San Simon, Arizona

San Simon was the location of the San Simon Station of the Butterfield Overland Mail on the San Simon River between Apache Pass and Stein's Peak Stations. It was a later relay station established to provide water and change horses on the route.

In September 1880, Southern Pacific's rail line construction from the west reached San Simon and started rail service.Ascarza, William (November 22, 2015). [https://tucson.com/news/local/mining-in-chiricahua-mountains-had-varied-success/article_b4240c64-635a-5c7a-bd2d-df2418604113.html Mining in Chiricahua Mountains had varied success], Arizona Daily Star Once a junction was made in March 1881 with eastern rails in Deming, New Mexico, the line became the second transcontinental rail route across the United States.(March 12, 1881). [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=PRP18810312.2.31&srpos=9&e=------188-en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22southern+pacific%22+deming----1881---1 Completion of the New Trans-Continental Route], Pacific Rural Press San Simon was within Pima County until Cochise County was formed out of the eastern half of Pima in February 1881.{{cite web|url=http://cip.azlibrary.gov/Collection.aspx?CollID=1167|title=Arizona Cultural Inventory Project|accessdate=December 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027005451/http://cip.azlibrary.gov/Collection.aspx?CollID=1167|archive-date=October 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}

The San Simon School is the K-12 school in San Simon, Arizona. It is the only school in the San Simon Unified School District. Its high school enrollment of 40 students makes it the second-smallest high school currently in the Arizona Interscholastic Association, only ahead of nearby Bowie High School. San Simon School as a district was rated No. 1 Arizona school for 2011, according to the Arizona Department of Education. The school received an A rating for 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.azed.gov/blog/2011/05/12/top-school-district-ranking/ |title = Search {{!}} Arizona Department of Education}}

{{US Census population

|align=left|2010= 165

|2020= 158

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}

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As of the census of 2010, there were 165 people and 127 housing units in the CDP. The CDP was a new CDP created in the 2010 census. The population density was 237.5 people per square mile.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} Prior to the 2010 census, the San Simon area was only a part of the much larger Bowie CCD for census purposes.

Climate occurs primarily on the outside of true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is BSk (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate).

{{Weather box

|location = San Simon, Arizona (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1903–1908, 1913–1916, 1939–1962, 1987–present)

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|Jan record high F = 82

|Feb record high F = 88

|Mar record high F = 92

|Apr record high F = 99

|May record high F = 108

|Jun record high F = 114

|Jul record high F = 111

|Aug record high F = 108

|Sep record high F = 105

|Oct record high F = 99

|Nov record high F = 88

|Dec record high F = 80

|year record high F = 114

|Jan avg record high F = 72.1

|Feb avg record high F = 77.8

|Mar avg record high F = 85.1

|Apr avg record high F = 92.0

|May avg record high F = 99.6

|Jun avg record high F = 106.3

|Jul avg record high F = 105.7

|Aug avg record high F = 102.8

|Sep avg record high F = 99.3

|Oct avg record high F = 93.9

|Nov avg record high F = 82.2

|Dec avg record high F = 72.9

|year avg record high F = 107.7

|Jan high F = 60.7

|Feb high F = 66.0

|Mar high F = 73.5

|Apr high F = 81.3

|May high F = 90.4

|Jun high F = 99.0

|Jul high F = 98.1

|Aug high F = 95.8

|Sep high F = 91.5

|Oct high F = 82.7

|Nov high F = 70.0

|Dec high F = 60.0

|year high F = 80.8

|Jan mean F = 44.2

|Feb mean F = 48.4

|Mar mean F = 54.6

|Apr mean F = 61.2

|May mean F = 69.6

|Jun mean F = 78.7

|Jul mean F = 82.0

|Aug mean F = 80.3

|Sep mean F = 75.1

|Oct mean F = 64.2

|Nov mean F = 52.2

|Dec mean F = 44.0

|year mean F = 62.9

|Jan low F = 27.6

|Feb low F = 30.8

|Mar low F = 35.7

|Apr low F = 41.2

|May low F = 48.8

|Jun low F = 58.5

|Jul low F = 65.9

|Aug low F = 64.8

|Sep low F = 58.7

|Oct low F = 45.7

|Nov low F = 34.3

|Dec low F = 28.1

|year low F = 45.0

|Jan avg record low F = 16.1

|Feb avg record low F = 19.1

|Mar avg record low F = 23.0

|Apr avg record low F = 27.8

|May avg record low F = 36.4

|Jun avg record low F = 46.8

|Jul avg record low F = 57.3

|Aug avg record low F = 57.5

|Sep avg record low F = 47.7

|Oct avg record low F = 31.6

|Nov avg record low F = 20.1

|Dec avg record low F = 15.4

|year avg record low F = 12.4

|Jan record low F = -5

|Feb record low F = 0

|Mar record low F = 9

|Apr record low F = 10

|May record low F = 24

|Jun record low F = 32

|Jul record low F = 45

|Aug record low F = 47

|Sep record low F = 36

|Oct record low F = 18

|Nov record low F = 10

|Dec record low F = 5

|year record low F = -5

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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.92

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.79

|Mar precipitation inch = 0.48

|Apr precipitation inch = 0.24

|May precipitation inch = 0.12

|Jun precipitation inch = 0.44

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.19

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.92

|Sep precipitation inch = 0.90

|Oct precipitation inch = 0.76

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.55

|Dec precipitation inch = 1.00

|year precipitation inch = 10.31

|Jan snow inch = 0.5

|Feb snow inch = 0.2

|Mar snow inch = 0.0

|Apr snow inch = 0.0

|May snow inch = 0.0

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 0.0

|Nov snow inch = 0.2

|Dec snow inch = 0.3

|year snow inch = 1.2

|Jan precipitation days = 2.8

|Feb precipitation days = 3.3

|Mar precipitation days = 2.5

|Apr precipitation days = 0.9

|May precipitation days = 0.4

|Jun precipitation days = 1.3

|Jul precipitation days = 5.3

|Aug precipitation days = 5.7

|Sep precipitation days = 3.2

|Oct precipitation days = 2.1

|Nov precipitation days = 2.1

|Dec precipitation days = 3.0

|year precipitation days = 32.6

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|Apr snow days = 0.0

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|Oct snow days = 0.0

|Nov snow days = 0.1

|Dec snow days = 0.2

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|source 1 = NOAA{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=twc |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |access-date=December 14, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00027560&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020 |access-date=December 14, 2022}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Cochise County, Arizona

Category:Unincorporated communities in Arizona

Category:Butterfield Overland Mail in New Mexico Territory

Category:Stagecoach stops in the United States