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Welcome to Cochise County ...

Time Zone: Cochise County lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time.

The community of Bisbee is the Seat for Cochise County.

Cochise County was founded in 1881 and was created by taking area from Pima County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cochise had a population of 125,922 people. This is a decrease of 4.48% since the last Census (which gave a population of 131,822 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cochise represented 2.06% of the total population of Arizona.

Below are some of the communities located in Cochise County:

  • Benson
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Benson is located in Cochise County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <2>
  • Bisbee
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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    • Bisbee is located in Cochise County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bisbee <2>
  • Douglas
    (34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Douglas is located in Cochise County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <2>
  • Huachuca City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Sierra Vista
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Tombstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Willcox
    (35 miles [56.3 km] to the north)
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    • Willcox is located in Cochise County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willcox <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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