SkipCaptcha, Automoderated users, edit
8,746
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 4:
Line 4: + + + Line 34:
Line 37: +
→Further reading
The [[University of Arizona]] was established in 1885 in Tucson. Tucson was capital of Arizona for some time and until about 1930, Phoenix was smaller than its sister city.
The [[University of Arizona]] was established in 1885 in Tucson. Tucson was capital of Arizona for some time and until about 1930, Phoenix was smaller than its sister city.
Five miles southeast of the city is the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, best known as the home of the [[United States Air Force]]'s 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, better known simply as "The Boneyard", as it serves as the storage facility of excess government aircraft (the Tucson climate and topography being well-suited to prevent deterioration).
==20th century==
==20th century==
The population rose from 7400 in 1900 to 13,900 in 1910, 20,000 in 1920, and 37,000 in 1940. In 2006 the population of [[Pima County, Arizona|Pima County]], in which Tucson is located, passed one million while the City of Tucson's population was 535,000.
The population rose from 7400 in 1900 to 13,900 in 1910, 20,000 in 1920, and 37,000 in 1940. In 2006 the population of [[Pima County, Arizona|Pima County]], in which Tucson is located, passed one million while the City of Tucson's population was 535,000.
[[Category:Urban History]]
[[Category:Urban History]]
[[Category:Western United States]]
[[Category:Western United States]]
[[Category:Most Liberal American Cities]]