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[[Image:Arizona_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of Arizona.]] | [[Image:Arizona_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of Arizona.]] | ||
| − | '''Arizona''' became the forty-eighth state to enter into the union on February 14, 1912. It is known as the [[Grand Canyon]] State. It's capital and largest city is [[Phoenix]]. <ref> http://az.gov/ </ref> | + | '''Arizona''' became the forty-eighth state to enter into the union on February 14, 1912. It is known as the [[Grand Canyon]] State. It's capital and largest city is [[Phoenix (city)|Phoenix]]. <ref> http://az.gov/ </ref> |
== Geography & Population == | == Geography & Population == | ||
Revision as of 14:57, May 21, 2007
File:Arizona State Flag.gif
The state flag of Arizona.
Arizona became the forty-eighth state to enter into the union on February 14, 1912. It is known as the Grand Canyon State. It's capital and largest city is Phoenix. [1]
Geography & Population
- The state is bordered by the Pacific Ocean and by these states: California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.
- Total Land Area: 113,635 square miles
- Highest Elevation: 12,633 ft (Humphreys Peak)
- Population (in 2005): 5,939,292
- Most populated cities in Arizona:
- Phoenix, Population: 1,321,045
- Tucson, Population: 486,699
- Mesa, Population: 396,375
- Glendale, Population: 218,812
- Scottsdale, Population: 202,705 [2]
Arizona has a large population of people of Native American descent. The Indian tribes who inhabited the land that is now Arizona include the Apache, Navajo, Mojave and Yavapai. [3]
Notable Arizonans
- Barry Goldwater (Politician)
- Michelle Branch (Musician)
- John McCain (United States Senator and Vietnam War Veteran)
- Gin Blossoms (Pop Rock Group)
- Alice Cooper (Rock Star)
- Frank Lloyd Wright (Architect)
- Stewart Udall (former Congressman and Secretary of the Interior)
- Cesar Chavez (Labor leader)
- Erma Bombeck (Writer)
State Motto
The state motto is: "Ditat Deus," (God Enriches).