Maricopa County

Summary

Maricopa County is a county of Arizona^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of county_of_arizona entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (921 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Maricopa County is located in Arizona^[3].
• Maricopa County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Maricopa County's instance of is recorded as county of Arizona^[5].
• Maricopa County's capital is recorded as Phoenix^[6].
• Maricopa County's shares border with is recorded as Yavapai County^[7].
• Maricopa County's shares border with is recorded as Pima County^[8].
• Maricopa County's shares border with is recorded as Pinal County^[9].
• Maricopa County's shares border with is recorded as Gila County^[10].
• Maricopa County's shares border with is recorded as La Paz County^[11].
• Maricopa County's shares border with is recorded as Yuma County^[12].
• Maricopa people is named after Maricopa County^[13].
• Maricopa County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Phoenix^[14].
• Maricopa County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as El Mirage^[15].
• Maricopa County's headquarters location is recorded as Phoenix^[16].
• Maricopa County's Commons category is recorded as Maricopa County, Arizona^[17].
• February 14, 1871 marks the founding of Maricopa County^[18].
• Maricopa County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.513888888889, 'lon': -112.47583333333}^[19].
• Maricopa County's official website is recorded as http://www.maricopa.gov^[20].
• Maricopa County's official website is recorded as https://www.maricopa.gov/^[21].
• Maricopa County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Maricopa County, Arizona^[22].
• Maricopa County has a population of {'amount': '+3817117'}^[23].
• Maricopa County has a population of {'amount': '+3823019'}^[24].
• Maricopa County has a population of {'amount': '+3868981'}^[25].
• Maricopa County has a population of {'amount': '+3940612'}^[26].
• Maricopa County has a population of {'amount': '+4009412'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Maricopa County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Arizona^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Maricopa County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23891'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3817117'}^[23], {'amount': '+3823019'}^[24], {'amount': '+3868981'}^[25], {'amount': '+3940612'}^[26], {'amount': '+4009412'}^[27], and {'amount': '+4167947'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Maricopa County's instance of is recorded as county of Arizona^[5].

History and Context

February 14, 1871 marks the founding of Maricopa County^[18]. Maricopa people is named after it^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Maricopa County include maricopaite^[30], a mineral species^[31].

Why It Matters

Maricopa County ranks in the top 7% of county_of_arizona entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (921 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include maricopaite^[30], a mineral species^[31].