Naco, Arizona

Naco, Arizona
US Customhouse at Naco, Arizona
US Customhouse at Naco, Arizona
Naco is located in Arizona
Naco
Naco
Location in the United States
Naco is located in the United States
Naco
Naco
Naco (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°20′36″N 109°56′00″W / 31.34333°N 109.93333°W / 31.34333; -109.93333
Country United States
State Arizona
CountyCochise
Area
 • Total
3.23 sq mi (8.37 km2)
 • Land3.23 sq mi (8.37 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation4,570 ft (1,390 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
824
 • Density254.95/sq mi (98.45/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code
85620
Area code520
FIPS code04-48310
GNIS feature ID2408897[2]

Naco is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. Naco had a recorded population of 1,046 at the 2010 United States Census. Located directly across the United States–Mexico border from its sister city of Naco, Sonora, Naco is best known for an accidental 1929 air raid and is the first and only municipality in the Continental United States to have been aerially bombed by foreigners.[3]

History

The present-day unincorporated town of Naco, Arizona, was established in the early 20th century. The area was originally settled by the Nahua and Opata Indians. Naco means "nopal cactus" in the Opata language.[citation needed] The U.S. Congress officially established Naco as a Port of Entry on June 28, 1902.[4] Today, the Naco port of entry is open 24 hours per day.

Occasionally the people on both sides of the border use the border fence as the net in a volleyball game.[5]

1929 air raid

The accidental 1929 Bombing of Naco by Irish-American mercenary Patrick Murphy is notable for being the first and only instance where a town in the Continental United States was bombed by aircraft working for a foreign power.[3] The 1942 Lookout Air Raids, when a Japanese floatplane pilot made two unsuccessful attempts to start forest fires in rural Oregon, and the 1944-45 unmanned Fu-Go Fire balloon attacks, also by the Japanese, are the only other cases of the Continental United States enduring aerial bombing by a foreign power. Such events are exceptionally rare in American history because during 20th century conflicts, most notably World War I and World War II, the continental United States escaped the large-scale aerial bombings that devastated many Asian and European cities.

The background to the bombing of Naco started in early 1929, when José Gonzalo Escobar led a rebellion against the government of Emilio Portes Gil. Mexican federal troops dug in around Naco,

Patrick Murphy was an aviator who owned his own bi-winged airplane and performed tricks with it. Murphy decided to help the rebels by offering to build homemade bombs and drop them on federal positions. His offer was accepted by the rebels, who promised a reward. Three of his bombs inadvertently landed on the Arizona side of the border, hitting various buildings in Naco.[6][7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), all land.

Attractions

Naco was home to the Turquoise Valley Golf Course, the oldest continuously operated golf course in Arizona—the first to reach 100 continuous years of age.[8] It was purchased from long time owner Pete Lawson by HGM Golf Enterprises in May 2015. The ownership changed hands three more times when Joseph Lewis, a real estate developer from Phoenix, in June 2018. The course was permanently closed in June 2019.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020824
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

As of the U.S. 2010 census,[10] there were 1046 people, 334 households, and 284 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 307.6 inhabitants per square mile (118.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 62.8% White, 0.67% Native American, 33.7% from other races, and 2.88% from two or more races. 83.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 334 households, out of which 146 had children under the age of 18 living with them.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 40.5% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 11% from 25 to 34, 15.8% from 35 to 49, 15% from 50 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The population of Naco, by 2010 census estimates, is 48.7% male, 51.3% female.

According to the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the CDP was $22,045, and the median income for a family was $25,227. Males had a median income of $21,923 versus $15,882 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,169. About 33.0% of families and 34.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.1% of those under age 18 and 25.4% of those age 65 or over.

Prehistoric Naco

The Naco-Mammoth Kill Site is located near Naco. Excavations from this archeological site in the 1950s revealed mammoth bones with embedded Clovis points, providing evidence of the hunting activities of Paleo-Indians some 13,000 years ago.[11]

Fort Naco

Fort Naco, located on the outskirts of Naco, Arizona

Fort Naco is a former military post on the outskirts of Naco. Subsequent to Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico, in 1916, Fort Naco was a staging area for American troops protecting the border. It was the headquarters of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Arizona National Guard.[12]

Transportation

The Bisbee Bus provides transportation from Naco to Bisbee.[13]

See also

  • Bombing of Naco – the first ever aerial bombardment of the contiguous United States by a foreign power

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Naco, Arizona
  3. ^ a b Price, Ethel Jackson (2003). Sierra Vista: Young City with a Past. Arcadia. ISBN 0738524344.
  4. ^ "The Naco, Arizona Port of Entry: Archaeology on the Border". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  5. ^ "Both teams at home in U.S.-Mexico border volleyball". Reuters. April 14, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "U.S.-Mexico Border". National Geographic. May 2007. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008.
  7. ^ Eppinga, Jane (2002). Nogales: Life and Times on the Frontier. Ardmore, OK: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 212–213. ISBN 0-7385-2405-0.
  8. ^ "Welcome to Turquoise Valley". www.turquoisevalley.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 1999.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  11. ^ Barbara Grijalva. Arizona ice age: Man vs. mammoth. KOLD News. Posted: Apr 19, 2010. Kold.com. Retrieved on May 27, 2011.
  12. ^ "Camp Naco preservation". Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ^ "Bisbee Bus Program | Bisbee, AZ - Official Website". Retrieved January 27, 2020.

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