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History · Anegam

Half of Anegam’s homes were built after 1977

Most of Anegam was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1963 on and the census since 1960.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Anegam’s past

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The story so far

Anegam, in brief

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Anegam (O'odham) name translates as "Desert Willow", is a populated place and census-designated place (CDP), situated on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation, in Pima County, Arizona, United States. Its population was 151 as of the 2010 census, and 154 as of July 1, 2015. It has an estimated elevation of 1,762 feet (537 m) above sea level.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 151 in 2010, 149 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Anegam on the map, 1963 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Anegam. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Anegam on the 1963 USGS mapAnegam on the 1990 USGS map1963Gu Achi sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Anegam.

People over time

Anegam, census by census

01001960198020002020Peak: 151

Between 35 and 151 people in every census since 1960.

3 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Anegam’s Wikipedia page.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.