Scottsdale
| Scottsdale | |
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 Scottsdale Arts District |
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| Location in County and Arizona | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1894 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arizona |
| County : | Maricopa County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 33 ′ N , 111 ° 54 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain Standard Time ( UTC − 7 ) |
| Residents : | 246,645 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 517 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 477.7 km 2 (approx. 184 mi 2 ) of which 477.1 km 2 (approx. 184 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 380 m |
| Postcodes : | 85250-85271 |
| Area code : | +1 480,602 |
| FIPS : | 04-65000 |
| GNIS ID : | 0011029 |
| Website : | www.scottsdaleaz.gov |
| Mayor : | Jim Lane |
 Scottsdale City Hall |
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Scottsdale is a city in Maricopa County in the US state of Arizona , United States , with nearly 250,000 residents (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau ). The metropolitan area has a size of 477.7 km², it is located on Arizona State Routes 101 and 202 and borders the capital Phoenix . Scottsdale is one of the wealthier suburbs of Phoenix and one of the most exclusive cities in the United States. In 1993 the mayors of the US cities voted Scottsdale the "most livable city in the US". In the tabloid media, the city's name made headlines as a celebrity vacation spot.
tourism
The attraction is the amusement park Rawhide , which is built in the style of the old cowboy and western times and in which shootings by stuntmen are staged several times a day . The western town is no longer in Scottsdale itself; It was rebuilt on the Ak-Chin Indian Community area near the small town of Maricopa.
Wrestler Eddie Guerrero , who died early, is buried in Scottsdale's High Green Acres Cemetery .
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1980 | 88,412 |
| 1990 | 130.075 |
| 2000 | 202.705 |
| 2010 | 217,385 |
¹ 1980–2010: Census Results
sons and daughters of the town
- Max Aaron (* 1992), figure skater
- Kyle Allen (born 1996), American football player
- Adam Baumann (* 1981), basketball player
- Brie Bella (born 1983), wrestler
- Nikki Bella (born 1983), wrestler
- Daryl Bernstein , entrepreneur and author
- Sierra Blair-Coyle (* 1994), athlete (boulder)
- Alektra Blue (* 1983), porn actress
- Sammi Hanratty (* 1995), actress
- Catherine Hicks (born 1951), actress ( A Heavenly Family )
- Kalani Hilliker (* 2000), dancer, model, child actress
- Auston Matthews (born 1997), ice hockey player
- Angela Morley (1924–2009), British composer and conductor
- Heather Morris (b.1987), actress ( Glee )
- Alexa Noel (* 2002), tennis player
- Emma Stone (born 1988), actress
- Brady Tkachuk (* 1999), ice hockey player
- Matthew Tkachuk (born 1997), ice hockey player
Scottsdale in film and television
- In the film Little Miss Sunshine , the location plays an important role. It is also used as a symbol for seclusion.
- In the episode "The Ungroundable" of the South Park series , Scottsdale is described as "the most horrible, miserable place".
- In the episode "Kill Gil: Vol. 1 & 2" of the series The Simpsons , the eternal loser "Gil Gunderson (nickname: Old Gil)" takes over the management of a real estate agency in Scottsdale.
Others
The wrestling club Sunkist Kids is one of the best known and most successful in the United States.
George Mikan (1924–2005), "Mr. Basketball", died in a hospital , as did Creedence Clearwater Revival guitarist Tom Fogerty (1941–1990), the Warrior (1959–2014) and world boxing champion Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) in Scottsdale.
Web links
Wikinews: Scottsdale - on the news
Individual evidence
- ↑ Why Cary Grant and Marilyn Monroe Loved Scottsdale , Travel Exclusiv magazine website, accessed January 15, 2014.
- ↑ AJ Perez, Josh Peter: Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74. In: USA Today, June 4, 2016, accessed June 4, 2016.