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History · East Globe

Half of East Globe’s homes were built after 2000

Most of East Globe was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2000. Below: maps from 1966 on.

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

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of East Globe are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

East Globe, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of East Globe yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

East Globe is a census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 226. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population is 78.3% non-Hispanic Native Americans, 12.9% Hispanic Native Americans, 3.5% non-Hispanic whites, 0.4% Asian, 2.2% reporting two or more races and 2.6% non-Native American Hispanics.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 226 to 259 (+15%).

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

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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East Globe on the map, 1966 to 2004

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

East Globe on the 1966 USGS mapEast Globe on the 1986 USGS mapEast Globe on the 2004 USGS map1966Cutter sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to East Globe

Nobody well known was born in East Globe itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jack ElamAmerican actor · b. 1920
Helen JacobsAmerican tennis player · b. 1908
Rose MoffordFirst woman Governor and the first woman Secret… · b. 1922
Ed PastorAmerican politician · b. 1943
Romana Acosta BañuelosTreasurer of the United States · b. 1925
Esteban Edward TorresAmerican politician · b. 1930

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.