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Maricopa County (/ ˌ m ær ɪ ˈ k oʊ p ə /) is a county in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona.As of the 2020 census the population was 4,420,568, [1] or about 62% of the state's total, making it the fourth-most populous county in the United States and the most populous county in Arizona, and making Arizona one of the nation's most centralized states.
Phoenix, Arizona. / 33.44833°N 112.07389°W / 33.44833; -112.07389. Phoenix ( / ˈfiːnɪks / ⓘ FEE-niks[ 8][ 9]) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. [ 10] It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital in the country.
History of Arizona. The history of Phoenix, Arizona, goes back millennia, beginning with nomadic paleo-Indians who existed in the Americas in general, and the Salt River Valley in particular, about 7,000 BC until about 6,000 BC. Mammoths were the primary prey of hunters. As that prey moved eastward, they followed, vacating the area. [ 1]
Maricopa is located at (33.056702, -112.046656 [10]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.9 square miles (83 km 2), all land. [11] ...
The Phoenix Metropolitan Area comprises Maricopa County (2020 population: 4,420,568) and Pinal County (2020 population: 425,264). It is officially designated by the US Census Bureau as the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area. The total population for metropolitan Phoenix at the 2020 Census was 4,845,832.
A bill was introduced to move the capital to Phoenix in centrally-located Maricopa County, but it died in committee. [7] After reapportionment of the legislative districts per the 1880 census, Pima County had 16 representatives, Maricopa with 5, and Yavapai with 4.
Counties of Arizona. There are 15 counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. [ 1] Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the Arizona Territory in 1862. The now defunct Pah-Ute County was split from Mohave County in 1865, but merged back in 1871.
Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Named Scottsdale in 1894 after its founder Winfield Scott, a retired U.S. Army chaplain, the city was incorporated in 1951 with a population of 2,000. At the 2020 census, the population was 241,361, [ 4] which had ...