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{{Short description|City in Arizona, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Glendale
| settlement_type          = [[List of municipalities in Arizona|City]]
| image_skyline            = Glendale-Downtown Glendale.jpg
| imagesize                =
| image_caption            = Downtown
Glendale
| image_blank_emblem       = Logo of Glendale, Arizona.svg
| blank_emblem_type        = Logo
| image_flag               = Flag of Glendale, Arizona.svg
| image_map                = File:Maricopa County Arizona Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Glendale Highlighted 0427820.svg
| mapsize                  =
| map_caption              = Location in Maricopa County, Arizona
| image_map1               =
| mapsize1                 =
| map_caption1             =
| pushpin_map              = Arizona#USA#North America
| pushpin_label            = Glendale
| pushpin_label_position   = top
| pushpin_map_caption      =
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arizona|County]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_name1        = [[Arizona]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa]]
| population_demonym       = Glendalian
| government_type          =
| founder = [[William John Murphy]]
| leader_title             = [[List of mayors of Glendale, Arizona|Mayor]]
| leader_name              = [[Jerry Weiers]] (Non-Partisan)
| established_date         =
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_04.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=May 6, 2022 |archive-date=May 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523085650/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_04.txt |url-status=live}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 168.59
| area_total_sq_mi         = 65.09
| area_land_km2            = 167.53
| area_land_sq_mi          = 64.68
| area_water_km2           = 1.06
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.41
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 1152
| elevation_m              =
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0427820&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Swift City, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 6, 2022| archive-date=May 6, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506154138/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0427820&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| url-status=live}}</ref>
| population_total         = 248325
| population_rank          = US: [[List of United States cities by population|89th]]
| population_metro         =
| population_density_km2   = 1482.30
| population_density_sq_mi = 3839.17
| population_est           =
| pop_est_as_of            =
| pop_est_footnotes        =
| timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]] (no [[Daylight savings time|DST]])
| utc_offset               = −7
| coordinates              = {{coord|33|32|19|N|112|11|11|W|region:US-AZ_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = ZIP code
| postal_code              = 85301–85312 & 85318
| area_codes                = [[Area codes 602, 480, and 623|602, 480, 623]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 04-27820
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 5060<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|5060}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.glendaleaz.com}}
| footnotes                =
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| leader_title1            = Vice mayor
| leader_name1             = Jamie Aldama
}}

'''Glendale''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|l|ɛ|n|d|eɪ|l}}) is a city in [[Maricopa County, Arizona]], United States. Located about nine miles northwest of the state capital [[Phoenix, Arizona|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 United States census|2020 census]], Glendale had a population of 248,325.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
In the late 1800s the area that is now Glendale was all desert. [[William John Murphy]], a native of [[New Hartford, New York]], who resided in the town of [[Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff]] in what was then the [[territory of Arizona]], was in charge of building the {{convert|40|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[Arizona Canal]] from Granite Reef to New River for the Arizona Canal Company. In 1885, he completed the canal, which would bring water to the desert land.<ref name="M">{{cite web|url=https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=30433|title=William J. Murphy Historical Marker|website=www.hmdb.org|access-date=April 27, 2019|archive-date=June 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616103656/https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=30433|url-status=live}}</ref> Murphy was deep in debt, since he had agreed to be paid in Arizona Canal Company stock and bonds and land instead of cash.<ref name="SLRP">{{cite web|url=http://www.waterhistory.org/histories/reclamation/saltriver/|title=WaterHistory.org|website=www.waterhistory.org|access-date=June 12, 2013|archive-date=July 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718220810/http://www.waterhistory.org/histories/reclamation/saltriver/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:William John Murphy.jpg|thumb|left|upright|William John Murphy – founder of Glendale]]

In 1887, Murphy formed the Arizona Improvement Company. His objective was to sell the land and water rights south of the canal. Murphy raised capital from out of state sources in order to meet payroll and construction expenses.<ref name="SLRP"/> Murphy decided to refer to this land as "Glendale". In order to develop and interest potential investors and settlers in this new town, Murphy decided to provide a better way of access from [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] to Glendale and ending in the town of [[Peoria, Arizona|Peoria]] by building an {{convert|18|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} diagonal road which he named Grand Avenue.

