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Why^[a] is an unincorporated rural community in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It lies near the western border of the Tohono Oʼodham Indian Reservation and due north of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Southern Arizona. It is approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of the Mexican border where Lukeville, Arizona, and Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico, border each other, and 10 miles (16 km) south of Ajo, Arizona.

The population in Why at the 2010 census was approximately 167.^[1]

History[edit]

The town derives its name from the fact that two major highways, State Routes 85 and 86, originally intersected in a Y-intersection.^[2] At the time of its naming, state law required all city names to have at least three letters, so the town's founders named the town "Why" as opposed to simply calling it "Y." The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) later removed the old Y-intersection for traffic safety reasons and built the two highways in a conventional intersection south of the original intersection.^[3]

It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.^[4]^[5]

Services[edit]

Why is not in a school district. The closest district is the Ajo Unified School District.^[6]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	116	—
2010	167	44.0%
2020	148	−11.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[1]

Notes[edit]

^ O'odham: Ban Hi:nk^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Division, US Census Bureau Administration and Customer Services. "US Census Bureau Publications – Census of Population and Housing". www.census.gov. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
^ "The Oddest Named Town in Every State". The Active Times. April 19, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
^ "Why Why is Why". January 25, 2014.
^ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. p. xii. ISBN 9781440507397.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Hargis, Toni (January 13, 2014). "No, Arkansas Doesn't Sound the Way It Looks: A Guide to Pronouncing U.S. Place Names". BBC America. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
^ https://www.schools.pima.gov/schools/unorganized-territories

^ This is the sum of the populations of Blocks 1131–1153, Census Tract 49, Pima County, Arizona according to US Census U.S. Census website.

External links[edit]

Media related to Why, Arizona at Wikimedia Commons

32°16′07″N 112°44′20″W / 32.26861°N 112.73889°W / 32.26861; -112.73889

[1] O'odham: Ban Hi:nk^{[citation needed]}

[:0-2] Division, US Census Bureau Administration and Customer Services. "US Census Bureau Publications – Census of Population and Housing". www.census.gov. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

[3] "The Oddest Named Town in Every State". The Active Times. April 19, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2019.

[4] "Why Why is Why". January 25, 2014.

[5] Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. p. xii. ISBN 9781440507397.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] Hargis, Toni (January 13, 2014). "No, Arkansas Doesn't Sound the Way It Looks: A Guide to Pronouncing U.S. Place Names". BBC America. Retrieved July 14, 2014.

[7] ttps://www.schools.pima.gov/schools/unorganized-territories

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 '''Why'''{{efn|[[O'odham language|O'odham]]: ''Ban Hi:nk''{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}}} is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated rural community]] in [[Pima County, Arizona|Pima County]], [[Arizona]], United States. It lies near the western border of the [[Tohono Oʼodham Indian Reservation]] and due north of [[Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument]] in [[Southern Arizona]]. It is approximately {{convert|30|mi|km}} north of the [[Mexico–United States border|Mexican border]] where [[Lukeville, Arizona]], and [[Sonoyta]], Sonora, [[Mexico]], border each other, and {{convert|10|mi}} south of [[Ajo, Arizona]].
-The population in Why at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]] was approximately 167.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Census Bureau Publications – Census of Population and Housing|last=Division|first=US Census Bureau Administration and Customer Services|website=www.census.gov|language=EN-US|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref>
+The population in Why at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]] was approximately 167.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Census Bureau Publications – Census of Population and Housing|last=Division|first=US Census Bureau Administration and Customer Services|website=www.census.gov|language=EN-US|access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref>
 ==History==
-The town derives its name from the fact that two major [[highways]], State Routes [[Arizona State Route 85|85]] and [[Arizona State Route 86|86]], originally intersected in a [[Three-way junction|Y-intersection]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theactivetimes.com/travel/oddest-named-town-every-state | title=The Oddest Named Town in Every State | publisher=The Active Times | date=April 19, 2018 | access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref> At the time of its naming, state law required all city names to have at least three letters, so the town's founders named the town "Why" as opposed to simply calling it "Y."  The [[Arizona Department of Transportation]] (ADOT) later removed the old Y-intersection for traffic safety reasons and built the two highways in a conventional [[T-intersection|intersection]] south of the original intersection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://arizonaoddities.com/2014/01/why-why-is-why/|title = Why Why is Why|date = 25 January 2014}}</ref>
+The town derives its name from the fact that two major [[highways]], State Routes [[Arizona State Route 85|85]] and [[Arizona State Route 86|86]], originally intersected in a [[Three-way junction|Y-intersection]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theactivetimes.com/travel/oddest-named-town-every-state | title=The Oddest Named Town in Every State | publisher=The Active Times | date=April 19, 2018 | access-date=July 3, 2019}}</ref> At the time of its naming, state law required all city names to have at least three letters, so the town's founders named the town "Why" as opposed to simply calling it "Y."  The [[Arizona Department of Transportation]] (ADOT) later removed the old Y-intersection for traffic safety reasons and built the two highways in a conventional [[T-intersection|intersection]] south of the original intersection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://arizonaoddities.com/2014/01/why-why-is-why/|title = Why Why is Why|date = January 25, 2014}}</ref>
-It has frequently been noted on lists of [[Place names considered unusual|unusual place names]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=29zh3dIgmv8C&pg=PR12 | title=Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places | publisher=Adams Media | author=Parker, Quentin | year=2010 | page=xii | isbn=9781440507397 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2014/01/13/american-place-name-pronunciations-guide-brits/ | title=No, Arkansas Doesn't Sound the Way It Looks: A Guide to Pronouncing U.S. Place Names | publisher=BBC America | date=January 13, 2014 | access-date=14 July 2014 | author=Hargis, Toni}}</ref>
+It has frequently been noted on lists of [[Place names considered unusual|unusual place names]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=29zh3dIgmv8C&pg=PR12 | title=Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places | publisher=Adams Media | author=Parker, Quentin | year=2010 | page=xii | isbn=9781440507397 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2014/01/13/american-place-name-pronunciations-guide-brits/ | title=No, Arkansas Doesn't Sound the Way It Looks: A Guide to Pronouncing U.S. Place Names | publisher=BBC America | date=January 13, 2014 | access-date=July 14, 2014 | author=Hargis, Toni}}</ref>
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