Profile for Tombstone, Arizona, AZ
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"The Town Too Tough to Die"
Famous silver-mining region
Tombstone is a city in Cochise County, in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area.
The community was named after a local mine, so-called because it was feared that Apaches would kill the miners.
The latitude of Tombstone is 31.712N. The longitude is -110.066W.
It is in the Mountain Standard time zone. Elevation is 4,541 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 1,547.
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$26,571National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Tombstone demographic reports
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- Rose Festival - April 13-15, 2007
What saved Tombstone from the fate of other western towns whose mines ran out was nothing more than its heritage of violence.
-- A Sense of Place: Listening to Americans
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15% of Tombstone residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Tombstone ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Tombstone was $15,447, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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11% of Tombstone residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Historic districts in Tombstone include Tombstone Historic District ... View historic districts
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Median rent in Tombstone, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $358. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $696.
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Cochise County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Tombstone political report.
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The average commute time for Tombstone workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
Hotels in Tombstone include Best Western, Best Western Lookout Lodge, Holiday Inn Express, Tombstone Motel.
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