Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ
City
Clockwise from top: Downtown Scottsdale waterfront, Old Town Scottsdale, and Taliesin West
Flag Seal
Nickname:  "The West's Most Western Town" (official)
Location in Maricopa County, Arizona
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Coordinates: 33°29′35″N 111°55′34″W / 33.49306°N 111.92611°W / 33.49306; -111.92611
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Maricopa
Incorporated	1951
Named for	Winfield Scott
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	David Ortega[1]
Area [2]
• Total	184.44 sq mi (477.70 km2)
• Land	184.00 sq mi (476.57 km2)
• Water	0.44 sq mi (1.14 km2)
Elevation [3]	2,165 ft (660 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	241,361
• Rank	US: 93rd
• Density	1,311.72/sq mi (506.46/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP codes	85250–85271
Area code	480
FIPS code	04-65000
GNIS ID	2411845[3]
Website	www.scottsdaleaz.gov

Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Named Scottsdale in 1894 after its founder Winfield Scott, a retired U.S. Army chaplain, the city was incorporated in 1951 with a population of 2,000. At the 2020 census, the population was 241,361,^[4] which had grown from 217,385 in 2010.^[5] Its slogan is "The West's Most Western Town".^[6] Over the past two decades, it has been one of the fastest growing cities in the United States.

Scottsdale is 31 miles from its Northern to Southern-most edge, and covers 184.5 square miles. The city is bordered by the city of Phoenix to the West, Tonto National Forest to the North, the McDowell Mountains to the East, and the Salt River to the South.^[7]