Most of Huachuca City was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1938 on and the census since 1960.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1962.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Huachuca City’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Huachuca City is among the newest of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Huachuca City’s overall grade.
Few Arizona towns list much on the Register (a typical Arizona town has 0.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Huachuca City’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (29% of Arizona towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be D−. The pre-1940 share (±1.6 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1958.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Huachuca City’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Huachuca City started out as a stop along the Southern Pacific Railroad. The rail stretched between Tombstone and Patagonia and is no longer in operation today. With the re-opening of Fort Huachuca in 1954, the area began to grow and the community went through several name changes: Campstone Station, Sunset City, and Huachuca Vista, before finally settling on the name Huachuca City. It incorporated in 1958.
Today, Huachuca City is a small town located at the north exit of Fort Huachuca, the major employment for the town. With tourism a major business because of the proximity to Tombstone and Kartchner Caverns State Park, Huachuca City is a growing area.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Huachuca City. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1938Huachuca 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 Huachuca City.
People over time
Huachuca City, census by census
Between 1,241 and 1,853 people in every census since 1960.
7 censuses, 1960–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Huachuca City’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Huachuca City
Nobody well known was born in Huachuca City itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
In 1958, according to Wikidata. Huachuca City’s post office opened in 1962, and the census of 1960 counted 1,330 people here.
How does Huachuca City rank for history?
Huachuca City is among the newest of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Huachuca City?
0.0% of Huachuca City’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.6 points), against a typical 0.4% for an Arizona town; the median home was built in 1976.
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).
From Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.
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