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Summary: Phoenix pronounced fiːnks O odham Skikik Western Apache Fiinigis Navajo Hoozdo is the capital and the most populous city of the U S state of Arizona and the county seat of Maricopa County Its physical location is along the banks of the now normally dry Salt River It was incorporated as a city on February 25 1881 Residents of Phoenix are known as Phoenicians Phoenix s estimated population as of 2006 was 1 512 986 making it the fifth largest city in the United States At 515 square miles its city proper the 10th largest land area for a city in the United States resulting in a lower population density than comparably sized cities As of 2006 the Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area MSA was the 13th largest in the United States with an estimated population of 4 039 182 Cityscape The city of Phoenix is divided up into 15 Urban Villages Inside some of the Villages are well known neighborhoods or districts which are listed as subpoints These urban villages are Ahwatukee Foothills Alhambra Camelback East Central City Deer Valley Desert View Encanto Estrella Laveen Maryvale North Gateway North Mountain Paradise Valley not to be confused with the town of Paradise Valley South Mountain as well as a fifteenth which is as of yet unnamed created in 2004 and currently called New Village The fifteenth is sparsely populated if at all and new development is not expected in the near future Commonly referred to Phoenix regions districts Downtown Midtown West Phoenix North Phoenix South Phoenix Biltmore area Arcadia Sunnyslope Ahwatukee Economy The early economy of Phoenix was primarily agricultural dependent mainly on cotton and citrus farming In the last two decades the economy has diversified as rapidly as the population has grown As the state capital of Arizona many residents in the area are employed by the government Arizona State University has also enhanced the area s population through education and its growing research capabilities Numerous high tech and telecommunications companies have also recently relocated to the area Due to the warm climate in winter Phoenix benefits greatly from seasonal tourism and recreation and has a particularly vibrant golf industry Phoenix is currently home to three major Fortune 1000 companies electronics corporation Avnet Apollo Group which operates the University of Phoenix and mining company Freeport McMoRan Honeywell hosts many factories for the building of military grade engines as well as their company network gateway in Phoenix Intel has one of their largest sites in Arizona employing about 11 000 employees and 3 chip manufacturing fabs including the $3 billion dollar state of the art 300mm 45nm Fab 32 American Express hosts their financial transactions customer information and their entire website in Phoenix The area is also home to US Airways Group a Fortune 500 company located in Tempe Nearby Scottsdale is also home to Allied Waste Industries Inc also listed on the Fortune 500 the second largest non hazardous solid waste management company in the United States Phoenix is also home to the headquarters of U HAUL International a rental company and moving supply store In recent years many Internet companies have found a home in Phoenix Internet companies like Google eBay AOL IPowerWeb and GoDaddy all have offices located in Phoenix The reason for why such companies operate in Phoenix is largely due to the relative low cost of living along with a strong applicant pool The military has a significant presence in Phoenix with Luke Air Force Base located in the western suburbs At its height in the 1940s the Phoenix area had 3 military bases Luke Field still in use Falcon Field and Williams Air Force Base now Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport with numerous auxiliary air fields located throughout the region See also List of major corporations in Phoenix Government The Arizona State Capitol which used to house the state legislature is now a museum Being the capital of Arizona Phoenix houses the state legislature In 1913 the commission form of government was adopted The city of Phoenix is served by a city council consisting of a mayor and eight city council members The mayor is elected At Large to a four year term Phoenix City Council members are elected to four year terms by voters in each of the eight separate districts that they represent The current mayor of Phoenix is Phil Gordon who was elected to a four year term in 2003 and re elected to an additional four year term in 2007 The mayor and city council members have equal voting power to adopt ordinances and set the policies that govern the city Phoenix operates under a council manager form of government with a strong City Manager supervising all City departments and executing policies adopted by the Council See also List of mayors of Phoenix Arizona Education Public education in the Phoenix area is provided by over 30 school districts The Phoenix Union High School District operates most of the public high schools in the city of Phoenix Charter schools such as North Pointe Preparatory School also exist The main institution of higher education in the area is Arizona State University with its main campus located in Tempe and satellite