Facts about the Phoenix
Posted on 02-05-2023 01:37 AM
Facts about the Phoenix
Phoenix Facts
Average temperature: 75 degrees Fahrenheit all year long. Visitour weather pagefor monthly averages.
Average annual rainfall is 804 inches
A total of nearly 28000 hotel rooms are available in the city proper across more than 175 hotels and resorts.
Among the largest hotels in Phoenix, SheratonPhoenix Downtown features 1003 rooms. The JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa offers 950 rooms, the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa offers 744 rooms, the Arizona Biltmore has 738 rooms, and the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa offers 732 rooms.
Greater Phoenix (Phoenix and Central Region)
Census Bureau estimates show a population of 49 million in the region as of July 2019, making it the 10th most populated metro area in the country.
More than 69000 guest rooms are available in over 500 hotels and 40 full-service resorts within the Greater Phoenix region.
Area: About 2000 square miles
This county has 9266 square miles of land, which is about New Hampshire's size.
As one of the wettest and greenest deserts in North America, Greater Phoenix is located in the Sonoran Desert.
PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Known as America's Friendliest Airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is the major airport of Greater Phoenix. A major air hub in the country, it serves over 45million passengers a year and connects to more than 120 domestic and international destinations. One of the most convenient airports in the world, Sky Harbor has about 1200 flights per day.
Southwest and American Airlines both have hubs at Sky Harbor.
Sky Harbor hosted more than 462 million visitors last year.
Annually, Sky Harbor generates $38 billion in economic activity.
Sky Harbor was purchased by Phoenix in July 1935 for $100000. As part of the deal, the City paid $35300 in cash and took out a $64700 mortgage.
GENERAL FACTS
More than 185 golf courses are available at more than 160 clubs in Greater Phoenix.
As a city with five diamond hotels and resorts and four diamond hotels and resorts, greater Phoenix consistently ranks among the nations top cities.
Phoenix is 75 minutes away from six lakes.
South Mountain Park and Preserve covers more than 16000 acres and includes more than 50 miles of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails.
There are five Fortune500 companies based in Greater Phoenix: Avnet, Freeport-McMoRan, Republic Services, Magellan Health, and Sprouts Farmers Market (2021).
There is a museum to suit nearly every taste in Phoenix. TheHeard Museum(American Indian);Desert Botanical Garden(the world's largest collection of desert plants);Taliesin West(UNESCO World Heritage Site); thePhoenix Art Museum(the Southwest's largest art museum); the Arizona Science Center; theHall of Flame(the world's largest collection of fire-fighting equipment);Pueblo Grande Museumand Archaeological Park (Hohokam) and theMusical Instrument Museum(MIM) are among the cultural hot spots.
It is home to the largest kachina doll collection in the country, donated in part by the late Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater.
CLIMATE INFORMATION
As a result, Phoenix receives 804 inches of rainfall each year, averages 7505 degrees and has an annual high temperature of 867 degrees. It usually reaches 67 degrees during the winter.
National Climatic Data Center data show Phoenix basks in sunshine more often than any other major metropolitan area in the U.S. Most of its daylight hours are spent in the sun.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
In the early 1860s, Phoenix was founded on the Salt River banks.
Phoenix is named after one of its first settlers, Cambridge-educated pioneer Darrell Duppa, who predicted that a great city would arise from the ancient Hohokam ruins like the legendary bird that rose from its own ashes.
Among Arizona's 22 sovereign American Indian tribes, 22 are sovereign.
In Phoenix's early days, the Hohokam Indians lived there. A record of the Hohokam tribe does not exist after 1450 A.D., although they are considered ancestors of the Pima. Hohokam is a word used in the Pima language to describe those who have passed away.
The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors formed Phoenix's first election precinct on May 4, 1868.
In 1912, the first governor of Arizona was elected, George W. P. Hunt.
VISITOR INDUSTRY INFORMATION
Phoenix Visitor Impact
There were more than 19 million visitors to Phoenix in 2019, including overnight visitors and day trippers, as well as 15 million foreign visitors.
These visitors spent an estimated $38 billion directly in the city.
Total economic impact of Phoenix visitors in 2019 was more than $66 billion when indirect and induced spending is taken into account.
Phoenix's visitor economy sustains 87% of all its jobs, impacting more than 55000 jobs in 2019.
In total, over $500 million was generated in state and local taxes from Phoenix visitors, whether direct, indirect, or induced.
The top five activities performed by visitors to Phoenix overnight include shopping, fine dining, visiting a state or Phoenix national park, hiking/backpacking, and visiting landmarks.
Source: Longwood's International
THE PHOENIX-CENTRAL REGION "GREATER PHOENIX VISITOR IMPACT"
Direct spending by visitors in the region is estimated to have exceeded $167 billion in 2019.
In 2019, more than 115000 jobs were impacted by visitor spending in the region.
It is estimated that nearly $15 billion was generated in direct, indirect, and induced taxes across the Greater Phoenix area by visitors.
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