24-501: Santa Cruz County is the name of two counties in the United States: Santa Cruz County, Arizona Santa Cruz County, California [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
48-452: A household in the county was $ 29,710, and the median income for a family was $ 32,057. Males had a median income of $ 27,972 versus $ 21,107 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 13,278. About 21.40% of families and 24.50% of the population were below the poverty line , including 29.% of those under age 18 and 23.2% of those age 65 or over. School districts include: K-12: Secondary: Elementary: The population ranking of
72-681: A new and larger 15-foot by 50-foot church, the ruins of which still exist today. The mother of Juan Bautista de Anza is buried in front of the altar. The church was damaged in the Pima Revolt , and renovated in 1754 under the supervision of Francisco Xavier Pauer . As of 1767, the mission had three asistencias : Mission San Ignacio de Sonoitac , Mission San José de Tumacácori , and Mission San Cayetano de Calabazas . At some times, it also had Mission San Luís Baconacos as an asistencia . The first Franciscan priest, Juan Crisóstomo Gil de Bernabé , arrived in 1768 and took up residency at
96-507: Is a county in southern Arizona , United States. As of the 2020 census , the population is 47,669. The county seat is Nogales . The county was established in 1899. It borders Pima County to the north and west, Cochise County to the east, and the Mexican state of Sonora to the south. Santa Cruz County includes the Nogales, Arizona Micropolitan Statistical Area , which is also included in
120-587: The Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry (for vehicular and pedestrian traffic); the Nogales-Mariposa Port of Entry (in the western part of the city, for vehicular and pedestrian traffic); and the Morley Gate Port of Entry (for pedestrians only). Lochiel , a former mining and ranching border town, formerly had a border crossing, but the U.S. government shut the port of entry down in 1983. As of
144-712: The Tucson -Nogales, Arizona Combined Statistical Area . Santa Cruz County, formed on March 15, 1899, out of what was then Pima County , is named after the Santa Cruz River . The river originates in the Canelo Hills in the eastern portion of the county, crosses south into Mexico near the community of Santa Cruz, Sonora , and then bends northwards returning into the United States (and Santa Cruz County) east of Nogales. Father Eusebio Kino , an Italian explorer and missionary in
168-506: The census of 2000, there were 38,381 people, 11,809 households, and 9,506 families living in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile (12 people/km ). There were 13,036 housing units at an average density of 10 units per square mile (3.9 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 76.0% White , 0.4% Black or African American , 0.7% Native American , 0.5% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 19.7% from other races , and 2.6% from two or more races. 80.8% of
192-529: The census of 2010, there were 47,420 people, 15,437 households, and 11,992 families living in the county. The population density was 38.3 inhabitants per square mile (14.8 inhabitants/km ). There were 18,010 housing units at an average density of 14.6 units per square mile (5.6 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 73.5% white, 0.7% American Indian, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% black or African American, 22.9% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 82.8% of
216-493: The Jesuits. The mission location was originally a native Sobaipuri or O'odham (Upper Pima) settlement, which Eusebio Kino visited in 1690. The mission was established in 1691, with Juan de San Martín as resident priest. By the late 1690s, the mission consisted of a church, a carpentry shop, and a blacksmith's area. Under Jesuit supervision, Pima laborers built a small chapel in 1701, using adobe bricks and basic tools. Guevavi
240-522: The National Park Service. Historian John Kessell has written a comprehensive history of Guevavi. Archaeologist Deni Seymour has excavated a portion of the indigenous Sobaipuri-O'odham settlement of Guevavi and Father Kino's "neat little house and church." The Mission's ruins were incorporated into Tumacácori National Historical Park in 1990. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1990., The Mission Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi
264-578: The demographic decline of the O'odham peoples of Santa Cruz County. According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,238 square miles (3,210 km ), of which 1,237 square miles (3,200 km ) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km ) (0.1%) is water. It is the smallest county by area in Arizona. There are three crossings of the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales:
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#1732852344861288-476: The following table is based on the 2010 census of Santa Cruz County. † county seat Owing to its border location and Hispanic majority population, Santa Cruz is a strongly Democratic county. The last Republican to win the county was George H. W. Bush in 1988, and although the Republicans won the county in six consecutive elections from 1968 to 1988, three of these wins were by very narrow margins. Following
