Prescott is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. According to 2010 Census, the population of the city is 39,843. The city is the county seat of Yavapai County. In 1864 Prescott was designated as the capital of the Arizona Territory, replacing the temporary capital at Fort Whipple. The Territorial Capital was moved to Tucson in 1867. Prescott again became the Territorial Capital in 1877, until Phoenix became the capital in 1889. The towns of Prescott Valley and Chino Valley , Dewey-Humboldt and Prescott, together comprise what is locally known as the "Quad-City" area. This also sometimes... refers to central Yavapai County in general, which would include the towns of: Mayer, Paulden, Wilhoit, and Williamson Valley. Combined with these smaller communities the area had a population of 103,260 as of 2007. Prescott is the center of the Prescott Metropolitan Area, defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as all of Yavapai County . In 2010 Yavapai County had 211,073 residents according to the U.S.
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| County: | Yavapai County |
| State: | Arizona |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 42,749 |
| Area: | 37.3 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Mountain Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Prescott, Arizona, Yavapai County / Prescott city |