Official Name: | Topawa, Arizona |
Native Name: | Ḍo Bawui |
Native Name Lang: | ood |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Arizona#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pima |
Subdivision Type3: | Tribe |
Subdivision Name3: | Tohono O'odham Nation |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 13.34 |
Area Land Km2: | 13.34 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.15 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.15 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 233 |
Population Density Km2: | 17.47 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 45.25 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 2467 |
Coordinates: | 31.8139°N -111.8256°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 85639 |
Area Code: | 520 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 12621 |
Topawa (O'odham: name Ḍo Bawui translates as "Gathering Tepary Beans") is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 315 as of the 2020 census. Topawa is located on the Tohono O'odham Nation reservation, 7.5miles south-southeast of Sells. Topawa has a post office with ZIP code 85639.[2]
At the 2020 census there were 315 people, 101 households, and 70 families living in the CDP. The population density was 61 people per square mile. There were 140 housing units.
The median household income was $23,929. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,559.[3]
Baboquivari Unified School District operates Baboquivari Middle & High School just outside Topawa CDP.[4] [5]
Within the community is also located the San Solano Missions, the parish houses Catholic priests who serve the reservation.
Less than two miles from Topawa, the Tohono O'odham Nation also operates their Himdag Ki: Cultural Center and Museum.