Nogales, Arizona

Nogales is a city in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 19,770 at the 2020 census.^[4] The city is the county seat of Santa Cruz County.^[5]

Nogales, Arizona
City
Location of Nogales in Santa Cruz County, Arizona
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Coordinates: 31°20′25″N 110°56′03″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Santa Cruz
Incorporated	1893[2]
Government
• Type	Council-manager
Area [3]
• Total	20.83 sq mi (53.96 km2)
• Land	20.82 sq mi (53.92 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation [1]	3,829 ft (1,167 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	19,770
• Density	949.57/sq mi (366.63/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP codes	85621
Area code	520
FIPS code	04-49640
GNIS feature ID	32336[1]
Website	www.nogalesaz.gov

Population

Historical figures^[6]

Year	Population
1900	1,761
1910	3,514
1920	5,199
1930	6,006
1940	5,135
1950	6,153
1960	7,286
1970	8,946
1980	15,683
1990	19,489
2000	20,878
2010	20,837
2020	19,770

Famous people

• Thomas Aranda, Jr.
• Bob Baffert
• Andrew Leo Bettwy
• Louis Arana Serratrice
• José Canchola
• Movita Castaneda
• Gil Heredia
• John Frederick (Jack) Hannah
• Elena Mix Johnson
• Emilia Arana
• Christine McIntyre
• Charles Mingus
• Carlos Luis Nogales-Gonzales
• Alberto Alvaro Ríos
• Roger Smith
• Verita Bouvaire-Thompson
• J. (James) David Lowell
• J.P.S. (Joseph Paul Summers) Brown
• Jack (John Woolf) O'Conner