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City and State Information for Arizona
Arizona
Grand Canyon State
Motto: Ditat Deus (God enriches)
Population (2005): 5,939,292
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Cities and Towns |
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Arizona Facts and Statistics |
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| Capital |
Phoenix |
| Date entered the Union |
Feb. 14, 1912 (48th) |
| Land Area |
113,635 sq mi. (294,315 sq km) |
| Population Density |
45.2 people per square mile |
| Record High Temperature (F) |
128 (June 29, 1994) |
| Record High Temperature (C) |
53 |
| Record Low Temperature (F) |
–40 (January 07, 1971) |
| Record Low Temperature (C) |
–40 |
| Average Elevation |
4,100 feet |
| High Elevation |
12,633 feet |
| Low Elevation |
70 feet |
Origin of the name Arizona: Uncertain. Perhaps from the O'odham Indian word for “little spring”
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State Symbols |
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A state's official symbols represent the composition and culture of the land and people who live and have lived here. Below are the symbols of Arizona along with the year they became official.
| Flower | Flower Of Saguaro Cactus (1931) | | Bird | Cactus Wren (1931) | | Colors | Blue And Old Gold (1915) | | Song | “Arizona” (1919) | | Tree | Palo Verde (1954) | | Neckwear | Bola Tie (1971) | | Fossil | Petrified Wood (1988) | | Gemstone | Turquoise (1974) | | Mammal | Ringtail (1986) | | Reptile | Arizona Ridgenose Rattlesnake (1986) | | Fish | Arizona Trout (1986) | | Amphibian | Arizona Tree Frog (1986) | | Butterfly | Two-Tailed Swallowtail (2001) |
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