Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix (Spainish: Fénix; O'odham: S-ki:kigk; Yavapai: Wathinka or Wakatehe; Wastren Apache: Fiinigis; Navajo: Hoozdoh; Mojave: Hachpa 'Anya Nyava) is the caipital, an mucklemaist city, o the American state o Arizona, in addition tae the saxt maist populous city in the Unitit States o Americae, an is the maist populous state caipital in the Unitit States. Phoenix is hame tae 1,445,632 fowk accordin tae the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data. It is the anchor o the Phoenix metropolitan area (forby kent as the Valley o the Sun) an is the 12t mucklemaist metro area bi population in the Unitit States wi aboot 4.2 million fowk in 2010.[citation needit] In addeetion, Phoenix is the coonty seat o Maricopa Coonty an is ane o the mucklemaist cities in the Unitit States bi land area. Phoenix wis incorporatit as a city in 1881, efter bein foondit in 1861 near the Salt River close tae its confluence wi the Gila River. The city haes a notable an famous poleetical cultur an haes been hame tae numerous influential American politeecians an ither dignitaries, includin Barry Goldwater, William Rehnquist, John McCain, Carl Hayden, an Sandra Day O'Connor. Residents o the city are kent as Phoenicians. Locatit in the northeastren reaches o the Sonoran Desert, Phoenix haes a subtropical desert climate. In simmer, average heich temperatures are typically ower 100 °F (38 °C). References Freemit airtins Official Government Website Archived 2011-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Phoenix Art Museum Phoenix.org Phoenix City Data Arizona State University Phoenix Central Neighborhood Association Archived 2011-02-16 at the Wayback Machine Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Archived 2021-05-22 at the Wayback Machine Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau Phoenix Public Library Relocating to Phoenix AZ Archived 2013-04-20 at the Wayback Machine USGS—Phoenix Elevation