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Arivaca Junction’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Arivaca Junction is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,090 at the 2010 census. As of July 1, 2015, it had an estimated population of 1,065. Arivaca Junction has an estimated elevation of 3,140 feet (960 m) above sea level.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,090 to 970 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1978.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Arivaca Junction yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Arivaca Junction, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Arivaca Junction is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Arivaca Junction has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Tubac Presidio in Tubac, 8.9 miles away.

Arivaca Junction and the nearest listed places

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Tubac PresidioOld Tubac SchoolhouseTubac Townsite Historic DistrictTumacacori National MonumentTumacacori MuseumAir Force Facility Missile Site 8 (571-7) Military Reservation

Closest to Arivaca Junction

Tubac PresidioTubac · Built 17528.9miOld Tubac SchoolhouseTubac · Building8.9miTubac Townsite Historic DistrictTubac · District9miTumacacori National MonumentTumacacori-Carmen · Built 175311.8miTumacacori MuseumTumacacori-Carmen · Built 193711.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Tubac Presidio’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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