Globe | |
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Motto: "City of Hospitality" | |
Coordinates: 33°23′59″N 110°46′54″W / 33.39972°N 110.78167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Gila |
Founded | c. 1875 |
Incorporated | 1907[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 18.21 sq mi (47.17 km2) |
• Land | 18.20 sq mi (47.14 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 3,510 ft (1,070 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,249 |
• Density | 398.27/sq mi (153.77/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
ZIP codes | 85501-85502 |
Area code | 928 |
FIPS code | 04-28030 |
GNIS feature ID | 29342 |
Website | www |
Globe (Western Apache: Bésh Baa Gowąh "Place of Metal")[3] is a city in Gila County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,249.[4] The city is the county seat of Gila County.[5] Globe was founded c. 1875 as a mining camp. Mining, tourism, government and retirees are most important in the present-day Globe economy.
The Globe Downtown Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.