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Quick Facts About Phoenix Arizona
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Arizona has 5% state tax.
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Arizona
has the seventh lowest property tax rate at
0.6696.
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There
are more than 200 golf courses in the
state and growing.
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The
Phoenix area makes the top 10 among U.S. cities to visit
in the summer, according to the American Society of Travel
Agents.
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Kiplinger's
Personal Finance Magazine rated Phoenix 96th last year in
tax burden among 106 major cities. No. 1 had the highest
tax burden.
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Arizona
has sixty-seven natural and manmade lakes, 22 national parks,
monuments and preserves, 67 natural and man-made lakes,
25 state historical and recreational parks, preserved Indian
ruins, ghost towns and lost mines are among outdoor recreation
opportunities.
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The
average annual temperature minimum for Phoenix is 63 and
the maximum is 87. December is the coolest month of the
year with averages of 43 and a high of 63. Summers can see
temperatures into the 100's, but from October through May
(8 months), you will enjoy some of the best weather in the
U.S.
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During
the second half of 2003, 237 businesses announced relocation
or expansion plans in the state, according to a report from
the Arizona Department of Commerce. During the first half
of 2004, 177 businesses announced relocations or expansions
as reported to the Department of Commerce, creating an estimated
29,464 jobs.
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Phoenix
has the best weather in all seasons. It is possible to ski
at Snow Bowl or Sunrise and swim in your backyard pool on
the same day. If you're in need of a quicker reprieve, you
can head to one of the many lakes for water recreation.
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The
old west is living history in Arizona. You can recapture
its flavor in Tombstone or at the Old Tucson famous movie
location. You can also explore the many ghost towns of the
mining era or take up the quest for the Lost Dutchman Mine
in the Superstition Mountains.
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Despite
its reputation as a retirement center, Arizona's population
is slightly younger than the national average. The state's
median age is 34.4 while the nation's is 34.9 years. The
proportion of people younger than 25, as well as those over
65, is roughly the same as the United States as a whole.
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Arizona
had the second fastest gross state product increase in the
nation from 1996 to 1997, up 147%, the U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis reports.
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It
is less expensive to live in Arizona's major cities than
in most metropolitan areas in the West, according to a new
report prepared by the Arizona Department of Commerce. In
the first quarter of 1998, the Phoenix area was less expensive
than most Western urban areas, according to the American
Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association (ACCRA). Phoenix
was 1.7% above the national average. Other Western cities
above the national average: San Diego, 22.8%; Los Angeles,
17.6%; Portland, Ore., 10.2%; Las Vegas, NV, 7.1%; Denver,
6.4%
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Professional
sports teams include: the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, the Arizona
Cardinals of the NFL, the Phoenix Coyotes of the NHL, the
Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball, the Arizona
Rattlers of Arena Football League and Arizona Thunder of
the Continental Indoor Soccer League
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The
Arizona Flag was designed by Colonel Charles W. Harris and
was officially adopted as the state symbol of Arizona in
1917. The red and yellow rays represent the rays of sunshine
and the original 13 colonies. Those were also the colors
of the Spanish Conquistadors flag that entered into the
territory in 1540. The copper star represents copper mining,
the major natural Arizona resource.
- Nickname:
Grand Canyon State
- Admission
To Statehood: February 14, 1912
- Square
Miles In Area: 114,006 Sq/Mi
- Arizona
State Bird: Cactus Wren
- Arizona
State Tree: Palo Verde
- Arizona
Colors: Blue, Old Gold
- State
Fossil: Petrified Wood
- Arizona
State Song: Arizona March Song
- Largest
Cities: Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale,Chandler,
Tempe, Gilbert, Peoria, Yuma
- Population:
5,456,453 (2002 Census)
- Arizona
Gemstone: Turquoise
- State
Fish: Arizona Trout
- State
Mammal: Ringtail
- Arizona
State Flower: Saguaro Cactus Blossom
- Census
Demographics: http://quickfacts.census.gov
- Major
Rivers: Colorado, Salt, Verde, Gila
- Major
Lakes: Mead, Powell, Havasu, Roosevelt, Lake Pleasant,Saguaro,
Canyon, San Carlos, Mohave
- Highest
Point: Humphries Peak, Flagstaff Arizona
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