Tucson

The Old Pueblo

  • Motto: To the Stars Through Difficulties (Ad Astra per Aspera)

  • Flora: Palo Verde (Parkinsonia florida)

  • Fauna: Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)

  • Fossil: Sabertooth Cat

⭐ Tucson, TU

  • Population: 1,043,433

  • Founded: 1775

  • Former State: Arizona

  • Counties: Pima

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If Tucson was admitted as a state today, it would be the 45th largest by population, between Rhode Island and Delaware.