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(carried on from edit summary discussion)
The statistics are referring to the MSA, yes. That's because there's no available statistics for what is generally accepted as the metro area.
Are *all* places in Maricopa and Pinal county part of the metro area? Definitely not. Sentinel, for example, is in Maricopa County, but is not in the metro area. Also, parts of Peoria are in Yavapai County, and Peoria is, by all accounts, part of the metro area.
Circle City has over 10k people? Really? Look at it on a map. It's relatively small. It's a small retirement community. I'm pretty sure it has well under 10k, though I may be wrong. But please cite. -- Node 06:38, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
Per the US Census Bureau, the Population for Zip Code 85342 ( Morristown, Arizona) is 1,402. Circle City is part of the Morristown Zip Code, and is not counted for population separately. It is, however, a separate Geographic Place. The population of Circle City cannot be no where near the 10,000 Plus as is suggested in the article. Cascadia 04:05, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
Bell Road becomes FLW Blvd at it's crossing with Scottsdale Road after diving south from it's normal alignment. Bell road continues it's normal alignment just north of this intersection. While it may be a source of confusion, this portion of the article needs to be rewritten to remove personal opinions, and if decided to be kept, written to demonstrate the actual geography of this area. Cascadia 13:53, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
Per US Census Bureau figures, the Tonopah area (area code 85354) has the following information: "The Census 2000 population for Zip Code Tabulation Area 85354 is 2,966." Tonopah has been moved to the correct population category. Cascadia 18:05, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
I have changed the list of cities and towns to reflect the technical definition of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale MSA as provided by the Census Bureau, as this is the most official definition that exists for the Metro Area and helps to avoid POV definitions. As a matter of compromise I have bolded cities that exist in what is generally considered the Metro Area.
I have also removed the "Unknown Population" category and replaced it with a more technical seperation between established census designated places and other unincorporated areas. I feel that doing so is a more academic method of categorization that follows established precedent from the Census as opposed to the pick-and-choose method from the previous list.
This is the best compromise I can come up with, since the accepted defintions for the Phoenix Metro Area and the Valley of the Sun do not agree. One is specifically defined by a government entity and the other is informal. It is my understanding that an encyclopedia should conform to verifiable definitions and not informal conceptions.
Since this change is essentially a reversion of a reversion, I'm bringing the discussion here. I've also mentioned it on the talk page of the user who had previously reverted the list to the old form. I'm hoping to avoid a revert war, it just feels to me the old list is subjective. Please tell me if I am in the wrong. Arkyan 16:48, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
I've listed here places that I'm pretty sure have been annexed to neighboring municipal entities. I'd like to make sure everyone agrees that these places have been annexed to the other places before I remove them. Most have exceptions, but I think now they'd just be considered county islands.
-- Node 08:30, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
Hey, all. Just made a minor change to the population information on here. The article stated that the MSA has an estimated 2010 population of 5,979,427. There were a couple problems with this figure. First, it is not verifiable. I checked into the US Census Bureau's page and found nothing to support this figure. Secondly, figures for future populations are referred to as "projections" vice "estimates" as defined by the Census Bureau. If the figure is a legitimate projection, please site the source from which this figure is drawn. Unless these requirements are satisfied, it is safest to stick with the Census' most recent count from 2006 of 4,179,427.-- Mustang1966 ( talk) 07:58, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
The "core" of a metropolitan area can be difficult to define. There was no concrete definition used for which cities and towns should be bolded; it seemed to be mostly subjective. Well, conveniently for us, the Census Bureau has already done all of the work, and it is based in numbers and statistics: [2]
That is a map of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, excluding all peripheral suburbs. The way it is defined is this: a line can be made between each of those cities with houses or businesses or whatnot, without breaking for several acres of open space.
How does this affect the list? Most prominent among the unbolded places were peripheral West Valley cities - Buckeye, Goodyear, and Litchfield Park in particular. Only a tiny part of Avondale is within the core area, so it gets to stay. In fact, the heart of the far West Valley has its own Urban Cluster, the Avondale UC, which includes most of Avondale, Litchfield Park, and a large portion of Goodyear.
Also excluded were parts of the far North Valley - New River and Anthem, in particular. Cave Creek and Carefree only have tiny portions within the urban core, but I'm trying to be objective so they were included based on the fact that part of them, no matter how small, is located within the Census Bureau-defined urban core.
Among East Valley communities, Queen Creek, Gold Canyon, and Santan were also removed.
Although these communities are certainly urbanized and are part of the Phoenix area, they are not quite part of the core area, although that might have changed by the 2010 census (I'm predicting that by then, the Avondale UC will have grown into the Phoenix--Mesa UA). -- Node ( talk) 18:32, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
How is it a valley? i looked at a physical map of Arizona and i'm not seeing any valleys..... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.165.243.53 ( talk) 00:23, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
Correction, I live in this great city. While there technically is no Valley surrounding the city, it has been traditionally referred to as a Valley. The eastern part of the metro area, which includes: Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, and Apache Junction is called the East Valley, while cities west of Phoenix including Peoria, Litchfield Park, Buckeye, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, or any other city west of Interstate 10 from the east side is considered West Valley. VDisney785 ( talk) 03:42, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
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We need some wording in this article delineating what areas are considered East Valley and what are considered West Valley. Also should Salt River Valley be merged into this article? -- 208.81.184.4 ( talk) 15:47, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
The East Valley is the defined region around the Loop 202 and East of the most eastern part of Interstate 10. They are Tempe, Chandler, Mesa, Gilbert, and Apache Junction. The West Valley includes any cities north of that and west, including Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Peoria, Litchfield Park, Buckeye, etc. VDisney785 ( talk) 03:41, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
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