Palominas, Arizona Explained

Official Name:Palominas, Arizona
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Arizona
Pushpin Label:Palominas
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Arizona
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Name2:Cochise
Established Title:census-designated place
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.05
Area Total Sq Mi:1.95
Area Land Km2:5.04
Area Land Sq Mi:1.95
Area Water Km2:0.01
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:4242
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:222
Population Density Km2:44.02
Population Density Sq Mi:114.02
Timezone:MST (no daylight saving time)
Utc Offset:-7
Coordinates:31.3797°N -110.1242°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:85615
Area Code:520
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:04-52230
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2582839

Palominas is a census-designated place located along the San Pedro River in the southern portion of Cochise County in the state of Arizona, United States. Palominas is located very close to the community of Miracle Valley along Arizona State Highway 92. The population of Palominas as of the 2020 U.S. Census was 222.[2]

Demographics

Palominas Racial Composition as of 2020[3]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)!Race!Number!Percentage
White (NH)17177.03%
Black or African American (NH)41.8%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)41.8%
Asian (NH)31.35%
Pacific Islander (NH)20.9%
Some Other Race (NH)41.8%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)3415.32%
Hispanic or Latino4520.27%
Total222

Transportation

Cochice Connection provides bus connections between Douglas, Bisbee, and Sierra Vista, with a stop in Palominas.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  2. Web site: AZ – Palominas CDP . U.S. Census Bureau . 7 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2022-07-07 . data.census.gov.
  4. Web site: Schedule Douglas, AZ. 2018-10-20.