List of municipalities in Arizona

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Map of the United States with Arizona highlighted

Arizona is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States census, Arizona is the 14th most populous state with 7,151,502 inhabitants (as of the 2020 census)<ref name="StateCensus2020">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the 6th largest by land area spanning Template:Convert.<ref name="Census 2020 State Profile">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Arizona is divided into 15 counties and contains 91 incorporated cities and towns. Incorporated places in Arizona are those that have been granted home rule, possessing a local government in the form of a city or town council. Most of the population is concentrated within the Phoenix metropolitan area, with a 2020 census population of 4,845,832 (Template:Percentage of the state population).<ref name="2020 Census Phoenix CCD">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Phoenix is the capital and largest city by population in Arizona with 1,608,139 residents,<ref name="Phoenix">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is ranked as the fifth most populous city in the United States, and land area spanning Template:Convert as of the 2020 census. The smallest municipality by population and land area is Winkelman with 296 residents in Template:Convert.<ref name="Census 2020" /> The oldest incorporated place in Arizona is Tucson which incorporated in 1877 and the most recent was the town of Tusayan which incorporated in March 2010.<ref name="tusayan">Template:Cite news</ref>

Municipal incorporation

The Arizona Constitution has, since its ratification in 1912, allowed for the creation of municipal corporations in any community with a population of 3,500 or greater.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> According to the Constitution, a municipal charter cannot be created by special laws or by the legislature, but rather by the communities themselves as provided by general law.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The population limit specified by the constitution was lowered by state law to a minimum of population of 1,500 for most locations, and further reduced to 500 for communities located within Template:Convert of a national park or national monument.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> State law further restricts the incorporation of new municipalities within urbanized areas, which are defined as a specific buffer zone surrounding existing cities and towns.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

State law allows for the incorporation of a community as either a city or a town; the only additional requirement to incorporate as a city is a minimum population of 3,000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Cities and towns in Arizona function largely in an identical manner, but cities are provided with additional powers that a town charter does not provide, limited primarily to certain powers regarding the regulation of utilities and construction within the city limits.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> State law allows adjoining towns to merge and it allows a city to annex a town, but it does not allow cities to merge.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Additionally, a town may change its form of government to a city upon reaching the minimum population of 3,000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> There are, however, large communities that have remained incorporated as a town in spite of attaining a large population; Gilbert, with 267,918 residents, remains incorporated as a town.

Twenty Arizona municipalities were incorporated before 1912, when the state was admitted to the Union. As such, these cities and towns were incorporated by means other than those stipulated by current state law and the constitution. Phoenix, for example, was incorporated in 1881 by an act of the Territorial Legislature.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

List of cities and towns

• Largest cities and towns in Arizona by population
• Aerial view of Downtown Phoenix, Arizona
  Phoenix, Arizona's state capital and most populous municipality
• Aerial view of Downtown Tucson, Arizona
  Tucson, Arizona's second largest city by population
• Downtown Mesa, Arizona
  Mesa, a suburb of Phoenix and Arizona's third largest city by population
• Downtown Chandler, Arizona
  Chandler, a suburb of Phoenix and Arizona's fourth largest city by population
• Downtown Gilbert, Arizona
  Gilbert, a suburb of Phoenix and Arizona's largest town and fifth largest municipality by population
• Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix and Arizona's sixth largest city by population
  Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix and Arizona's sixth largest city by population
• Waterfront view of Scottsdale, Arizona
  Scottsdale, a suburb of Phoenix and Arizona's seventh largest city by population
• Peoria High School
  Peoria, a suburb of Phoenix and Arizona's eighth largest city by population
• Downtown Tempe, Arizona
  Tempe, a suburb of Phoenix and Arizona's ninth largest city by population
• Surprise City Hall
  Surprise, a suburb of Phoenix and Arizona's tenth largest city by population

