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History of Surprise, Arizona

Surprise is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona. The population was 30,848 at the United States 2000 census. The city population is estimated to be 74,411 according to a 2005 mid-decade census survey, although current growth rates would indicate the city has now attained a population of over 100,000. As such, it is the second fastest-growing municipality in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area (after Gilbert, Arizona), and between 1990 and 2000, it was the sixth fastest-growing place among all cities and towns in Arizona.