In 1891, Burgess Hadsell worked with Murphy to bring 70 Brethren and [[River Brethren]] families to Glendale to form a [[temperance movement|temperance]] colony. Soon settlers, attracted by the town's ban on alcoholic beverages, continued to arrive. In 1895, Murphy platted the original town site and amended the plat to include a town park and some business lots.  It was bounded by Lamar Road on the south, 55th Avenue on the east, Myrtle Avenue on the north, and 59th Avenue on the west.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.glendaleaz.com/economicdevelopment/documents/CCMP.pdf|title=Glendale City Center Master Plan|publisher=glendaleaz.com|access-date=August 5, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024450/https://www.glendaleaz.com/economicdevelopment/documents/CCMP.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The construction of a railroad from [[Prescott, Arizona|Prescott]] to Phoenix was made possible with an exchange of the right-of-way made by Murphy along Grand Avenue.<ref name="M"/> The railroad allowed Glendale settlers to transport goods to the north and easily receive building materials.

The construction and commercial applications of the [[Beet Sugar Factory (Glendale, AZ)|Beet Sugar Factory]] in 1906 also contributed to the growth of Glendale. Though the operations of the factory only lasted until 1913, it played an important role in the increase of immigrant and migrant settlers in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beet Sugar Factory History, Glendale, Arizona |url=http://molokane.org/molokan/Locations/Americas/Arizona/Noon.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704092124/http://molokane.org/molokan/Locations/Americas/Arizona/Noon.htm |archive-date=July 4, 2014 |access-date=August 29, 2013 |website=molokane.org}}</ref> Several other businesses were founded around this time such as Glendale Ice Company, Pacific Creamery Company, Glendale Milling Company, and Southwest Flour and Feed.<ref name="GH">{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.glendaleazchamber.org/history |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=www.glendaleazchamber.org |language=en}}</ref>

World War I ushered in a renewal for Glendale, with cotton prices rising throughout the period. Cotton continues to be a source of economic prosperity in Glendale with many farms still along the [[Arizona State Route 101|Loop 101]], despite many farmers switching to more profitable crops.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kuhn |first=Casey |date=2015-12-17 |title=Facing Low Prices And Urbanization, West Valley Cotton Farmers Turn To Other Crops |url=https://kjzz.org/content/238904/facing-low-prices-and-urbanization-west-valley-cotton-farmers-turn-other-crops |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=KJZZ |language=en}}</ref> A high demand for food also kept farmers busy. Numerous farms and orchards were established and thrived through the early 1900s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=History of Glendale |url=https://www.glendalearizonahistoricalsociety.org/history-of-glendale |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Glendale Arizona Historical Society |language=en}}</ref>

World War II brought the birth of [[Thunderbird Field No. 1|Thunderbird Field]] to train civilian pilots for the Army.  In late 1940, a few Hollywood actors and businessmen, headed by [[Leland Hayward]], approached the Army to establish a primary flight training school. This group chose the site of Thunderbird Field primarily because of its abundance of space, excellent weather, and good visibility.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southwest Airways and Thunderbird Field #1 |url=https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/197#:~:text=Out%20of%20this%20need%2C%20Thunderbird,a%20primary%20flight%20training%20school. |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=AZ Memory Project}}</ref> While this field was being built in 1941, the Army was busy working on a larger base for $4.5 million, Luke Field (now Luke Air Force Base). This base was named for the first pilot to receive a Medal of Honor, Lt. Frank Luke Jr. Thunderbird Field would later become the [[Thunderbird School of Global Management|Thunderbird American Graduate School for International Management.]]

