Valley of the Sun
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Phoenix Metropolitan Area Valley of the Sun |
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Left-right from top: Downtown Phoenix skyline, Lake Pleasant in Peoria, the Papago Buttes at Papago Park, University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Chase Tower, the tallest building in Arizona, the Fountain of Fountain Hills, Tempe Town Lake with high-rises at night.
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.svg) The Phoenix Metropolitan Area highlighted in a map of Arizona. |
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 United States
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 Arizona
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| Largest city | Phoenix | ||||||||
| Other Major Cities | • Maricopa County - Mesa - Chandler - Glendale - Scottsdale - Gilbert - Tempe - Peoria - Surprise • Pinal County - San Tan Valley - Casa Grande - Maricopa |
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| • Metropolitan Statistical Area | 14,598.63 sq mi (23,494.22 km2) | ||||||||
| • Land | 14,565.76 sq mi (23,441.32 km2) | ||||||||
| • Water | 32.87 sq mi (52.9 km2) | ||||||||
| • Urban | 1,146.6 sq mi (2,969.6 km2) | ||||||||
| Highest elevation | 2,704 ft (824.18 m) | ||||||||
| Lowest elevation | 735 ft (224.03 m) | ||||||||
| Population (Census 2010) | |||||||||
| • Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4,192,887 | ||||||||
| • Estimate (2015) | 4,574,531 (12th) | ||||||||
| • Density | 308.2/sq mi (192.6/km2) | ||||||||
| • Urban | 3,629,114 | ||||||||
| • Urban density | 3,165.2/sq mi (1,222.1/km2) | ||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) | ||||||||
| ZIP codes | 850xx to 853xx, 856xx | ||||||||
| Area code(s) | 623, 602, 480, 520, 928 | ||||||||
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The Phoenix Metropolitan Area – often referred to as the Valley of the Sun, the Salt River Valley or Metro Phoenix – is a metropolitan area, centered on the city of Phoenix, that includes much of the central part of the U.S. State of Arizona. The United States Census Bureau designates the area as the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), defining it as Maricopa and Pinal counties. As of the Census Bureau's 2015 population estimates, the Valley had 4,574,351 residents, making it the 12th largest Metropolitan Area in the nation by population. The gross domestic product of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area was $215 billion in 2014, 15th largest amongst metro areas in the United States.
It is also one of the fastest growing major metropolitan areas, gaining nearly 400,000 residents from 2010 to 2015, and more than 1.3 million since 2000. The population of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area increased by 45.3% from 1990 through 2000, compared to the average United States rate of 13.2%, helping to make Arizona the second fastest growing state in the nation in the 1990s (the fastest was Nevada). The 2000 Census reported the population of the metropolitan area to be 3,251,876.
As for the 2010 Census, the two-county metropolitan area was reported to have a population of 4,192,887. Metro Phoenix grew by 941,011 people from April 2000 to April 2010, making it one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country. This also contributed to the entire state's exceptional growth, as the area is home to just over two-thirds of Arizona's population.
As of the 2010 census, there were 4,192,887 people, 1,537,137 households, and 1,024,971 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 73.0% White (58.7% White Non-Hispanic), 5.0% Black, 3.3% Asian, 2.4% Native American or Alaska Native (virtually all Native American) and 16.2% of other or mixed race. 29.5% were Hispanic of any race.
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