Dragoon, Arizona
Dragoon, Arizona | |
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 J. H. Smith Grocery Store and Filling Station listed in the National Register of Historic Places | |
 Location of Dragoon in Cochise County, Arizona. | |
  Dragoon  Dragoon | |
| Coordinates: 32°01′37″N 110°02′18″W / 32.02694°N 110.03833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Cochise |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.96 sq mi (5.07 km2) |
| • Land | 1.96 sq mi (5.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,623 ft (1,409 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 178 |
| • Density | 90.86/sq mi (35.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| ZIP code | 85609 |
| Area code | 520 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2582774[2] |
Dragoon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 209.[3] Dragoon is 17 miles (27 km) east-northeast of the city of Benson, and about 57 miles (92 km) southeast of Tucson, Arizona. Dragoon has the ZIP code of 85609.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 178 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
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Dragoon, Arizona lies between the Dragoon Mountains to the southwest and the Little Dragoon Mountains to the northwest.
Geography and climate
[edit]The community lies along the Union Pacific Railroad between the Dragoon Mountains to the southeast and the Little Dragoon Mountains to the northwest. Interstate 10 passes through the Texas Canyon area approximately three miles to the west of the village.[5]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Dragoon has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[6]
History
[edit]A 1942 FBI memorandum indicates that a group of 23 Japanese diplomats were held in Dragoon during the Second World War. On June 7th, the Chicago Tribune had reported news concerning ongoing war efforts, and the FBI was concerned whether interned Japanese diplomats would realize from this news reporting that Japanese military codes had been broken. Their memorandum concluded that the Japanese who were held at Dragoon did not have access to media sources during the relevant time period. An excerpt from the memorandum is quoted as follows:
Excerpt of Memorandum for the Attorney General from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, dated JUL-9 1942 Declassified Authority NND76716
"There were twenty-three Japanese diplomats at Dragoon, Arizona, and all of this group had formerly been stationed in the Hawaiian Islands. Special Agent Wells Bailey of the State Department accompanied them when they left Arizona and was with them until their arrival in New York City on June 10, 1942. They were immediately taken to the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York City and were held incommunicado until they were taken aboard the SS Gripsholm on June 13, 1942. Agent Bailey can testify to the fact that this group was not allowed to see any newspapers whatsoever during the time they were in Arizona and while they were en route to New York City. He can also testify to the fact that this group was placed aboard the SS Gripsholm on June 13, 1942."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dragoon, Arizona
- ^ Website Services & Coordination Staff(WSCS). "2010 Census Interactive Population Search". Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme 4th ed. 2001, p. 74 ISBN 0899333257
- ^ "Dragoon, Arizona Kppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^ "FBI Report on Japanese Internees in the United States, July 9, 1942". National Security Archive. George Washington University. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
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