The military and college presence, as well as the increase in population (nearly doubling between 1950 and 1960),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Glendale, Arizona Population 2023 |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/glendale-az-population |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=worldpopulationreview.com}}</ref> sparked a need for utilities, parks, schools and streets. Over the next 40 years, the city added a landfill, water treatment plant, sewage plants, libraries, parks, public safety facilities, an airport, a city hall and a civic center. In the 1970s, Glendale practiced strip annexation to claim future territory to annex that another city couldn't claim. Current strip borders are along [[Northern Avenue]], Peoria Avenue, Perryville Road, and [[Camelback Road]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annexation |url=https://www.glendaleaz.com/work/planning___zoning/annexation |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=www.glendaleaz.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Arrowhead Towne Center opened in 1993, and the surrounding neighborhood, [[Arrowhead Ranch, Arizona|Arrowhead Ranch]], made the area a hotspot for housing and shopping. The completion of Loop 101 throughout Glendale opened the city to the rest of the Valley.<ref name="GH" />

In recent decades, the city has begun major investment into tourism. The establishment of the [[Westgate Entertainment District]], housing [[Desert Diamond Arena]], and [[State Farm Stadium]] in the early 2000s made Glendale a destination for locals and visitors. Construction of the VAI Resort and [[Mattel Adventure Park]], scheduled to open in 2025, will continue to grow Glendale's tourism economy creating hundreds of new jobs and proving more than a thousand new hotel rooms for the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQs {{!}} VAI Resort near Phoenix |url=https://www.vairesort.com/faqs.htm |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.vairesort.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Salerno |first=Michael |date=April 3, 2024 |title=New Arizona mega-resort will rival Vegas and Southern California. What visitors can expect |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/arizona/2024/04/03/vai-resort-opening-2024-update/10527431002/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=AZCentral}}</ref> The completion of [[Arizona State Route 303|Loop 303]] in 2011 also resulted in an increase in industrial development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2417753288|title=Residents fight for rural way of life as Glendale annexes near Loop 303|accessdate=April 14, 2025 |id={{ProQuest|2417753288}} }}</ref>

In 2024, the city called on the Department of Defense to lobby for Arizona Governor [[Katie Hobbs]] to veto bipartisan legislation to increase housing supply in Arizona. Ryan Lee, the city's intergovernmental-programs director, confirmed to ''The Atlantic'' that he was behind the move. State Representative [[Analise Ortiz]], whose district includes parts of Glendale, criticized the city for going behind legislators' back to lobby against the legislation, "This is not the way we typically go about creating policy."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Demsas |first=Jerusalem |date=2024-09-22 |title=How Glendale, Arizona, Used the Pentagon |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/09/how-glendale-arizona-used-pentagon/679980/ |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|65.1|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.4|sqmi|1}}, or 0.63%, is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The New River and [[Agua Fria River]] flow southward through the western extremities of the city.

===Climate===
Glendale has a [[desert climate|hot desert climate]] (Köppen: BWh) typical of [[Southern Arizona]], with very hot and dry summers and mild winters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goglendaleaz.com/about/weather.html|title=Weather in Glendale, Arizona &#124; GoGlendaleAZ.com|website=www.goglendaleaz.com}}</ref>

{{Phoenix weatherbox}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 1000
|1920= 2737
|1930= 3665
|1940= 4855
|1950= 8179
|1960= 15893
|1970= 36228
|1980= 97172
|1990= 147864
|2000= 218812
|2010= 226721
|2020= 248325
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016|archive-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701194652/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Glendale, Arizona – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Glendale city, Arizona|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0427820&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Glendale city, Arizona|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0427820&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Glendale city, Arizona|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0427820&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|141,462
|116,866
|style='background: #ffffe6; |107,695
|64.65%
|51.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |43.37%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|9,818
|12,766
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17,872
|4.49%
|5.63%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.20%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2,460
|2,707
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,030
|1.12%
|1.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|5,860
|8,618
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,272
|2.68%
|3.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.54%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|230
|355
|style='background: #ffffe6; |492
|0.11%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|289
|329
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,171
|0.13%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.47%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|4,350
|4,579
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,176
|1.99%
|2.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.70%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|54,343
|80,501
|style='background: #ffffe6; |97,617
|24.84%
|35.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |39.31%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''218,812'''
|'''226,721'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''248,325'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 248,325 people, 86,483 households, and 59,565 families in Glendale.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Glendale%20city,%20Arizona%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 4,031.5 per square mile (1,556.6/km{{sup|2}}). There were 91,912 housing units at an average density of 1,492.2 per square mile (576.1/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Glendale%20city,%20Arizona%20dp1 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 51.14% (126,983) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (43.37% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 7.66% (19,027) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 2.01% (5,003) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 4.69% (11,639) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.23% (574) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 18.59% (46,153) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 15.68% (38,946) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Glendale%20city,%20Arizona%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 39.31% (97,617) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Glendale%20city,%20Arizona%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 86,483 households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18; 43.9% were married couples living together; 27.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 23.5% of households consisted of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 3.0 and the average family size was 3.6.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: Households and Families |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Glendale%20city,%20Arizona%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 14.8% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: Educational Attainment |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Glendale%20city,%20Arizona%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

