Arizona Facts
Statehood: Feb. 14, 1912, the 48th state
Capital: Phoenix
Nickname: The Grand Canyon State or the Copper State
Largest City: Phoenix
State Population in 2008: 6,500,180
Smallest town: Mesquite Creek- Mohave County
Square Miles: 113,998
Land area: 113,635 square mile
Water area: 364 square miles
Longest River: Colorado River
Highest Point: Humphreys Peak (12,633 feet) in Coconino County
Lowest Point: Colorado River (70 feet) in Yuma County
Average yearly rainfall: 8 inches
Lowest temperature: 54 degrees
Highest temperature: 93 degrees
Famous Arizonians: Authors Erma Bombeck, Zane Grey, and Leslie Marmon Silko; Hollywood Celebrities Steven Spielberg, Linda Ronstadt, Garry Shandling, David Spade, Ted Danson, Lynda Carter; Sports pros Michael Carbajal, Helen H. Jacobs, Sean Elliot, Phil Mickleson, Larena Ochoa, Kerri Strug; Politicians William Rehnquist, Charles Poston. Janet Napolitano, John McCain, Carl Trumbull Hayden, Barry Goldwater
Photo Credits: Picture of Grand Canyon Sunset by Paul Fundenburg |
