Phoenix

Valley of the Sun

  • Motto: We Will Rise from the Ashes (Ex Cineribus Resurgemus)

  • Flora: Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea)

  • Fauna: Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)

  • Fossil: Sonorasaurus

⭐ Phoenix, PX

  • Population: 4,420,568

  • Elevation: 1,086’

  • Former State: Arizona

  • Counties: Maricopa

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If Phoenix was admitted as a state today, it would be the 27th largest by population, between Kentucky and Oregon.