25.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 106.7 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $56,991 (with a margin of error of +/- $1,677). The median family income was $65,763 (+/- $1,945).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: Median Income in the Past 12 Months (In 2020 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Glendale%20city,%20Arizona%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $36,152 (+/- $1,047) versus $28,175 (+/- $1,327) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $31,982 (+/- $609).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: Earnings in the Past 12 Months (In Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Glendale%20city,%20Arizona%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 12.7% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.1% of those under the age of 18 and 12.6% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Glendale%20city,%20Arizona%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months of Families |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Glendale%20city,%20Arizona%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 226,710 people, 79,114 households, and 54,721 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,929.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 79,667 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,430.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 75.54% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 6% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 3.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 16.95% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.0% from two or more races. 35.5% of the population was [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 79,114 households, out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the city, 30.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 10.8% was from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,015, and the median income for a family was $51,162. Males had a median income of $35,901 versus $27,736 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,124. About 8.8% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.
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==Economy==
===Top employers===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
| [[Luke Air Force Base]]
| 5,100
|-
| 2
| [[Banner Health]]
| 3,000
|-
| 3
| [[Arrowhead Towne Center]]
| 2,650
|-
| 4
| [[Walmart]]
| 2,175
|-
| 5
| [[Glendale Union High School District]]
| 1,974
|-
| 6
| [[Glendale Community College (Arizona)|Glendale Community College]]
| 1,948
|-
| 7
| The City of Glendale
| 1,693
|-
| 8
| [[Deer Valley Unified School District]]
| 1,594
|-
| 9
| [[Glendale Elementary School District]]
| 1,400
|-
| 10
| [[Tanger Outlets]]
| 1,200
|}
Source: AZCentral.com<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 10 largest employers in Glendale |url=https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/news/local/glendale/2019/07/10/top-10-largest-employers-glendale/3272263002/ |website=AZCentral.com |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313195249/https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/news/local/glendale/2019/07/10/top-10-largest-employers-glendale/3272263002/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
===Attractions===
[[File:Glendale Glitters by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|Downtown Glendale with Glendale Glitters around Christmas]]
[[File:WestgateAtNight.jpg|thumb|The fountain area of the Westgate Entertainment District]]
* [[Adobe Mountain Desert Park]]
* Cerreta Candy Co. factory tour<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tripsavvy.com/cerreta-candy-company-factory-tour-2681124|title=The Sweetest Tour in Glendale, Arizona|website=TripSavvy|access-date=April 27, 2019|archive-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427125403/https://www.tripsavvy.com/cerreta-candy-company-factory-tour-2681124|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Camelback Ranch]]
* [[Elsie McCarthy Sensory Garden]]
* [[Desert Diamond Arena]]
* Glendale Chocolate Festival (every February)<ref name="glendaleaz.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.glendaleaz.com/events/|title=Glendale, AZ – Events and Festivals|website=www.glendaleaz.com|access-date=April 27, 2019|archive-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427125413/https://www.glendaleaz.com/events/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Glendale Folk & Heritage Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/events/articles/20130320glendale-folk-heritage-festival-event.html|title=3/23–24: Glendale Folk & Heritage Festival|first=Kellie|last=Hwang|website=azcentral.com|access-date=April 27, 2019|archive-date=March 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313195251/https://help.azcentral.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Glendale Glitters (every December)<ref name="glendaleaz.com"/>
* Glendale Jazz and Blues Festival<ref name="glendaleaz.com"/>
* [[Manistee Ranch]]
* [[Mattel Adventure Park]] (opening 2025)
* [[Sahuaro Ranch]]
* [[State Farm Stadium]]
* Westgate Entertainment District

===Shopping===
Glendale is noted for its retail sales of antiques.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sunset.com/sunset/travel/article/0%2C20633%2C710517%2C00.html |title=Phoenix antiques  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031092720/http://www.sunset.com/sunset/travel/article/0%2C20633%2C710517%2C00.html |archive-date=October 31, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Arrowhead Towne Center]] mall is located here.

===Historic sites===
{{Further|National Register of Historic Places listings in Maricopa County, Arizona|List of historic properties in Glendale, Arizona|Catlin Court Historic District}}

=== Concerts ===
Glendale was temporarily renamed as Swift City on March 17 and 18, 2023,<ref>Attributed to wide media coverage:

# {{Cite magazine |last=Rowley |first=Glenn |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Glendale Mayor Reveals Arizona City's New Name in Honor of Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-arizona-city-renamed-eras-tour-1235285285/ |access-date=March 14, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
# {{Cite web |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Glendale changes name to Swift City for Taylor Swift tour |url=https://www.12news.com/article/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-concert-glendale-name-change/75-92610f6c-b400-45be-91f2-ebd658c6494c |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=12news.com |language=en-US}}
# {{Cite web |last=Ragas |first=Lindsey |date=March 9, 2023 |title='Swift City': Glendale to temporarily change its name for Taylor Swift |url=https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/welcome-taylor-swift-glendale-temporarily-changing-its-name |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=FOX 10 Phoenix |language=en-US}}
# {{Cite web |last=Curto |first=Justin |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Is This the Best Glendale Could Do for Taylor Swift? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/glendale-arizona-swift-city-eras-tour.html |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}
# {{Cite web |title=Swift City, AZ: Glendale rebrands in honor of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour launch this weekend |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/13/glendale-az-name-change-taylor-swift-eras-tour/69995759007/ |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref> as per the mayor and the city council's proclamation,<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Swift City, Arizona |url=https://www.glendaleaz.com/play/swiftcity |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=Glendaleaz.com |language=en-US}}</ref> to celebrate the opening concerts of [[the Eras Tour]], the sixth concert tour by American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]], at State Farm Stadium.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=March 13, 2023 |title=We Built 'Swift City': Glendale, Arizona Changes Name Ahead of Taylor Swift Eras Tour Opener |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/glendale-arizona-renamed-swift-city-taylor-swift-eras-tour-1234695783/ |access-date=March 14, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> The Westgate Entertainment District, a [[Mixed-use development|mixed-use complex]] in the city, additionally put up welcoming messages, with the local restaurants offering Swift-themed menu items.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reagan |first=Kevin |date=March 9, 2023 |title=Glendale's temporarily changing city's name to welcome Taylor Swift |url=https://www.12news.com/article/entertainment/glendale-temporarily-changing-city-name-taylor-swift-state-farm-stadium/75-770b2dbb-ab80-44be-bd04-a0743045ebf1 |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=[[KPNX]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Masley |first=Ed |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Glendale (Taylor's Version)? City changes name to honor Taylor Swift's Eras Tour launch |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/10/glendale-taylors-version-city-changes-name-for-swifts-eras-tour/69993945007/ |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=[[The Arizona Republic|AZCentral]]}}</ref> State Farm also hosted the [[Super Bowl LVII halftime show]], headlined by Barbadian singer [[Rihanna]], shortly before the tour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schonfeld |first=Alexandra |date=February 12, 2023 |title=Rihanna Reveals Her Baby Bump – Plus More Photos from Her Epic Super Bowl Halftime Show |url=https://people.com/music/best-photos-from-rihanna-super-bowl-2023-halftime-show/ |access-date=March 15, 2023 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Sports==
[[File:State_Farm_Stadium_2022.jpg|thumb|right|[[State Farm Stadium]]]]
[[File:Glendale-arena.jpg|thumb|left|[[Desert Diamond Arena]]]]

Glendale is the site of two major sports venues:  [[State Farm Stadium]] and [[Desert Diamond Arena]]. Both venues are part of the Glendale Sports and Entertainment District development plan, meant to spur growth in the sparsely inhabited Yucca district. Both venues are owned by the City of Glendale.

