Prescott (Arizona)
| Prescott | |
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 County Courthouse in Prescott |
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| Location of Prescott in Arizona | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1881 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arizona |
| County : | Yavapai County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 34 ′ N , 112 ° 28 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain Standard Time ( UTC − 7 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
42,513 (as of 2016) 225,562 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 442.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 96.6 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 96.0 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 1636 m |
| Postcodes : | 86300-86399 |
| Area code : | +1 928 |
| FIPS : | 04-57380 |
| GNIS ID : | 0033189 |
| Website : | www.cityofprescott.net |
| Mayor : | Greg Mengarelli (2018) |
Prescott is a city in Yavapai County in the US state of Arizona with 42,513 inhabitants (as of 2016) and is the seat of the county seat . Not far from the city is the Prescott National Forest and within it the 2355 m high Mingus Mountain .
Population development
| year | Residents 1 |
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| 1980 | 19,865 |
| 1990 | 26,455 |
| 2000 | 33,938 |
| 2010 | 39,828 |
| 2016 | 42,513 |
11980–2010: census results; 2016: Update of the US Census Bureau
administration
Mayor (2007–2009) is Jack Wilson
traffic
Prescott has a regional airport. Arizona State Route 89 runs through Prescott and Arizona State Route 69 begins on the eastern outskirts.
Museums
- Phippen Western Museum
- Sharlot Hall
- Smoki Museum
Others
On June 30, 2013, 19 of the 20 members of the Hotshot Elite Unit Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew died in the Yarnell Hill Fire . This hotshot crew is from Prescott.
Town twinning
Sister cities of Prescott are
sons and daughters of the town
- Thomas Edward Campbell (1878–1944), two-time governor of Arizona
- Max Parker (1882–1964), art director and production designer
- Edmund F. Cooke (1885–1967), politician
- Rosemary DeCamp (1910-2001), actress
- Dorothy Fay (1915-2003), actress
- William Patrick Mahoney junior (1916–2000), lawyer, soldier and politician
- Robert Pickrell (1922–2017), officer, lawyer and politician
- Jay Miner (1932–1994), chip designer, is among other things considered the father of the Amiga
- John Denny (born 1952), baseball player
- Holly Sampson (* 1973), porn actress and actress
- Kayla Mueller (1988-2015), human rights activist
Web links
Commons : Prescott (Arizona) - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
Wikivoyage: Prescott, Arizona travel guide
Individual evidence
- ↑ Quick facts: Prescott
- ↑ Prescott Regional Airport website , accessed May 31, 2020
- ^ Prescott website , accessed April 12, 2018