Editing Sierra Vista Southeast, Arizona

{{Short description|CDP in Cochise County, Arizona}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Sierra Vista Southeast, Arizona
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Cochise County, Arizona|Cochise County]] and the state of [[Arizona]]
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arizona|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arizona]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Cochise County, Arizona|Cochise]]
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_04.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 287.26
|area_total_sq_mi         = 110.91
|area_land_km2            = 287.21
|area_land_sq_mi          = 110.89
|area_water_km2           = 0.05
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02
|elevation_ft             = 4554
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 14428
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 50.24
|population_density_sq_mi = 130.11
|timezone                 = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]] (no [[Daylight savings time|DST]])
|utc_offset               = -7
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|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 04-66845
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2408736<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2408736}}</ref>
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'''Sierra Vista Southeast''', often referred to as '''[[Hereford, Arizona|Hereford]] or [[Nicksville, Arizona|Nicksville]]''', is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Cochise County, Arizona|Cochise County]], [[Arizona]], United States. The population was 14,797 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It includes the neighborhoods [[Ramsey, Arizona|Ramsey]] Canyon,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arizona.hometownlocator.com/az/cochise/ramsey.cfm|title=Ramsey Populated Place Profile / Cochise County, Arizona Data|website=arizona.hometownlocator.com|language=en|access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref> and Sierra Vista Estates<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arizona.hometownlocator.com/az/cochise/sierra-vista-estates.cfm|title=Sierra Vista Estates Populated Place Profile / Cochise County, Arizona Data|website=arizona.hometownlocator.com|language=en|access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref> within its boundaries.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 112.3&nbsp;square miles (290.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all  land.

===Climate===
In the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Sierra Vista Southeast falls within the typical cold [[semi-arid climate]] (''BSk'') of mid-altitude Arizona. Fall and spring, like most other parts of Arizona, are very dry. Winters are cool to cold with frosts which can occasionally be hard freezes; frost can be expected to stop in mid- to late April. Spring, like fall, spends about half of itself within the frost season. Summer starts off dry, but progressively gets wetter as the monsoon season approaches. The city has a fairly stable climate with very little humidity. However, the [[North American Monsoon]] can bring torrential rains during the months of July and August and will produce almost half the yearly rainfall in just those two months alone. Due to the dry climate the rest of the year and the CDP's high elevation, daily winter low temperatures range from {{convert|20|to|30|F|C|1}} on average and up to {{convert|50|F|C|1}} on rare occasions when moist fronts bring warm air from the Gulf of California. Snow is not a common sight in the CDP, though some years the city can receive several inches of snow and other years it will receive none. However, a snow-capped [[Miller Peak (Arizona)|Miller Peak]] and [[Carr Peak]] in the [[Huachuca Mountains]] is a common sight for four to five months every year.

{{Weather box
|width = 75%
|location = Hereford, Arizona
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F =  80
|Feb record high F =  82
|Mar record high F =  86
|Apr record high F =  99
|May record high F = 101
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 100
|Sep record high F =  98
|Oct record high F =  93
|Nov record high F =  84
|Dec record high F =  78
|year record high F =106
|Jan high F = 58
|Feb high F = 61
|Mar high F = 67
|Apr high F = 75
|May high F = 83
|Jun high F = 91
|Jul high F = 89
|Aug high F = 86
|Sep high F = 84
|Oct high F = 75
|Nov high F = 66
|Dec high F = 58
|year high F = 74
|Jan low F = 33
|Feb low F = 35
|Mar low F = 38
|Apr low F = 44
|May low F = 52
|Jun low F = 59
|Jul low F = 63
|Aug low F = 61
|Sep low F = 57
|Oct low F = 49
|Nov low F = 39
|Dec low F = 33
|year low F = 47
|Jan record low F = 6
|Feb record low F = 1
|Mar record low F = 11
|Apr record low F = 13
|May record low F = 27
|Jun record low F = 36
|Jul record low F = 48
|Aug record low F = 45
|Sep record low F = 38
|Oct record low F = 19
|Nov record low F = 18
|Dec record low F = 1
|year record low F = 1
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain inch = 1.86
|Feb rain inch = 1.72
|Mar rain inch = 1.11
|Apr rain inch = 0.50
|May rain inch = 0.35
|Jun rain inch = 0.72
|Jul rain inch = 4.61
|Aug rain inch = 4.65
|Sep rain inch = 1.97
|Oct rain inch = 1.58
|Nov rain inch = 0.99
|Dec rain inch = 1.94
|source 1 = weather.com <ref name= weather.com>{{Cite web |url= https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/33628e93436a0be41764139f0d92f65ed4a7bd21b487d618f6faa03453ccc87f|title= weather.com|access-date=May 4, 2020 }}</ref>
|date=May 2020
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 9237
|2000= 14348
|2010= 14797
|2020= 14428
|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web
  |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing (1790–2000)|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 17, 2010}}</ref>
}}
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 14,797 people in the CDP.  The population density was 131.8/sq&nbsp;mi.  There were 6,394 housing units at an average density of {{convert|56.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 69.1% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.1% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.4% from two or more races.  17.8% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 5,392 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 27.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,170, and the median income for a family was $51,858. Males had a median income of $38,346 versus $26,115 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $20,702.  About 5.4% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
Cochice Connection provides bus connections between [[Douglas, Arizona|Douglas]], [[Bisbee, Arizona|Bisbee]], and [[Sierra Vista, Arizona|Sierra Vista]], with a stop in Nicksville.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Schedule {{!}} Douglas, AZ| access-date = October 20, 2018| url = https://www.douglasaz.gov/481/Schedule}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Cochise County, Arizona}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Cochise County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Arizona]]