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On March 21, 1968, the Arizona legislature passed the final version of SB 1, placing Arizona under standard time. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The bill had been working its way through the legislature since January of that year, and was sponsored by state Senators Tenney, Goetze, Porter, Halacy, Garfield, Campbell, Lewis, Gregovich, Giss, Crowley, and Holsclaw.
Tempe (/ t ɛ m ˈ p iː / tem-PEE; [4] Oidbaḍ in O'odham) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2020 population of 180,587.The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece.
Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the Arizona Territory in 1862. The now defunct Pah-Ute County was split from Mohave County in 1865, but merged back in 1871. All but La Paz County were created by the time Arizona was granted statehood in 1912.
Map of the United States with Arizona highlighted. Arizona is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, Arizona is the 14th most populous state with 7,151,502 inhabitants (as of the 2020 census) [1] and the 6th largest by land area spanning 113,623.1 square miles (294,282 km 2). [2]
Clickable map of Arizona area codes in blue (and border states) The U.S. state of Arizona is served by five telephone area codes in three numbering plan areas: Area codes 602, 480, and 623 serve the Phoenix metropolitan area. The three area codes were recombined in 2023 into an overlay complex after a 1999 split:
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university [8] in Tempe, Arizona, United States. [9] Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, the university is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States. [10]
In 1885, the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature chose Tempe for the site of the Territorial Normal School, which became Arizona Normal School, Arizona State Teachers College, Arizona State College and finally Arizona State University. In 1887, the Phoenix Railroad was built and crossed the Salt River at Tempe, linking the town to the rest of ...
The Valley Metro Light Rail system map. Valley Metro Rail is a light rail transit system that serves the Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona, United States.The light rail system, which operates under the Valley Metro brand name, has 41 stations and 29.8 miles (48.0 km) of tracks within the cities of Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa. [1]