Bowie, Arizona
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Bowie, Arizona | |
|---|---|
Census designated place | |
 Location of Bowie in Cochise County, Arizona. | |
  Bowie, Arizona Location of Bowie in Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 32°19′32″N 109°29′43″W / 32.32556°N 109.49528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Cochise |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.71 sq mi (4.42 km2) |
| • Land | 1.71 sq mi (4.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,763 ft (1,147 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 406 |
| • Density | 238.0/sq mi (91.89/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| ZIP codes | 85605 |
| Area code | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-07380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2582739[2] |
Bowie is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census the population of Bowie was 449.[3]
The Southern Pacific built a rail line through eastern Arizona in 1880, including a stop at Bowie. Once a junction was made in March 1881 with eastern rail lines in Deming, New Mexico, this line was the second transcontinental rail route across the United States.[4]
The community is named for the former Fort Bowie.[5]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 546 | — | |
| 1920 | 885 | 62.1% | |
| 1930 | 609 | −31.2% | |
| 1960 | 650 | — | |
| 2010 | 449 | — | |
| 2020 | 406 | −9.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
Bowie first appeared on the 1910 U.S. Census as the "Bowie Precinct" of Cochise County.[7] It appeared again in 1920[8] and 1930[9] as a precinct. It reported a majority White population in 1930.[10] The population of Bowie was 650 in the 1960 census.[11] 2010, when it was made a census-designated place (CDP).[12]
Location and nearby communities
The community lies on Interstate 10 in eastern Arizona close to the western New Mexico border. The community is in the west of the San Simon Valley, as well as the northeast foothills of the Dos Cabezas Mountains. On Interstate 10, Willcox, Arizona at the Willcox Playa lies west-southwest; San Simon, AZ and Road Forks-Lordsburg, New Mexico lie east.
