Mescal, Arizona Explained

Official Name:Mescal, Arizona
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Arizona#USA
Pushpin Label:Mescal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cochise
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:12.77
Area Land Km2:12.76
Area Water Km2:0.01
Area Total Sq Mi:4.93
Area Land Sq Mi:4.92
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1751
Population Density Km2:137.26
Population Density Sq Mi:355.53
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Elevation Ft:4170
Coordinates:31.9675°N -110.4367°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:85602
Area Code:520
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2582826

Mescal is a Census-designated place located in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.

Mescal was originally a populated place, at a rail station on the Southern Pacific Railroad at an elevation of 4,085 feet. The modern community lies to the south of the railroad near Interstate 10, at 4,170 feet. Mescal had a population of 1,812 in the 2010 Census.[2] Mescal had a post office from 1913 until 1931.

Transportation

Benson Area Transit provides transportation to Benson two days a week.[3]

Popular culture

Parts of the movie Tom Horn, starring Steve McQueen, were filmed in Mescal. Other productions filmed in Mescal include Tombstone (1993), The Quick and the Dead (1995) starring Sharon Stone and Leonardo DiCaprio, and Bill O’Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Real West - Doc Holliday (2015).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  2. http://censusviewer.com/city/AZ/Mescal 2010 Census, Mescal, Arizona Population
  3. Web site: BAT Fixed Route Service. January 27, 2020. December 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181228184522/https://www.cityofbenson.com/index.asp?SEC=17CB4219-09DD-4B3F-9D0E-4B37343292E1&Type=B_BASIC. dead.