Name	Type<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	County	Population (2020)<ref name="Census 2020" > {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Population (2010)<ref name="Census 2010">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Change	Land area (2020)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Population density (2020)	Incorporation year<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		sq mi			km2
Apache Junction	City	Pinal, Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Avondale	City	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Benson	City	Cochise	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Bisbee	City	Cochise	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Buckeye	City	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Bullhead City	City	Mohave	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Camp Verde	Town	Yavapai	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Carefree	Town	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Casa Grande	City	Pinal	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cave Creek	Town	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chandler	City	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chino Valley	Town	Yavapai	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Clarkdale	Town	Yavapai	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
CliftonTemplate:Dagger	Town	Greenlee	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Colorado City	Town	Mohave	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Coolidge	City	Pinal	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cottonwood	City	Yavapai	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Dewey-Humboldt	Town	Yavapai	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Douglas	City	Cochise	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Duncan	Town	Greenlee	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Eagar	Town	Apache	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
El Mirage	City	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Eloy	City	Pinal	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
FlagstaffTemplate:Dagger	City	Coconino	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
FlorenceTemplate:Dagger	Town	Pinal	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Fountain Hills	Town	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Fredonia	Town	Coconino	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Gila Bend	Town	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Gilbert	Town	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Glendale	City	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
GlobeTemplate:Dagger	City	Gila	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Goodyear	City	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guadalupe	Town	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Hayden	Town	Gila, Pinal	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
HolbrookTemplate:Dagger	City	Navajo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Huachuca City	Town	Cochise	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Jerome	Town	Yavapai	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Kearny	Town	Pinal	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
KingmanTemplate:Dagger	City	Mohave	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Lake Havasu City	City	Mohave	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Litchfield Park	City	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Mammoth	Town	Pinal	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Marana	Town	Pima, Pinal	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Maricopa	City	Pinal	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Mesa	City	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Miami	Town	Gila	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
NogalesTemplate:Dagger	City	Santa Cruz	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Oro Valley	Town	Pima	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Page	City	Coconino	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Paradise Valley	Town	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
ParkerTemplate:Dagger	Town	La Paz	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Patagonia	Town	Santa Cruz	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Payson	Town	Gila	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Peoria	City	Maricopa, Yavapai	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
PhoenixTemplate:Double-dagger	City	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pima	Town	Graham	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pinetop-Lakeside	Town	Navajo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
PrescottTemplate:Dagger	City	Yavapai	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Prescott Valley	Town	Yavapai	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Quartzsite	Town	La Paz	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Queen Creek	Town	Maricopa, Pinal	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
SaffordTemplate:Dagger	City	Graham	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Sahuarita	Town	Pima	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Luis	City	Yuma	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Scottsdale	City	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Sedona	City	Yavapai, Coconino	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Show Low	City	Navajo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Sierra Vista	City	Cochise	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Snowflake	Town	Navajo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Somerton	City	Yuma	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
South Tucson	City	Pima	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Springerville	Town	Apache	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
St. JohnsTemplate:Dagger	City	Apache	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Star Valley	Town	Gila	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Superior	Town	Pinal	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Surprise	City	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Taylor	Town	Navajo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tempe	City	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Thatcher	Town	Graham	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tolleson	City	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tombstone	City	Cochise	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
TucsonTemplate:Dagger	City	Pima	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tusayan<ref group="lower-alpha">Because Tusayan was incorporated in 2010, its population was not included in the 2010 Census. The 2010 Census count for the now defunct Tusayan CDP was 558.</ref>	Town	Coconino	Template:Change	Template:Convert<ref group="lower-alpha">Because the Tusayan was incorporated after the 2010 Census, its area is not reported by the Census Bureau. The 2010 area of the Census-designated place corresponding to Tusayan was Template:Convert. At its incorporation, Tusayan included an area of only Template:Convert, much smaller than its CDP counterpart.</ref>	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Wellton	Town	Yuma	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Wickenburg	Town	Maricopa, Yavapai	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Willcox	City	Cochise	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Williams	City	Coconino	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Winkelman	Town	Gila, Pinal	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Winslow	City	Navajo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Youngtown	Town	Maricopa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
YumaTemplate:Dagger	City	Yuma	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Total municipalities	—	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	—
State of Arizona	—	—	Template:Change<ref name="StateCensus2020"/>	Template:Nts	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	—

See also

• List of counties in Arizona
• List of Indian reservations in Arizona
• List of census-designated places in Arizona