In 2005, the population of Phoenix was about 65,438+0,475,834, making it the sixth largest city in the United States. By 2006, the Greater Phoenix area has become the 13th largest metropolitan area in the United States, with a population of about 4039 182. From 1990 to 2000, the area of Greater Phoenix increased by 34%, making it the eighth fastest growing area in the United States.
Phoenix is the largest capital of the United States, and its population exceeds other state capitals and Washington, D.C. ... Phoenix is the third largest capital city of the United States, second only to Juneau, Alaska and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
1867, Jack Swaling Road in Fort Weicon passes through here. When resting at the foot of Baiguan Mountain, I found this place very suitable for farming. Except for less precipitation and no irrigation facilities, the terrain and climate are ideal. On the basis of the former site of Huohokan civilization, a series of new irrigation canals in Swelling have effectively solved the irrigation problem. As a result, a new settlement gradually formed about 4 miles (6 kilometers) east of today's Phoenix. Not far from the southeast is Hayden Ferry, which later developed into today's Tempe.
Swell originally named this place Swelling's Mill, and later renamed it Hell Mill and Mill City. Now it's called the East Phoenix. Swelling, an American veteran, had hoped to name this place Stone Wall in memory of General Jackson, and some people suggested naming it Salina. But neither of these names is suitable for the name of the settlement, so Lord Darrell Dupa finally named this place Phoenix, which means a city reborn from the ruins.
Yawapai County, which was in charge of the Phoenix area at that time, officially named the area Phoenix, and established the constituency 1868 on May 4th. The first post office in Phoenix officially opened on June 5th, 1868, and Jack Swelling became the first postmaster. With the continuous expansion of the city scale, the establishment of offices has been put on the agenda. 1870,101On October 20th, the residents' assembly decided to buy a 320-mu (1.3 square kilometer) office, which is now the location of the downtown business district. 1871February 12, Phoenix broke away from Yawapai County and established the sixth local council in Arizona, namely maricopa county. In the same year, the county held its first election, and Tom barnum was elected as the county magistrate. Barnum's two competitors, John A. Chenowth and Jim Favorite, had a gun battle in the election, and Favorite was killed in the gun battle, so Chenowth withdrew from the election [5].
1870, a lot of land was sold at an average price of $48. 187 1 year, the first hall and the store started business respectively. On September 5th, 1872, public schools opened in CCBA court for the first time. 1873, a primary school was built on Central Avenue (now Central Avenue). In the same year165438+1October 19, Florence Land Management Bureau registered the land in Phoenix; 1872 February 15, Prescott Land Management Bureau issued the first official announcement. 1874 10 in April, President hiram grant signed the public land holding certificate in the area where Phoenix is now located. The value of the entire Phoenix CCBA is $550, while the downtown price is $7 to 1 1 per movie. Soon after, a telegraph office, sixteen salons, four dance halls and two banks opened respectively.
Phoenix is located at 33 31'42 "north latitude and112 4' 35" (33.528370,-12.076300) gr/kloc-west longitude. Phoenix is located in central Arizona, which is also called Salt Valley or Sun Valley. The average elevation of Phoenix is 1, 1 17 feet (340 meters), and it borders the Sonoran Desert in the south.
The salt river runs through Phoenix from east to west. Unless the upstream dam opens to release water, the salt river will almost dry up. Tempe City has built two rubber dams, so Phoenix has an artificial lake, commonly known as Tempe Lake. When the upstream dam discharges water, the rubber dam can completely deflate to achieve the purpose of flood discharge.
Phoenix is surrounded by mcdowell Mountain in the north, White Tank Mountain in the west, Superstition Mountain in the east and Sierra Estella Mountain in the south. There are Phoenix Mountain and Nanshan Mountain in the city. As of 2005, the western and northern boundaries of the Greater Phoenix area have exceeded the above range, while the southern part has been connected with Binar County. According to the US Census Bureau, the current area of Phoenix is 475. 1 square mile (1 230.5 square kilometer), including 474.9 square miles (1 229.9 square kilometer) of land and 0.2 square mile (0.6 square kilometer) of water.
The official name of Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Statistical Area, which is the 13 largest city in the United States. The data of 2000 census is 325 1876, including maricopa county and Binar counties. Other cities in MSA include Mesa, Scottsdale, Glendale, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert and Pioria. It also includes other small communities, such as Cave Creek, Queen Creek, Buckeye, Goodyear, Fountain Hills, Litchfield Park, Anthem, Sun Lakes, Sun City, Sun City West, Avondale, Surprise, El Mirage and Tolleson. Ahwatukee community is also a part of Phoenix, but it is almost completely separated from the rest of Phoenix by Nanshan.
Like most other places in Arizona, there is no daylight saving time in Phoenix. 1973, Governor Jack Williams proposed to the U.S. Congress that energy consumption at night would increase because the frequency of using refrigerators at night was higher than that in the early hours of standard time. He also pointed out that if daylight saving time is adopted, more lighting equipment will be used in the early morning, and it is not safe for children to go to school before dawn. The only place in Arizona where daylight saving time is used is the Navajo Nation in the north, because it can be synchronized with the tribes in other states.