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Scottsdale, Arizona

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(Pinal County)

Scottsdale Ranch
(Maricopa County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Scottsdale had a population of 202,705 people ^<1>. This represents 3.92% of the total population of Arizona, making it the state's 5th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	235,371	+16.12%	+0.98% since 2007
2007	233,084	+14.99%	+1.26% since 2006
2006	230,179	+13.55%	+1.4% since 2005
2005	226,994	+11.98%	+2% since 2004
2004	222,541	+9.79%	+1.59% since 2003
2003	219,063	+8.07%	+1.48% since 2002
2002	215,877	+6.5%	+2.25% since 2001
2001	211,124	+4.15%	+4.15% since 2000
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2000	202,705	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
2	Tucson	SE	120 mi [193.1 km]	541,811	11.32% increase
3	Mesa	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	463,552	16.95% increase
4	Glendale	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	251,522	14.95% increase
-5-	Scottsdale			235,371	16.12% increase
6	Chandler	S	27 mi [43.45 km]	247,140	39.96% increase
7	Tempe	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	175,523	10.65% increase
8	Gilbert	S	26 mi [41.84 km]	216,449	97.32% increase

Scottsdale had 104,974 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Scottsdale has an area ^<4> of 184.2 square miles [477.1 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Scottsdale had a 2000 population density of 1,100 people per square mile [424.9 people/km²], making it the state's 22nd most densely populated area.

Maricopa County

The city of Scottsdale is located in Maricopa County.

The county had a population of 3,097,500 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 202,705 people, Scottsdale contained 6.54% of the Maricopa County total.

In addition, where the community of Scottsdale has a population density of 1,100 people per square mile [424.9 people/km²], Maricopa County averages 336.6 people per square mile [130 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Maricopa County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Scottsdale and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Scottsdale. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	235,371	16.12% increase
10 mi [16 km]	3	264,460	17.09% increase
15 mi [24 km]	6	1,852,802	18.44% increase
20 mi [32 km]	8	2,053,076	18.64% increase
25 mi [40 km]	12	2,932,058	19.22% increase
30 mi [48 km]	17	3,440,518	23.52% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Scottsdale. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Scottsdale, it also contains a comparison between Scottsdale and the state of Arizona.

Click here for the Scottsdale QuickFact (QF-0465000).

The following communities are nearby Scottsdale and also have Census QuickFacts:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Phoenix	QF-0455000	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,567,924	18.69% increase
Tempe	QF-0473000	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	175,523	10.65% increase
Glendale	QF-0427820	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	251,522	14.95% increase
Mesa	QF-0446000	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	463,552	16.95% increase
Peoria	QF-0454050	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	157,960	45.77% increase
Gilbert	QF-0427400	S	26 mi [41.84 km]	216,449	97.32% increase
Apache Junction	QF-0402830	SE	27 mi [43.45 km]	32,776	3.02% increase
Chandler	QF-0412000	S	27 mi [43.45 km]	247,140	39.96% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Scottsdale.

A Census Quickfact is available for Maricopa County (QF-04013).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Scottsdale:

	State Code:	04 (Arizona)
	County Code:	013 (Maricopa County)
	Place Code:	65000 (Scottsdale)

	State & County Code:	04013 (Arizona/Maricopa County)

	State & Place Code:	0465000 (Arizona/Scottsdale)

Scottsdale is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Scottsdale.

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned 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) Scottsdale. 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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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Scottsdale and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Scottsdale. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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