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Place Name
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Cochise County
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Pronunciation
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co-CHEES
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Bisbee
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Population
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97,624 (1990)
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Location
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Arizona, United States, North America
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Latitude
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31°53'N
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Longitude
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109°44'W
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Cochise
(co-CHEES), county (
6,219 sq mi/16,107 sq km; 1990
pop. 97,624), SE Ariz.;  Bisbee; 31°53'N 109°44'W. Bounded
by N.Mex., on E, and Mex. (Sonora) on S. Copper mined near Warren
and Bisbee, in SW. Silver, gold, gypsum. Irrigated farming along San
Pedro R. and San Simon Creek (cotton, alfalfa, hay, wheat, corn,
sorghum, lettuce; cattle, hogs); mfg. at Sierra Vista and Douglas.
Chief ranges are Chiricahua, Dos Cabezas, Dragoon, and Mule mts.
Includes Chiricahua Natl. Monument and Fort Bowie Natl. Historic Site
in E and several parts of Coronado Natl. Forest scattered throughout
co. Coronado Natl. Monument and San Pedro Riparian Natl. Conservation
Area in SW; historic town of Tombstone and Tombstone Courthouse State
Historical Park in W center. Fort Huachuca, important in economy, very
close to Sierra Vista urban area in SW. Formed 1881.
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