Casas Adobes, Arizona

Casas Adobes (Spanish: "Adobe Houses") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in the northern metropolitan area of Tucson, Arizona (in Pima County). The population was 66,795 at the 2010 census. Casas Adobes is situated south and southwest of the town of Oro Valley, and west of the community of Catalina Foothills.

Casas Adobes, Arizona
Garden in Tohono Chul Park
Location in Pima County and Arizona
Casas Adobes, Arizona
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°20′47″N 111°0′35″W
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyPima
Area
  Total26.75 sq mi (69.29 km2)
  Land26.64 sq mi (69.01 km2)
  Water0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)
Elevation
2,411 ft (735 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total70,973
  Density2,663.65/sq mi (1,028.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST (no DST))
FIPS code04-10670
GNIS ID37210

The attempted assassination of Representative Gabby Giffords, and the murders of chief judge for the U.S. District Court for Arizona, John Roll, and five other people on January 8, 2011, took place at a Safeway supermarket in Casas Adobes.

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