Chandler (Arizona)
| Chandler | |
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 Downtown Chandler |
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| Location in Arizona | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1912 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arizona |
| County : | Maricopa County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 18 ′ N , 111 ° 50 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain Standard Time ( UTC − 7 ) |
| Residents : | 247,477 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 1,650.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 150.2 km 2 (approx. 58 mi 2 ) of which 149.9 km 2 (approx. 58 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 370 m |
| Area code : | +1 480 |
| FIPS : | 04-12000 |
| GNIS ID : | 0002748 |
| Website : | www.chandleraz.gov |
| Mayor : | Jay Tibshraeny |
Chandler is a city in Maricopa County in the US state of Arizona with about 250,000 inhabitants (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau ).
Chandler is located in a very extensive urban network in which the city limits merge. These include Tempe , Mesa , Glendale , Gilbert, and Phoenix .
Chandler is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. The helicopter manufacturer RotorWay International is based at Stellar Airpark (FAA Ident P19 ) .
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1980 | 29,673 |
| 1990 | 89,862 |
| 2000 | 176,581 |
| 2010 | 236.123 |
traffic
Arizona State Routes 87 and 202 run south of Chandler and Arizona State Route 101 runs to the west of the city .
sons and daughters of the town
- Roy Nichols (1932-2001), country musician
- Shawn Michaels (born 1965), wrestler
- Calvin Elfring (* 1976), ice hockey player
- Terrell Suggs (born 1982), football player
- Kylee (* 1994), singer
swell
- ↑ 1980–2010: Census Results
Web links
Commons : Chandler, Arizona - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
