Arizona

Facts and Trivia About Arizona

We thought you might find this bit of trivia about Arizona interesting.

Did you know…

…that the amount of copper on the roof of the Capitol building is equivalent to 4,800,000 pennies?
…that it is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water in Arizona?
…that the age of a Saguaro cactus is determined by its height? And that it takes 50-100 years before it grows an 'arm'?
…that among all the states, Arizona has the largest percentage of its land designated as Indian lands?
…that Arizona is one of the Four Corner States, noted as the spot in the United States where a person can stand in four states at the same time?
…that the original London Bridge was shipped stone-by-stone and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City, Arizona?
…that you could receive a 25 year prison sentence for cutting down a cactus?
…that Arizona has more parks and national monuments than any other state, more mountains than Switzerland, and more golf courses than Scotland?
…that Arizona's most abundant mineral is copper?
…that the Apache trout fish is found only in Arizona?
…that Humphreys Peak is the state's highest point at 12,633 feet above sea level?
…that the lowest point is 70 feet above sea level at the Colorado River near Yuma?
…that the world's largest telescope is at the Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona?

Other Facts About the State of Arizona

State Capitol: Phoenix

Population: 5,743,834

Land Area: 113,635 square miles

State Nickname: Grand Canyon State

Entered Union: February 14, 1912 (48th)

State Songs: "Arizona March Song" and "Arizona"

Motto: Ditat Deus (God Enriches)

Colors: Blue and Gold

Fossil: Petrified Wood

Flag: A copper-colored 5-pointed star symbolic of the state's copper resources rises from a blue field; six yellow and seven red segments radiating from the star cover the upper half

Official Seal: Depicted on a shield are symbols of the state's economy and natural resources, including mountains, a rising sun, and a dam and reservoir in the backgound; irrigated farms and orchards in the middle distance; and a quartz mill, a miner, and cattle in the foreground; as well as the state motto. The words "Great Seal of the State of Arizona 1912" surround the shield.

Bird: Cactus Wren

Amphibian: Tree Frog

Fish: Apache Trout

Mammal: Ringtail

Reptile: Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake

Flower: Blossom of the Saguaro Cactus

Tree: Palo Verde

Gemstone: Turquoise

Official Neckware: Bolo Tie

Legal Holidays

New Year's Day — January 1st
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday — 3rd Monday in January
Lincoln's Birthday — 1st Monday in Febrary
Washington's Birthday — 3rd Monday in February
Memorial Day — last Monday in May
Independence Day — July 4th
Labor Day — 1st Monday in September
Columbus Day — 2nd Monday in October
Veteran's Day — November 11th
Thanksgiving Day — 4th Thursday in November
Christmas Day — December 25th

Time Zone

Mountain (Arizona)

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