Editing Sonoita, Arizona

{{Short description|CDP in Santa Cruz County, Arizona}}
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|official_name            = Sonoita, Arizona
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
|image_skyline            = Sonoita.jpg
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|image_caption            = Welcome to Sonoita
|image_map                = Santa Cruz County Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sonoita highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Santa Cruz County, Arizona|Santa Cruz County]] and the state of [[Arizona]]
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|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arizona|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arizona]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Santa Cruz County, Arizona|Santa Cruz]]
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|area_total_km2           = 27.56
|area_total_sq_mi         = 10.64
|area_land_km2            = 27.55
|area_land_sq_mi          = 10.64
|area_water_km2           = 0.01
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01
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|elevation_ft             = 4885
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|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 803
|population_density_km2   = 29.14
|population_density_sq_mi = 75.48
|timezone                 = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]] (no [[Daylight savings time|DST]])
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|postal_code              = 85637
|area_code                = [[Area code 520|520]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 04-68220
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 34635<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|34635}}</ref>
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'''Sonoita''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ə|ˈ|n|ɔɪ|.|t|ə}}; {{langx|ood|'''Ṣon ʼOidag'''}}) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Santa Cruz County, Arizona|Santa Cruz County]], [[Arizona]], United States.<ref name=gnis/> The population was 803 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Sonoita_CDP,_Arizona?g=160XX00US0468220|access-date=June 28, 2023|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The origin of the name of the CDP is the [[O'odham language|O'odham]] ''Ṣon ʼOidag'', which may be best translated as "spring field".{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

==Geography==
Sonoita is located in northern Santa Cruz County. The community is at the intersection of [[Arizona State Route 83]] and [[Arizona State Route 82]]. The [[Santa Rita Mountains]] and the [[Canelo Hills]] lie to the west and southwest respectively. The headwaters of [[Sonoita Creek]] are just west of the site.<ref name=USGS>''Sonoita, Arizona,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1996 (2002 rev.)</ref>

Historic [[Fort Crittenden]] and [[Fort Buchanan, Arizona|Fort Buchanan]] lie approximately four miles west of Sonoita, just north of Sonoita Creek and Route 82.<ref name=USGS/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|27.3|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|2000= 826
|2010= 818
|2020= 803
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 826 people, 358 households, and 264 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|18.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 401 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.6% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.5% from two or more races.  16.7% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 358 households, out of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 2.7.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.4% under the age of 18, 2.5% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 37.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,310, and the median income for a family was $58,571. Males had a median income of $46,042 versus $26,406 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $27,312.  About 2.8% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable residents==
* [[Alex Flanagan]], sports journalist<ref name="Wystrach">{{cite web |title=Catching Up with Alex Flanagan |url=https://www.salpointe.org/news-detail?pk=1270810 |website=Salpointe.org}}</ref>
* [[Mark Wystrach]], musician, member of country band [[Midland (band)|Midland]]<ref name="Wystrach" />
* [[Rick Renzi]], U.S. Congressman, owner Rainwhisper Ranch.

==Images==
<gallery widths="180px" heights="120px">
File:Sonoita Arizona 2014.JPG|Sonoita, as seen from the main intersection in town.
File:Sonoita-Fort Buchanan Bridge Ruins-1856.jpg|Ruins of the Fort Buchanan Bridge over Sonoita Creek
File:Sonoita-Camp Crittenden Marker.jpg|Camp (Fort) Crittenden Marker historic marker
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Arizona}}

* [[Sonoita Creek]]
* [[Sonoita AVA]], Arizona wine region around Sonoita
* [[Santa Rita Abbey]] in Sonoita
* [[Empire Ranch]]
* [[Fort Buchanan, Arizona]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121126044341/http://www.thenogaleschamber.com/Portal/LivinginSCCounty/Sonoita/tabid/66/Default.aspx Sonoita] at Nogales-Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130111093540/http://www.patagoniaaz.com/Sonoita.html Sonoita & Elgin] at Patagonia Area Business Association
*[http://sonoitaaz.com/ Sonoita community website]

{{Santa Cruz County, Arizona}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Santa Cruz County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Arizona]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Sonoran Desert]]