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There are 15 [[County (United States)|counties]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uscounties.org/cffiles_web/counties/state.cfm?statecode=az|accessdate=2012-04-07|title=Find A County|work=uscounties.org}}</ref> Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the [[Arizona Territory]] in 1862. The now defunct [[Pah-Ute County, Arizona Territory|Pah-Ute County]] was split from Mohave County in 1865, but merged back in 1871. All but La Paz County were created by the time Arizona was granted statehood in 1912.<ref name="Hist">{{cite book | last=Adams, Ward R.| title =History of Arizona | publisher =Higginson Book Company | year =1997 | isbn =0-8328-7044-7 }}</ref> |
There are 15 [[County (United States)|counties]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uscounties.org/cffiles_web/counties/state.cfm?statecode=az|accessdate=2012-04-07|title=Find A County|work=uscounties.org|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905210041/http://www.uscounties.org/cffiles_web/counties/state.cfm?statecode=AZ|archivedate=2012-09-05|df=}}</ref> Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the [[Arizona Territory]] in 1862. The now defunct [[Pah-Ute County, Arizona Territory|Pah-Ute County]] was split from Mohave County in 1865, but merged back in 1871. All but La Paz County were created by the time Arizona was granted statehood in 1912.<ref name="Hist">{{cite book | last=Adams, Ward R.| title =History of Arizona | publisher =Higginson Book Company | year =1997 | isbn =0-8328-7044-7 }}</ref> |
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Eight of Arizona's fifteen counties are named after various [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] groups that are resident in parts of what is now Arizona, with another ([[Cochise County, Arizona|Cochise County]]) being named after a native leader. Four other counties, [[Gila County, Arizona|Gila County]], [[Santa Cruz County, Arizona|Santa Cruz County]], [[Pinal County]], and [[Graham County, Arizona|Graham County]], are named for physical features of Arizona's landscape: the [[Gila River]], the [[Santa Cruz River (Arizona)|Santa Cruz River]], [[Pinal Peak]], and [[Mount Graham]], respectively. Another county, [[La Paz County, Arizona|La Paz County]], is named after a former settlement, while the final county, [[Greenlee County]], is named after one of the state's early pioneers.<ref name="Orig">{{cite book |author1=Kane, Joseph |author2=Aiken, Charles |lastauthoramp=yes| title =The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000 | publisher =Scarecrow Press | year =2004 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=yC9vFvCuW84C&pg=PA333&dq=arizona+county+origins| isbn =0-8108-5036-2 }}</ref> |
Eight of Arizona's fifteen counties are named after various [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] groups that are resident in parts of what is now Arizona, with another ([[Cochise County, Arizona|Cochise County]]) being named after a native leader. Four other counties, [[Gila County, Arizona|Gila County]], [[Santa Cruz County, Arizona|Santa Cruz County]], [[Pinal County]], and [[Graham County, Arizona|Graham County]], are named for physical features of Arizona's landscape: the [[Gila River]], the [[Santa Cruz River (Arizona)|Santa Cruz River]], [[Pinal Peak]], and [[Mount Graham]], respectively. Another county, [[La Paz County, Arizona|La Paz County]], is named after a former settlement, while the final county, [[Greenlee County]], is named after one of the state's early pioneers.<ref name="Orig">{{cite book |author1=Kane, Joseph |author2=Aiken, Charles |lastauthoramp=yes| title =The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000 | publisher =Scarecrow Press | year =2004 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=yC9vFvCuW84C&pg=PA333&dq=arizona+county+origins| isbn =0-8108-5036-2 }}</ref> |
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Counties of Arizona | |
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Category | Federal Unit |
Location | State of Arizona |
Number | 15 |
Populations | 7,754 (Greenlee) – 3,990,181 (Maricopa) |
Areas | 1,238 square miles (3,210 km2) (Santa Cruz) – 18,661 square miles (48,330 km2) (Coconino) |
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There are 15 counties in the U.S. state of Arizona.[1] Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the Arizona Territory in 1862. The now defunct Pah-Ute County was split from Mohave County in 1865, but merged back in 1871. All but La Paz County were created by the time Arizona was granted statehood in 1912.[2]
Eight of Arizona's fifteen counties are named after various Native American groups that are resident in parts of what is now Arizona, with another (Cochise County) being named after a native leader. Four other counties, Gila County, Santa Cruz County, Pinal County, and Graham County, are named for physical features of Arizona's landscape: the Gila River, the Santa Cruz River, Pinal Peak, and Mount Graham, respectively. Another county, La Paz County, is named after a former settlement, while the final county, Greenlee County, is named after one of the state's early pioneers.[3]
Under Arizona laws, a county shall not be formed or divided by county initiative unless each proposed county would have all of the following characteristics: (1) at least three-fourths of one percent of the total state assessed valuation and at least the statewide per capita assessed valuation; (2) a population of at least three-fourths of one percent of the total state population according to the most recent United States decennial census; (3) at least one hundred square miles of privately owned land; (4) common boundaries with either (a) at least three other existing or proposed counties; or (b) at least two other existing or proposed counties and the state boundary.[4] A county formation commission is required to be formed to evaluate the feasibility of the proposed county.[5] A proposal to divide a county must be approved by a majority of the votes cast in each proposed new county.[6]
Arizona's postal abbreviation is AZ and its FIPS code is 04.
