In 1891, Dr Alexander John Chandler, the first veterinary surgeon in Arizona Territory, settled on a ranch south of Mesa, studying irrigation engineering.
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15 Facts About Chandler Arizona
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Chandler Arizona incorporated on February 16, 1920, after 186 residents petitioned the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to approve incorporation.
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Since the early 1990s, the city of Chandler Arizona has experienced exponential growth, ranking among the fastest-growing municipalities in the country.
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In 2010, Chandler Arizona was named an All-America City by the National Civic League.
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Chandler Arizona has reached its physical limits save for some remaining county islands and cannot expand outward anymore due to being bound in by the Gila River Indian Community, Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert, and Phoenix.
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The city of Chandler operates the facility, which is southwest of Chandler Fashion Center at 300 S Chandler Village Dr.
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On May 18, 2016, a national nonprofit parks and recreation advocacy organization based in Washington, D C, announced that Chandler was a 2016 Playful City USA community, marking the tenth consecutive year the city earned the distinction.
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Chandler Arizona was recognized for taking an innovative approach to making play a priority throughout the city with its many recreational amenities, parks and aquatic centers.
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The Community Services Department, in Old Downtown Chandler Arizona, operates the community center, senior center, dozens of local neighborhood and community parks, two recreation centers and six aquatic centers.
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Chandler Arizona Municipal Airport is a two-runway general aviation facility in the heart of the city south of Loop 202.
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In western Chandler Arizona, Stellar Airpark is a privately owned airport that is open to the public.
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The nearest commercial airport to downtown Chandler Arizona is Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport roughly 10 miles to the east, which offers service to 35 cities as of July 2015.
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Chandler Arizona has very limited bus service compared with other Valley Metro cities of similar size; it currently ranks sixth in total ridership behind Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale, and Glendale.
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Chandler Arizona is served by two single-track branch lines of the Union Pacific Railroad.
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The rest of Chandler is within Arizona's 5th congressional district, served by Representative Andy Biggs, a Republican.
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