Casas Adobes, Arizona
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Garden in Tohono Chul Park
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 Location in Pima County and the state of Arizona |
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 Casas Adobes, Arizona
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| Coordinates: 32°20′47″N 111°0′35″W / 32.34639°N 111.00972°WCoordinates: 32°20′47″N 111°0′35″W / 32.34639°N 111.00972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pima |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.6 sq mi (58.6 km2) |
| • Land | 22.6 sq mi (58.6 km2) |
| • Water | < 0.1 sq mi (< 0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,411 ft (735 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 66,795 |
| • Density | 2,389.9/sq mi (921.7/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) |
| FIPS code | 04-10670 |
| GNIS feature ID | 37210 |
Casas Adobes (Spanish: "Adobe Houses") is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the northern metropolitan area of Tucson, Arizona (in Pima County). The population was 66,795 at the 2010 census. Casas Adobes is situated south and southwest of the town of Oro Valley, and west of the community of Catalina Foothills.
The attempted assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords, and the murders of chief judge for the U.S. District Court for Arizona, John Roll, and five other people on January 8, 2011, occurred at a Safeway supermarket in Casas Adobes.
Though Casas Adobes is an unincorporated community, it is older than both the towns of Oro Valley and Marana. Casas Adobes is notable for having the upscale shopping center, Casas Adobes Plaza, its only shopping mall, Foothills Mall, a major hospital, Northwest Medical Center, and the only botanical park, Tohono Chul Park. Casas Adobes primarily consists of homes situated on large lots (often in excess of 1 acre (4,000 m2)), and is suburban in character.
Established in the 1940s, the Casas Adobes community has grown to encompass a 23-square-mile (60 km2) area inhabited by nearly 60,000 residents. Casas Adobes takes its name from a large residential subdivision of the same name developed by Silvio "Sam" Nanini and his family. Most of the homes in the subdivision are large ranch-style homes built with adobe bricks.
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