Alphabetical listing
County |
FIPS code[7] | County seat[8] | Est.[8] | Formed from[2] | Etymology[3] | Population[8][9] | Area[8][9] | Map |
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Apache County | 001 | St. Johns | 1879 | Yavapai County | The Apache (Ndee) people. Apache is an exonym from Zuni ʔapaču "Navajos" or Yavapai ʔpačə "enemy". | 69,980 | 11,218 sq mi (29,054 km2) |
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Cochise County | 003 | Bisbee | 1881 | Pima County | Cochise, a Chiricahua Apache chief and leader of an 1861 uprising. Cochise is an anglicisation of K'uu-ch'ish "oak". | 127,866 | 6,219 sq mi (16,107 km2) |
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Coconino County | 005 | Flagstaff | 1891 | Yavapai County | Coconino is a former designation for the Havasupai, Hualapai, and/or Yavapai, derived from the Hopi exonym Kohonino. | 134,421 | 18,661 sq mi (48,332 km2) |
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Gila County | 007 | Globe | 1881 | Maricopa and Pinal Counties | The Gila River, a tributary of the Colorado. Possibly from Apache dzil "mountain," via Spanish Xila. | 51,994 | 4,796 sq mi (12,422 km2) |
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Graham County | 009 | Safford | 1881 | Apache and Pima Counties | Mount Graham, in the Pinaleños. Mt. Graham itself is named for topographical engineer James Duncan Graham.[10] | 34,769 | 4,641 sq mi (12,020 km2) |
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Greenlee County | 011 | Clifton | 1909 | Graham County | Mason Greenlee, early prospector. Named by an amendment initially intended to delay the bill creating "Lincoln County".[11] | 7,754 | 1,848 sq mi (4,786 km2) |
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La Paz County | 012 | Parker | 1983 | Yuma County | La Paz, Arizona, a historic boomtown on the Colorado River. A common placename, La Paz means "The Peace" in Spanish. | 20,172 | 4,513 sq mi (11,689 km2) |
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Maricopa County | 013 | Phoenix | 1871 | Pima and Yavapai Counties | The Maricopa (Piipaash) people. First attested in Spanish as Cocomaricopa, no origin or meaning is definitively known. | 3,990,181 | 9,224 sq mi (23,890 km2) |
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Mohave County | 015 | Kingman | 1864 | — | The Mohave (Aha Makhav) people. The Mohave endonym means "along the water," referring to the Colorado.[12] | 194,944 | 13,470 sq mi (34,887 km2) |
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Navajo County | 017 | Holbrook | 1895 | Apache County | The Navajo (Diné) people. Navajo is an exonym from Tewa Navahu "big field," referring to the San Juan River Valley | 111,273 | 9,959 sq mi (25,794 km2) |
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Pima County | 019 | Tucson | 1864 | — | The Pima (Akimel O'odham) people. Pima is a Spanish exonym from the O'odham phrase pi mac "(I) don't know," presumably heard during initial encounters. | 1,003,235 | 9,189 sq mi (23,799 km2) |
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Pinal County | 021 | Florence | 1875 | Maricopa and Pima counties | Pinal Peak, possibly from Spanish pinal "place of pines". Pinal Peak is now within the borders of Gila County. | 324,962 | 5,374 sq mi (13,919 km2) |
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Santa Cruz County | 023 | Nogales | 1899 | Cochise and Pima counties | Santa Cruz River, a tributary of the Gila. A common placename, Santa Cruz means "Holy Cross" in Spanish. | 42,845 | 1,238 sq mi (3,206 km2) |
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Yavapai County | 025 | Prescott | 1864 | — | The Yavapai people. The Yavapé are one of four major Yavapai bands. | 212,635 | 8,128 sq mi (21,051 km2) |
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Yuma County | 027 | Yuma | 1864 | — | Yuma is a former name of the Quechan people, derived from the O'odham exonym Yumĭ. | 190,557 | 5,519 sq mi (14,294 km2) |
Defunct counties
- Pah-Ute County (1865–1871), now part of Clark County, Nevada and Mohave County, Arizona
Proposed counties
- Sierra Bonita County was proposed at the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature in 1885, with Willcox proposed as the county seat. The proposal died by one vote. [13]
It has also been proposed that Maricopa County be split in two at approximately 112.1°W.
See also
- Bannon County, a fictional county in Arizona, was the site of the UFO crash in the film Hangar 18.
- Arizona Association of Counties
References
- ^ "Find A County". uscounties.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
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- ^ a b Kane, Joseph; Aiken, Charles (2004). The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-5036-2.
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- ^ Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-136
- ^ Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-137(H)
- ^ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA. Archived from the original on 2004-09-28. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
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suggested) (help) (2000 Census) - ^ "A Little Bit of Mount Graham History". University of Arizona. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2015-03-0.
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(help) - ^ "History of Greenlee County: Mason Greenlee". Greenlee County Government. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ^ "The Name Mojave". Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association. Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- ^ McClintock, James H. (1916). Arizona, Prehistoric, Aboriginal, Pioneer, Modern: The Nation's Youngest Commonwealth Within a Land of Ancient Culture, Volume 2. Arizona: S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 334. Retrieved 17 February 2017.