Picacho () is an

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and

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Pinal County Pinal County is in the central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. According to the 2020 census, the population of the county was 425,264, making it Arizona's third-most populous county. The county seat is Florence. The county was founded in 187 ...

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, United States. The population was 471 at the 2010 census. Picacho is located near

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, southeast of Eloy and northwest of

Picacho Peak State Park Picacho Peak State Park is a state park surrounding Picacho Peak in Picacho, Arizona. The park is located between Casa Grande and Tucson near Interstate 10 in Pinal County. Its centerpiece spire is visible from downtown Tucson, a distance of . Th ...

. Picacho has a

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with ZIP code 85241, which opened in 1881. The community's name is

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for "peak" and is derived from the Picacho Mountains. Picacho has a ZIP Code of 85241; in 2000, the population of the 85241 ZCTA was 521. By late 2012, parts of Picacho were to be removed under Arizona

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law on account of Interstate 10 expansion.

Demographics

In 2010 Picacho had a population of 471. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 62.4% Hispanic or Latino, 33.8% non-Hispanic white, 0.6% non-Hispanic black, 0.7% Hispanic blacks, 1.5% non-Hispanic Native American, 1.0% Hispanic Native Americans, 0.6% non-Hispanics reporting some other race and 7.0% of the population reporting two or more races.2010 Census report for Picacho Picacho Petroglyphs-sun, network

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* * {{authority control Census-designated places in Pinal County, Arizona San Antonio–San Diego Mail Line Butterfield Overland Mail in New Mexico Territory Stagecoach stops in the United States