Tortolita was a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 3,740 at the 2000 census. Tortolita was situated between the growing incorporated towns of Oro Valley and

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with most of the area previously part of the CDP having been annexed by the two towns during the 2000s. The remaining parts of the CDP that have not been annexed continue to be unincorporated portions of Pima County. In 1997, the residents of Tortolita voted to incorporate as the Town of Tortolita. However, the 1997 law passed by the Arizona legislature that allowed cities and towns within six miles of other incorporated areas to incorporate without those neighboring cities' consent was overturned on constitutional grounds, and the incorporation was deemed invalid.

Geography

Tortolita was located at (32.404322, -111.049006). According to the 2000 census taken by the

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, the CDP had a total area of , of which was land and (0.34%) was water.

Census tracts

Tortolita was divided by

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. There were four census tracts which were designated as 46.31, 46.32, 46.33 and 46.34."Tortolita Census Tract Map"
Retrieved April 8, 2012. The

for these tracts has changed and as of the 2010 Census, they are now part of the CDP known as Casas Adobes"Casas Adobes Census Tract Map"
Retrieved May 29, 2012.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,740 people, 1,332 households, and 1,057 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,408 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.5%

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, 0.8%

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, 0.8% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 2.7% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. 12.3% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 1,332 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were

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living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.15. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,136, and the median income for a family was $64,573. Males had a median income of $44,886 versus $24,271 for females. The

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for the CDP was $25,550. About 5.7% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the

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, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

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