Phoenix
Maricopa · USGS GNIS name record 44784
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These Census tracts have reference points near Phoenix. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 1141 ↗
Maricopa County · AZ
- Population
- 3,295
- Median home value
- $466,000
Census tract 1131 ↗
Maricopa County · AZ
- Population
- 7,031
- Median home value
- $363,000
Census tract 1142 ↗
Maricopa County · AZ
- Population
- 1,282
- Median home value
- $278,500
Census tract 1132.02 ↗
Maricopa County · AZ
- Population
- 2,065
- Median home value
- $373,200
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Phoenix ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Ranked 9th by population in the 1980 census , Capital of State of Arizona.
In 1869, Darrell Duppa, one of the organizers of the Swilling Irrigation Company, which developed the area, gave it the name of the mythical bird 'phoenix' because of evidence of a previous civilization in the area. In 1865, 'Smiths Station' had been established by J.Y.T. Smith, and in 1871 'Hellings Mill' (or East Phoenix') was established by William B. Helling. Both settlements have become part of the City of Phoenix (Byrd Granger, 1983). Incorporated in 1881.
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