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. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale and the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler on the south, and Mesa on the east. Tempe is also the location of the main campus of

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History

The Hohokam lived in this area and built

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s to support their agriculture. They abandoned their settlements during the 15th century, with a few individuals and families remaining nearby. Fort McDowell was established approximately northeast of present downtown Tempe on the upper Salt River in 1865 allowing for new towns to be built farther down the Salt River. US military service members and Hispanic workers were hired to grow food and animal feed to supply the fort, and less than a year later, had set up small camps near the river that were the first permanent communities in the Valley after the fall of the Hohokam. (Phoenix was settled shortly afterward, by 1867–68.) The two settlements were 'Hayden's Ferry', named after a ferry service operated by Charles T. Hayden, and ' San Pablo', and were located west and east of Hayden Butte respectively. The ferry became the key river crossing in the area. The Tempe Irrigating Canal Company was soon established by William Kirkland and James McKinney to provide water for alfalfa, wheat, barley, oats, and cotton. Pioneer

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is credited with suggesting Tempe's name, adopted in 1879, after comparing the Salt River valley near a -tall

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, to the

near

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. Until the early 1960s, Tempe was a sundown town where African Americans were permitted to work but encouraged to live elsewhere. In 1965, Warren and Carol Livingston were the first African Americans to buy property in Tempe. In 1885, the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature chose Tempe for the site of the Territorial Normal School, which became Arizona Normal School, Arizona State Teachers College, Arizona State College and finally

. The Maricopa and Phoenix Railroad, built in 1887, crossed the Salt River at Tempe, linking the town to the nation's growing transportation system. The Tempe Land and Improvement Company was formed to sell lots in the booming town. Tempe became an economic hub for the surrounding agricultural area. The city incorporated in 1894. The completion of Roosevelt Dam in 1911 guaranteed enough water to meet the growing needs of Valley farmers. On his way to dedicate the dam, former President

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applauded the accomplishments of the people of central Arizona and predicted that their towns would be prosperous cities in the future. Less than a year later, Arizona was admitted as the 48th state, and the Salt River Valley continued to develop. In 1971, Tempe was hit by a rare F2 tornado that injured 41 people, the most injuries recorded from a tornado in Arizona, and caused damage in upwards of $3 million. One indirect fatality occurred when a man died from a heart attack during the storm. In the 20th and 21st centuries, Tempe has expanded as a suburb of Phoenix, and as a center of education and commerce.

Geography

Tempe is an inner suburb, located between the core city of Phoenix and the rest of the East Valley. Due to this as well as being the home of the main campus of Arizona State University, Tempe has a fairly dense, urbanized development pattern in the northern part of the city especially in relation to the Valley Metro Line . Going south, development becomes less dense, consisting of single-family homes, strip malls and lower-density office parks. The Salt River runs west through the northern part of Tempe; part of the river is dammed in two places to create Tempe Town Lake. According to the

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, the landlocked city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The total area is 0.32% water, including Tempe Town Lake. The city of Tempe is bordered by Mesa to the east, Scottsdale and the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community to the north, Phoenix and Guadalupe to the west, and Chandler to the south. Tempe is generally flat, except for

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or Hayden Butte (generally known as A-Mountain for Arizona State University's "A" logo located on its south face), located next to Sun Devil Stadium, Twin Buttes and Bell Butte on the western edge of Tempe, and the buttes within Papago Park at northwest corner of Tempe. Elevation ranges from at Tempe Town Lake to atop Hayden Butte.

Climate

Tempe experiences a

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with a higher degree of diurnal temperature variation than neighboring Phoenix.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 161,719 people, 63,602 households, and 33,645 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 67,068 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 77.5%

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, 5.9%

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, 2.9% Native American, 5.7% Asian, 0.4%

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, 8.5% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. 21.2% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 63,602 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.1% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.05. In the city, 19.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 21.3% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $42,361, and the median income for a family was $55,237. Males had a median income of $36,406 versus $28,605 for females. The

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for the city was $22,406. About 7.5% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the

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, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Tempe is the headquarters and executive office of one Fortune 500 company: DriveTime. Carvana, NortonLifeLock, First Solar, the Salt River Project, Circle K, and Fulton Homes are also headquartered in Tempe.

