Gilbert, Arizona

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The town of Gilbert is located in Maricopa County.

Gilbert is 390 feet [118.87 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Gilbert lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Gilbert can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Gilbert had a population of 109,697 people^<3> (or 3.54% of the total population of Maricopa County). The population of Gilbert represented 2.14% of the total of Arizona, making it the state's 8th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Gilbert had a population of 216,449 people. This is an increase of 97.32% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Gilbert.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Apache Junction	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	32,776	3.02% increase
	Chandler	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	247,140	39.96% increase
	El Mirage	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	24,751	225.29% increase
	Guadalupe	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	5,948	13.77% increase
	Mesa	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	463,552	16.95% increase
	Queen Creek	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	24,361	464.43% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Gilbert.

Websites for Gilbert

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The Commemorative Quarter for Arizona<5>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Gilbert. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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