Globe, Arizona
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Globe has an arid climate, characterized by hot summer
s and moderate to warm winter
s. Globe's arid climate is somewhat tempered by its elevation
, however, leading to slightly cooler temperatures and slightly more precipitation than Phoenix
or Yuma
.
Summers in Globe are hot, with daytime highs generally between 90°F (32°C) and 100°F (38°C). High temperatures topping 100°F (38°C) are not uncommon in July and August for Globe. Summertime lows are generally right around 65°F (18°C).
Wintertime highs usually average between 55°F (13°C) and 65°F (18°C), and lows tend to be right at or above freezing (32°F/0°C).
The all time highest recorded temperature in Globe is 111°F (44°C), and it occurred on both June 27, 1990, and July 29, 1995. The lowest recorded temperature in the city is 12°F (-11°C), which occurred the same year the first time the record high was reached—December 23, 1990.
of 2000, there were 7,486 people, 2,814 households, and 1,871 families residing in the city. The population density
was 415.5 people per square mile (160.4/km²). There were 3,172 housing units at an average density of 176.0 per square mile (68.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.60% White
, 1.15% Black
or African American
, 3.10% Native American
, 1.12% Asian
, 0.04% Pacific Islander
, 14.59% from other races
, and 2.40% from two or more races. 32.71% of the population were Hispanic
or Latino
of any race.
There were 2,814 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples
living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,071, and the median income for a family was $42,280. Males had a median income of $31,404 versus $21,952 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $16,128. About 8.8% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
Globe's economy remain's heavily dependent on the mining industry, and as of 2008 the city was home to one of the few operating copper smelters in the United States.
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Due to Globe's relative isolation from the rest of Arizona and its proximity to the San Carlos Apache reservation, Globe remained a frontier town. Globe's history is laced with many historic events such as murders, stagecoach robberies, outlaws, lynchings, and Apache
raids. Natiotish, a San Carlos Apache, left the reservation with a group of about 50 men and continued to attack ranchers and miners.
In 1884 the surviving Clanton brothers Ike and Phineas arrived in Apache County after the fight the infamous gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone. Ike was eventually killed by a local deputy sheriff, and Phineas, after serving prison time for a stage robbery, moved to Globe, where he died of pneumonia and was buried in 1906.
Globe is also known for having links to Geronimo
and the Apache Kid. On October 23, 1889, the Apache Kid's trial was held in the Globe Courthouse. After he was convicted, it was the responsibility of Sheriff Glenn Reynolds
to transport him to the Arizona Territorial Prison in Yuma, Arizona
. Sheriff Reynolds, his deputy, and their prisoners set out in an armored stagecoach holding the Apache Kid inside. At an incline in the road, known as Kelvin Grade
, near present day Kearny, Arizona
, Sheriff Reynolds let some of the prisoners out of the stagecoach seeing as they were on an uphill climb and he wanted to ease the burden on the horses. The prisoners were able to overcome and murder Sheriff Reynolds as well as one other man. A third was left for dead. In response the United States Army
launched a campaign to track down the renegades.
Summer
Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons, between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice...
s and moderate to warm winter
Winter
Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates, between autumn and spring. At the winter solstice, the days are shortest and the nights are longest, with days lengthening as the season progresses after the solstice.-Meteorology:...
s. Globe's arid climate is somewhat tempered by its elevation
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
, however, leading to slightly cooler temperatures and slightly more precipitation than Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
or Yuma
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the state, and the population of the city was 77,515 at the 2000 census, with a 2008 Census Bureau estimated population of 90,041....
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Summers in Globe are hot, with daytime highs generally between 90°F (32°C) and 100°F (38°C). High temperatures topping 100°F (38°C) are not uncommon in July and August for Globe. Summertime lows are generally right around 65°F (18°C).
Wintertime highs usually average between 55°F (13°C) and 65°F (18°C), and lows tend to be right at or above freezing (32°F/0°C).
The all time highest recorded temperature in Globe is 111°F (44°C), and it occurred on both June 27, 1990, and July 29, 1995. The lowest recorded temperature in the city is 12°F (-11°C), which occurred the same year the first time the record high was reached—December 23, 1990.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 7,486 people, 2,814 households, and 1,871 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 415.5 people per square mile (160.4/km²). There were 3,172 housing units at an average density of 176.0 per square mile (68.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.60% White
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 1.15% Black
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or African American
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 3.10% Native American
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 1.12% Asian
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.04% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 14.59% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 2.40% from two or more races. 32.71% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or Latino
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
of any race.
There were 2,814 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,071, and the median income for a family was $42,280. Males had a median income of $31,404 versus $21,952 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $16,128. About 8.8% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
In 1875, prospectors found silver in the San Carlos Apache Reservation, including an unusual globe-shaped silver nugget. In just four years, the silver began to give out, but by then copper deposits were discovered. In the 1900s, the Old Dominion Copper Company in Globe ranked as one of the world's richest. The Old Dominion closed in 1931 and mining operations moved to nearby Miami.Globe's economy remain's heavily dependent on the mining industry, and as of 2008 the city was home to one of the few operating copper smelters in the United States.