campuses ASU West ASU Downtown and ASU Polytechnic in Phoenix and Mesa ASU is currently one of the largest public universities in the U S with a 2007 student enrollment of 64 394 Grand Canyon University is the nations only private for profit Christian University Initially a public school started in 1949 it was purchased by three investors who brought it out of bankruptcy Since the takeover in 2004 enrollment has increased each year It currently has over 10 000 students almost 85 attend the school online Thunderbird School of Global Management is regarded as the world s leading institution in the education of global managers and has operations in the United States Glendale Switzerland Czech Republic Russia Mexico Central and South America and China Ranked No 1 in international business by The Wall Street Journal s poll of corporate recruiters U S News and World Report and the Financial Times Thunderbird is unique in its commitment to producing global leaders who contribute to sustainable prosperity worldwide The fast growing Western Governors University opened a business office in Phoenix in 2006 WGU is an online non profit university Governor Napolitano is on the WGU board The University of Phoenix is also headquartered in Phoenix This is the nation s largest private for profit university with over 130 000 students at campuses throughout the United States including Puerto Rico Canada Mexico and the Netherlands University of Advancing Technology is also located in Phoenix and is a small private technology oriented school They do not have a campus and instead rent apartments from apartment complexes in which students can live Collins College a private for profit career college focusing on design and technology has similar student housing methods The school is located in Tempe with a branch campus in Phoenix DeVry University and Argosy University operate post secondary schools on the west side of Phoenix There are also ten community colleges and two skills centers throughout Maricopa County providing adult education and job training In the 1980s and 90s the Phoenix Institute of Technology offered technical certificates in Drafting Electrical Tech and Engine Repair It also offered Bachelor s Degrees in Architecture technical degree In 1998 the school closed it s doors The Arizona Department of Secondary Education does not have any of the school s records on file making the degrees nearly invalid See also List of school districts in Phoenix Arizona Official Government Website Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Greater Phoenix Convention Visitors Bureau Phoenix Public Library USGS Phoenix Elevation Phoenix pronounced fiːnks O odham Skikik Western Apache Fiinigis Navajo Hoozdo is the capital and the most populous city of the U S state of Arizona and the county seat of Maricopa County Its physical location is along the banks of the now normally dry Salt River It was incorporated as a city on February 25 1881 Residents of Phoenix are known as Phoenicians Phoenix s estimated population as of 2006 was 1 512 986 making it the fifth largest city in the United States At 515 square miles its city proper the 10th largest land area for a city in the United States resulting in a lower population density than comparably sized cities As of 2006 the Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area MSA was the 13th largest in the United States with an estimated population of 4 039 182 Cityscape The city of Phoenix is divided up into 15 Urban Villages Inside some of the Villages are well known neighborhoods or districts which are listed as subpoints These urban villages are Ahwatukee Foothills Alhambra Camelback East Central City Deer Valley Desert View Encanto Estrella Laveen Maryvale North Gateway North Mountain Paradise Valley not to be confused with the town of Paradise Valley South Mountain as well as a fifteenth which is as of yet unnamed created in 2004 and currently called New Village The fifteenth is sparsely populated if at all and new development is not expected in the near future Commonly referred to Phoenix regions districts Downtown Midtown West Phoenix North Phoenix South Phoenix Biltmore area Arcadia Sunnyslope Ahwatukee Economy The early economy of Phoenix was primarily agricultural dependent mainly on cotton and citrus farming In the last two decades the economy has diversified as rapidly as the population has grown As the state capital of Arizona many residents in the area are employed by the government Arizona State University has also enhanced the area s population through education and its growing research capabilities Numerous high tech and telecommunications companies have also recently relocated to the area Due to the warm climate in winter Phoenix benefits greatly from seasonal tourism and recreation and has a particularly vibrant golf industry Phoenix is currently home to three major Fortune 1000 companies electronics corporation Avnet Apollo Group which operates the University of Phoenix and mining company Freeport McMoRan Honeywell hosts many factories for the building of military grade engines as well as their company network gateway in Phoenix Intel has one of their largest sites in Arizona employing about 11 000 employees and 3 chip manufacturing fabs including the $3 billion