Tubac is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 949 at the 2000 census. The name is a Spanish corruption of
O'odham phrase "s-cuk baʼa", or perhaps "cu wa", meaning "black water" or "low place",
respectively [1] Tubac is situated on the Santa Cruz River.
Tubac was the original Spanish colonial garrison in
Arizona. It was depopulated during the O'odham Uprising in the eighteenth century. During the nineteenth century, the area was
repopulated by farmers and ranchers, but the town of Tubac is best known today as an artists'
colony.
Geography
Tubac is located at 31°37′32″N, 111°3′7″W (31.625462,
-111.051921)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of
21.2 km² (8.2 mi²), all land.
History
Established in 1752 as a Spanish presidio, the first Spanish
colonial garrison in what is now Arizona, Tubac was one of the stops on the Camino Real (the "Royal Road") from Mexico to the Spanish settlements in California.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 949 people, 481 households, and 303 families residing in the
CDP. The population density was 44.8/km² (115.9/mi²). There were 569 housing units at
an average density of 26.9/km² (69.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.72% White, 1.16% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 8.96% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 18.23% of the population
were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 481 households out of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were
non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.45.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 12.3% under the age of 18, 2.5% from 18 to 24, 12.1% from 25 to 44, 37.8% from
45 to 64, and 35.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,444, and the median income for a family was $59,375. Males had a median
income of $36,528 versus $30,268 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was
$46,643. About 2.1% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty
line, including none of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.
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Coordinates:
31.625462° N 111.051921°
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