.3 inhabitants per square mile (113.6/km²). There were 281 housing units at an average density of 149.0 per square mile (57.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 67% White, 1% Black or African American, 1% Native American, 1% Asian, 25% from other races, and 6% from two or more races. 51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. ^[11] Of the 194 households 37% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66% were married couples living together, 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23% were non-families. 18% of households were one person and 9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.25.

The age distribution was 30% under the age of 18, 8% from 18 to 24, 26% from 25 to 44, 19% from 45 to 64, and 17% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

The median household income was $25,556 and the median family income was $26,354. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,197. About 22% of families and 25% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34% of those under age 18 and 14% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tacna, Arizona
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. https://housing.az.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/ADOH-Designated-Colonias_8.28.2023.pdf
4. R. Gwinn Vivian, "An archaeological survey of the lower Gila River, Arizona", The Kiva: Journal of the Arizona Archaeological Society, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 95–146, April 1965.
5. Barnes, William Croft (1960). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. pp. 386–387.
6. "Places", Yuma County AZGenWeb, retrieved October 23, 2022.
7. Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 4th ed., 2001, p. 63, ISBN   0899333257
8. "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved November 19, 2022.
9. "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
11. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.