History
The plans for an incorporated Globe were established in July 1876 with retail stores, banks, and Globe's first newspaper printing its first issue on May 2, 1878. By February 1881, Globe was the Gila County seat. Coming with Globe's new importance as the new county seat came a stage coach link linking it to Silver City, New MexicoSilver City, New Mexico
Silver City is a town in Grant County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 10,545. It is the county seat of Grant County. The city is the home of Western New Mexico University.-History:...
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Due to Globe's relative isolation from the rest of Arizona and its proximity to the San Carlos Apache reservation, Globe remained a frontier town. Globe's history is laced with many historic events such as murders, stagecoach robberies, outlaws, lynchings, and Apache
Apache
Apache is the collective term for several culturally related groups of Native Americans in the United States originally from the Southwest United States. These indigenous peoples of North America speak a Southern Athabaskan language, which is related linguistically to the languages of Athabaskan...
raids. Natiotish, a San Carlos Apache, left the reservation with a group of about 50 men and continued to attack ranchers and miners.
In 1884 the surviving Clanton brothers Ike and Phineas arrived in Apache County after the fight the infamous gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone. Ike was eventually killed by a local deputy sheriff, and Phineas, after serving prison time for a stage robbery, moved to Globe, where he died of pneumonia and was buried in 1906.
Globe is also known for having links to Geronimo
Geronimo
Geronimo was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who fought against Mexico and the United States for their expansion into Apache tribal lands for several decades during the Apache Wars. Allegedly, "Geronimo" was the name given to him during a Mexican incident...
and the Apache Kid. On October 23, 1889, the Apache Kid's trial was held in the Globe Courthouse. After he was convicted, it was the responsibility of Sheriff Glenn Reynolds
Glenn Reynolds
Glenn Harlan Reynolds is Beauchamp Brogan Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee, and is best known for his weblog, Instapundit, one of the most widely read American political weblogs...
to transport him to the Arizona Territorial Prison in Yuma, Arizona
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the state, and the population of the city was 77,515 at the 2000 census, with a 2008 Census Bureau estimated population of 90,041....
. Sheriff Reynolds, his deputy, and their prisoners set out in an armored stagecoach holding the Apache Kid inside. At an incline in the road, known as Kelvin Grade
Kelvin Grade Massacre
The Kelvin Grade Massacre was an incident that occurred in November of 1889 when a group of Apache renegades escaped from police custody near Globe, Arizona. The escape resulted in the deaths of two policemen and it triggered one of the largest manhunts in the history of Arizona...
, near present day Kearny, Arizona
Kearny, Arizona
Kearny is a town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The town was named after General Stephen Watts Kearny, who passed through the area on November 7, 1846 while leading 100 dragoons to California. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 2,765...
, Sheriff Reynolds let some of the prisoners out of the stagecoach seeing as they were on an uphill climb and he wanted to ease the burden on the horses. The prisoners were able to overcome and murder Sheriff Reynolds as well as one other man. A third was left for dead. In response the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
launched a campaign to track down the renegades.
Historic buildings
(Buildings that burned or no longer stand are listed in italics)- Gila County Courthouse and Jail - four-story courthouse and adjacent three-story jail behind which many were hung, built 1905, 1909 — today it is the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts.
- Drift Inn Saloon — A bar in Downtown Historic Globe which has been operating since 1902.
- Trust building (European Hotel, Terminal Hotel, Pioneer Hotel) - a four-story brick structure that contained apartments, offices, and hotel rooms for rent, built 1906 burned 2005.
- Old Dominion Hotel - most prominent hotel of downtown Globe; famous for Cactus Room Cocktails and beautiful, huge balconies that hung over the street. Built 1905; burned 1981.
- Elks Lodge building - the tallest three-story building in the world. Built 1910; is now an Antique store.
- Murphy Hotel (Tonto Hotel) - beautiful 1916 hotel that closed in the 1970s and is in need of restoration.
- Old Dominion Library - built in 1915 as a memorial to miner's deaths in a mining accident; burned 1981.
- WoolworthF. W. Woolworth CompanyThe F. W. Woolworth Company was a retail company that was one of the original American five-and-dime stores. The first successful Woolworth store was opened on July 18, 1879 by Frank Winfield Woolworth in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as "Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store"...
Building - opened 1916 as FW Woolworth and Company. This was the last Woolworth store to close west of the Mississippi River. Now contains United Jewelry Company. - Gila Valley Bank and Trust building — a 1909 building designed by Sullivan architects of Chicago. The entire ceiling has the original skylights, is now a day spa.
- Globe High School - built 1910; the oldest high school in the State of Arizona that is still in use by its original tenant.
- Globe Theater - built 1917; art deco theater with copper columns, a balcony, and retro concession stand; burned 2005, but has since been reconstructed on the original site using original marquee and other architectural features.
