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1. www.britannica.com › place › Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix | Arizona, Population, Map, & Points of Interest

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   3 days ago · Phoenix, city, seat (1871) of Maricopa county and capital of Arizona, U.S. It lies along the Salt River in the south-central part of the state, about 120 miles (190 km) north of the Mexico border and midway between El Paso, Texas, and Los Angeles, California.

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     Phoenix - Arts, Culture, History: In the late 1940s several...

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     Arizona, constituent state of the United States. It is the...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Maricopa_County,_ArizonaMaricopa County, Arizona - Wikipedia

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   5 days ago · The county seat is Phoenix, [2] the state capital and fifth-most populous city in the United States. Maricopa County is the central county of the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Office of Management and Budget renamed the metropolitan area in September 2018.

4. www.britannica.com › place › Arizona-stateArizona | Geography, Facts, Map, & History | Britannica

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   2 days ago · Arizona, constituent state of the United States. It is the sixth largest state in the country and was the last of the 48 conterminous states to be admitted to the union (1912). Arizona is bordered to the west by California and Nevada, to the north by Utah, to the east by New Mexico, and to the south by Mexico.

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     A small Arizona mountain kingsnake coiled on a large rock.

5. www.azcentral.com › story › newsWhat was life like in metro Phoenix in 1930s? See photos

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   3 days ago · 0:42. The 1930s were a tumultuous time in the United States. The decade, bookended by the stock market crash in 1929 and the start of World War II in 1939, saw the Great Depression, Dust Bowl and ...

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ArizonaArizona - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · It is the 6th-largest and the 14th-most-populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix, which is the most populous state capital in the United States. Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912.

7. www.britannica.com › place › Arizona-stateArizona - Native American, Spanish, US | Britannica

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   4 days ago · Capital: Phoenix. Population: (2020) 7,151,502; (2023 est.) 7,431,344. Governor:

8. www.usatoday.com › story › newsDuring one week in July, Phoenix residents adapt, survive in ...

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   3 days ago · The Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, chronicled one week of the heat in Phoenix, aiming to draw the full measure of what life is like in an Arizona summer. It was a week during ...

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   Where is Phoenix Arizona located?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Phoenix, city, seat (1871) of Maricopa county and capital of Arizona, U.S. It lies along the Salt River in the south-central part of the state, about 120 miles (190 km) north of the Mexico border and midway between El Paso, Texas, and Los Angeles, California.

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   Is Arizona a state or a city?

   • It is the 6th-largest and the 14th-most-populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix, which is the most populous state capital in the United States. Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912.

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   Is Arizona a conterminous state?

   • Arizona, constituent state of the United States. It is the sixth largest state in the country and was the last of the 48 conterminous states to be admitted to the union (1912). Arizona is bordered to the west by California and Nevada, to the north by Utah, to the east by New Mexico, and to the south by Mexico.

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   How did Arizona get its name?

   • Some scholars believe that the state’s name comes from a Basque phrase meaning “place of oaks,” while others attribute it to a Tohono O’odham (Papago) Indian phrase meaning “place of the young (or little) spring.” Arizona achieved statehood on February 14, 1912, the last of the 48 conterminous United States to be admitted to the union.

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