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was originally headquartered in Tempe and location #0001 is still in operation today at 3330 S McClintock Drive in Tempe. Tempe prides itself in assisting burgeoning businesses and has a variety of resources and programs available, such a
FABRiC
(Fashion and Business Resource Innovation Center) an
BRiC
(Business Resource and Innovation Center). Tempe is also home to the first and largest campus of

. It was the longtime host of the

Fiesta Bowl The Fiesta Bowl is an American college football bowl game played annually in the Phoenix metropolitan area. From its beginning in 1971 until 2006, the game was hosted at the Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Since 2007, the game has been pl ...

, although the BCS game moved to University of Phoenix Stadium, located in

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, in 2007. It then began hosting the Insight Bowl which is now known as the

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. As of 2018, there is no bowl game in Tempe because of renovations to Sun Devil Stadium. Edward Jones Investments and

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have regional headquarters in Tempe. Tempe houses several performance venues including Gammage Auditorium and the

Tempe Center for the Arts Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA) is a publicly owned performing and visual arts center in Tempe, Arizona. It opened in September 2007 and houses a 600-seat proscenium theater, a 200-seat studio theater and a 3,500-square-foot gallery. Its Lakes ...

. Tempe Town Lake is home to many national and international events, such as Ironman Arizona and Rock n Roll Marathon. Gammage Auditorium was also the site of one of the three Presidential debates in 2004, and

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was played at Sun Devil Stadium. Additionally, Tempe is the

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host city of the

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. One of Arizona's largest shopping malls, Arizona Mills, sits near the border with the town of Guadalupe. The city was the location of the first IKEA branch in Arizona, also near the southern boundary.

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, a large open air mall featuring live music and water and laser shows, is located just southeast of Tempe Town Lake. Tempe can boast an array of wholesalers and manufacturers.

Mill Avenue Many arterial roads in the Phoenix metropolitan area have the same name in multiple cities or towns. Some roads change names or route numbers across town borders, resulting in occasional confusion. For example, the road known as Apache Boulevard ...

, located just west of Hayden Butte, is a shopping and entertainment area in the city popular with pedestrians and students. With the completion of Tempe Town Lake, commercial and high-rise development along the reservoir quickly transformed the cityscape of Mill Avenue and the skyline of downtown Tempe.

Top employers

According to Tempe's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the financial year ending June 2020, the top employers in the city are:

Arts and culture

Tempe Center for the Arts

Opened in September 2007,

(TCA) is a community crown jewel for performing and visual arts. The $65 million venue houses a state-of-the-art 600-seat theater, a 200-seat studio theater, a picturesque 200-seat multi-purpose space, a 3,500 square-foot art gallery.

Tempe History Museum

The Tempe History Museum explores local history through collections, research services, exhibits, and programs.

Public Art

The Tempe Public Art Program coordinates artists with building designers to install permanent and temporary public art projects. Since 1988, more than 50 projects have been commissioned by the Tempe's Community Services Division. The Art in Private Development ordinance of 1991 has helped add more than 60 privately owned pieces of art to the city, accessible by the public.

Live music scene

Tempe enjoyed a thriving alternative music scene throughout the 1980s and '90s, producing acts including as the Gin Blossoms, Meat Puppets, Dead Hot Workshop, The Refreshments, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Hans Olson, The Maine, and Injury Reserve. Historic dive-bar Yucca Tap Room, one of the last remaining 'small stage' venues that defined this era, continues to host nightly local live music.

Tempe Music Walk

The Tempe Music Walk honors select bands, musicians and musical venues with plaques embedded in the sidewalk on Mill Avenue. Honorees are Walt Richardson, The Gin Blossoms, Hans Olson, and Long Wong's.

Public libraries

Tempe Public Library is the local library.

Tourism

Many of the reasons people visit Tempe are places and events, such as P. F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, Tempe Marketplace, Arizona Mills, Mill Avenue, and Tempe Town Lake. The Tempe Tourism Office, located on Mill Avenue's downtown district, provides maps and additional information about hotels and upcoming city events.

