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Phoenix metropolitan area

Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, is a metropolitan area that includes Phoenix, Arizona. The population of the Phoenix metropolitan area has increased by 54% from 1990 through 2000, compared to the average United States rate of only 15%, making Arizona the second fastest growing state in the nation throughout the 1990’s (The fastest was Nevada). In 1950 the population of the Phoenix metropolitan area stood at 332,000 (one-tenth of the 2000 figure), a figure that doubled by 1960.

Cities in the Phoenix metropolitan area

• Apache Junction
• Avondale
• Chandler
• Fountain Hills
• Gilbert
• Glendale
• Goodyear
• Litchfield Park
• Mesa
• Paradise Valley
• Phoenix
• Peoria
• Scottsdale
• Sun City
• Tempe
• Surprise
• Queen Creek

External link

Phoenix metro population growth figures Phoenix Metro East Valley Information Chandler Arizona Information

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