Facts about Phoenix

Neighborhoods in Phoenix include: Ahwatukee, Phoenix, Arcadia, Central Avenue, Copper Square, Desert Ridge, Downtown Phoenix, East Side, F. Q. Story Neighborhood Historic District, North/Northwest Phoenix, South Phoenix, Southwest Phoenix, and Maryvale.

The official website for the city of Phoenix is http://www.phoenix.gov.

Phoenix is represented by Mayor Greg Stanton.

Phoenix remained the driving forces of Phoenix’s economy until after World War II, when high tech industries began to move into the valley.The population growth rate of the Phoenix metro area has been nearly 4% per year for the past 40 years. While that growth rate slowed during the Great Recession, it has already begun to rebound. Phoenix is the cultural center of the Valley of the Sun, as well as the rest of Arizona.