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There are 15 Counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. There is also one defunct county: Pah-Ute County was formed in 1865 from Mohave County and returned in 1871. Four Counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the Arizona Territory in 1862. All but La Paz County were created by the time Arizona was granted statehood in 1912.

Pima County, Arizona

Pima County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Tucson
Year Organized: 1870
Square Miles: 9,187

Court House:

130 W. Congress Street
County Administration Building
Tucson, AZ 85701-1332

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Pima is named after the Pima Native American people, called in their own language Akimel O'odam (river people).

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Pima County, Arizona

This county is surrounded on the north by the Gila River; on the east by New Mexico; on the south by Sonora and on the west by Yuma County. It is the oldest occupied county in the Territory, and contains the most population. The western end of the county, to a line drawn north and south from the Gila river to the Sonora line, and passing a few miles west of Tucson, is uninhabited after leaving the Gila river, except by the Papago Indians, whose habitation will hereafter be described. This belt of country is composed of plains, covered with grass part of the year, and considerable portions of it with mesquite wood, and broken or detached chains of mountains. Wherever water can be found, grazing is excellent, and experience in sinking wells demonstrates that by this means water may be procured almost anywhere in Arizona-but without thus increasing the supply of water, much of this section must remain valueless. The south bank of the valley of the Gila extends the whole length of the county, and, as before described, has superior agricultural advantages.

At Gila Bend, one hundred and fifty miles from the mouth of the river, the valley for a distance of twenty-five miles is from five to ten miles in width, and the soil is of the richest nature. A company is now engaged constructing a very large ditch for irrigating purposes, and offer shares for sale at the cost of building. Those who are not able to pay cash are furnished provisions and allowed to work for interests. There are many thousand acres of unoccupied land already surveyed, and subject to pre-eruption and entry at $1.25 per acre. There is a large volume of water remaining in the river, more than can be used through the ditch under construction. This section, in addition to being well adapted to raising vegetables and all the cereals, is undoubtedly, by soil and climate, favorable to growing oranges, lemons, figs and grapes.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Maricopa County; Pinal County
Northeast: Graham County
East: Cochise County
Southeast: Santa Cruz County
South: Sonora
Northwest: Yuma County

Cities and Towns:

- Marana	town	Incorporated Area
- Oro Valley	town	Incorporated Area
- Sahuarita	town	Incorporated Area
- South Tucson	city	Incorporated Area
- Tucson (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area

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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."