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History of Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, adjacent to Phoenix, Arizona. Scottsdale has become internationally recognized as a premiere and posh tourist destination, while maintaining its own identity and culture as "The West's Most Western Town." However, despite this motto, in the 1970s, most construction of new horse corrals was prohibited. What had, in the twentieth century been vacant desert, was converted to either urban and suburban environment. As of the United States Census 2000, the city is the 83rd largest city in the United States, with a population of 202,705. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 226,013, moving Scottsdale in to the 80th position on the largest cities list.