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Place Name
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Glendale
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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148,134 (1990)
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Location
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Maricopa County, Arizona (AZ), United States, North America
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Latitude
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33°34'N
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Longitude
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112°12'W
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Glendale
, city (1990 pop. 148,134), Maricopa co., S
central Ariz., suburb 7 mi/11.3 km NW of
downtown Phoenix, adjacent to Phoenix; 33°34'N 112°12'W. Elev.
1,154 ft/352 m. It is located in a rich agr.
region irrigated by the Salt R. project, immediate vicinity has been
replaced by rapid urban growth. Glendale has become one of the fastest
growing U.S. cities, marked by a pop. increase of more than 52% bet.
1980 and 1990. It has food-processing plants and is a shipping point
for fruits and vegetables; mfg. (plastics, fabricated metal prods.,
wood prods., food). Luke Air Force Base, a large jet fighter training
center, is in Glendale. Glendale Community Col., American Graduate
School of Internatl. Management, and the Glendale Historical Society
are also located here. Glendale Municipal Airport in SW. Inc. 1910
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