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Welcome to Arizona
 Introduction
Arizona is known as “The Grand Canyon State” and “The Copper State” with the state capital designated as Phoenix. Arizona is located in the southwestern United States and is one of the Four Corners states. It borders New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, touches Colorado. Arizona has a 389 mile international border with Mexico. Arizona was the 48th state admitted into the U.S. in 1912. Arizona is home to The Grand Canyon which is a deep gorge, in northern Arizona. The canyon is one of the seven natural wonders and was created by the Colorado River over millions of years. It is about 277 miles long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles and about 1 mile deep. The 2005 total gross state product was $216 billion. The state's per capita income in 2004 was $28,658.
 People
Total population (2007) 6,338,755
Total Births (2006) 97,176
Total Deaths (2006) 44,272
Total natural population increases (2006) 52,904
Total international migration (2006) 31,662
Total internal migration (2006) 129,987
Net migration (2006) 161,649
Total male population (2000) 2,561,057
Total female population (2000) 2,569,575
Total white population (2000) 3,873,611
Total black population (2000) 158,873
Total asian population (2000) 92,236
American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000) 255,879
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000) 6,733
Hispanic population (2000) 1,295,617
Total population over 18 yrs (2000) 3,763,685
White population over 18 yrs (2000) 2,974,910
Black population over 18 yrs (2000) 107,926
American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000) 155,283
Asian population over 18 yrs (2000) 71,144
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000) 4,602
Female median age (2000) 36
Male median age (2000) 33
Total number households (2000) 1,901,327
Average household size (2000) 2.64




 Geography
Capital Phoenix
Largest City Phoenix
State's Total Area Ranking 6
Total Area 113 sq mi
Width 310 miles
Length 400 miles
Percent Water 0.00%
Latitude 31°20'N to 37°N
Longitude 109°3'W to 114°50'W
Highest Elevation Humphreys Peak 12,633 ft (3,851 m)
Mean Elevation 4 ft
Lowest Elevation Colorado River 70 ft (21 m)
 Economics
GDP (2005) $216,528,000,000
GDP average annual growth rate percent 1997 to 2004 5.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting contribution to GDP (2005) $2,062,000,000
Mining contribution to GDP (2005) $2,026,000,000
Utilities contribution to GDP (2005) $3,835,000,000
Construction contribution to GDP (2005) $15,579,000,000
Durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $17,009,000,000
Non-durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $2,635,000,000
Wholesale trade contribution to GDP (2005) $12,510,000,000
Retail trade contribution to GDP (2005) $18,203,000,000
Transportation and warehousing contribution to GDP (2005) $6,082,000,000
Information contribution to GDP (2005) $6,678,000,000
Finance and insurance contribution to GDP (2005) $19,479,000,000
Real estate, rental, and leasing contribution to GDP (2005) $30,352,000,000
Professional and technical services contribution to GDP (2005) $12,130,000,000
Management of companies contribution to GDP (2005) $2,285,000,000
Administrative and waste services contribution to GDP (2005) $9,714,000,000
Educational services contribution to GDP (2005) $1,546,000,000
Health care and social assistance contribution to GDP (2005) $14,873,000,000
Arts, entertainment, and recreation contribution to GDP (2005) $2,026,000,000
Accomodation and food services contribution to GDP (2005) $7,166,000,000
Other services contribution to GDP (2005) $4,331,000,000
Government contribution to GDP (2005) $26,006,000,000
Total state tax (2005) $11,008,428
Total state tax per capita (2005) $1,854
Total employees state & local government (2005) 281,796
Firefighters (2005) 6,036
Government hospital employees (2005) 4,067
Government transit employees (2005) 298
Population with health insurance (2000) 4,251,756
Population without health insurance (2000) 947,231
 Other
State Flower Saguaro Cactus Blossom
State Bird Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
Violent crime (2005) 30,478
Violent crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 513.2
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter (2005) 445
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 7.5
Forcible rape (2005) 2,006
