Tumacacori, Arizona
| Tumacacori-Carmen, Arizona | |
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| Census-designated place | |
Tumacacori mission, 1947. Photo: George A. Grant
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 Location in Santa Cruz County and the state of Arizona |
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| Coordinates: 31°33′40″N 111°2′52″W / 31.56111°N 111.04778°WCoordinates: 31°33′40″N 111°2′52″W / 31.56111°N 111.04778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2) |
| • Land | 2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 393 |
| • Density | 200/sq mi (77/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) |
| FIPS code | 04-77367 |
Tumacacori (O'odham: Cemagĭ Gakolig) is an unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States It abuts the community of Carmen, Arizona. Together, the communities constitute the Tumacacori-Carmen census-designated place (CDP). The population of the CDP was 393 at the 2010 census.
Tumacacori is the site of Mission San José de Tumacácori a Franciscan mission that was built in the late 18th century. It takes its name from an earlier mission site founded by Father Eusebio Kino in 1691, which is on the east side of the Santa Cruz River south of the national park. This Kino-period mission was founded at an extant native O'odham or Sobaipuri settlement and represents the first mission in southern Arizona, but not the first mission in Arizona. The remains of the native settlement are still extant and have been investigated and reported on by archaeologist Deni Seymour.
The later Franciscan mission, which is now a ruin preserved as Tumacácori National Historical Park, was never rebuilt after being abandoned after repeated Apache raids in the 19th century that killed farmers and ranchers in the area and put a stop to the growth of the area's economy. Nearby Tubac was besieged in 1861.
Tumacacori is located at 31°33′40″N 111°2′52″W / 31.56111°N 111.04778°W (31.561157, -111.047810).
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