280 cities found in Arizona
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Ancestry of Arizona
For millennia, most Native American tribes called Arizona home. Among the communities that flourished in the region were Mogollon, Ancestral Puebloan, and Hohokam. Most of their rock paintings, cliffside dwellings, pueblos, and other artifacts survived, which attract tourists each year.
The largest ancestry groups in the state as of 2009 were Mexican 27.4%, German 16%, Irish 10.8%, English 10.1%, and Italian 4.6%.
The first European to get in touch with the native inhabitants of the region was Spanish Franciscan in 1539. He explored areas in the state coming into contact with the Native Americans.
Between 1540 and 1542, Coronado, another Spanish explorer, visited the region. Among the first settlers in the region was Jose Romo de Vivar. The next European to visit Arizona was Father Kino.
Today, the region known as Arizona was under the US government as territory of New Mexico. It was not until the southern part seceded to create what is now known as the state of Arizona.
In 1863, the Federal government officially recognized the Arizona territory, which consisted of the western half of New Mexico. To get an in-depth understanding of the state demarcation, including its streets, click here.
Race of Arizona
The 2019 population estimate in Arizona, according to the US Census Bureau, was 7,278,717. It was a 13.87% increase from the 2010 Census. The Census Bureau in 1980 indicated interesting data of the races in the state.
It shows 16.2% was Hispanic, Native American at 5.6%, and non-Hispanic whites accounted for 74.5% of the population. The racial makeup in Arizona in the 2010 census paints the same story.
In 2010, Arizona’s racial makeup in Arizona was 73% white, Native American 4.6%, 4.1% Black, and 2.8% Asian. Hispanics constitute 29.6% of the total population in the state, while non-Hispanic whites form 57.8%.
Arizona racial population breakdown
| Racial composition | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
| White | 90.6% | 80.8% | 75.5% | 73.0% |
| Native | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 4.6% |
| Black | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 4.1% |
| Asian | 0.5% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| Other race | 0.5% | 9.1% | 11.6% | 11.9% |
| Two or more races | – | – | 2.9% | 3.4% |
Cities in Arizona
This is a general list of cities in Arizona. It contains big cities and small towns sorted alphabetically. Select a city to view information about it’s population, economics, and businesses.
| Name | Type[13] | County | Population (2010)[14] | Area (2010)[15] | Population density (2010)[15] | Incorporated[16] |
| sq mi | km2 | |||||
| Apache Junction | City | Pinal | 35,840 | 35.00 | 90.6 | 1,024.0/sq mi (395.4/km2) |
| Avondale | City | Maricopa | 76,238 | 45.65 | 118.2 | 1,670.1/sq mi (644.8/km2) |
| Benson | City | Cochise | 5,105 | 41.46 | 107.4 | 123.1/sq mi (47.5/km2) |
