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Tempe (/ t ɛ m ˈ p iː / tem-PEE; [4] Oidbaḍ in O'odham) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2020 population of 180,587.The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece.
The community's name was changed to "Tempe" after pioneer Darrell "Lord" Duppa compared the Salt River valley to the Vale of Tempe near Mount Olympus in Greece. [ 2 ] In 1885, the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature chose Tempe for the site of the Territorial Normal School, which became Arizona Normal School, Arizona State Teachers College ...
Tempe, Bloemfontein, South Africa, ... Tempa, West Virginia, which may be named for the Vale of Tempe (see above) Tempeh, a traditional soy product, ...
Map of the United States with Arizona highlighted. Arizona is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, Arizona is the 14th most populous state with 7,151,502 inhabitants (as of the 2020 census) [1] and the 6th largest by land area spanning 113,623.1 square miles (294,282 km 2). [2]
There are several U.S. places named Poland, but this is the only one named after the country. The rest are named after people, Poland, Ohio (named after a person), or in Poland, Maine's very unusual case, a song.
The Tempe campus is the original campus, and Old Main, the first building constructed on campus in 1894, still stands today.The university used to be named the Arizona Territorial Normal School and was initially used to train public school teachers.
Gold is the oldest color associated with Arizona State University and dates back to 1896 when the school was named the Tempe Normal School. [195] Maroon and white were later added to the color scheme in 1898. Gold signifies the "golden promise" of ASU. The promise includes every student receiving a valuable educational experience.
While he was mayor in 2003, Tempe was named an "All American-City," an award honoring local governments demonstrating success in problem solving. [3] He was named Tempe Humanitarian of the year in 2014 and among the Most Admired Leaders of the Phoenix region in 2017 by the Phoenix Business Journal.