Glendale, Arizona

**Glendale** () is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. It is about nine miles (14&nbsp;km) northwest from Downtown Phoenix. According to the 2020 census, the population of the city is 248,325.

As of 2022, the median (middle) yearly income for a household was about $66,375, and the median income for a family was about $77,602. The per capita income was about $30,316. About 13.2% of families and 17.2% of all people in Glendale lived below the poverty line. This includes 24.4% of children under 18 years old and 13.8% of people over 65 years old.

## Sports 
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Glendale is the home to the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). The team formerly played at Sun Devil Stadium on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe. The History Channel featured the stadium because of its roll-out natural grass field. The stadium hosted Super Bowl XLII in 2008. Almost one year later on January 18, 2009, it hosted the NFC Championship Game as the Arizona Cardinals  the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 for the franchise's first ever Super Bowl berth.

Gila River Arena (formerly Glendale Arena and Jobing.com Arena) is next to University of Phoenix Stadium. It is the home of the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is also the home of the Arizona Sting of the National Lacrosse League (NLL).

In 2009, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox shared a spring training in Glendale.

The 26th annual WrestleMania event was held at University of Phoenix Stadium on March 28, 2010.

The BCS National Championship game also came to the stadium in 2006 and 2010. The Bowl Championship Series was replaced by the College Football Playoff (CFP) in 2014, and the final of the CFP, the College Football Championship Game, will come there in 2016.

## Education 
There are a number of higher education campuses in Glendale. Glendale Community College and Glendale Community College North are members of the Maricopa County Community College District. Arizona State University has its West campus just across the border from Glendale in west Phoenix. Midwestern University is a graduate college of medicine in Glendale.  Thunderbird School of Global Management is also a graduate school. It is specialized in international management.

Many school districts serve the city of Glendale.

## Notable Attractions 
Glendale is the place where many events throughout the year are held. That attracts thousands, including, but not limited to:

* Glendale Chocolate Festival (February every year)
* Glendale Glitters (December every year) model, actress, social media pioneer
* Danny Cruz - professional soccer player
* Trent Franks - United States congressman
* Jennie Garth - actress
* Job for a Cowboy -  An American death metal band formed in Glendale in 2003.
* Paul LoDuca - professional baseball player
* Stephenie Meyer - author of the Twilight saga
* Marty Robbins - Country musician
* Jordin Sparks - Winner of American Idol (Season 6)
* Jamie Varner - He is the former WEC Lightweight champion. He is an alumnus of Deer Valley High School in Glendale, Arizona.

## References 
## Other websites 
* Official City Website
* Glendale news, sports and things to do from The Glendale Republic newspaper