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44784. Website. www.phoenix.gov. Phoenix (/ ˈfiːnɪks / ⓘ FEE-niks[ 8 ][ 9 ]) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,662,607 residents as of 2024. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital in the country.
The history of Phoenix, Arizona, goes back millennia, beginning with nomadic paleo-Indians who existed in the Americas in general, and the Salt River Valley in particular, about 7,000 BC until about 6,000 BC. Mammoths were the primary prey of hunters. As that prey moved eastward, they followed, vacating the area. [1]
The Phoenix Carnegie Library was built in 1907 and is located at 1101 W. Washington St. The property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Del Monte Market built in 1908 and located at 2659 W. Dobbins Road in South Mountain Village, an urban village within the city of Phoenix.
February 12: Maricopa County is broken out of Yavapai County, Phoenix becomes the county seat. [13][15] July 4: First wheat ground in Valley at Birchard's Mill. [10] First permanent building, the Hancock residence, is constructed at Washington and First Streets. [10] The second building, a brewery, is constructed.
There are 434 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Maricopa County, including 3 that are also National Historic Landmarks. The city of Phoenix is the location of 232 of these properties and districts, including 1 National Historic Landmark; they are listed here, while the remaining properties and districts and 2 National ...
Downtown Phoenix with skyscrapers in 2006. Downtown Phoenix is the central business district (CBD) of the City of Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is in the heart of the Phoenix metropolitan area or Valley of the Sun. Phoenix, being the county seat of Maricopa County and the capital of Arizona, serves as the center of politics, justice and ...
Maricopa County (/ ˌ m ær ɪ ˈ k oʊ p ə /) is a county in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona.As of the 2020 census the population was 4,420,568, [1] or about 62% of the state's total, making it the fourth-most populous county in the United States and the most populous county in Arizona, and making Arizona one of the nation's most centralized states.
The phoenix is an immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. While it is part of Greek mythology, it has analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian and Persian mythology. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by rising from the ashes of its predecessor. Some legends say it dies in a show of flames and ...