Cochise County ( ) is a

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in the southeastern corner of the

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. It is named after

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, a

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who was a key war leader during the

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. The population was 125,447 at the 2020 census. The

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is Bisbee and the most populous city is Sierra Vista. Cochise County includes the Sierra Vista-

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, Arizona Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county borders southwestern

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and the northwestern

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state of

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History

In 1528, Spanish explorers

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, and Fray Marcos de Niza survived a shipwreck off the Texas coast. Captured by Native Americans, they spent eight years finding their way back to Mexico City, via the

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. Their journals, maps, and stories led to the Cibola,

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myth. The Expedition of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado in 1539 using it as his route north through what they called the Guachuca Mountains of Pima ( Tohono O'odham) lands and later part of the mission routes north, but was actually occupied by the

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descendants of the

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. They found a large Pueblo (described as a small city) between modern Benson and Whetstone, and several smaller satellite villages and smaller pueblos including ones on Fort Huachuca, Huachuca City and North Eastern Fry. About 1657

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visited the Sobaipuris just before the Apache forced most from the valley, as they were struggling to survive due to increasing

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attacks as they moved into the area of

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of the

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. In 1775,

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was founded on the west bank of the San Pedro River to protect the natives as well as the Spanish settlers who supplied the mission stations. The presidio was chronically short on provisions due to raids, however, and lacked personnel to adequately patrol the eastern route due to wars with France and England, so the main route north shifted west to the Santa Cruz valley, farther from the range of the Chiricahua Apache who almost exclusively controlled the area by 1821. Cochise_County_1881

Cochise County was created on February 1, 1881, out of the eastern portion of

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. It took its name from the

war chief

. The county seat was

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until 1929 when it moved to Bisbee. Notable men who once held the position of County

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were

Johnny Behan John Harris Behan (October 24, 1844 – June 7, 1912) was an American law enforcement officer and politician who served as Sheriff of Cochise County in the Arizona Territory, during the gunfight at the O.K. Corral and was known for his oppositi ...

, who served as the first sheriff of the new county, and who was one of the main characters during the events leading to and following the

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. Later, in 1886, Texas John Slaughter became sheriff. Lawman

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and lawman/

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Burt Alvord Albert "Burt" Alvord (September 11, 1867 – after 1910) was an American lawman and later outlaw of the Old West. Alvord began his career in law enforcement in 1886 as a deputy under Sheriff John Slaughter in Cochise County, Arizona, but turned ...

both served as deputies under Slaughter. A syndicated

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which aired from 1956 to 1958, ''

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'' starring

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, was filmed on location in Cochise County. The

Jimmy Stewart James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military aviator. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morali ...

movie '' Broken Arrow'' and subsequent television show of the same name starring

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, which also aired from 1956 to 1958, were set in Cochise County but filmed at other locations. J.A. Jance's Joanna Brady mystery series takes place in Cochise County, where Brady is sheriff. Beginning in the late 1950s, the small community of Miracle Valley was the site of a series of bible colleges and similar religious organizations, founded by television evangelist A. A. Allen. In 1982, Miracle Valley and neighboring Palominas were the site of a series of escalating conflicts between a newly arrived black religious community and the county sheriff and deputies that culminated in the Miracle Valley shootout.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.9%) is water. Cochise County is close to the size of the states of

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and

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combined.

Adjacent counties and municipios

* Santa Cruz County – south and west *

– west * Graham County – north * Greenlee County – north *

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– east *

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, Mexico – south *

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, Mexico – south *

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, Mexico – south *

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, Mexico – south

Protected areas

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(part) *

Coronado National Memorial The Coronado National Memorial commemorates the first organized expedition into the Southwest by conquistador Francisco Vásquez de Coronado in 1540. The memorial is located in a natural setting on the Mexico–United States border on the southea ...

* Fort Bowie National Historic Site *

Kartchner Caverns State Park Kartchner Caverns State Park is a state park of Arizona, United States, featuring a show cave with of passages. The park is located south of the town of Benson and west of the north-flowing San Pedro River. Long hidden from view, the cavern ...

* Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge *

San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area The San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (San Pedro Riparian NCA; SPRNCA) contains nearly of public land in Cochise County, Arizona, between the international border with Mexico and St. David, Arizona. The riparian area, where some of ...