Historic properties

There are numerous properties in the city of Tempe which are considered to be historical and have been included either in the

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Sports

There is one major league professional sports team playing in Tempe: The

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, who currently play their games at

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. Also, from 1988 to 2005, Sun Devil Stadium hosted the Arizona Cardinals (named the Phoenix Cardinals from 1988 to 1993) of the

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. They have since moved to State Farm Stadium in

for games, but maintain their headquarters and training facility in Tempe. Many residents follow the teams in nearby Phoenix and Glendale. (''For more information, read the sports section on the Phoenix page'') The

Sun Devils compete in football,

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, as well as a number of other sports in the Pac-12 Conference of the

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. The Sun Devils football team plays their games at Sun Devil Stadium. Their nearest rival is the

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Wildcats, in Tucson. The two teams compete in the "Duel in the Desert" for control of the Territorial Cup. The Sun Devil Stadium had hosted the annual

, until the 2007 game moved to the new University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. The Los Angeles Angels have their spring training at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Tempe Diablo Stadium was built in 1968 and holds 9,785 people. The Angels moved to Tempe in 1993 from Palm Springs, California. The Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football played their one season in Tempe in early 2019. The league folded before the season was completed.

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is a developing sport in Tempe as well as in the

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. The multiple clubs, ranging from men's and women's clubs to collegiate and Under 19, are part of the Arizona Rugby Union. Notable clubs are Arizona State University Rugby Football Club and the Tempe "Old Devils" Rugby Club.

Parks and recreation

Tempe is home to many outdoor activities. Tempe Town Lake is a publicly accessible lake that is run by City of Tempe. The lake provides recreation activities to residents and tourists, but also helps protect the surrounding area from flooding. The City of Tempe estimated that 2.7 million people visited the lake in 2013. Papago and South Mountain Parks offer hiking, mountain and road biking, rock climbing,

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, and equestrian activities. In the downtown area of Tempe (at ASU campus) the 300 foot tall

hosts several hiking and cycling trails. Tempe is also home to the annual Ironman Triathlon, which takes place in late November.

Government

* Mayor: Corey Woods * Vice Mayor: Jennifer Adams * City Manager: Andrew Ching * Chief of Police: Jeff Glover * Fire Chief: Greg Ruiz * City Attorney: Sonia Blain * City Council Members: Vice Mayor Jennifer Adams, Arlene Chin, Doreen Garlid, Burdetta Hodge, Randy Keating, and Joel Navarro. The city has had 33 mayors since 1894. * 1894–1896: Fenn J. Hart * 1896–1897: E.A. Murphy * 1897–1902: John Knight * 1902–1903: Samuel Brown * 1903–1912: J.A. Dins * 1912–1914: Joseph T. Birchett * 1914–1916: George M. Frizzell * 1916–1920: J.A. Dins * 1920–1922: C.M. Woodward * 1922–1924: Curt W. Miller * 1924–1926: Garfield A. Goodwin * 1926–1928: J.L. Felton * 1928–1930: Hugh E. Laird * 1930–1932: Thanks Anderson * 1932–1934: F.E. Ostrander * 1934–1937: Thanks Anderson * 1937–1948: W.W. Cole * 1948–1960: Hugh E. Laird * 1960–1961: Clyde Gililland * 1961–1962: Ross R. Rice * 1962–1963: Bernard R. Caine * 1963–1964: Harold Andrews * 1964–1966: John C. Moeur * 1966–1968: Rudy E. Campbell * 1968–1970: Elmer Bradley * 1970–1974: Dale R. Shumway * 1974–1978: William J. LoPiano * 1978–1994: Harry Mitchell * 1994–2004: Neil Giuliano * 2004–2012: Hugh Hallman * 2012–2020: Mark Mitchell * 2020–present: Corey Woods Tempe is in Arizona's 9th Congressional District, served by Representative Greg Stanton (D).

