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Population of Phoenix reaches 500. [10] 1872 Adobe schoolhouse constructed. [10] September 5: Public school in session. [8] Phoenix's first wedding, between George Buck and Matilda Murray. [10] Phoenix's first Chinese settlers arrive. [10] The first bookstore and newsstand opened by Edward Irvine. [10]
For 1790 through 1990, tables are taken from the U.S Census Bureau's "Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990." [1] For year 2000 rankings, data from the Census Bureau's tally of "Cities with 100,000 or More Population Ranked by Selected Subject" is used. [2]
The population growth was further stimulated in the 1950s, in part because of the availability of air conditioning, which made the very hot dry summer heat tolerable, as well as an influx of industry, led by high tech companies. The population growth rate of the Phoenix metro area has been nearly 4% per year for the past 40 years.
The population is almost equally split between men and women, with men making up 50.2% of city's citizens. The population density is 2,797.8 people per square mile, and the city's median age is 32.2 years, with only 10.9 of the population being over 62. 98.5% of Phoenix's population lives in households with an average household size of 2.77 people.
Population in Phoenix reaches 789,704; population in Mesa is at 152,453. [217] South Mountain Community College, part of the Maricopa Community College District, is established in Phoenix. The Arizona Museum for Youth, the only children's museum in the United States focusing on fine art, is founded. Now known as the I.d.e.a. Museum. [218] 1981
Decades in Phoenix, Arizona (4 C) E. ... Timeline of Phoenix, Arizona; 0–9. 6th Avenue Hotel-Windsor Hotel; 1989 United States Grand Prix; 1990 United States Grand ...
This is a list of the largest cities in each U.S. state and territory by historical population, as enumerated every decade by the United States Census, starting with the 1790 Census. Data for the tables below is drawn from U.S. Census Bureau reports.
The Phoenix Metropolitan Area comprises Maricopa County (2020 population: 4,420,568) and Pinal County (2020 population: 425,264). It is officially designated by the US Census Bureau as the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area. The total population for metropolitan Phoenix at the 2020 Census was 4,845,832. [10]