Forcible rape rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 33.8
Robbery (2005) 8,579
Robbery rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 144.4
Aggravated assault (2005) 19,448
Aggravated assault rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 327.4
Property crime (2005) 287,345
Property crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 4838.0
Burglary (2005) 56,328
Burglary rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 948.4
Larceny-theft (2005) 176,112
Larceny-theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 2965.2
Motor vehicle theft (2005) 54,905
Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 924.4
 City List (Population 2000)
Aguila Ajo (3,705) Alpine
Amado (275) Apache Junction (31,814) Arivaca
Arizona City (4,385) Arlington Ash Fork (457)
Avondale (35,883) Bagdad (1,578) Bapchule
Bellemont Benson (4,711) Bisbee (6,090)
Black Canyon City (2,697) Blue Gap Blue
Bouse (615) Bowie Buckeye (6,537)
Bullhead City Fort Mohave Bullhead City Mohave Valley Bullhead City (33,769)
Bylas Cameron (978) Camp Verde (9,451)
Carefree (2,927) Casa Grande (25,224) Cashion
Catalina (7,025) Cave Creek (3,728) Central
Chambers Chandler Heights Chandler (176,581)
Chinle (5,366) Chino Valley (7,835) Chloride
Cibecue (1,331) Cibola (172) Clarkdale (3,422)
Clay Springs Claypool (1,794) Clifton (2,596)
Cochise Colorado City (3,334) Concho
Congress (1,717) Coolidge (7,786) Cornville (3,335)
Cortaro Cottonwood (9,179) Crown King
Dateland Dennehotso (734) Dewey
Dolan Springs (1,867) Douglas (14,312) Dragoon
Duncan (812) Eagar (4,033) Eden
Ehrenberg (1,357) El Mirage (7,609) Elfrida
Elgin (309) Eloy (10,375) Flagstaff (52,894)
Florence (17,054) Forest Lakes Fort Apache
Fort Defiance (4,061) Fort Huachuca Fort Mcdowell
Fort Thomas Fountain Hills (20,235) Fredonia (1,036)
Gadsden (953) Ganado (1,505) Gila Bend (1,980)
Gilbert (109,697) Glendale Luke Afb Glendale (218,812)
Globe (7,486) Golden Valley (4,515) Goodyear (18,911)
Grand Canyon Gray Mountain Green Valley (17,283)
Greer Hackberry Happy Jack
Hayden (892) Heber Hereford
Higley Holbrook (4,917) Hotevilla
Houck (1,087) Huachuca City (1,751) Hualapai
Humboldt Indian Wells Iron Springs
Jerome (329) Joseph City Kaibeto
Kayenta (4,922) Keams Canyon (260) Kearny (2,249)
Kingman (20,069) Kirkland Kykotsmovi Village (776)
Lake Havasu City (41,938) Lake Montezuma (3,344) Lakeside
Laveen Leupp (970) Litchfield Park (3,810)
Littlefield Lukachukai (1,565) Lukeville
Lupton Mammoth (1,762) Many Farms (1,548)
Marana (13,556) Marble Canyon Maricopa (1,040)
Mayer (1,408) Mc Neal Mcnary (349)
Meadview Mesa (396,375) Miami (1,936)
Morenci (1,879) Mormon Lake Morristown
Mount Lemmon Munds Park (1,250) Naco (833)
Nazlini (397) New River (10,740) Nogales (20,878)
North Rim Nutrioso Oatman
Oracle (3,563) Overgaard Page (6,809)
Palo Verde Paradise Valley (13,664) Parker (3,140)
Parks (1,137) Patagonia (881) Paulden (3,420)
Payson (13,620) Peach Springs (600) Pearce
Peoria (108,364) Peridot (1,266) Petrified Forest Natl Pk
Phoenix (1,321,045) Picacho Pima (1,989)
Pine (1,931) Pinedale Pinetop
Pinon (1,190) Pirtleville (1,550) Polacca
Pomerene Poston (389) Prescott Valley (23,535)
Prescott (33,938) Quartzsite (3,354) Queen Creek (4,316)
Red Rock Red Valley Rillito
Rimrock Rio Rico Rio Verde (1,419)
Rock Point (724) Roll Roosevelt
Round Rock (601) Sacaton (1,584) Safford (9,232)
Sahuarita (3,242) Saint David Saint Johns
Saint Michaels Salome (1,690) San Carlos (3,716)
San Luis (15,322) San Manuel (4,375) San Simon
Sanders Sasabe Scottsdale (202,705)
Second Mesa (814) Sedona (10,192) Seligman (456)
Sells (2,799) Shonto (568) Show Low (7,695)
Sierra Vista (37,775) Skull Valley Snowflake (4,460)
Solomon Somerton (7,266) Sonoita (826)
Springerville (1,972) Stanfield (651) Sun City West (26,344)
Sun City (38,309) Sun Valley (1,536) Supai (0)
Superior (3,254) Surprise (30,848) Tacna (555)
Taylor (3,176) Teec Nos Pos (799) Tempe (158,625)
Temple Bar Marina Thatcher (4,022) Tolleson (4,974)
Tombstone (1,504) Tonalea (562) Tonopah
Tonto Basin (840) Topawa Topock
Tortilla Flat Tsaile (1,078) Tuba City (8,225)
Tubac (949) Tucson (486,699) Tumacacori
Vail (2,484) Valentine Valley Farms
Vernon Waddell Wellton (1,829)
Wenden (556) White Mountain Lake Whiteriver (5,220)
Wickenburg (5,082) Wikieup Willcox (3,733)
Williams (2,842) Willow Beach Window Rock (3,059)
Winkelman (443) Winslow (9,520) Wittmann
Woodruff Yarnell (645) Young (561)
Youngtown (3,010) Yucca Yuma (77,515)