About Scottsdale
Scottsdale is a city in eastern 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, which had grown from 217,385 in 2010. Its slogan is "The West's Most Western Town". Over the past two decades, it has been one of the fastest growing cities and housing markets in the United States.
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Essential Information
Currency
United States dollar (USD)
Symbol: $
Language
English
Phone Code
+1201
International dialing code for United States
Driving
Drive on the right
Standard for United States
Region
Americas
North America
Safety in Scottsdale
Moderate Safety (Global Peace Index: 2.44)
About the Global Peace Index: Global Peace Index measures peacefulness on a scale of 1 (most peaceful) to 5 (least peaceful)
Things to See in Scottsdale
20 landmarks and points of interest
Arizona Science Center
non-profit organisation in the USA
Arizona Street Railway Museum
railway museum in Arizona, United States
B. B. Moeur Activity Building
historic building on the ASU campus in Tempe, Arizona
Bethlehem Baptist Church
church building in Arizona, United States of America
First Presbyterian Church
church in Phoenix, Arizona
Hall of Flame Fire Museum
Museum in Arizona, United States
Marquee Theatre
music venue in Tempe, Arizona
Mesa Grande
cultural park in Mesa, Arizona, preserving a group of Hohokam structures
Orpheum Theatre
theater and movie theater in Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Phoenix Art Museum
art museum in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Theatre
theatre company in Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Pueblo Grande Ruin and Irrigation Sites
archaeological park
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