Aguila, Arizona

Coordinates: 33°56′15″N 113°09′59″W / 33.93750°N 113.16639°W / 33.93750; -113.16639
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Aguila, Arizona
FIPS code
04-00730
GNIS feature ID2582720[2]

Aguila is an

unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 60, 25 miles (40 km) west of Wickenburg and 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Wenden. Major economic activities include cantaloupe farming and formerly included mining. It uses the same street numbering system as Phoenix. As of the 2020 census, the population of Aguila was 565,[3]
down from 798 in 2010.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920174—
1930528203.4%
2010798—
2020565−29.2%
Source:[4]

Aguila first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as the 52nd Precinct of Maricopa County.[5] In 1930, it simply appeared as the Aguila Precinct. It was recorded as having a Spanish/Hispanic majority for that census[6] (the census would not separately feature that racial demographic again until 1980). Aguila's population was 40 in 1940,'s population was 25 in 1940.[7] and 120 in the 1960 census.[8]

In 2010, it was made a census-designated place (CDP).[9]

As of the

Latino
of any race.

Aguila in 2012, looking west on U.S. Route 60

Climate

This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure. According to the

Köppen Climate Classification system, Aguila has a desert climate, abbreviated "Bwh" on climate maps.[11]

Climate data for Aguila
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 62.4
(16.9) 		65.8
(18.8) 		70.9
(21.6) 		80.2
(26.8) 		88.9
(31.6) 		98.8
(37.1) 		102.6
(39.2) 		100.4
(38.0) 		95.3
(35.2) 		85
(29) 		71.7
(22.1) 		63.7
(17.6) 		82.1
(27.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 33.1
(0.6) 		35.7
(2.1) 		38.9
(3.8) 		44.5
(6.9) 		51.8
(11.0) 		60.6
(15.9) 		70.2
(21.2) 		69.7
(20.9) 		62.4
(16.9) 		50.3
(10.2) 		38.5
(3.6) 		33.3
(0.7) 		49.1
(9.5)
Average precipitation inches (cm) 1
(2.5) 		1.1
(2.8) 		0.9
(2.3) 		0.4
(1.0) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.9
(2.3) 		1.4
(3.6) 		0.7
(1.8) 		0.5
(1.3) 		0.6
(1.5) 		1
(2.5) 		8.7
(22)
Source: Weatherbase [12]

References

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aguila, Arizona
  3. ^ a b "Aguila CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "American FactFinder". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  5. ^ "Fourteenth Census of the United States - State Compendium - Arizona" (PDF). Government Printing Office. 1924.
  6. ^ "Arizona" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. pp. 141–163.
  7. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 85.
  8. ^ "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.
  9. ^ U.S. Census Bureau (October 2012). "Arizona: 2010 Summary Population and Housing Characteristics - 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  10. ^ "American FactFinder". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  11. ^ Climate Summary for Aguila, Arizona
  12. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Aguila, Arizona". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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