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Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of Arizona, with over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, making it the fifth-most populous U.S. city and the most populous state capital, while its metropolitan area of 5.19 million residents ranks tenth nationally. Located in the Salt River Valley as the county seat of Maricopa County, Phoenix covers 517.9 square miles, making it Arizona's largest city by area and the 11th-largest in the United States. Founded in 1867 as an agricultural settlement near the confluence of the Salt and Gila Rivers and incorporated in 1881, Phoenix became Arizona Territory's capital in 1889, with its historic canal system enabling farming of alfalfa, cotton, citrus, and hay - the economic foundations known as the "Five C's" alongside cattle and copper. After World War II, the city transitioned from agriculture to high-tech industry as air conditioning enabled growth in its hot desert climate within the Sonoran Desert, achieving a gross domestic product exceeding $362 billion by 2022 and averaging four percent annual population growth from the mid-1960s to mid-2000s. Today, Phoenix serves as Arizona's cultural center with a population that is 42 percent Hispanic, making it one of the largest plurality Hispanic cities in the nation. Sun City is an unincorporated census-designated place in Maricopa County, Arizona, located 16 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix in the Phoenix metropolitan area, with a population of 39,931 as of the 2020 census. Founded by Del E. Webb Development Co. on January 1, 1960, on the former Marinette ranch acquired for over $20 million, Sun City was America's first large-scale retirement community and attracted 100,000 visitors during its opening weekend, earning a Time magazine cover story. The community features five original home models, a shopping center, recreation center, and golf course, with a distinctive street network designed in concentric circles forming four main pinwheels. Sun City is home to a predominantly elderly population with a median age of 72.6 years and 75.7% of residents aged 65 or older, making it popular with snowbirds, and its sister community Sun City West was built in the late 1970s as the model expanded across the Sun Belt. The community is recognized in property law education through the landmark case Spur Industries, Inc. v. Del E. Webb Development Co. (1972), commonly taught in first-year law courses to illustrate nuisance law principles. Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, with a 2020 population of 248,325, located as a suburb of Phoenix and known primarily for State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals, and the Arrowhead Towne Center shopping mall. Founded in 1887 by William John Murphy, who developed the area after completing the 40-mile Arizona Canal in 1885 to irrigate desert land, Glendale grew as a temperance colony when 70 Brethren families arrived in 1891, followed by expansion driven by the Beet Sugar Factory (1906-1913) and subsequent agricultural development. The city's economy was further boosted during World War I by rising cotton prices and high food demand, while World War II brought the establishment of Thunderbird Field in 1940 for civilian pilot training and Luke Air Force Base in 1941 (costing $4.5 million), named after Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Frank Luke Jr. These military and educational institutions, combined with rapid population growth that nearly doubled between 1950 and 1960, spurred development of modern utilities, parks, schools, and infrastructure.