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Sells
ArizonaCDP
Sells
Total population
1,935
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Sells is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 2,799 at the 2000 census. It is the capital of the Tohono O'odham Nation and the home of several tribal businesses, such as Tohono O'Odham Ki:Ki Association. It was originally named Indian Oasis by cattle-ranchers/businessmen brothers Joseph and Louis Ménager in 1912. The Ménager brothers also built and ran the Indian Oasis Mercantile Store. The settlement took its present English name in 1918 to honor Indian Commissioner Cato Sells. The O'odham name means "tortoise got wedged".
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Geography
Sells is located at (31.914994, -111.875669). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and 0.11% is water.
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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 Sells, AZ from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Indian Oasis Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · Sells · 347 students
- Baboquivari High SchoolHigh · Topawa · 259 students
- Indian Oasis Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · Sells · 255 students
- Baboquivari Middle SchoolMiddle · Topawa · 140 students
- Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School)High · Sells · 69 students
- Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School)Middle · Sells · 10 students
- PCJTED - Baboquivari High SchoolHigh · Topawa
- Pima County JTED at Indian OasisHigh · TUCSON
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
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Notable people from here
Nearby places in Arizona
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Sells


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Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Butte, Gila, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-08-03 · 148 mi
- Wildfire Paddy Creek, Apache, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 174 mi
- Wildfire Island, La Paz, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-07-26 · 189 mi
- Wildfire Campwood, Yavapai, ArizonaWildfires · 2026-08-23 · 200 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-21 07:00 UTC.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET