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Chandler is a city in
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, United States, and a suburb in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the fourth-most populous city in Arizona, after
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, and Phoenix. Chandler is considered to be a part of the East Valley. As of the 2020 census, the population of Chandler was 275,987, up from 236,123 at the 2010 census. Chandler is a commercial and tech hub for corporations like
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History

In 1891, Dr. Alexander John Chandler, a Canadian and the first veterinary surgeon in the
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, settled on a ranch south of
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and studied
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engineering. By 1900, he had acquired of land and began drawing up plans for a town-site on what was then known as the Chandler Ranch. The town-site office opened on May 16, 1912. The original town-site was bounded by Galveston Street to the north, Frye Road to the south, Hartford Street to the west, and Hamilton Street to the east. By 1913, a town center was established, featuring the Hotel San Marcos, which also had the first grass golf course in the state. Chandler High School was established in 1914. Chandler was officially incorporated on February 16, 1920, after 186 residents petitioned the
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to approve incorporation. Most of Chandler's economy was sustained during the
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(though the Depression was to blame for the cancellation of a second San Marcos hotel), but the cotton crash a few years later had a much deeper impact on the city's residents. A. J. Chandler lost his San Marcos hotel to creditors as a result. Later, the founding of
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in 1941 led to a small surge in population, but Chandler still only held 3,800 people by 1950. By 1980, the population had grown to 30,000, and it has since paced the Phoenix metropolitan area's high rate of growth, with suburban residential areas and commercial use areas swallowing former agricultural plots. The population has nearly doubled in the last twenty years. Some of this growth was fueled by the establishment of manufacturing plants for communications and computing firms such as
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Geography

According to the 2020 census, Chandler has a total area of , of which , or 0.11%, are listed as water. The center of the city, along
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, is southeast of Downtown Phoenix. Chandler is in proximity to/borders the San-Tan mountain range. The San-Tan mountains are in the jurisdiction of the
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. Chandler is divided into three parts: North Chandler, West Chandler and South Chandler, each being divided by the Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) and Loop 101 (Price Freeway).


Climate


Demographics


2020 census

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estimates, there were people and households. The
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was . There were housing units at an average density of .To calculate density we use the land area figure from the places file in The racial makeup of the city was 56.0% White, 13.4% Asian, 7.6% Black or African American, 4.4% some other race, 1.0% Native American or Alaskan Native, and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, with 17.5% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 21.2% of the population. Of the households, 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.2% had seniors 65 years or older living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 7.4% were couples cohabitating, 18.3% had a male householder with no partner present, and 23.6% had a female householder with no partner present. The median household size was and the median family size was . The age distribution was 23.8% under 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was years. For every 100 females, there were males. The median income for a household was $, with family households having a median income of $ and non-family households $. The
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was $. Out of the people with a determined poverty status, 7.6% were below the
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. Further, 9.3% of minors and 7.6% of seniors were below the poverty line. In the survey, residents self-identified with various ethnic ancestries. People of German descent made up 13.0% of the population of the city, followed by Irish at 10.1%, English at 8.5%, American at 5.7%, Italian at 4.5%, Polish at 1.9%, Scottish at 1.7%, French at 1.6%,
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at 1.5%,
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n at 1.5%, Norwegian at 1.2%, Dutch at 1.1%, Swedish at 1.0%,
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at 0.6%, Russian at 0.6%, Scotch-Irish at 0.5%, and
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at 0.5%.


Economy

Computer chip manufacturer
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has two locations in Chandler. Other high-technology manufacturing firms have partnerships with Chandler, their operations employing approximately 25% of non-government workers in 2007. Since 2003, more than 2,900 jobs and investments totalling $3 billion have been created along the
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and Santan freeways, in the Price Road Corridor. The Chandler Fashion Center, opened in 2001. Companies headquartered in Chandler include Keap,
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, and Rogers. Bashas' headquarters is in a county island surrounded by Chandler.


Top employers

According to the City of Chandler Economic Development Division, leading employers in the city are:


Arts and culture

Chandler holds an annual Ostrich Festival at Tumbleweed Park to commemorate when ostrich farms in the area produced plumes for women's hats during the 1910s. Chandler also holds an annual ceremony to light a tree made from tumbleweeds; a ceremony founded in 1957 when Chandler sought an alternative way to decorate the city during the Christmas holidays. Venues, galleries and museums include: * Chandler Center for the Arts, a 1,500-seat regional performing arts venue, which is shared by the City of Chandler and the Chandler Unified School District. *The Vision Gallery, a fine arts gallery featuring regional artists. *The Arizona Railway Museum, located at Tumbleweed Park. *The Chandler Museum, located near Chandler Fashion Center. Several sites in Chandler are listed on the
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, including the McCullough–Price House and the San Marcos Hotel. The Chandler Public Library serves Chandler and the greater East Valley. The main library is in Downtown Chandler, with three branches elsewhere in the city: Sunset, Basha (shared with Basha High School), and Hamilton (shared with Hamilton High School).


Parks and recreation

Tumbleweed Park hosts the annual Ostrich Festival, the Fourth of July Fireworks Festival and the annual Day of Play. It features a recreational center with equipment suited for fitness. Hamilton Aquatic Center is a shared-use aquatic facility, located within Hamilton High School's campus. Nozomi Aquatic Center is a shared-use aquatic facility which includes a 25 yard, 8-lane competition pool. Veterans Oasis Park is located at the city's highest point, at . It includes a nature center, a fishing lake, wildlife preserve and designated horse and walking trails.


Government


City government

Chandler is represented by a
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, a vice mayor and five city council members. The vice mayor is elected by the city council from among its members. The mayor, vice mayor and council members represent the entire city and are not elected from districts or wards. Kevin Hartke, a Republican, was elected to his second term as mayor in 2023.


Federal representation

The north central section of the city and the western "leg" of the city are within Arizona's 4th congressional district, served by Representative Greg Stanton, a Democrat. The rest of Chandler is within Arizona's 5th congressional district, served by Representative Andy Biggs, a Republican.


State representation

Chandler's western "leg" and a small, narrow portion of the adjacent northern part of the city are within Arizona's 18th Legislative District, served by Representatives Denise Epstein and Nancy Gutierrez, and
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Priya Sundareshan, all Democrats. The rest of the city is in Arizona's 17th Legislative District, served by Representatives Julie Willoughby and Jeff Weninger, and Senator J. D. Mesnard (all Republicans).


Education


Elementary and secondary

Chandler is served by the Chandler Unified School District, Kyrene Elementary School District, Tempe Union High School District, Mesa Public Schools, and Gilbert Public Schools. Catholic and charter schools include Basis Schools and Seton Catholic Preparatory.


Post-secondary

Post-secondary educational institutions located in Chandler include: The University of Arizona Chandler, International Baptist College, and the two-year Chandler-Gilbert Community College, which serves 13,000 students.


Infrastructure


Transportation


Airports

Chandler Municipal Airport is a two-runway general aviation facility. Stellar Airpark is a privately owned municipal airport open to the public.


Freeways and highways

Chandler is served by three limited access highways: * Loop 202, the Santan Freeway, which divides North and South Chandler. * Loop 101, the Price Freeway, which was fully completed in 2001. *
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, which runs through the city's westernmost border.


Railroads

Chandler is served by two single-track branch lines of the
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Healthcare

Hospitals in Chandler include Chandler Regional Medical Center, and Banner Ocotillo Medical Center. Valleywise Health maintains the Valleywise Health Community Health Center in Chandler.


Notable people


Sister cities

Chandler has two sister cities: *
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, County Offaly, Ireland *
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See also

* Pueblo de Los Muertos * Firebird Motorsports Park


References


External links

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Visit Chandler
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