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.
Despite its rapid population growth, the state still had a population density of only 45.2 persons per sq mi in 2000. The median age was 34.2. Arizonans 65 years of age or older comprised 13% of the population in 2000, while persons under 18 years old accounted for 26.6%. Three out of four Arizonans live in urban areas.