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Gilbert, Arizona

Gilbert Arizona
Administration
Full nameTown of Gilbert
Official nameTown of Gilbert
Settlement typeTown
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Government
MayorJohn Lewis
Geography
Total Area76.0 sq mi (196.8 km2)
Land Area75.76 sq mi (196.2 km2)
Water Area0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation1237 ft (377 m)
Demography
Total Population208453 (2010)
Density (pop.)1104.8/km2 (2862.12/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneMST (no DST) (UTC-7)
ZIP codes85233, 85234, 85295-85298
Area code480
FIPS code04-27400

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Gilbert is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, just southeast of Phoenix, within the Phoenix metropolitan area. Gilbert was recognized in 2010 as the "36th Best Place to Live in the nation", as well as among the nation's "top places to live and learn" by GreatSchools.org. Washington-based C.Q. Press rated Gilbert the "safest municipality in Arizona, and 24th safest in the nation," in their annual report released November 2009 using FBI statistics. Gilbert's Cosmo Dog Park has twice made Dog Fancy magazine's list of top dog parks in the nation since opening in 2006, including being named Dog Park of the Year in 2007. The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch is recognized by the National Audubon Society as being an "Important Bird Area". Gilbert has been named as a "bicycle-" and "tree-friendly" community and receives "high satisfaction rates" from citizens in town surveys.

Today, Gilbert encompasses 76 sqmi (196.8 km2) and has made a rapid transformation from an agriculture-based community to an economically diverse suburban center located in the southeast valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area. In the last two decades, Gilbert has grown at an extremely high rate, increasing in population from 5,717 in 1980 to 208,453 as of a 2010 Census Bureau estimate. Gilbert has evolved into a highly educated and affluent community supporting high-wage jobs in life science and health services, high technology, clean and renewable energy, and corporate and regional headquarters/offices in advanced business services.


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