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Bisbee, Arizona
Bisbee, Arizona: former copper mining boomtown in the Mule Mountains of Cochise County, county seat since 1929, once the largest city in Arizona Territory, now an artist and heritage tourism community after the 1975 mine closure.
Bullhead City, Arizona
Bullhead City, Arizona: Colorado River city in Mohave County across from Laughlin, Nevada; incorporated 1984, 2020 population 41,348, named for a bull-shaped rock now under Lake Mohave.
Casa Grande, Arizona
Casa Grande, Arizona: Pinal County city founded 1879 as the railroad stop Terminus, renamed 1880 for the nearby Hohokam Casa Grande Ruins. Junction of I-8 and I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson; population grew from 53,658 (2020) to an estimated 69,753 (2025), with Lucid Motors and other manufacturers as major employers.
Chandler, Arizona
Chandler, Arizona: a Maricopa County city founded in 1912 by Dr. A.J. Chandler, incorporated 1920, population about 294,000. A semiconductor hub anchored by Intel's Ocotillo campus, with diversified water supplies and no light rail.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Flagstaff, Arizona: county seat of Coconino County, a mountain city at about 7,000 feet near the San Francisco Peaks, founded from an 1876 flag-raising, a railroad hub from 1882, home of Northern Arizona University and Lowell Observatory, and a Route 66 city.
Gilbert, Arizona
Gilbert is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, incorporated July 6, 1920 and named for landowner William "Bobby" Gilbert. Once the Hay Capital of the World, it grew from 1,971 residents in 1970 to about 287,000 by 2025.
Glendale, Arizona
Glendale, Arizona: West Valley city in metropolitan Phoenix, incorporated 1910, population about 250,000. Home of State Farm Stadium (Arizona Cardinals, three Super Bowls), Westgate Entertainment District, and the delayed $1.2 billion VAI Resort and Mattel Adventure Park.
Jerome, Arizona
Jerome, Arizona: historic copper-mining town on Cleopatra Hill in Yavapai County, incorporated 1899, once home to nearly 15,000, a National Historic Landmark since 1967, now an artist and tourist community of about 444 people.
Kingman, Arizona
Kingman, Arizona: county seat of Mohave County, founded 1882 as an Atlantic and Pacific Railroad stop, incorporated 1952. Population 32,689 (2020); located on I-40, US 93, and Route 66 at 3,449 feet.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Lake Havasu City, Arizona: Mohave County city (pop. ~59,000) on Lake Havasu, founded by Robert P. McCulloch, home of the relocated 1831 London Bridge; tourism-driven desert river city with Colorado River water entitlements.
Mesa, Arizona
Mesa, Arizona: large Salt River Valley city east of Phoenix, 36th largest in the US, over 515,000 residents, 138 square miles. Founded 1878 by Mormon colonists on Hohokam canal sites; incorporated 1883; council-manager government; diversified Colorado, Salt, and Verde River water supply.
Nogales, Arizona
Nogales, Arizona, county seat of Santa Cruz County, is the U.S. half of Ambos Nogales on the Mexico border. Key facts: 1893 incorporation, Mariposa and DeConcini ports of entry, $20 billion trade, transboundary wastewater issues.
Page, Arizona
Page, Arizona: a city on Manson Mesa near the Utah border, founded in 1957 as a Bureau of Reclamation camp for Glen Canyon Dam workers, incorporated March 1, 1975, now a tourism base for Lake Powell, Antelope Canyon, and Horseshoe Bend.
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Paradise Valley is an incorporated town in Maricopa County, Arizona, lying between Phoenix and Scottsdale. It is almost exclusively zoned for low-density residential use, with resorts needing permits.
Payson, Arizona
Payson, Arizona: a town in northern Gila County at about 5,000 feet below the Mogollon Rim, 90 miles north of Phoenix; population 16,351 (2020), home of the World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo since 1884.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona: capital of Arizona and fifth-largest US city, 1,665,481 residents (2025 est.), 516.70 square miles in the Salt River Valley. Founded 1868, incorporated 1881; water from Salt/Verde Rivers (60%) and Colorado River (40%).
Prescott, Arizona
Prescott, Arizona: county seat of Yavapai County in north-central Arizona, founded 1864 as the first Arizona territorial capital (1864–67, 1877–89), population 45,827 in 2020, known for Courthouse Plaza, Whiskey Row, and the 1888 Frontier Days Rodeo.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona: Sonoran Desert city northeast of Phoenix founded by Winfield Scott in 1888, incorporated 1951; about 243,000-246,000 residents, 184.5 square miles, $3.7 billion tourism economy, CAP water supply, and Old Town arts district.
Sedona, Arizona
Sedona, Arizona: small city in Coconino and Yavapai counties famed for red rock scenery and Oak Creek Canyon; about 9,700 residents, incorporated 1988, named for Sedona Schnebly (1902), with a tourism-dominated economy.
Sierra Vista, Arizona
Sierra Vista, Arizona: largest city in southeastern Arizona, in Cochise County south of Interstate 10, adjacent to Fort Huachuca. Incorporated 1956; 2020 population 45,308; regional hub near the San Pedro River.
Surprise
Surprise, Arizona: a city in the northwest Phoenix metro founded in 1938 by Flora Mae Statler. Population about 175,000 (2025), groundwater-based 100-year assured water supply, Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals spring training, ratified 2040 General Plan.
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city of about 190,000 in Maricopa County, Arizona, in the East Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area, and home to Arizona State University's historic Tempe campus.
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona: second-largest Arizona city (548,371 est. 2025) in the Sonoran Desert on the Santa Cruz River; founded as Presidio San Agustín del Tucson in 1775; home of the University of Arizona and first UNESCO City of Gastronomy.
Winslow, Arizona
Winslow, Arizona: small railroad-founded city in Navajo County on I-40 and Route 66, named for Edward Winslow, known for La Posada Hotel and the Eagles' "Take It Easy" corner.
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma, Arizona: desert city of about 105,000 (2025 est.) at the Colorado River crossing near California and Mexico; winter lettuce capital producing about 90% of North America's leafy greens, with Yuma Crossing heritage sites and extreme sunshine.