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Census Data for Sonora

As far as we can tell, The community of Sonora has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this town.

While we don't have census information for Sonora, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Gilbert
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chandler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mesa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Guadalupe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Queen Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tempe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Scottsdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Apache Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Paradise Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Phoenix
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Maricopa
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa
    • Maricopa is located in Pinal County
    • The population in 2015 was estimated at 48,602 people. This represents a 11.77% increase since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 43,482 people.
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Maricopa County ...

Sonora is located in Maricopa County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Maricopa County.

Miscellaneous Information for Sonora ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Maricopa County or the town of Sonora:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Sonora:
    • GNIS ID for Sonora: 11552
    • GNIS ID for Maricopa County: 37026
    • GNIS ID for State of Arizona: 1779777
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 04 (Arizona)
    • County Code: 013 (Maricopa County)
    • Place Code: 68360 (Sonora)
    • State & County Code: 04/013 (Arizona / Maricopa County)
    • State & Place Code: 04/68360 (Arizona / Sonora)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Sonora is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Sonora.

Footnotes ...

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<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Maricopa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.