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Paradise Valley is a desert and mountain town in Arizona east of state capital Phoenix, of which it is a suburb. The town is known for its golf courses, shopping, real estate, and restaurant scene. [ 5 ]
Phoenix is the capital and largest city by population in Arizona with 1,608,139 residents, [4] is ranked as the fifth most populous city in the United States, and land area spanning 517.5 sq mi (1,340 km 2) as of the 2020 census. The smallest municipality by population and land area is Winkelman with 296 residents in 0.75 sq mi (1.9 km 2). [5]
The population of the Phoenix metropolitan area increased by 45.3% from 1990 through 2000, compared to the overall U.S. rate of 13.2%, helping make Arizona the second-fastest growing state in the nation in the 1990s behind Nevada. [6] The 2000 census reported the population of the metropolitan area to be 3,251,876.
The town of Paradise Valley, Arizona has had 18 mayors since its incorporation in 1961. From 1961 to 2012 the mayor was selected from among the members of the town council with each council member casting one vote. [1] Since 2012 the mayor has been selected by direct voting in a general election. [2]
The new residents founded the "Citizens Committee for the Incorporation of The Town of Paradise Valley, Arizona". After the committee presented a petition to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisor for the recognition of township, the petition was granted and on May 24, 1961, the town of Paradise Valley was incorporated. [2]
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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.
The Valley split from the city of Spokane and incorporated itself as a self-governing municipality in 2003. While Havana Street separates the two, it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other ...