State Farm Stadium has been the home field of the [[Arizona Cardinals]] in the [[National Football League]] since 2006, and the annual [[Fiesta Bowl]] college football game since 2007. Both the Cardinals and bowl game moved from [[Mountain America Stadium]] on the [[Arizona State University]] campus in [[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe]]. Since opening, the facility has hosted three [[Super Bowl]]s, three college football national championship games, the [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four]], [[WrestleMania XXVI]] and [[International Champions Cup]] soccer to Glendale. Designed by architect Peter Eisenman, the stadium was featured on [[History (U.S. TV channel)|The History Channel]] TV series, ''[[Modern Marvels]]'' because of its roll-out natural grass field.

[[Desert Diamond Arena]] (formerly Glendale Arena, then Jobing.com Arena and Gila River Arena) and [[Westgate Entertainment District]] is adjacent to State Farm Stadium, and was the home of the [[Arizona Coyotes]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). It was also the home of the now defunct [[Arizona Sting]] of the [[National Lacrosse League]] (NLL). The inaugural [[Street League Skateboarding]] event was held in the summer of 2010 in Glendale at the Gila River Arena. This street skateboarding competition returns to Glendale annually. Currently, the arena hosts the [[Arizona Rattlers]] of the [[Indoor Football League]].

In 2009, the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and the [[Chicago White Sox]]  of [[Major League Baseball]] began to share the new  [[Camelback Ranch|Camelback Ranch-Glendale]] spring training complex and stadium in Glendale owned and operated by the City of Glendale.

==Education==
There are a number of higher education campuses in Glendale. [[Glendale Community College (Arizona)|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. [[Arizona State University at the West campus|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:<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04013_maricopa/DC20SD_C04013.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04013_maricopa/DC20SD_C04013.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Maricopa County, AZ|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date=December 22, 2020|pages=2-3, 6-7 (PDF pp. 3-4, 7-8/11)|accessdate=2025-09-15}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04013_maricopa/DC20SD_C04013_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
; Unified school districts
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* [[Deer Valley Unified School District]]<!--Census code UNI 07750-->
* [[Dysart Unified School District]]<!--Census code UNI 02690-->
* [[Peoria Unified School District]]<!--Census code UNI 06250--> (headquartered in Glendale)<ref>"[https://www.peoriaud.k12.az.us/Pages/DistrictOverview.aspx District Overview]" {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730183918/https://www.peoriaud.k12.az.us/Pages/DistrictOverview.aspx |date=July 30, 2012}}</ref>
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; High school districts
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* [[Glendale Union High School District]]<!--Census code SEC 03450-->
* [[Agua Fria Union High School District]]<!--Census code SEC 00450-->
* [[Phoenix Union High School District]]<!--Census code SEC 06330-->
* [[Tolleson Union High School District]]<!--Census code SEC 08520-->
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; Elementary school districts
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* [[Alhambra Elementary School District]]<!--Census code ELM 00600-->
* [[Glendale Elementary School District]]<!--Census code ELM 03420-->
* [[Litchfield Elementary School District]]<!--Census code ELM 04380-->
* [[Pendergast Elementary School District]]<!--Census code ELM 06210-->
* [[Washington Elementary School District]]<!--Census code ELM 09060-->
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Grace Lutheran School is a Pre-K-8 Christian school of the [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]] (WELS) in Glendale.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.graceglendale.org/school/|title=School|website=Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church|access-date=December 1, 2018|archive-date=December 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135157/https://www.graceglendale.org/school/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[http://www.newgainsacademy.com New Gains Academy] is a grade 5-12 [[Micro-schooling|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://school.olphglendale.com/|title=School|website=Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School|access-date=June 6, 2020|archive-date=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606041212/http://school.olphglendale.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Arrowhead Christian Academy is a K-12 Christian school associated with Northwest Valley Baptist Church in Glendale.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://acaeagles.org//|title=School|website=Arrowhead Christian Academy |access-date=February 17, 2024}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
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.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Car Ownership in U.S. Cities Data and Map|journal=Governing|date=December 9, 2014 |url=http://www.governing.com/gov-data/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html|access-date=May 4, 2018|archive-date=May 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511162014/http://www.governing.com/gov-data/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[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.