312-432: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Cruz_County&oldid=1117883348 " Categories : Place name disambiguation pages United States county name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Santa Cruz County, Arizona Santa Cruz
336-493: The mission with about fifty families. The Apaches attacked in 1769 and killed all but two of the few Spanish soldiers guarding the mission; in 1770 and 1771 the natives continued their attacks and the cabecera was relocated to Tumacácori. Mission Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi was abandoned for the last time by 1776. The convento and church have been excavated by the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society and
360-657: The most Democratic-leaning county in Arizona. Elizabeth Gutfahr, former elected county treasurer who confessed to embezzling more than $ 38 million between 2012 and 2024. Because it is the state's smallest county, Santa Cruz County's economic activity is also smaller. Its agriculture consists primarily of forage / hay , and the cattle products raised on that pasture and hay are almost 100% of farm products annually. 31°32′N 110°50′W / 31.533°N 110.833°W / 31.533; -110.833 Mission Los Santos %C3%81ngeles de Guevavi La Misión de San Gabriel de Guevavi
384-466: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 79.7% of the population reported speaking Spanish at home, while 19.5% speak English . There were 11,809 households, of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who
408-409: The population. The largest ancestry groups were: Of the 15,437 households, 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 22.3% were non-families, and 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.51. The median age
432-654: The river, but outside the boundaries of Santa Cruz County, Kino also founded Mission San Xavier del Bac (1692) near Tucson, Arizona, and Mission Santa Maria del Pilar (1693) in what is now Santa Cruz, Mexico. Kino's San Cayetano and San Gabriel missions were destroyed in the O'odham peoples' 1751 Pima Revolt and rebuilt as Missions Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi (1751), San José de Tumacácori (1753), and San Cayetano de Calabazas (1756). The ruins of all three of these later missions are now protected by Tumacácori National Historical Park . Disease, warfare, overwork, and changes in land ownership during Spanish colonization led to
456-629: The service of the Spanish Empire , named the Santa Cruz River–" holy cross " in Spanish–in the 1690s. In addition, Kino founded several missions to evangelize the different O'odham peoples living along the banks of the Santa Cruz River, including Missions San Cayetano del Tumacácori (1691) and San Gabriel de Guevavi (1691), as well as Los Reyes de Sonoita (1692) near Sonoita Creek . Along
480-438: The trends seen in majority Hispanic counties across the United States, Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump with 67.1% of the popular vote in the county, a slightly lower margin than Hillary Clinton's 71.1% vote share in 2016. Trump's gains were far higher than Biden's losses (at nearly 8%), due to a combination of third parties losing votes and higher turnout. Despite this rightward shift in the vote share, Santa Cruz County remains as
504-406: Was 35.6 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 36,519 and the median income for a family was $ 40,933. Males had a median income of $ 30,666 versus $ 25,135 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 16,209. About 20.6% of families and 25.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 36.8% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over. As of
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#1732852344861528-450: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.66. In the county, the population was spread out, with 33.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males. The median income for
552-538: Was designated as cabecera (headquarters) that same year. Juan de San Martín left the mission in 1701, leaving it to be administered remotely by Agustín de Campos [ es ] , Ignacio Xavier Keller , and Luis Xavier Velarde . A new priest, Juan Bautista Grazhoffer , was not assigned to the mission until 1732. Grazhoffer changed the mission name to San Rafael; another priest changed it to San Miguel in 1744. In 1751, Joseph Garrucho contracted Joaquín de Casares of Arizpe to direct Pima laborers in building
576-402: Was founded by Jesuit missionary priests Eusebio Kino and Juan María de Salvatierra in 1691. Subsequent missionaries called it San Rafael and San Miguel , resulting in the common historical name of Mission Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi ( O'odham : Geʼe Wawhia Big Well/Spring ). Located in what is now Arizona , near Tumacácori , the mission served as a district headquarters for
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