Maricopa County is the fourth most populous county and the fourteenth largest county in the United States. Comprised of 9,222 square miles of land and 3.4 million residents, Maricopa County consists of about 23 communities in the land known as the Valley of the Sun.

County land ownership is divided into several entities: individuals and corporations own 29 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management owns 28 percent, the public owns 16 percent, the U.S. Forest Service owns 11 percent, the State of Arizona owns 11 percent, and Indian reservations own 5 percent.

Phoenix, the fifth largest city in the United States, is the seat of Maricopa County and the state capital. A little over half of the state?s population resides in the Phoenix, Mesa, and Tempe area and as a result this area is an epicenter for political and economic activity. This location is experiencing an enormous expansion in the high-tech industry of electronics, aerospace, and semi-conductors.

Several professional sports teams represent Phoenix and the surrounding area: MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks, NBA's Phoenix Suns, WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, AFL's Arizona Rattlers, NHL's Phoenix Coyotes, and the NFL's Arizona Cardinals. Many of these teams play in Copper Square at the Phoenix Civic Plaza, a 24-acre facility of restaurants, hotels, retail shops, theaters, and museums.

Maricopa County's K-12 educational system contains 6 union districts, 34 elementary districts, 15 unified districts, 2 technical institutes, and 1 accommodation district. For higher academic needs Maricopa Community College has ten campuses throughout the county offering associate degrees in General Studies, Arts, Business, and Applied Science. Students can earn transfer credits to universities and colleges in Arizona.

The county transportation system is very efficient and provides quick accessibility to other parts of the county and state. Three major airports service the county and metropolitan area: Goodyear Airport, Deer Valley Airport, and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which is the fifth-busiest in the United States. Interstates 10 and 17 intersect in the downtown Phoenix area and connect the capital city with Flagstaff to the north and Tucson to the south.

The county boasts several Wilderness areas: Superstition Wilderness, Four Peaks Wilderness, and Woolsey Peak Wilderness. Superstition Wilderness has 160,000 acres of incredible terrain and an extensive trail system some of which are extremely rugged and challenging. This wilderness area is part of the beautiful Tonto National Forest.

The Four Peaks Wilderness has 60,000 acres in the Mazatzal Mountain Range in northeastern Maricopa County. Horseshoe Dam and Reservoir on the Verde River offers water sports and recreation only 60 miles from Phoenix. The Woolsey Peak Wilderness area has 64,000 acres in southwest Maricopa County. Woolsey Peak rises 3,200 feet above sea level and is a significant geographic landmark in the state.

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