Prescott, Arizona

Prescott, Arizona
City
Courthouse & Buckey O'Neill statue
Motto: "Welcome to Everybody's Hometown"
Location in Yavapai County and the state of Arizona
Prescott, Arizona Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°32′30″N 112°28′10″W / 34.54167°N 112.46944°W / 34.54167; -112.46944Coordinates: 34°32′30″N 112°28′10″W / 34.54167°N 112.46944°W / 34.54167; -112.46944
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Yavapai
Incorporated	1880
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Harry Oberg
Area
• City	41.51 sq mi (107.52 km2)
• Land	40.12 sq mi (105.41 km2)
• Water	0.85 sq mi (2.14 km2)
Elevation	5,368.23 ft (1,636 m)
Population (2010)
• City	39,843
• Estimate (2015)	41,899
• Density	915.6/sq mi (353.5/km2)
• Metro	222,255 (US: 199th)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	86300-86399
Area code(s)	928
FIPS code	04-57380
Website	http://www.cityofprescott.net/

Prescott (/ˈprɛskət/ PRES-kət; Yavapai: ʼWi:kwatha Ksikʼita) is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 39,843. The city is the county seat of Yavapai County. In 1864 Prescott was designated as the capital of the Arizona Territory, replacing the temporary capital at Fort Whipple. The Territorial Capital was moved to Tucson in 1867. Prescott again became the Territorial Capital in 1877, until Phoenix became the capital in 1889.

The towns of Prescott Valley, 7 miles (11 km) east; Chino Valley, 16 miles (26 km) north; Dewey-Humboldt, 13 miles (21 km) east, and Prescott, together comprise what is locally known as the "Quad-City" area. This also sometimes refers to central Yavapai County in general, which would include the towns of: Mayer, Paulden, Wilhoit, and Williamson Valley. Combined with these smaller communities the area had a population of 103,260 as of 2007^[update]. Prescott is the center of the Prescott Metropolitan Area, defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as all of Yavapai County.