Bowie, Arizona

Bowie is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona. As of the 2010 U.S. Census the population of Bowie was 449.[4]

Bowie, Arizona
Census designated place
Location of Bowie in Cochise County, Arizona.
Bowie, Arizona Location of Bowie in Arizona
Coordinates: 32°19′35″N 109°29′13″W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Cochise
Area [1]
• Total	1.7 sq mi (4.39 km^2)
• Land	1.7 sq mi (4.39 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	3,763 ft (1,147 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	449
• Estimate  (2016)[3]	N/A
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (MST)
ZIP codes	85605
Area code(s)	520
FIPS code	04-07380
GNIS feature ID	2582739

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	546		—
1920	885		62.1%
1930	609		−31.2%
2010	449		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Bowie first appeared on the 1910 U.S. Census as the "Bowie Precinct" of Cochise County.[6] It appeared again in 1920[7] and 1930[8] as a precinct. It reported a majority White population in 1930.[9] With the combination of all Arizona county precincts into 3 districts each in 1940, it did not formally appear again until 2010, when it was made a census-designated place (CDP).[10]

Location and nearby communities

The community lies on Interstate 10 in eastern Arizona close to the western New Mexico border. The community is in the west of the San Simon Valley, as well as the northeast foothills of the Dos Cabezas Mountains. On Interstate 10, Willcox, Arizona at the Willcox Playa lies west-southwest; San Simon, AZ and Road Forks-Lordsburg, New Mexico lie east.

Information

Bowie has the ZIP Code of 85605; in 2010, the population of the 85605 ZCTA was 449.[11]

In popular culture

Bowie, Arizona gained attention when it was revealed that it was action icon John Rambo's hometown. This was first unveiled in Rambo: First Blood Part II and later elaborated on in Rambo III. In the film Rambo from 2008, Bowie was seen on screen for the first time, although the filming of that particular scene was actually done in Southern California. 2019's Rambo: Last Blood took place entirely in Bowie and Mexico, though filming was not done in Arizona.

Bowie native Clyde William "Bill" Allen was the father of Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, who managed Hurricane Katrina rescue efforts and the BP Gulf oil spill. [12]

Climate

Bowie has a borderline semi-arid/desert climate (Köppen BSk/BWk/BSh/BWh) with very hot summers punctuated by monsoon rains, and mild, generally dry winters with cold nights. Typically there are 26.9 days topping 100 °F or 37.8 °C and 119 days over 90 °F or 32.2 °C, which only a few days with unusually heavy rain failing to top this mark during the summer. In the winter, there are typically 63.6 nights falling below freezing, with the all-time record low being 3 °F (−16.1 °C) on December 9, 1978 – though the dryness means only one day every three or four winters will fail to top freezing, and only 6.4 days per winter will not top 50 °F or 10 °C. The average snowfall is 2.6 inches or 0.07 metres, but the median is zero so that most winters do not have measurable falls, though 8.7 inches (0.22 m) fell in January 1978.

Since 1899 the wettest calendar year has been 1914 with 19.96 inches (507.0 mm) and the driest 1956 with 3.01 inches (76.5 mm), whilst the wettest month has been July 1919 with 6.38 inches (162.1 mm),[13] and the wettest day October 30 of 1951 with 2.75 inches (69.9 mm).

Climate data for Bowie, Arizona (1981-2010; extremes 1899-2001)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	83 (28)	88 (31)	98 (37)	99 (37)	110 (43)	115 (46)	116 (47)	110 (43)	110 (43)	105 (41)	96 (36)	80 (27)	116 (47)
Average high °F (°C)	61.0 (16.1)	65.6 (18.7)	72.1 (22.3)	80.3 (26.8)	89.1 (31.7)	97.5 (36.4)	97.2 (36.2)	94.1 (34.5)	90.6 (32.6)	80.9 (27.2)	69.5 (20.8)	60.5 (15.8)	79.9 (26.6)
Average low °F (°C)	30.8 (−0.7)	34.3 (1.3)	38.3 (3.5)	44.8 (7.1)	52.9 (11.6)	61.7 (16.5)	66.7 (19.3)	65.5 (18.6)	59.3 (15.2)	48.0 (8.9)	36.5 (2.5)	30.3 (−0.9)	47.6 (8.7)
Record low °F (°C)	4 (−16)	9 (−13)	14 (−10)	22 (−6)	28 (−2)	36 (2)	49 (9)	44 (7)	30 (−1)	24 (−4)	15 (−9)	3 (−16)	3 (−16)
Average rainfall inches (mm)	1.02 (26)	0.84 (21)	0.66 (17)	0.27 (6.9)	0.41 (10)	0.49 (12)	2.02 (51)	2.22 (56)	1.04 (26)	1.35 (34)	0.76 (19)	1.26 (32)	12.34 (310.9)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.01 inch)	5.4	5.1	4.2	2.0	2.5	2.7	9.3	9.2	5.3	4.9	3.4	4.8	58.8
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[14]

References

1. "2018 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 1, 2019.
2. "Feature Detail Report for: Bowie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
4. Website Services & Coordination Staff(WSCS). "2010 Census Interactive Population Search". Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
6. https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41033935v1-8ch2.pdf
7. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/06229686v1-7ch02.pdf
8. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch03.pdf
9. https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/10612963v3p1ch02.pdf
10. ftp://ftp2.census.gov/library/publications/2012/dec/cph-1-4.pdf
11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2010-07-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
12. "Wilma and Clyde Allen". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
13. Western Regional Climate Center; BOWIE, ARIZONA: Period of Record General Climate Summary
14. "Climatography of the United States No. 20: BOWIE, AZ (020958)". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2012. Retrieved on August 6, 2018