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Maricopa County
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The Cities and communities of Maricopa County, Arizona*
Aguila, Ahwatukee, Arlington, Avondale
Carefree, Cashion, Cave Creek, Chandler
Fort McDowell, Fountain Hills
Gila Bend, Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear, Guadalupe
Higley
Laveen, Lehi, Litchfield Park
Mesa, Mobile, Morristown
New River
Ocotillo
Palo Verde, Paradise Valley, Peoria, Phoenix
Scottsdale, Sentinel, Sun City, Sun City West, Sun Lakes, Surprise
Tempe, Theba, Tolleson, Tonopah, Tortilla Flat
Wickenburg, Wittmann
*This list of cities may not be complete. The list may contain towns, cities, villages, boroughs, townships, ghost towns and other populated places.
If you have information about any of these unlinked communities, please send it to us and we will add a page for that community. Some of these places above may only be neighborhoods or local area names and are not listed with the census at all or just included in a larger surrounding designated census area..
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Information & Facts about Maricopa County, Arizona
Attractions
& other Information - Climate -
Economy - Genealogy -
Geography -
Government
- History - Libraries
- Location - Organizations
& Groups -
Other Facts &
Figures - Population - Schools
Maricopa County has a Board of Supervisors which consists of five Supervisors elected by district, one of whom is elected by the Board to serve as Chairperson. The county seat is located in Phoenix.
Maricopa County
Courthouse
301 West Jefferson Street
Phoenix, Arizona
85003-2143
Phone: (602) 506-3271
FAX: (602) 506-5997
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1990 - 2,122,100
1996
- 2,611,327
2000 - 3,072,149
2005 - 3,648,545
Density:
2000 - 333.8
persons per square mile
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in south-cental Arizona. Surrounding counties include Yavapai County to the north, Gila County to the east, Pinal County to the southeast, Pima County to the south, Yuma County to the west and La Paz County to the west
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Average winter high
temperature: 65.9 degrees
Average summer high temperature: 105.9
degrees
Average winter low
temperature: 41.2 degrees
Average summer low temperature: 81
degrees
Learn more
about the heat in the county area
Here is a current
weather page for Maricopa County
Temperature and other records in the area
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All of Arizona is on the Mountain Standard Time - year round. When other parts of the country go on daylight savings time, Arizona remains on standard time.
Median Household
Income:
2002 - $45,776
2003 - $46,322
Per capita Income:
1999
- $22,251
Median price of new
home:
2000 - $251,795
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Established: Feb 14, 1871
Try this history page for the county.
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Total area: 9,224 square
miles
Total land area: 9,203 square miles
Total water area: 21
square miles
4th most populous
county in US, 14th largest county in the US
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Maricopa
County GenWeb page
Cemeteries
of Maricopa County
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While the county was previously maintained by tourism and resource-based sectors, it has evolved into highly technical manufacturing including electronics and aerospace. It is also becoming well-known as a center for customer service, distribution and other services. A large number of large corporation have re-located their headquarters into this metropolitan area. The largest employers in the private sector are varied industries such as health services, retail stores, manufacturing, computer technology and grocery distribution.
Maricopa County Department of Economic Development
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Gilbert
Arizona Chamber of Commerce
202 North Gilbert Road
P.O.
Box 527
Gilbert, Arizona 85299
Phone: (480) 892-0056
Fax:
602-250-5735
Scottsdale
Convention & Visitor's Bureau
4343 N. Scottsdale Rd.,
Suite #170
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Phone: 480-421-1004
Fax:
480-421-9733
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Attractions & Other Information
Transportation for the Area
There are many places to
go and things to see in the area. Among these are:
Arizona
Chamber Symphony
Arizona Opera
(also in Tucson)
Arizona
Science Center
Desert Botanical
Garden
Chandler
Center for the Arts
Heard
Museum of Anthropology and Primitive Arts
Grady
Gammage Auditorium (at ASU)
Nelson
Fine Arts Center (at ASU)
Phoenix
Art Museum
Phoenix
Symphony
Phoenix
Zoo
Red River Opry
Shemer
Art Center
Symphony
Hall
Taliesin
West, former summer home of famed architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
SPORTS & RECREATION
Outdoor recreation abounds in the area. Among the offerings are:
The Arizona Cardinals (NFL Football)
Phoenix Suns (NBA Basketball)
Phoenix Mercury (WNBA Basketball)
Arizona Diamondbacks (Major League Baseball)
Phoenix Coyotes (NHL Hockey)
Arizona Rattlers (Arena Football)
Cactus League (professional baseball spring training)
Professional golf
tournaments during the season
Phoenix
Greyhound Park Racing
Phoenix
International Raceway
Golf Courses - 25 within 15 minutes
The
Fiesta Bowl
Sun Devil Stadium
At one time, there was an indoor soccer team here called the Sand Sharks. They last played in 1997. The team was re-formed in 1998 as the Arizona Thunder and operated until around 2001.
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Last update: 28 February 2011 at 11:04 pm
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