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Glendale, Arizona

Glendale (/ˈɡlɛndl/) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Located about nine miles northwest of the state capital Phoenix, Glendale is known for State Farm Stadium, which is the home of the Arizona Cardinals football team. The city also contains the Arrowhead Towne Center shopping mall. As of the 2020 census, Glendale had a population of 248,325.[3]

Glendale

United States

Jerry Weiers (Non-Partisan)

Jamie Aldama

65.09 sq mi (168.59 km2)

64.68 sq mi (167.53 km2)

0.41 sq mi (1.06 km2)

1,152 ft (351 m)

248,325

US: 89th

3,839.17/sq mi (1,482.30/km2)

Glendalian

85301-85318

04-27820

5060[2]

Adobe Mountain Desert Park

Cerreta Candy Co. factory tour

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Camelback Ranch

Elsie McCarthy Sensory Garden

Gila River Arena

Glendale Chocolate Festival (every February)

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Glendale Folk & Heritage Festival

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Glendale Glitters (every December)

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Glendale Jazz and Blues Festival

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Manistee Ranch

(opening 2024)

Mattel Adventure Park

Sahuaro Ranch

State Farm Stadium

Westgate Entertainment District

Deer Valley Unified School District

Glendale Union High School District

Alhambra Elementary School District

There are a number of higher education campuses in Glendale. Glendale Community College and Glendale Community College North, just across the border in northwestern Phoenix, are members of the Maricopa County Community College District. Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management was founded in Glendale at Thunderbird Field after World War II and recently relocated its campus to the downtown location of ASU after joining the university as an independent unit dedicated to international business education. West campus is just across the border from Glendale in west Phoenix. Midwestern University is a graduate college of medicine located in Glendale.


Many school districts serve the city of Glendale.


The following school districts serve the city:


Grace Lutheran School is a Pre-K-8 Christian school of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) in Glendale.[30]


New Gains Academy is a grade 5-12 Microschool in Glendale. with academics, business entrepreneurship, piano, voice, dance and art programs.


Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School is a Pre-K-8 Catholic school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in Glendale.[31]


Arrowhead Christian Academy is a K-12 Christian school associated with Northwest Valley Baptist Church in Glendale.[32]

Infrastructure[edit]

Transportation[edit]

The city of Glendale has a roughly average percentage of households without a car. In 2015, 8.4 percent of Glendale households lacked a car, and increased slightly to 9 percent in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Glendale averaged 1.72 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8.[33]


Glendale Municipal Airport serves the city but it does not offer commercial air services. The closest commercial airport is Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, located about 30 minutes away by car.

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Memmingen

Glendale has two sister cities:

USS Arizona salvaged artifacts

List of people from Phoenix

Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery

Official website