The City of Phoenix is the capital and the largest city in the State of Arizona. Phoenix resides in Maricopa County. The city was incorporated on February 25, 1881 with its physical location along the banks of the dried, partially restored Salt River in Arizona.
Phoenix is home to almost 1.5 million people, making it the 6th largest city in the US and the largest state capital, with a higher population than even Washington, D.C. Phoenix has expansive city limits which cover 475 square miles of populated land. The Metropolitan Area is the 14th-largest in the United States, with a population in the neighborhood of 4 million.
Phoenix hosts major sports teams including football's Phoenix Cardinals who moved from St. Louis. The Cardinals enjoy a luxurious new stadium in the Glendale area of Phoenix. Downtown hosts the Arizona Diamonbacks at the famous ballpark where the Diamonbacks defeated the New York Yankees to win the World Series.
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