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Catalina
ArizonaCDP
Catalina
Total population
6,489
Median home value
$276,200
Bachelor's+
Median income
$78,207
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Catalina is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 7,025 at the 2000 census. Catalina continues to experience increasing population growth, while attempting to maintain its rural character. Catalina remains an unincorporated community, with no plans for annexation into any nearby towns.
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History
Much of Catalina's history and the land it now sits on is connected with the Golder Ranch. Lloyd Golder III and family moved to Tucson from Illinois in 1956 and by the following year had purchased the Rancho Vistoso, which at the time was a 4,800 acre ranch. In 1959, Golder bought the nearby 18,000-acre, Rail N. Ranch from Roberta Nicholas whose ranch house is now the administration building for the Miraval Resort. The land included parts of what is now Catalina State Park to the south and part of the land where Biosphere 2 now sits, to the north. From 1961 to 1964 he built the Golder Dam about 4 miles north of the Pinal County line but in a legal action that lasted several decades it was declared unsafe and the lakeside community that would have been called Lago del Oro, was never built. The Saddlebrooke subdivision now occupies that land and only the Lago Del Oro Parkway still exists as a reminder of the failed community. He later developed the Twin Lakes subdivision and the Rail N. Ranch subdivision on his land as well as naming many of the streets on his land. Lloyd Golder III died in 2013. The ranch commonly known as Golder Ranch is legally still called the Rail N. Ranch and is still an active open-range ranch.
Geography
Catalina is located at (32.491151, -110.907652). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Catalina, AZ from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Canyon Del Oro High SchoolHigh · ORO VALLEY · 1,691 students · 22:1 ratio
- Ironwood Ridge High SchoolHigh · ORO VALLEY · 1,556 students · 21.6:1 ratio
- Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley ArizonaElementary · ORO VALLEY · 1,021 students
- Richard B Wilson Jr SchoolElementary · ORO VALLEY · 838 students · 16.4:1 ratio
- BASIS Oro Valley PrimaryElementary · ORO VALLEY · 666 students
- Coronado K-8 SchoolElementary · TUCSON · 665 students · 14.1:1 ratio
- BASIS Oro ValleyHigh · ORO VALLEY · 565 students
- The Innovation AcademyElementary · ORO VALLEY · 411 students · 15.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Catalina
Search results from Open Library.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library