Tubac, Arizona | |
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 St. Ann's Church, Tubac, 1937 | |
 Location in Santa Cruz County and the state of Arizona | |
 18th century map of Tubac and surroundings | |
  Tubac Location in Arizona  Tubac Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′32″N 111°3′7″W / 31.62556°N 111.05194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.85 sq mi (28.10 km2) |
| • Land | 10.85 sq mi (28.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,209 ft (978 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,581 |
| • Density | 145.75/sq mi (56.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
| ZIP codes | 85640, 85646 |
| Area code | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-75940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0035489 |
Tubac is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,191 at the 2010 census.[2] The place name "Tubac" is an English borrowing from a Hispanicized form of the O'odham name Cuwak, which translates into English as "place of dark water".[3] When first taken into Spanish speech, it was spelled Tubaca. Finally, over time, the latter "a" was dropped.[4] Tubac is situated on the Santa Cruz River.
Tubac was the original Spanish colonial garrison in Arizona. It was depopulated during the O'odham Uprising in the 18th century. During the 19th century, the area was repopulated by miners, farmers and ranchers, but the town of Tubac is best known today as an artists' colony.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tubac CDP, Arizona". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ^ Staff, azfamily com News. "What's in a name: Tubac". AZFamily. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Dobyns, H.F. (1959). "Tubac Through Four Centuries: An Historical Resume and Analysis, The Arizona State Parks Board". Parentseyes.arizona.edu. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2013.