With characteristic modesty, Barber named the new town Barberton and the lake, Anna, after his only daughter, Anna Laura Barber. W. A. Johnstonâs Pennsylvania influence caused him to lay out the new City of Barberton in the orderly Pennsylvania Block Plan.
Arizona Population 2017. Our latest estimate puts the population of Arizona at 6,927,347 in 2016. This shows growth of about half a million from the official 2010 census results, which recorded a population of 6,392,017. From 1990 to 2000, Arizona was the second fastest growing state, increasing it's population by nearly 40 percent.
The population of Arizona is concentrated around Phoenix, the state capital, and Tucson, its second largest city. The largest county in Arizona by population is Maricopa County, which is home to 4.1 million of the state's 6.9 million people. Containing over 60% of the state's population, Maricopa encompasses nine of the state's ten largest cities. 1  Cities in Arizona. 2  Rank14. 3  2017 Growth Rate 1.43%. 4  Area in Miles (Rank)113,990 (6) 5  State CapitalPhoenix. 6  Statehood Year1912. 7  Red/Blue Red.