Arizona

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Arizona
Capital Phoenix
Nickname The Grand Canyon State
Official Language English
Governor Janet Napolitano, D
Senator John McCain, R
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Senator Jon Kyl, R
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Ratification of Constitution/or statehood February 14, 1912
Flag of Arizona Motto: "Ditat Deus"(God Enriches)

Arizona became the forty-eighth state to enter into the union on February 14, 1912. It is known as the Grand Canyon State. It's capital and largest city is Phoenix. [1]

Geography & Population

  • Total Land Area: 113,635 square miles
  • Highest Elevation: 12,633 ft (Humphreys Peak)
  • Population (in 2005): 5,939,292
  • Most populated cities in Arizona:
Phoenix, Population: 1,321,045
Tucson, Population: 486,699
Mesa, Population: 396,375
Glendale, Population: 218,812
Scottsdale, Population: 202,705 [2]

Arizona has a large population of people of Native American descent. The Indian tribes who inhabited the land that is now Arizona include the Apache, Navajo, Mojave and Yavapai. [3]

Political culture

In more recent years, the Republican Party has generally dominated Arizona politics. In 2004, President George W. Bush won the state's ten electoral votes by a margin of 10 percentage points with 55% of the vote. Republicans control both chambers of the state legislature. Their two United States Senator's are also Republicans. The only statewide Democratic Arizona officials are Governor Janet Napolitano and Attorney General Terry Goddard. However, Arizona became the first U.S. state to vote against an anti-gay marriage amendment in the 2006 midterm elections. Although gay marriage is still illegal in Arizona, this amendment would have abolished civil unions and domestic partnerships for homosexual couples.

Notable Arizonans

State Motto

The state motto is: "Ditat Deus," (God Enriches).

Elected Officials

Federal

Statewide

References

See Also

Mesa Arizona Temple