====Highways====
* [[Image: Arizona 101.svg|24px]] [[Arizona State Route 101|Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway)]]
* [[Image: Arizona 303.svg|24px]] [[Arizona State Route 303|Loop 303 (Estrella Freeway)]]
* [[Northern Parkway (Arizona)|Northern Parkway (Northern Freeway)]]
* [[Image: US 60.svg|24px]] [[U.S. Route 60 in Arizona|US-60 (Grand Avenue)]]

===Utilities===
Glendale operates its own drinking water system for most of the town. [[EPCOR Utilities|EPCOR]] operates the water utility in the Loop 303 area.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.glendalestar.com/news/voters-to-decide-epcor-franchise-agreement/article_5875d078-a5d4-11ea-8006-47aa02593107.html | title=Voters to decide EPCOR franchise agreement | date=June 4, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://ballotpedia.org/Glendale,_Arizona,_Proposition_437,_EPCOR_Water_Arizona_Franchise_for_Water_Utilities_(November_2020) | title=Glendale, Arizona, Proposition 437, EPCOR Water Arizona Franchise for Water Utilities (November 2020) }}</ref> Electricity is provided by [[Arizona Public Service]] and [[Salt River Project]].

The city of Glendale operates irrigation water in the historic area and some adjacent areas.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.glendaleaz.com/live/city_services/water_services | title=Water Services }}</ref> [[Salt River Project]] provides irrigation to other areas east of the New River.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.srpnet.com/about/service-area-territory | title=Service area and territory (Electric power and water) &#124; SRP }}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Prince Amukamara]], professional football player<ref>{{Cite web |last=Obert |first=Richard |title=Former Apollo HS, N.Y Giants great Prince Amukamara joins NFHS Hall of Fame |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/07/01/prince-amukamara-inducted-into-national-hs-hof/84433673007/ |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Eddie Bonine]], professional baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=DARRELL JACKSON, Staff |date=2017-04-06 |title=GCC baseball coach to retire after nearly 40 years at school |url=https://www.glendalestar.com/sports/gcc-baseball-coach-to-retire-after-nearly-40-years-at-school/article_1d1e94d6-189e-11e7-878e-d71e22b49d00.html |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=The Glendale Star |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Elijah Burke]], professional wrestler{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}
* [[Daniel Cruz (soccer)|Danny Cruz]], professional soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=- The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?next_url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/danny-cruz-of-dc-united-strengthens-bonds-with-his-father-a-veteran-of-iraq-and-afghanistan/2012/05/01/gIQANpnEvT_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410201932/https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?next_url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/danny-cruz-of-dc-united-strengthens-bonds-with-his-father-a-veteran-of-iraq-and-afghanistan/2012/05/01/gIQANpnEvT_story.html |archive-date=2021-04-10 |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=Washington Post |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Nick Evans (baseball)|Nick Evans]], professional baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dekker |first=Ruurd |title=Your Random D-Back: Nick Evans |url=https://www.azsnakepit.com/2022/6/2/23148675/your-random-d-back-nick-evans |website=AZ Snake Pit |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Trent Franks]], former United States congressman{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}
* [[Lauren Froderman]], winner of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' (Season&nbsp;7){{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}
* [[Jennie Garth]], actress<ref>{{Cite web |title=11 notable West Valley residents |url=https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/news/local/glendale/2014/07/21/11-notable-west-valley-residents/12945273/ |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Claire Kretzschmar (dancer)|Claire Kretzschmar]],  ballet dancer, choreographer, and former ballet soloist<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-07-08 |title=Five Questions for New York City Ballet dancer Claire Kretzschmar |url=https://www.saratogian.com/2013/07/08/five-questions-for-new-york-city-ballet-dancer-claire-kretzschmar/ |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=Saratogian |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Paul LoDuca]], professional baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |last=McManaman |first=Bob |title=Paul Lo Duca: '57 Chevy helped Billy Wagner get umpire Joe West to expand strike zone |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/2019/05/10/paul-lo-duca-57-chevy-joe-west-billy-wagner-storyteller/1162973001/ |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Craig Mabbitt]], lead vocalist of band [[Escape the Fate]]{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}