- Alden Theater - an art deco/Spanish colonial theater built around 1910; torn down after a fire in 1974.
- Holy Angels Catholic Church - 1918 church with seven story bell tower; still in operation.
- Hill Street Mall - aka "Johnnie's Country Corner". The Dance Hall Platform for Globe prior to statehood. Has also been the Pay'n Takit grocery, Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, Gila County Museum and Safeway grocery. Shaped in the state of Arizona. Currently operating as an antique and fabric mall.
- Globe-Miami Mine Rescue Station — operated into the 1960s, serving as an emergency rescue center.
- Gila Valley, Globe, and Northern Railway Station (Southern Pacific station, Arizona Eastern station) - built 1910/1916; prominent train depot from construction to close in 1950s, now a museum.
- Central School, built in 1891 (addition in 1912). For many years, it was one of the oldest school buildings still in use in Arizona. It was demolished circa 1996.
- Noftsger Hill School is a classical-revival structure, built in 1917. It is presently used as a bed and breakfast inn.
- Besh-ba-Gowah Pueblo is a reconstructed 14th century Salado Indian ruin, with an archaeological museum adjacent.
- Gila Pueblo was built as an archaeology center c. 1930 by Harold S. GladwinHarold S. GladwinHarold Sterling Gladwin was an American archaeologist, anthropologist and stockbroker born in New York City.-Introduction:Harold Sterling Gladwin was an early twentieth century archaeologist that specialized in...
. Now used as the Gila Pueblo campus of Eastern Arizona CollegeEastern Arizona CollegeEastern Arizona College , is a community college located in Graham County, Arizona. The main campus is in Thatcher, with satellite locations in Gila County, and Greenlee County...
. The building is on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. - Cubitto Jewelry building is the building which housed Cubitto Jewelry from 1905–1996; the building has large original glass windows, original maple floor, and skylights.
Notable natives and residents
- Big Nose KateBig Nose KateMary Katherine Horony Cummings , known as Big Nose Kate, was the Hungarian-born long-time companion and common-law wife of fabled gambler and gunfighter Doc Holliday in the American Old West....
(Mary Kate Horony) - Paramour of Doc HollidayDoc HollidayJohn Henry "Doc" Holliday was an American gambler, gunfighter and dentist of the American Old West, who is usually remembered for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral... - Lynda CarterLynda CarterLynda Jean Carter is an American actress and singer, best known for being Miss World USA and as the star of the 1970s television series The New Original Wonder Woman and The New Adventures of Wonder Woman ....
- Actress famous for her starring role in the television series Wonder WomanWonder WomanWonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 . The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986.... - Napoleon CordyNapoleon CordyHannibal Napoleon David Alfred Thomas Cordy was an amateur scholar in the field of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, who made some notable contributions in the 1930s and 1940s to the early study and decipherment of the Maya script, used by the pre-Columbian Maya of southern Mexico and...
- Mayanist - George W. P. Hunt - Arizona Territorial governor and first governor of the State of Arizona
- Helen JacobsHelen JacobsHelen Hull Jacobs was a World No. 1 American female tennis player who won ten Grand Slam titles. She was born in Globe, Arizona, United States.- Tennis career :...
- Tennis player inducted into the International Tennis Hall of FameInternational Tennis Hall of FameThe International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. The hall of fame and honors players and contributors to the sport of tennis and includes a museum, grass tennis courts, an indoor tennis facility, and a court tennis facility.-History:The hall of fame and...
in 1962 - Donald Lee - Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher - Rose Perica Mofford - Arizona's first female governor
- Sarah Herring SorinSarah Herring SorinSarah Herring Sorin, , was Arizona's first woman attorney and the first women to try and win a case in front of the United States Supreme Court unassisted by a male attorney. Mrs. Sorin practiced law with her father Colonel Herring in the firm "Herring & Sorin" initially in Tombstone, Arizona and...
- Arizona's first female attorney
See also
- Gila Pueblo Archaeological FoundationGila Pueblo Archaeological FoundationThe Gila Pueblo Archaeological Foundation was founded in 1928 in Globe, Arizona by Harold S. Gladwin and Winifred Gladwin. The purpose of the foundation was to conduct archaeological research in the American Southwest and surrounding areas....
- Needle's Eye WildernessNeedle's Eye WildernessNeedle's Eye Wilderness is a wilderness area located approximately southeast of the town of Globe in Gila County in the U.S. state of Arizona.-Topography:...
- Pleasant Valley WarPleasant Valley WarThe Pleasant Valley War, sometimes called the Tonto Basin Feud, or Tonto Basin War, was commonly thought to be an Arizona range war between two feuding families, the cattle-herding Grahams and the sheep-herding Tewksburys...
Further reading
- Bigando, Robert. Globe, Arizona: The Life and Times of a Western Mining Town 1864- 1917. Globe: American Globe Publishing Co., 1989.