History · Picture Rocks

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Picture Rocks is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States, home of the Tucson artifacts. The population was 9,551 at the 2020 United States census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 9,563 people in 2010, 9,551 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1996.

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

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