GLENDALE, ARIZONA

'Glendale' is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 218,812. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 239,435. Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places over 100,000 It is a major suburb of Phoenix.
The NHL's Phoenix Coyotes and NLL's Arizona Sting began playing here when Jobing.com Arena (formerly the 'Glendale Arena') opened in December 2003. Also in Glendale is the new University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals and the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, which opened in August 2006. In 2008, Super Bowl XLII is scheduled to be played there. Both venues are part of the Westgate City Center development plan, meant to spur growth in the sparsely inhabitated Yucca district. It is also home of the family of American Idol winner, Jordin Sparks.
Glendale bills itself as “Arizona’s Antique Capital,” with support for its claim from both Sunset Magazine (2004) and a 1998 article in USA Today. Glendale is home to the popular Arrowhead Towne Center mall in the northwest part of the city. Glendale also is home to the metro Phoenix area's first medical school, Midwestern, as well as a major post-graduate business school, Thunderbird (AGSIM).
The city will host an extension of the Valley Metro light rail transit line by perhaps 2011.
Glendale, along with other West Valley cities such as Peoria and Avondale, has had a long standing rivalry with cities in the East Valley. The west valley has traditionally been overlooked by many in the East Valley, as well as gaining an unrealistic and unfair "ghetto label" by the local media that report things in the news by grouping the West Valley as a whole. Example: If a murder was committed in Maryvale a suburb of Phoenix known for a high crime rate the news reports it as a murder in the West Valley. Whereas when things happen in the East Valley they specifically give a location. However, with the addition of the stadiums and Westgate development, as well as the Cibola Vista resort and other upscale developments, Glendale and Peoria are fast gaining a reputation as representing the future of the Phoenix area.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Sports

Education

See also

References

External links

Geography

Glendale is located at (33.538654, -112.186261).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 144.4 km² (55.8 mi²). 144.2 km² (55.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.13%) is water.

Demographics

'City of Glendale Population by year[1]'
1910	1,000
1920	2,737
1930	3,665
1940	4,855
1950	8,172
1960	15,893
1970	36,228
1980	97,172
1990	147,864
2000	218,812
2005	239,435
2006	246,631

As of the census of 2000, there were 218,812 people, 75,700 households, and 54,352 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,517.3/km² (3,929.5/mi²). There were 79,667 housing units at an average density of 552.4/km² (1,430.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 60.54% White, 20.69% Black or African American, 1.45% Native American, 2.74% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 11.97% from other races, and 3.47% from two or more races. 24.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 75,700 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,015, and the median income for a family was $51,162. Males had a median income of $35,901 versus $27,736 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,124. About 8.8% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

Sports

Glendale is the home to the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football Conference (NFL). The team formerly played at Sun Devil Stadium on the campus of Arizona State University in nearby Tempe, and in 2006 began playing at University of Phoenix Stadium. The stadium was featured on the TV show Modern Marvels because of its roll-out natural grass field. The stadium is scheduled to host Super Bowl XLII in 2008.
Jobing.com Arena (formerly Glendale Arena) is adjacent to University of Phoenix Stadium, and is the home of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as the Arizona Sting of the National Lacrosse League (NLL).
In 2009, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox are scheduled to share a new spring training complex and stadium in Glendale.

Education

Glendale Community College also provides tertiary education.
Midwestern University is a graduate college of medicine located in Glendale.
Thunderbird - School of Global Management is a graduate school specializing in international management located in Glendale.
Many school districts serve the city of Glendale.
The following school districts serve the city:

★ Unified school districts

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★ Deer Valley Unified School District

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★ Dysart Unified School District

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★ Peoria Unified School District

★ High school districts

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★ Glendale Union High School District

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★ Phoenix Union High School District

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★ Tolleson Union High School District

★ Elementary school districts

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★ Alhambra Elementary School District

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★ Glendale Elementary School District

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★ Pendergast Elementary School District

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★ Washington Elementary School District

See also

★ List of famous people from the Phoenix metropolitan area

References

1. Gibson, Campbell. "Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990." ''United States Census Bureau.'' June, 1998. Retrieved on October 7 2006.

External links

★ Official City Website