28 Facts About Scottsdale AZ

Scottsdale AZ is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Between 1908 and 1933, due to the construction of the Granite Reef and Roosevelt dams, Scottsdale AZ's population experienced a boom, growing steadily during those years.

Scottsdale AZ was the site of a German POW camp at the intersection of Scottsdale AZ and Thomas Roads in what today is Papago Park.

Today, the 12-mile-long Scottsdale AZ Greenbelt connects four city parks—Vista del Camino Park, Eldorado Park, Indian School Park and Chaparral Park—through a 25-mile bike path.

In 1995, Scottsdale AZ's citizens voted to implement a sales tax to purchase acreage for this purpose.

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Scottsdale AZ is commonly defined by its high quality of life, and in 1993 was one of several cities to receive a "Most Livable City" award from the United States Conference of Mayors.

The Scottsdale AZ Airpark, surrounding the city's airport, became a hotspot for a variety of large and small businesses, ranging from light industry to luxury auto sales.

In 1981, TCE began to show up in two Scottsdale AZ drinking wells, and in 1983, the Indian Bend Wash superfund site was listed on the Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List.

South Scottsdale AZ has for many years been the working-class neighborhood.

Part of McDowell Road in South Scottsdale AZ used to be known as "Motor Mile, " having at one time 31 dealerships on the street.

South Scottsdale AZ is the home to a new research center for Arizona State University known as SkySong, a collaboration between the university, local business, and global companies.

Old Town Scottsdale AZ is an area with many streets, old-fashioned stores, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and art galleries.

North Scottsdale AZ is the most actively developed area of Scottsdale AZ, as it was historically the least built up.

Much of the residential boom in North Scottsdale AZ is driven by available land to build coupled with the fast growth of Scottsdale AZ Airpark, the second largest employment center in the Phoenix metropolitan, and estimated to become the largest by 2010.

Scottsdale AZ is home to a large number of churches, chapels, temples, synagogues, mosques and other places of religious worship.

In North Scottsdale AZ, there is the Jewish Community Center of Phoenix and the New Shul.

Immediate area surrounding the Scottsdale AZ Airport, known locally as the Airpark, has developed rapidly as a regional center of commerce.

Cowboys and cowgirls from across the nation converge in Scottsdale AZ to participate in this cultural and historical event.

Now held at the expansive West World exhibition complex in North Scottsdale AZ, the event is an auto enthusiast's and collector's spectacle.

Since 2007, Scottsdale AZ has been hosting low and high fashion shows in the annual Scottsdale AZ Fashion Week, including popular department store line fashion designers and some higher end ones during the month of November.

Scottsdale AZ is home to more than 125 professional art galleries and studios, one of the highest per-capita anywhere in the nation.

Scottsdale AZ is home to a variety of nightclubs, restaurants, hotels, lounges and bars most notably in the Old-Town district.

The majority of nightlife is concentrated in Downtown Scottsdale AZ, between Camelback and Osborn roads.

Scottsdale AZ is a noted golf and resort destination, with a sizable portion of tax revenue being derived from tourism.

In 1999, the school opened a second campus in the Scottsdale AZ Airpark allowing it to serve the business community and north Scottsdale AZ.

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Scottsdale AZ has a main branch and four branches within the Scottsdale AZ Public Library System.

Between December 2007 and 2009, Scottsdale AZ was a member of the board of Valley Metro Rail line which connects the neighboring cities of Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa.

Scottsdale AZ has seven sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:.