* [[Michael McDowell (racing driver)|Michael McDowell]], NASCAR driver<ref>{{Cite web |last=Klepp |first=Adam |date=2025-03-06 |title=Valley native NASCAR driver makes a pit stop at a local Boys and Girls Club |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/uplifting-arizona/valley-native-nascar-driver-makes-a-pit-stop-at-a-local-boys-and-girls-club |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV) |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Evan Mecham]], former Arizona governor<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-02-23 |title=Evan Mecham, 83; Was Removed as Arizona Governor |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2008/02/23/evan-mecham-83-was-removed-as-arizona-governor/2595c515-f357-49fc-a692-fa71ece29c96/ |access-date=2025-09-15 |work=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
* [[Lou Novikoff]], professional baseball player{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}
* [[Jonathan Ornelas]], baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boivin |first=Paola |date=2018-06-08 |title=Arizona talent ‘bursts back on the scene’ with strong MLB draft |url=https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/arizona-talent-bursts-back-on-the-scene-with-strong-mlb-draft/1553896/ |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=Arizona Sports |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Sterling Ridge]], Arizona legislator<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ex-Glendale mayor, Arizona lawmaker Sterling Ridge dies |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/2014/06/02/sterling-ridge-arizona-icon/9189037/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250915211157/https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/2014/06/02/sterling-ridge-arizona-icon/9189037/ |archive-date=2025-09-15 |access-date=2025-09-15 |work=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Marty Robbins]], Grammy-winning country musician and auto racer<ref>{{Cite news |title=Glendale street-naming ceremony honors singer Marty Robbins |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale/2016/09/16/glendale-street-naming-ceremony-honors-singer-marty-robbins/90500148/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250915211930/https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale/2016/09/16/glendale-street-naming-ceremony-honors-singer-marty-robbins/90500148/ |archive-date=2025-09-15 |access-date=2025-09-15 |work=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Nate Ruess]], lead singer of [[Fun (band)|Fun]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Kaila |title=Nate Ruess's Reddit AMA: I love 'any of the Berto's' |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/06/18/nate-ruess-fun-format-reddit-ama/28889159/ |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Tage Thompson]], NHL player{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}
* [[Rickson van Hees]], American soccer player<ref>{{Cite news |title=Well-traveled local product Rickson Van Hees trying to make his way in pro soccer |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/soccer/2021/07/23/rickson-van-hees-trying-make-his-way-pro-soccer/8049752002/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123155512/https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/soccer/2021/07/23/rickson-van-hees-trying-make-his-way-pro-soccer/8049752002/ |archive-date=2025-01-23 |access-date=2025-09-15 |work=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Jason Zumwalt]], actor{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}
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==Sister cities==
Glendale has two sister cities:
* {{flagdeco|Norway}} – [[Ørland Municipality|Ørland]], Norway<ref name="glendaleazsistercities.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.glendaleazsistercities.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505070550/https://www.glendaleazsistercities.org/|archive-date=May 5, 2022|title=Interactive City Directory: Glendale, Arizona|publisher=glendaleazsistercities.org}}</ref>
* {{flagdeco|Germany}} – [[Memmingen]], Germany<ref name="glendaleazsistercities.org"/>

==See also==
{{portal|Geography|North America|United States|Arizona}}
* [[List of historic properties in Glendale, Arizona]]
* [[USS Arizona salvaged artifacts]]
* [[List of people from Phoenix]]
* [[Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|www.glendaleaz.com}}

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 | Centre = ''Glendale''
 | East = [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]
 | Southwest = [[Buckeye, Arizona|Buckeye]] and [[Goodyear, Arizona|Goodyear]]
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