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| ID: | 44784 |
| Name: | Phoenix |
| Class: | Populated Place (Definitions) |
| History: | In 1869, Darrell Duppa, one of the organizers of the Swilling Irrigation Company, which developed the area, gave it the name of the mythical bird 'phoenix' because of evidence of a previous civilization in the area. In 1865, 'Smiths Station' had been established by J.Y.T. Smith, and in 1871 'Hellings Mill' (or East Phoenix') was established by William B. Helling. Both settlements have become part of the City of Phoenix (Byrd Granger, 1983). Incorporated in 1881. |
| Description: | Ranked 9th by population in the 1980 census , Capital of State of Arizona. |
| Citation: | U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps. |
| Entry Date: | 08-Feb-1980 |
| *Elevation: | 1086/331 |
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*Elevations in feet/meters from the National Elevation Dataset |
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| Census Code |
Census Class Code |
GSA Code |
| 55000 |
P1 |
0370 |
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| Class Code Description: | Populated Place that is also an incorporated place with the same name and the same Census Code. |
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| Name |
Authority |
Decision Type |
BGN |
| Phoenix |
Board Decision |
Official |
1931 |
| Phoenix |
Board Decision |
Official |
1900 |
| Phoenix |
Board Decision |
Official |
1897 |
| Phenix |
Board Decision |
Official |
1897 |
| Smith Station Phenix |
Board Decision |
Official |
1897 |
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| Sequence |
County |
Code |
State |
Code |
Country |
| 1 |
Maricopa |
013 |
Arizona |
04 |
US |
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| Sequence |
Latitude(DEC) |
Longitude(DEC) |
Latitude(DMS) |
Longitude(DMS) |
Map Name |
| 1 |
33.4483771 |
-112.0740373 |
332654N |
1120427W |
Phoenix |
| 2 |
33.4511554 |
-111.9870902 |
332704N |
1115914W |
Tempe |
| 3 |
33.4569876 |
-112.1368172 |
332725N |
1120813W |
Fowler |
| 4 |
33.5025431 |
-111.9954245 |
333009N |
1115944W |
Paradise Valley |
| 5 |
33.5133753 |
-112.1337623 |
333048N |
1120802W |
Glendale |
| 6 |
33.5164312 |
-112.0734826 |
333059N |
1120425W |
Sunnyslope |
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| Designation |
| State Capital |
| County Seat |
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