Education

Tempe is served by multiple

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s. Most of Tempe is within the Tempe Elementary School District and the

Tempe Union High School District The Tempe Union High School District is a school district of high schools in Tempe, Arizona, USA. Its service area includes all of Tempe, the city of Chandler, Arizona west of the Loop 101, Guadalupe, the Gila River Indian Community in Maricopa ...

; however, other portions are served by the

Kyrene School District Kyrene School District is a K-8 school district that serves parts of Tempe, Chandler, Guadalupe, and Phoenix, Arizona, as well as portions of the Gila River Indian Community within Maricopa County. Kyrene School District operates a total of 26 ...

(K–8),

Scottsdale Unified School District The Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) is a school district with its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. The district serves most of Scottsdale, most of Paradise Valley, a portion of Phoenix, and a portion of Tempe. Its 22 schools earni ...

(K–12), and Mesa Public Schools (K–12). James Madison Preparatory School and Tempe Preparatory Academy are also located in the area. Emmanuel Lutheran School is a Christian Pre-K–8 grade school of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Tempe. Tempe also contains one of the state's three major universities,

, the

Maricopa County Community College District The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), also known as Maricopa Community Colleges, is a community college district in Arizona with its headquarters in Tempe. It is one of the largest, serving more than 220,000 students each ye ...

administrative offices and the headquarters of

Rio Salado Community College Rio Salado College is a public community college headquartered in Tempe, Arizona United States. It is part of the Maricopa County Community College District and accredited by The Higher Learning Commission. It offers associate degree and cert ...

. Arizona State University is known for its numerous studies and innovations, particularly in the field of science which include furthering the knowledge of certain cancers, business management research, and population science. Tempe is also the home of several other schools, including the

University of Phoenix University of Phoenix (UoPX) is a private for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the certificate, associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree leve ...

Brookline College Brookline College is a private for-profit college in Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States. It offers associate and bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaur ...

Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine Sonoran University of Health Sciences, formerly Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, is a private naturopathic medical school in Tempe, Arizona. Founded in 1993, Sonoran University is one of seven accredited naturopathic medical schools in ...

, Southwest Institute of Healing Arts,

Bryan University Bryan University (BU) is a private for-profit university based in Tempe, Arizona. It has additional campuses in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Toronto, and Tempe. History Bryan College was established in 1940 by Mildred T. Bryan. Bryan welcomed h ...

and Lamson Junior College.

Media

* Tempe 11, a local access channel, found on Cox Cable Channel 11. * KJZZ, an NPR station, is located in Tempe at Rio Salado College. *

KBAQ KBAQ (89.5 FM, "K Bach") is a Phoenix metro area FM radio station that plays classical music twenty-four hours per day. It is co-owned by the Maricopa County Community College District and Arizona State University. A member of National Public ...

, a 24/7 member-supported classical radio station, is the only such service in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Sun Sounds, a radio station for the blind, is also located there. * East Valley Tribune, a print newspaper, has offices in Tempe. * College Times, a weekly entertainment magazine serving the Phoenix metropolitan area and 20 Maricopa County colleges, including Arizona State University.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Tempe is one of the most densely populated cities in the state and serves as a crossroads for the area's largest communities. Freeways make up the major transportation system for the Valley. Included in the

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surrounding Tempe are Interstate 10 near the western edge as it traverses the

Broadway Curve In the U.S. state of Arizona, Interstate 10 (I‑10), the major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States Sun Belt, runs east from California, enters Arizona near the town of Ehrenberg and continues through Phoenix and Tucson a ...

, Loop 202 crossing the northern side,

Loop 101 Arizona State Route 101 (SR 101) or Loop 101 is a semi-beltway looping around the Phoenix Metropolitan Area in central Arizona. It connects several suburbs of Phoenix, including Tolleson, Glendale, Peoria, Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, and Ch ...

following the eastern border, and U.S. Route 60 running east–west through the center of the city.