dollar state of the art 300mm 45nm Fab 32 American Express hosts their financial transactions customer information and their entire website in Phoenix The area is also home to US Airways Group a Fortune 500 company located in Tempe Nearby Scottsdale is also home to Allied Waste Industries Inc also listed on the Fortune 500 the second largest non hazardous solid waste management company in the United States Phoenix is also home to the headquarters of U HAUL International a rental company and moving supply store In recent years many Internet companies have found a home in Phoenix Internet companies like Google eBay AOL IPowerWeb and GoDaddy all have offices located in Phoenix The reason for why such companies operate in Phoenix is largely due to the relative low cost of living along with a strong applicant pool The military has a significant presence in Phoenix with Luke Air Force Base located in the western suburbs At its height in the 1940s the Phoenix area had 3 military bases Luke Field still in use Falcon Field and Williams Air Force Base now Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport with numerous auxiliary air fields located throughout the region See also List of major corporations in Phoenix Government The Arizona State Capitol which used to house the state legislature is now a museum Being the capital of Arizona Phoenix houses the state legislature In 1913 the commission form of government was adopted The city of Phoenix is served by a city council consisting of a mayor and eight city council members The mayor is elected At Large to a four year term Phoenix City Council members are elected to four year terms by voters in each of the eight separate districts that they represent The current mayor of Phoenix is Phil Gordon who was elected to a four year term in 2003 and re elected to an additional four year term in 2007 The mayor and city council members have equal voting power to adopt ordinances and set the policies that govern the city Phoenix operates under a council manager form of government with a strong City Manager supervising all City departments and executing policies adopted by the Council See also List of mayors of Phoenix Arizona Education Public education in the Phoenix area is provided by over 30 school districts The Phoenix Union High School District operates most of the public high schools in the city of Phoenix Charter schools such as North Pointe Preparatory School also exist The main institution of higher education in the area is Arizona State University with its main campus located in Tempe and satellite campuses ASU West ASU Downtown and ASU Polytechnic in Phoenix and Mesa ASU is currently one of the largest public universities in the U S with a 2007 student enrollment of 64 394 Grand Canyon University is the nations only private for profit Christian University Initially a public school started in 1949 it was purchased by three investors who brought it out of bankruptcy Since the takeover in 2004 enrollment has increased each year It currently has over 10 000 students almost 85 attend the school online Thunderbird School of Global Management is regarded as the world s leading institution in the education of global managers and has operations in the United States Glendale Switzerland Czech Republic Russia Mexico Central and South America and China Ranked No 1 in international business by The Wall Street Journal s poll of corporate recruiters U S News and World Report and the Financial Times Thunderbird is unique in its commitment to producing global leaders who contribute to sustainable prosperity worldwide The fast growing Western Governors University opened a business office in Phoenix in 2006 WGU is an online non profit university Governor Napolitano is on the WGU board The University of Phoenix is also headquartered in Phoenix This is the nation s largest private for profit university with over 130 000 students at campuses throughout the United States including Puerto Rico Canada Mexico and the Netherlands University of Advancing Technology is also located in Phoenix and is a small private technology oriented school They do not have a campus and instead rent apartments from apartment complexes in which students can live Collins College a private for profit career college focusing on design and technology has similar student housing methods The school is located in Tempe with a branch campus in Phoenix DeVry University and Argosy University operate post secondary schools on the west side of Phoenix There are also ten community colleges and two skills centers throughout Maricopa County providing adult education and job training In the 1980s and 90s the Phoenix Institute of Technology offered technical certificates in Drafting Electrical Tech and Engine Repair It also offered Bachelor s Degrees in Architecture technical degree In 1998 the school closed it s doors The Arizona Department of Secondary Education does not have any of the school s records on file making the degrees nearly invalid See also List of school districts in Phoenix Arizona Official Government Website Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Greater Phoenix Convention Visitors Bureau Phoenix Public Library USGS Phoenix Elevation

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