Gilbert (Arizona)
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The Civic Center in Gilbert |
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State : | United States |
State : | Arizona |
County : | Maricopa County |
Coordinates : | 33 ° 21 ′ N , 111 ° 46 ′ W |
Time zone : | Mountain Standard Time ( UTC − 7 ) |
Residents : | 237,133 (as of 2016) |
Population density : | 2,119.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 111.88 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) |
Height : | 377 m |
Postcodes : | 85200-85299 |
Area code : | +1 480 |
FIPS : | 04-27400 |
GNIS ID : | 0005032 |
Website : | www.gilbertaz.gov |
Mayor : | Jenn Daniels (since 2017) |
Gilbert is a city in Maricopa County in the US state of Arizona , United States , with about 240,000 inhabitants (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau ).
geography
The Gilbert metropolitan area has a size of 111.9 km² and is located south of US Highway 60 and north of Arizona State Route 202 .
climate
In winter, the average maximum temperature is 20 ° C (January) and the minimum temperature is 5 ° C (December). The summer is very hot in Gilbert. The average maximum temperature is 41 ° C (July) and 25 ° C at night (July). The most extreme temperatures are 48 ° C (July) and −9 ° C (January). The annual rainfall is 235 mm. Snow is particularly rare in this region.
Population development
year | Residents¹ |
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1980 | 5,717 |
1990 | 29,149 |
2000 | 109,697 |
2010 | 208.403 |
2016 | 237.133 |
¹ 1980–2010: census results; 2016: US Census Bureau estimate
Town twinning
Gilbert has two twin cities: Antrim and Newtownabbey in Northern Ireland and Leshan in the People's Republic of China.
Personalities
- George Lind (* 1977), poker player, comes from Gilbert
- Ryan Fitzpatrick (* 1982), football player, born in Gilbert
- Lindsey Stirling (* 1986), violinist, grew up in Gilbert
- Ashley Hatch (* 1995), soccer player, born in Gilbert
- Collin Dean (* 2005), child actor, born in Gilbert
Web links
proof
- ↑ weather.com - Gilbert, Arizhona , accessed April 16, 2018