Valley Metro The Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority, more popularly known as Valley Metro, is the unified public brand of the regional transit system for the Phoenix metropolitan area. Within the system, it is divided between Valley Metro ...

operates bus routes and the

Valley Metro Rail Valley Metro Rail (styled as METRO) is a light rail line serving the cities of Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa in Arizona, USA. The network, which is part of the Valley Metro public transit system, began operations on December 27, 2008. In , the sy ...

system that serves Downtown Tempe and

, providing service to Phoenix and Mesa. The City of Tempe operates a free neighborhood circulator service called Orbit involving five free shuttle routes near

that operate on a regular basis seven days a week. Three other FLASH (Free Local Area Shuttle) circulate in northern Tempe around the university. Tempe residents and commuters make extensive use of public transit and service is offered on a more frequent basis than elsewhere in the greater Phoenix valley, or in the entire state. Most Tempe buses offer 15 minute service during rush hour and 30 minute service throughout the rest of the day. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, located northwest of Tempe, provides extensive air service to points throughout

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and to

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

, England, and various cities in

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. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is located in Mesa, and offers air service to many additional destinations. Tempe was the location of the world's first reported killing of a pedestrian by a self-driving car on 19 March 2018. An Uber car under software control was driving at 38 mph on a 35 mph limit road when it collided with 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg who was crossing the road. Tempe is developing the nation’s first zero-driving community called Culdesac Tempe set to open in 2023. The $170 million development project will contain 761 apartments, housing 1,000 residents and 16,000 square feet of retail, serving as a form of infill development in the city as it is being built on a vacant 17-acre lot. In this community, residents are contractually forbidden from parking a vehicle within a quarter mile radius of the area. Prices to live in Culdesac Tempe are projected to be similar to rent prices in the rest of the area and discounted

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services are included in the monthly rent to allow for residents to travel to other places.

Notable people

Steven Anderson Steven James Stuart Anderson (born 19 December 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Berwick Rangers. Anderson plays in central defence. Career Youth career Anderson's senior career began when he stepped up from Dalkeith Boys Club to si ...

– pastor of Faithful Word Baptist Church * Jules Asner – television personality, model, author * Roger Clyne – musician * Norman Dubie – poet *

Gabe Freeman Gabriel DeAndre Freeman (born November 5, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Halifax Hurricanes of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He previously played for the Rochester Razorsharks of the Premier Basket ...

– professional basketball player * Grady Gammage – educator, president of NAU and, after, ASU * Gin Blossoms – rock band * Margaret Gisolo – baseball pioneer, dance educator * Carl T. Hayden – United States

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for Arizona, and its first Representative in the House, was born in Tempe on October 2, 1877 * Joe Jackson – professional football player *

Frank Kush Frank Joseph Kush (January 20, 1929 – June 22, 2017) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Arizona State University from 1958 to 1979, compiling a record of 176–54–1. Kush was also the head coach of the ...

– college football coach * Aaron McCreary – college baseball, basketball and football coach * The Meat Puppets – rock band * Harry E. Mitchell – former U.S. Representative who represented

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from 2007 until 2011. * Paul "P.H." Naffah – musician *

Mike Pollak Michael David Pollak (born February 16, 1985) is a former American football guard who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played coll ...

– professional football player * Psychostick – comedy rock band * John H. Pyle – Governor of Arizona from 1951 to 1955. * The Refreshments – alternative rock band * Alberto Ríos – poet * Charli Turner Thorne – college basketball coach

Twin towns and sister cities

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, Alpes-Maritimes,

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its pre ...

, France : Carlow, Carlow, Ireland : Lower Hutt, New Zealand : Regensburg,

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...

, Germany :

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...

, North Macedonia :

Zhenjiang Zhenjiang, alternately romanized as Chinkiang, is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China. It lies on the southern bank of the Yangtze River near its intersection with the Grand Canal. It is opposite Yangzhou (to its north) a ...

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with it ...

, China :

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, Mali : Cuenca, Ecuador : Cuzco, Peru : Trollhättan, Sweden : Agra City, India The newest sister city is Agra City, India, since 2016.

References

External links

Official government website

Tempe news, sports and things to do from The Tempe Republic newspaper

Official Tempe Convention & Visitors Bureau Website
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List of Tempe Neighborhoods
* {{Authority control Populated places established in 1865 Cities in Arizona Cities in Maricopa County, Arizona Phoenix metropolitan area Populated places in the Sonoran Desert Sundown towns in the United States