Tag: Arizona
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10 Interesting Facts About San Tan Valley
Facts About San Tan Valley San Tan Valley is a census-designated place in northern Pinal County, Arizona, United States. As of the census of 2020, The estimated population of San Tan Valley is 96,692. San Tan Valley derives its name from the nearby San Tan Mountains. San Tan Valley is located at 33°10′13″N 111°34′20″W (33.170462,…
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10 Interesting Facts About Yuma
Facts About Yuma Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. Yuma first appeared on the 1860 U.S. Census as the village of “Arizonia” in what was then Arizona County, New Mexico Territory. It returned as Arizona City in 1870 and then became Yuma in 1873. Yuma is…
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10 Interesting Facts About Casa Grande
Facts About Casa Grande Casa Grande is named after the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, which is actually located in Coolidge. “Casa Grande” is Spanish for “big house”. Casa Grande was founded in 1879 by The Carter Family during the Arizona mining boom, specifically due to the presence of the Southern Pacific Railroad. and was…
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10 Interesting Facts About Surprise, Arizona
Facts About Surprise Surprise is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The city was founded in 1938 by Flora Mae Statler, who named it Surprise as she “would be surprised if the town ever amounted to much”. The city is the spring training home of the Kansas City Royals and…
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20 Interesting Facts About Tucson
Facts About Tucson Tucson is the 33rd largest city and the 58th largest metropolitan area in the United States. Tucson is the second-largest city in Arizona, with a population of 542,629 in the 2020 United States Census Tucson was founded as a military fort by the Spanish when Hugo O’Conor authorized the construction of Presidio…
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30 Interesting Facts About Phoenix
Facts About Phoenix Phoenix is the capital and most populous city in Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, the largest state capital by population. Phoenix covers a total area of 1,344 square kilometres, making it the largest city in the state by area. The…
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10 Interesting Facts About Lake Havasu City
Facts About Lake Havasu City Lake Havasu City is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The community first started as an Army Air Corps rest camp, called “Site Six”. during World War II on the shores of Lake Havasu. The current population of Lake Havasu City is 56,254, based on projections of the…
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10 Interesting Facts About Chandler, Arizona
Facts About Chandler According to the United States Census Bureau, Chandler has a total area of 58.0 square miles, of which 57.9 square miles is land and 0.1 square miles is water. Chandler is twinned with two sister cities: Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland & Tainan, Taiwan. In 1891, Dr Alexander John Chandler, the first veterinary…
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10 Interesting Facts About Flagstaff
Facts About Flagstaff Flagstaff is a city in, and the county seat of, Coconino County in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. Flagstaff is situated in the pines at an elevation of approximately 7,000 feet above sea level. Flagstaff is located at 35°11′57″N 111°37′52″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has…