| Bisbee | City | Cochise | 5,575 | 5.16 | 13.4 | 1,080.4/sq mi (417.2/km2) |
| Buckeye | City | Maricopa | 50,876 | 375.39 | 972.3 | 135.5/sq mi (52.3/km2) |
| Bullhead City | City | Mohave | 39,540 | 60.18 | 155.9 | 657.0/sq mi (253.7/km2) |
| Camp Verde | Town | Yavapai | 10,873 | 43.15 | 111.8 | 252.0/sq mi (97.3/km2) |
| Carefree | Town | Maricopa | 3,363 | 8.81 | 22.8 | 381.7/sq mi (147.4/km2) |
| Casa Grande | City | Pinal | 48,571 | 109.67 | 284.0 | 442.9/sq mi (171.0/km2) |
| Cave Creek | Town | Maricopa | 5,015 | 37.92 | 98.2 | 132.3/sq mi (51.1/km2) |
| Chandler | City | Maricopa | 236,123 | 64.52 | 167.1 | 3,659.7/sq mi (1,413.0/km2) |
| Chino Valley | Town | Yavapai | 10,817 | 63.43 | 164.3 | 170.5/sq mi (65.8/km2) |
| Clarkdale | Town | Yavapai | 4,097 | 10.57 | 27.4 | 387.6/sq mi (149.7/km2) |
| Clifton | Town | Greenlee | 3,311 | 15.0 | 39 | 220.7/sq mi (85.2/km2) |
| Colorado City | Town | Mohave | 4,821 | 10.34 | 26.8 | 466.2/sq mi (180.0/km2) |
| Coolidge | City | Pinal | 11,825 | 56.58 | 146.5 | 209.0/sq mi (80.7/km2) |
| Cottonwood | City | Yavapai | 11,265 | 16.41 | 42.5 | 686.5/sq mi (265.0/km2) |
| Dewey-Humboldt | Town | Yavapai | 3,894 | 18.59 | 48.1 | 209.5/sq mi (80.9/km2) |
| Douglas | City | Cochise | 17,378 | 9.98 | 25.8 | 1,741.3/sq mi (672.3/km2) |
| Duncan | Town | Greenlee | 696 | 2.16 | 5.6 | 322.2/sq mi (124.4/km2) |
| Eagar | Town | Apache | 4,885 | 11.24 | 29.1 | 434.6/sq mi (167.8/km2) |
| El Mirage | City | Maricopa | 31,797 | 10.09 | 26.1 | 3,151.3/sq mi (1,216.7/km2) |
| Eloy | City | Pinal | 16,631 | 111.57 | 289.0 | 149.1/sq mi (57.6/km2) |
| Flagstaff | City | Coconino | 65,870 | 63.91 | 165.5 | 1,030.7/sq mi (397.9/km2) |
| Florence | Town | Pinal | 25,536 | 52.49 | 135.9 | 486.5/sq mi (187.8/km2) |
| Fountain Hills | Town | Maricopa | 22,489 | 20.42 | 52.9 | 1,101.3/sq mi (425.2/km2) |
| Fredonia | Town | Coconino | 1,314 | 7.32 | 19.0 | 179.5/sq mi (69.3/km2) |
| Gila Bend | Town | Maricopa | 1,922 | 55.37 | 143.4 | 34.7/sq mi (13.4/km2) |
| Gilbert | Town | Maricopa | 208,453 | 68.15 | 176.5 | 3,058.7/sq mi (1,181.0/km2) |
| Glendale | City | Maricopa | 226,721 | 60.13 | 155.7 | 3,770.5/sq mi (1,455.8/km2) |
| Globe | City | Gila | 7,532 | 18.20 | 47.1 | 413.8/sq mi (159.8/km2) |
| Goodyear | City | Maricopa | 65,275 | 191.52 | 496.0 | 340.8/sq mi (131.6/km2) |
| Guadalupe | Town | Maricopa | 5,523 | 0.81 | 2.1 | 6,818.5/sq mi (2,632.6/km2) |
| Hayden | Town | Gila | 662 | 1.27 | 3.3 | 521.3/sq mi (201.3/km2) |
| Holbrook | City | Navajo | 5,053 | 17.37 | 45.0 | 290.9/sq mi (112.3/km2) |
| Huachuca City | Town | Cochise | 1,853 | 2.81 | 7.3 | 659.4/sq mi (254.6/km2) |
| Jerome | Town | Yavapai< ÿÿ /td> | 444 | 0.86 | 2.2 | 516.3/sq mi (199.3/km2) |
| Kearny | Town | Pinal | 1,950 | 2.81 | 7.3 | 694.0/sq mi (267.9/km2) |
| Kingman | City | Mohave | 28,068 | 34.82 | 90.2 | 806.1/sq mi (311.2/km2) |
| Lake Havasu City | City | Mohave | 52,527 | 44.48 | 115.2 | 1,180.9/sq mi (456.0/km2) |
| Litchfield Park | City | Maricopa | 5,476 | 3.34 | 8.7 | 1,639.5/sq mi (633.0/km2) |
