Drexel Heights, Arizona

• Firefighters battle brush fire near Irvington & Old Nogales Hwy
  

  Crews from the Drexel Heights Fire Department fought a brush fire Tuesday evening near Old Ajo Way and San Jacquin.

• Drexel Heights Fire District carries safety rules to nine schools in area
  

  As part of National Fire Prevention month, members of the Drexel Heights Fire District are visiting nine schools.

• Toddler Drinks Tiki Torch Fluid
  

  Crews from the Drexel Heights Fire Ditrict responded to the 7000 Block of S. Camino de Oeste in reference to a child that had swallowed tiki torch fluid.

• Fire At SW Side Swap Meet Under Investigation
  

  A fire at a southwest side swap meet late Sunday night is under investigation this morning, a fire official said.

• Drexel Heights Receives Gaming Money For Purchase of New Ambulance
  

  Propsition 202, which passed in 2002, will allow the Tohono O'odham tribe to share a portion of their gaming revenue with government agencies.

• Building fire at Tohono O'Odham Swap Meet
  

  Crews responded late Sunday night to a fire burning inside a building at the Tohono O'Odham Swap Meet near Tucson.

• MRFD puts assistant chief applicants to the test
  

  The five candidates applying for the new assistant chief's position with Montezuma-Rimrock Fire District are : Gary Jordan , David Stone , Ronny Gibson , Dave Neihuis and Mark Dixon .

City Description

Drexel Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 23,849 at the 2000 census. The area is named after financier Francis Anthony Drexel, the father of Saint Katharine Drexel (who established missions to Blacks and Native Americans throughout the United States). Drexel owned property in the Drexel Heights area and eastward during the late 1800s. Drexel Heights is located at 32°8′20″N 111°2′38″W / 32.13889°N 111.04389°W / 32.13889; -111.04389 (32.138989, -111.043926). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 19.7 square miles (51.0 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 23,849 people, 7,505 households, and 5,988 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,212.1 people per square mile (467.9/km²). There were 7,957 housing units at an average density of 404.4/sq mi (156.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 58.14% White, 2.62% Black or African American, 3.42% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 31.28% from other races, and 3.62% from two or more races. 60.07% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 7,505

City Contained By:

• Pima County
• Arizona
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Mountain Time Zone

Size:

• 51.0227657736 km squared

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