Goodyear (Arizona)
| Goodyear | |
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 Location in Maricopa County, Arizona
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1946 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arizona |
| County : | Maricopa County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 23 ′ N , 112 ° 24 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain Standard Time ( UTC − 7 ) |
| Residents : | 77,258 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 256.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 301.6 km 2 (approx. 116 mi 2 ) of which 301.6 km 2 (approx. 116 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 295 m |
| Postcodes : | 85338, 85395 |
| Area code : | +1 623 |
| FIPS : | 04-28380 |
| GNIS ID : | 0005172 |
| Website : | www.ci.goodyear.az.us |
| Mayor : | Georgia Lord |
Goodyear is an American city in Arizona in Maricopa County . It has almost 80,000 inhabitants (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau ) on an area of 301.6 km². The city is located at the geographical coordinates of 33.435 ° north, 112.357 ° west and is therefore only a few miles from the center of the capital Phoenix. The city is named after the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company , which grew cotton for their tires on what is now the city.
With an average of 300 days of sunshine a year, the place is particularly suitable for flight training. The Airline Training Center Arizona (ATCA) of Lufthansa Flight Training is therefore also located at Goodyear Airport (Phoenix-Goodyear Municipal Airport) . The German Air Force and Navy train here as well as the British Oxford Aviation Training Center.
Goodyear is just south of Interstate 10 and Arizona State Route 85 runs through town .
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1990 | 6,258 |
| 2000 | 18,911 |
| 2010 | 65,225 |
¹ 1990–2010: Census Results
