FAQS

FAQS

"Fountain Hills at a glance" provides a few interesting facts about the Town of Fountain Hills, its climate and the people who live here. Most of the information comes from the Town's general Plan, which was originally adopted in 1993 and is on file at the Town Hall, from the Chamber of Commerce office, or other general sources.

Founded	Dec 15 1970	PEOPLE
Incorporated	Dec 5 1989	Population(1980)	2,772
		Population(1990)	10,030
LAND USE		Population(1995)	13,745
Town Land Size	11,691 acres	Population(2000)	20,235
Miles of Streets	175 Miles	Winter Population	24,280
Developed Land	5,879 acres	Population Est to Buildout	28,500
Undeveloped land	4,097 acres	under age 18 (2000)	18.5%
FH Mcdowell Mountain Preserve 940		Over age 65 (2000)	19.2%
acres (including 200 owned by Scotts.)		Median age(2000)	46.4
TERRAIN		Approx. school enrollment	2,518
1,525 to 3160 ft. above sea level		Avg. annual growth rate	10.17%
500 ft. higher than Phoenix		Avg. water usage	11,000 gal./mo/family
McDowell Mtns,. 3,160 ft. in Ft. Hills		Water storage capacity .	10,550,000 gals
Thompson Peak, 3,892 in Scottsdale		1993 tax rate	$14.16 per $100 AV
McDowell Peak, 4,034 ft. in Scottsdale		1998 tax rate	$11.86 per $100 AV
(highest peak to the west)		2000 tax rate	$11.86 per $100 AV
Four Peaks, 7,694 ft
Mt. McDowel,l 2,830 ft. at Red Rock		Volumes in FH Library approx.	50,000
FH elevations in developed areas		Registered Voters	12,482
1,525 ft. at the Fountain
2,240 ft off Golden Eagle		Residential Units
Weather		Dec 1990	5,231
Avg July high temp	105 degrees	April 2002	11,562
Avg Jan high temp	65 degrees	Single Family Homes (4/02)	7,565
Record high	122 degrees	Multi-Family Homes (4/02)	3,997
Record low	21 degrees
Avg rainfall	14.5inches

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