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| Significant City History |
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Tucson became a part of Mexico after Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821.
The Spanish established a presidio (fort) on August 20, 1775 and the town came to be called "Tucson."
Following the Gadsden purchase in 1853, Tucson became a part of the United States of America, although the American military did not formally take over control of the ommunity until March 1856.
From August 1861, until mid-1862, Tucson was the capital of the Confederate Arizona Territory
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| Famous people |
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Frank Borman, Linda Ronstadt, Lee Marvin, Jane Goodall, Dr. Richard Carmona,
The John Dillenger Gang
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| Climate Action Now Initiatives |
| Sustainable Tucson |
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| City |
State |
Population |
Year Founded |
| Tucson |
AZ |
486,699 |
1775 |
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| Elevation |
Industry |
% Unemploy |
Avg. Income |
| 2,389 feet |
Bio Medical |
3.0% |
$34,241 |
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High Tech |
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| Ethnic Groups |
% of Population |
Average Age |
Pop. Density |
| White |
53% |
32 |
2,648 per sq mile |
| Hispanic |
25% |
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| Black |
4% |
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| Other / Mixed |
18% |
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| Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 98.3 |
101.5 |
40.6 |
41.2 |
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| Avg July Precip |
Avg July Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 1.8 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
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| Current Avg |
% of Sunny Days |
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| Precip |
(Yearly) |
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| 0.9 |
75% |
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| State Ranking |
Total Carbon |
Total Carbon |
Resid. Carbon |
| C02 Footprint |
Output Per Person |
Output Tucson |
Output Tucson |
| (most consumption) |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
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CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
| 24th |
17.31 |
8,424,760 |
1,036,669 |
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