Category: Arizona
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10 Interesting Facts About Avondale
Facts About Avondale Avondale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the 2019 U.S. Census estimates, the population of the city is 87,931. Avondale, incorporated in 1946, has experienced rapid residential and commercial growth in the years since 1980. Avondale is located at 33°26′01″N 112°20′59″W (33.435322, −112.349758) According…
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10 Interesting Facts About Gilbert
Facts About Gilbert Gilbert is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, located southeast of Phoenix within the city’s metropolitan area. Once known as the “Hay Shipping Capital of the World”, it is the sixth-largest municipality in Arizona and the fifth-largest in the Phoenix metro area. Gilbert was established by William “Bobby” Gilbert, who…
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10 Interesting Facts About Glendale, Arizona
Facts About Glendale Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Glendale is located at 33°32′19″N 112°11′11″W (33.538654, −112.186261). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 55.8 square miles, of which 55.7 square miles is land and 0.1 square miles is water. Glendale is twinned with…
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10 Interesting Facts About Scottsdale
Facts About Scottsdale Scottsdale was founded in 1894 by Albert G. Utley, a former banker. Scottsdale has an arid desert climate, sees 314 sunny days annually and receives only 7.66 inches of rain every year. The city’s slogan is “The West’s Most Western Town”. Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County,…
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10 Interesting Facts About Buckeye, Arizona
Facts About Buckeye The town was created 133 years ago in 1887. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 145.8 square miles, all land. 1877, Thomas Newt Clanton led a group of six men, three women, and ten children from Creston, Iowa, to Arizona, where they settled in…
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10 Interesting Facts About Goodyear, Arizona
Facts About Goodyear Goodyear is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The 2019 population estimate was 86,840. The city is home to the Goodyear Ballpark, where the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball hold spring training. The city is named after the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Goodyear was established…
