Glendale (Arizona)
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1887 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arizona |
| County : | Maricopa County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 35 ′ N , 112 ° 12 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain Standard Time ( UTC − 7 ) |
| Residents : | 245,895 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 1,705.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 144.4 km 2 (approx. 56 mi 2 ) of which 144.2 km 2 (approx. 56 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 351 m |
| Postcodes : | 85301-85318 |
| Area code : | +1 623 |
| FIPS : | 04-27820 |
| GNIS ID : | 0005060 |
| Website : | www.glendaleaz.com |
| Mayor : | Jerry Weiers |
Glendale is a city in Maricopa County in the US state of Arizona , United States , with a population of nearly 250,000 (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau ). The urban area has a size of 144.4 km². Glendale borders Phoenix to the east and is part of the Valley of the Sun , the metropolitan area of Phoenix.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Glendale has a total area of 145 km², of which 144 km² is land and 0.3 km² (= 0.13%) is water . Glendale is located in the basin of the Colorado River .
Glendale is north of Interstate 10 , west of Interstate 17, and east of Arizona State Route 101 . US Highway 60 also runs through the city and cuts the city area diagonally from the north-west to south-east of the Glendale road network, which is otherwise oriented in a north-south direction. In downtown Glendale it meets the intersection of Glendale Avenue and 59th Avenue. The tracks of a railway line of the former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (now BNSF Railway ) run parallel to the US-60 .
Demographics
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 1000 | - | |
| 1920 | 2737 | 173.7% | |
| 1930 | 3665 | 33.9% | |
| 1940 | 4855 | 32.5% | |
| 1950 | 8179 | 68.5% | |
| 1960 | 15,893 | 94.3% | |
| 1970 | 36,228 | 127.9% | |
| 1980 | 97.172 | 168.2% | |
| 1990 | 147.864 | 52.2% | |
| 2000 | 218.812 | 48% | |
| 2010 | 226,721 | 3.6% | |
| 2013 estimate | 234,632 | 3.5% | |
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US Decennial Census
2013 Estimate |
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At the time of the 2000 United States Census, Glendale was inhabited by 218,812 people. The population density was 1517.3 people per km ². There were 79,667 housing units at an average of 552.4 per km². The Glendale population was 75.54% White , 4.70% Black or African American , 1.45% Native American , 2.74% Asian , 0.13% Pacific Islander , 11.97% said other races belong to and 3.47% named two or more races. 24.84% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Glendale were distributed to 75,700 households out of which 39.9% were living in children under 18 years of age. 53.5% of households were married, 12.8% had a female head of the household without a husband and 28.2% were not families. 21.3% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 5.8% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.33 people.
The population was divided into 30.1% minors, 10.8% 18–24 year olds, 31.9% 25–44 year olds, 19.9% 45–64 year olds and 7.4% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 women there were 99.6 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 97.1 men.
The median household income in Glendale was 45,015 US dollars and the median family income reached the height of the 51,162th US dollars. The median income for men was $ 35,901 compared to $ 27,736 for women. The per capita income was $ 19,124. % of the population and 11.9% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 8.8% of minors and 11.9% of those aged 65 and over.
education
The city is home to the Thunderbird School of Global Management , a business school and the medical school of Midwestern University .
Sports
Glendale is particularly well known in the USA for its own NHL club, " Arizona Coyotes ". The University of Phoenix Stadium, completed in 2006, is home to the Arizona Cardinals . In February 2008, Glendale hosted Super Bowl XLII , and on February 1, 2015, Super Bowl XLIX . Furthermore, at the end of March 2010, Wrestlemania XXVI took place at the University of Phoenix Stadium.
The Ironman Arizona has been held in Glendale every November since 2004
military
Eight miles west of Glendale is Luke Air Force Base , one of the Air Education and Training Command's central training bases .
sons and daughters of the town
- Marty Robbins (1925–1982), country singer and songwriter
- Michael Keller (* 1963), German designer
- Nate Ruess (* 1982), singer and songwriter
- Nate Adams (* 1984), FMX driver
Town twinning
Web links
Wikinews: Glendale, Arizona - on the newsIndividual evidence
- ↑ US Decennial Census ( English ) Census.gov. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ↑ Population Estimates ( English ) United States Census Bureau . Retrieved June 18, 2014.