Amado, Arizona

• A small check makes a big difference in Amado
  

  A small check in a small town makes a big difference. A $70,000 stimulus check to the Amado Food Bank will go a long ways.

• 2/26-28: Fountain Hills Great Fair
  

  Rio Verde artist Margaret Sullivan loves being part of the Fountain Hills Great Fair each year.

• Cantina Romantica at Rex Ranch
  

  Tags : Southwest Restaurant Details Although a bit off the beaten path, Cantina Romantica holds untold wonders for the discerning diner.

• Adopt a Pet
  

  Qualities: She was found in a Dumpster as a kitten. Adopted and had to be returned because her owner was dying of cancer.

• Outdoors
  

  Events are free or included in park entrance fee unless otherwise noted. Discounts and annual passes may be available.

• You can help food bank
  

  The Community Food Bank is struggling to serve an increasing number of Southern Arizonans who need help during this holiday season and beyond.

• Adopt a Pet
  

  Qualities: Calm, affectionate, petite, adorable personality. Needs: Nervous around other animals and children.

• Border agents find shooting victim south of Tucson
  

  U.S. Border Patrol agents found a male backpacker who was shot to death near Amado, south of Tucson, Thursday.

• Vigilant cat, smoke detector warn man of house fire
  

  The combination of a working smoke detector and a vigilant cat helped a Tucson man escape harm in a house fire early Monday morning.

• November 2009: Amado Territory Ranch
  

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• Galaxy's Dying Stars Confirm Cosmic Ray Source
  

  An image of the Cigar Galaxy, or M82, composed from data from the Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-Ray Observatory, and Spitzer Space Telescope.

• Heritage status sought for Santa Cruz Valley
  

  AMADO - On 63 acres in the picturesque Santa Cruz Valley, Stewart Loew raises cattle and grows organic lettuce, onions, pumpkins and other produce.

• Starburst galaxy sheds light on longstanding cosmic mystery
  

  An international collaboration that includes scientists from the University of Delaware's Bartol Research Institute in the Department of Physics and Astronomy has discovered very-high-energy gamma rays in the Cigar Galaxy , a bright galaxy filled with exploding stars 12 million light years from Earth.

• Heritage designation is goal
  

  Of the 49 National Heritage Areas around the country, the only one in Arizona so far is Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area.

• Grocery prices fall, but many still face hunger
  

  Learn more about donating to or receiving help from the Community Food Bank by calling 622-0525 or by visiting the organization's Web site: www.communityfoodbank.com The food bank is always in need of non-perishable foods, such as canned tuna, peanut butter, rice, pasta and beans.

• Giffords sees first hand stimulus spending
  

  Giffords said $300,000 in stimulus funds given to the Amado Community Food Bank will help meet needs throughout the community that never existedA before.

• Checkpoint sorely needed along I-19
  

  Opponents of a proposed permanent Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 19 have seized upon a federal report as proof that such an inspection station would be ineffective.

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City Description

Amado is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 275 at the 2000 census. Amado is located at 31°42′18″N 111°3′56″W / 31.705°N 111.06556°W / 31.705; -111.06556 (31.704900, -111.065492). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.2 square miles (29.1 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 275 people, 104 households, and 66 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 24.5 people per square mile (9.5/km²). There were 107 housing units at an average density of 9.5/sq mi (3.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.91% White, 0.36% Black or African American, 1.09% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 26.18% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 43.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 104 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The

City Contained By:

• Santa Cruz County
• Arizona
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Mountain Time Zone

Size:

• 29.0078668358 km squared

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