Avra Valley, Arizona

• Family mourns loss of woman in mobile home fire
  

  TUCSON, AZ A mobile home fire in Avra Valley Wednesday afternoon was so large that firefighters had to battle the blaze from outside the building.

• Mobile home fire in Avra Valley kills woman
  

  A mobile home fire Wednesday in Avra Valley northwest of Tucson has claimed the life of a woman.

• Woman killed in fire after getting trapped in mobile home
  

  Authorities say a woman in her 40s has died in a mobile home fire on the northern edge of the Tucson Mountains.

• Mobile home fire kills Avra Valley woman
  

  A woman died inside her home when it caught fire Wednesday, firefighters said. A neighbor watched as flames engulfed the mobile home in the 10500 Block of North Wasson at about 2 p.m. "I was scared," Aireka Betancourt said.

• TRICO rate hike hits some hard
  

  If your Trico bill seems too high for you to pay it, you have options: a Call Trico at 744-2944 and ask about payment plans, an energy audit or guidance to resources that can help with bill payment.

• community notes
  

  Awakenings Massage and Lay Chiropractic, both in the shopping center at 3605 W. Cortaro Farms Road, are coordinating a vendor fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov.

• Life out of range: Weight-loss motivation is all around
  

  Here are a few excerpts from Star news assistant Joyce Bertschy's blog, "Life Out of Range." Read more online at go.azstarnet. com/lifeoutofrange. From Sept.

• Corrections
  

  20, included an incorrect meeting day for the Avra Valley Fire District governing board.

City Description

Avra Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 5,038 at the 2000 census. Avra Valley is located at 32°25′7″N 111°19′41″W / 32.41861°N 111.32806°W / 32.41861; -111.32806 (32.418704, -111.328028). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 22.1 square miles (57.2 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,038 people, 1,714 households, and 1,311 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 228.3 people per square mile (88.1/km²). There were 1,895 housing units at an average density of 85.9/sq mi (33.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.02% White, 1.81% Black or African American, 1.67% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 9.65% from other races, and 2.44% from two or more races. 20.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,714 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living

City Contained By:

• Pima County
• Arizona
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Mountain Time Zone

Size:

• 57.2387372384 km squared

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