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Welcome to Maricopa County, the 4th populous county in the nation with over 13,000 employees working together to continually improve residents quality of air, environment, public health, human services, animal shelters, roads, planning & development, elections, courts, parks, and more.
The county seat is Phoenix, [2] the state capital and fifth-most populous city in the United States. Maricopa County is the central county of the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Office of Management and Budget renamed the metropolitan area in September 2018.
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.
[11] [12] Phoenix, the seat of Maricopa County, is the largest city by population and area in Arizona, with an area of 517.9 square miles (1,341 km 2), and is also the 11th-largest city by area in the United States.
The nation’s 4th largest county in terms of population; 2022 population of 4.5 million people, according to U.S. Census Bureau; Makes up more than half of Arizona’s population; Fastest-growing county in the United States, with more than 56,000 people added between July 2021-2022 ; https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/maricopacountyarizona
Maricopa County is the 4th largest County in the nation. Learn how Maricopa County came to be and its growth over the years.
Phoenix, city, seat (1871) of Maricopa county and capital of Arizona, U.S. It lies along the Salt River in the south-central part of the state, about 120 miles (190 km) north of the Mexico border and midway between El Paso, Texas, and Los Angeles, California.
Phoenix is a big city situated in Maricopa County in the south-central portion of Arizona. Phoenix serves as Arizona's capital and its most populous city.
More than half of the state’s population resides in Maricopa County, which includes the cities of Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale, Tempe, Chandler, Peoria and the town of Gilbert. This metropolitan area is the state’s major center of political and economic activity.
Approximately four and half million people call Maricopa County home, more than half of the entire population of Arizona. Phoenix is the seat of Maricopa County, the state capital, and the largest city in the state.