Demographics

2020 census

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 131,346 people, 50,865 households, and 33,653 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 59,041 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 78.5% white, 4.2% black or African American, 1.9% Asian, 1.2% American Indian, 0.3% Pacific islander, 9.9% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 32.4% of the population. The largest ancestry groups were: * 28.3% Mexican * 16.2% German * 11.6% Irish * 9.8% English * 4.5% American * 3.7% Italian * 2.6% French * 2.1% Scottish * 2.0% Dutch * 1.9% Scotch-Irish * 1.9% Polish * 1.5% Norwegian * 1.1% Puerto Rican * 1.1% Swedish Of the 50,865 households, 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.8% were non-families, and 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.02. The median age was 39.7 years. The median income for a household in the county was $44,876 and the median income for a family was $53,077. Males had a median income of $42,164 versus $31,019 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,010. About 11.8% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the

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, including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 117,755 people, 43,893 households, and 30,768 families residing in the county. The

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was . There were 51,126 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 76.7%

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, 4.5%

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, 1.2% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.3%

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, 12.1% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. 30.7% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. 25.4% reported speaking Spanish at home, while 1.3% speak

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. There were 43,893 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were

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living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $32,105, and the median income for a family was $38,005. Males had a median income of $30,533 versus $22,252 for females. The

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for the county was $15,988. About 13.5% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the

, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over. In 2000, the largest denominational group was the

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(with 25,837 adherents) and

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s (with 12,548 adherents). The largest religious bodies were The

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(with 25,837 members) and The

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(with 5,999 members).

Politics

Cochise County leans strongly towards the Republican Party in presidential elections. Although

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carried the county narrowly in 1992, it has supported the Republican nominee by large margins in every other election since 1968, except for 1996 and 1976 when Clinton and

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each lost only narrowly. Although the county includes the relatively liberal town of Bisbee, as well as the city of

which has a large Latino population, this is outweighed by the heavily Republican tilt of the more populous Sierra Vista, which is adjacent to

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and thus has a heavy military presence. In the United States House of Representatives, the county is mostly part of

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, which is represented by Republican

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. In the Arizona Legislature, the county is part of the

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district and is represented by Republican

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in the State Senate and Republicans Gail Griffin and Lupe Diaz in the State House of Representatives. This district also includes the entirety of Greenlee County, as well as portions of

, Graham County, and Santa Cruz County.

Transportation

Major highways

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* Historic U.S. Route 80 *

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* State Route 80 * State Route 82 * State Route 83 * State Route 90 * 20px State Route 92 * 20px State Route 186

Airports

Bisbee Municipal Airport is owned by the City of Bisbee and located five nautical miles (9 km) southeast of its

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Sierra Vista Municipal Airport Sierra Vista Municipal Airport , a joint-use civil-military airport which shares facilities with Libby Army Airfield, is located on Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, a city and U.S. Army installation in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The ...

(IATA: FHU, ICAO: KFHU, FAA LID: FHU), a joint-use civil-military airport which shares facilities with Libby Army Airfield, is located on the U.S. Army installation Fort Huachuca in the city of Sierra Vista. The airport has three runways and one helipad. It is mostly used for military aviation for the surrounding military base. There are no commercial flights out of Cochise County; the nearest commercial airport is at

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, approximately 70 miles from Sierra Vista.

Communities

Cities

* Benson * Bisbee (county seat) *

* Sierra Vista *

* Willcox

Towns

* Huachuca City

Census-designated places

* Bowie *

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* Elfrida *

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* Mescal * Miracle Valley * Naco * Palominas * Pirtleville * Sierra Vista Southeast *

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* San Simon * Sunizona * Sunsites * Whetstone

Other places

* Amber * Babocomari * Charleston *

* Cross Rail Ranch * Dos Cabezas * Double Adobe * El Dorado *

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* Hookers Hot Springs * Kansas Settlement * Leslie Canyon National Wildlife refuge * Nicksville * Paul Spur * Pomerene *

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* Rucker * Stewart District * Sunnyside * Sunsites * Tintown

Military sites

Willcox Playa The Willcox Playa is a large endorheic dry lake or sink (playa) adjacent to Willcox, Arizona in Cochise County, in the southeast corner of the state. It is part of the Sonoran Desert ecoregion and is the remnant of a Pleistocene era pluvial La ...

(proving ground)

Ghost towns

* Black Diamond *

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* Charleston *

* Contention City * Courtland * Fairbank * Galeyville * Gleeson * Hilltop *

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* Millville *

* Pearce * Tres Alamos

County population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Cochise County. † county seat

Education

School districts include: Unified: *

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References

External links

County website

Official Tourism Council Site
{{authority control 1881 establishments in Arizona Territory Populated places established in 1881 Arizona placenames of Native American origin Cochise County conflict

History

Geography

Adjacent counties and municipios

Protected areas

Demographics

2020 census

2010 census

2000 census

Politics

Transportation

Major highways

Airports

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated places

Other places

Military sites

Ghost towns

County population ranking

Education

See also

References

External links