| Mammoth | Town | Pinal | 1,426 | 1.04 | 2.7 | 1,371.2/sq mi (529.4/km2) |
| Marana | Town | Pima | 34,961 | 122.20 | 316.5 | 286.1/sq mi (110.5/km2) |
| Maricopa | City | Pinal | 43,482 | 47.57 | 123.2 | 914.1/sq mi (352.9/km2) |
| Mesa | City | Maricopa | 439,041 | 137.06 | 355.0 | 3,203.3/sq mi (1,236.8/km2) |
| Miami | Town | Gila | 1,837 | 0.88 | 2.3 | 2,087.5/sq mi (806.0/km2) |
| Nogales | City | Santa Cruz | 20,837 | 20.84 | 54.0 | 999.9/sq mi (386.0/km2) |
| Oro Valley | Town | Pima | 41,011 | 35.64 | 92.3 | 1,150.7/sq mi (444.3/km2) |
| Page | City | Coconino | 7,247 | 16.64 | 43.1 | 435.5/sq mi (168.2/km2) |
| Paradise Valley | Town | Maricopa | 12,820 | 15.46 | 40.0 | 829.2/sq mi (320.2/km2) |
| Parker | Town | La Paz | 3,083 | 21.99 | 57.0 | 140.2/sq mi (54.1/km2) |
| Patagonia | Town | Santa Cruz | 913 | 1.29 | 3.3 | 707.8/sq mi (273.3/km2) |
| Payson | Town | Gila | 15,301 | 19.47 | 50.4 | 785.9/sq mi (303.4/km2) |
| Peoria | City | Maricopa | 154,065 | 177.97 | 460.9 | 865.7/sq mi (334.2/km2) |
| Phoenix | City | Maricopa | 1,445,632 | 517.95 | 1,341.5 | 2,791.1/sq mi (1,077.6/km2) |
| Pima | Town | Graham | 2,387 | 5.93 | 15.4 | 402.5/sq mi (155.4/km2) |
| Pinetop-Lakeside | Town | Navajo | 4,282 | 11.37 | 29.4 | 376.6/sq mi (145.4/km2) |
| Prescott | City | Yavapai | 39,843 | 41.58 | 107.7 | 958.2/sq mi (370.0/km2) |
| Prescott Valley | Town | Yavapai | 38,822 | 38.65 | 100.1 | 1,004.5/sq mi (387.8/km2) |
| Quartzsite | Town | La Paz | 3,677 | 36.72 | 95.1 | 100.1/sq mi (38.7/km2) |
| Queen Creek | Town | Maricopa | 26,361 | 28.07 | 72.7 | 939.1/sq mi (362.6/km2) |
| Safford | City | Graham | 9,566 | 8.59 | 22.2 | 1,113.6/sq mi (430.0/km2) |
| Sahuarita | Town | Pima | 25,259 | 31.04 | 80.4 | 813.8/sq mi (314.2/km2) |
| San Luis | City | Yuma | 25,505 | 32.10 | 83.1 | 794.5/sq mi (306.8/km2) |
| Scottsdale | City | Maricopa | 217,385 | 184.40 | 477.6 | 1,178.9/sq mi (455.2/km2) |
| Sedona | City | Yavapai | 10,031 | 19.18 | 49.7 | 523.0/sq mi (201.9/km2) |
| Show Low | City | Navajo | 10,660 | 41.17 | 106.6 | 258.9/sq mi (100.0/km2) |
| Sierra Vista | City | Cochise | 43,888 | 152.54 | 395.1 | 287.7/sq mi (111.1/km2) |
| Snowflake | Town | Navajo | 5,590 | 33.58 | 87.0 | 166.5/sq mi (64.3/km2) |
| Somerton | City | Yuma | 14,287 | 7.30 | 18.9 | 1,957.1/sq mi (755.6/km2) |
| South Tucson | City | Pima | 5,652 | 1.04 | 2.7 | 5,434.6/sq mi (2,098.3/km2) |
| Springerville | Town | Apache | 1,961 | 11.69 | 30.3 | 167.8/sq mi (64.8/km2) |
| St. Johns | City | Apache | 3,480 | 26.08 | 67.5 | 133.4/sq mi (51.5/km2) |
| Star Valley | Town | Gila | 1,970 | 36.13 | 93.6 | 54.5/sq mi (21.1/km2) |
| Superior | Town | Pinal | 2,837 | 1.94 | 5.0 | 1,462.4/sq mi (564.6/km2) |
| Surprise | City | Maricopa | 117,517 | 105.87 | 274.2 | 1,110.0/sq mi (428.6/km2) |
| Taylor | Town | Navajo | 4,112 | 32.67 | 84.6 | 125.9/sq mi (48.6/km2) |
| Tempe | City | Maricopa | 161,719 | 40.19 | 104.1 | 4,023.9/sq mi (1,553.6/km2) |
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