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Why, Arizona Facts

Area	9.0 mi²
Population	160
Male Population	90 (56.4%)
Female Population	70 (43.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+138.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+10.3%
Median Age	66.1 years (Male: 65.3, Female: 67.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$44,952 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Mountain Standard Time
Lat & Lng	32.26867, -112.73876

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Why, Arizona Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	67	103	145	179	160	158	157
Population Density	7.4 / mi²	11.4 / mi²	16.1 / mi²	19.9 / mi²	17.8 / mi²	17.6 / mi²	17.4 / mi²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Why, Arizona Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 10.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Why, Arizona	+138.8%	+55.3%	+10.3%
Arizona	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Why, Arizona Median Age

Median Age: 66.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Why, Arizona	66.1 yrs	67.5 yrs	65.3 yrs
Arizona	36 yrs	37.1 yrs	34.8 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Why, Arizona Population Density

Population Density: 17.8 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Why, Arizona	160	9 sq mi	17.8 / mi²
Arizona	7.1 million	113,990.4 sq mi	62.4 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Why, Arizona Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Why, Arizona Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$31,277	$32,147	$38,107	$40,140	$41,297	$39,813	$41,107	$44,952
Total GDP	$34.2K	$43.7K	$57.2K	$68.3K	$71.1K	$64.9K	$67K	$72.8K

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Why, Arizona CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Why, Arizona	3,280 tn	20.5 tn	364.4 tons/mi²
Arizona	120,455,172 tn	16.95 tn	1,056.7 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Why, Arizona CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	3,280 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	20.5 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	364.4 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Low (2.3)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/17/01	4:13 AM	3.21	94.4 km	5,967 m	69km ESE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ	usgs.gov
8/8/00	3:18 AM	3.5	72 km	5,000 m	Arizona	usgs.gov
3/31/96	10:43 PM	3	38 km	5,961 m	147km ESE of Fortuna Foothills, Arizona	usgs.gov
7/4/94	7:02 AM	4	97.7 km	10,000 m	Sonora, Mexico	usgs.gov
4/19/86	6:29 PM	3.53	98.8 km	-33 m	66km ESE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ	usgs.gov
12/21/85	4:59 PM	3.04	88.9 km	-39 m	84km SE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ	usgs.gov
10/29/81	7:31 PM	4.9	80.7 km	10,000 m	Sonora, Mexico	usgs.gov
10/30/80	4:37 PM	3.38	26.2 km	6,000 m	187km ESE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ	usgs.gov
6/24/79	10:26 PM	3.21	55.3 km	6,000 m	201km ESE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ	usgs.gov
4/7/79	4:20 PM	3.21	37.7 km	6,000 m	200km ESE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Why, Arizona

Why (O'odham: Ban Hi:nk) is a tiny unincorporated rural community in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It lies near the western border of the Tohono O'Odham Indian Reservation and due north of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Southern Arizon..

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