Douglas, Arizona
| Douglas, Arizona | |
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Lobby of Gadsden Hotel, Douglas
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 Location in Cochise County and the state of Arizona |
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 Douglas, Arizona
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| Coordinates: 31°20′42″N 109°32′29″W / 31.34500°N 109.54139°WCoordinates: 31°20′42″N 109°32′29″W / 31.34500°N 109.54139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Cochise |
| Incorporated | May 15, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Mayor | Robert Uribe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.0 sq mi (25.9 km2) |
| • Land | 10.0 sq mi (25.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,006 ft (1,221 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 17,378 |
| • Estimate (2014) | 16,744 |
| • Density | 1,754/sq mi (677.3/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 85607, 85608, 85655 |
| Area code | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-20050 |
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| Website | www |
Douglas is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States that lies in the north-west to south-east running San Bernardino Valley within which runs the Rio San Bernardino. Douglas has a border crossing with Mexico at Agua Prieta and a history of mining.
The population was 17,378 at the 2010 census.
The Douglas area was first settled by the Spanish in the 18th century. Presidio de San Bernardino was established in 1776 and abandoned in 1780. It was located a few miles east of present-day Douglas. The United States Army established Camp San Bernardino in the latter half of the 19th century near the presidio, and in 1910 Camp Douglas was built next to the town.
Douglas was founded as an American smelter town, to treat the copper ores of nearby Bisbee, Arizona. The town is named after mining pioneer Dr. James Douglas and was incorporated in 1905. Two copper smelters operated at the site. The Calumet and Arizona Company Smelter was built in 1902. The Copper Queen operated in Douglas from 1904 until 1931, when the Phelps Dodge Corporation purchased the Calumet and Arizona Company and took over their smelter. The Calumet and Arizona smelter then became the Douglas Reduction Works. Douglas was the site of the Phelps-Dodge Corporation Douglas Reduction Works until its closure in 1987. The smoke stacks of the smelter were not taken down until January 13, 1991. The town was a site of the Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983.
The "Cowboys Home Saloon" was the location of the fatal shooting of bar owner Lorenzo "Lon" Bass. The accused was Arizona Ranger William W. Webb. The date was February 8, 1903.
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