Prescott

Prescott

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...
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quick facts
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

Famous landmarks in Prescott

Fort Whipple, Arizona
Fort Whipple, Arizona

Fort Whipple was a U.S. Army post which served as Arizona Territory's capital prior to the founding of Prescott, Arizona. The post was founded by...
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Population history for Prescott

YearEstimated Population
2008 42,506
2007 42,178
2006 41,199
2005 40,097
2004 38,753
2003 37,499
2002 36,296
2001 35,172
2000 34,324
1999 35,341
1998 34,833
1997 34,214
1996 33,672
1995 32,725
1994 31,557
1993 30,406
1992 29,119
1991 28,114
1990 27,362
1980 19,865
1970 13,631
1960 12,861
1950 6,764
1940 6,018
1930 5,517
1920 5,010
1910 5,092
1900 3,559
1890 1,759
1880 1,836
1870 668
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Colleges and universities in Prescott

Yavapai College
Yavapai College
Founded:1965
Empire Beauty School-Prescott
Empire Beauty School-Prescott

Famous residents of Prescott

Don Imus
Don Imus
Author, TV Actor

John Donald "Don" Imus, Jr. is an American radio host, humorist, philanthropist and writer. His nationally syndicated talk show, Imus in the...
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Dorothy Fay
Dorothy Fay
Film Actor, TV Actor

Dorothy Fay was an American actress. She was born Dorothy Fay Southworth in Prescott, Arizona, the daughter of Harry T. Southworth and Harriet Fay...
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Virginia Lee Corbin
Virginia Lee Corbin
Film Actor

Virginia Lee Corbin was an American silent film actress. Corbin began her career as a child actress in 1916, when she was billed as Baby Virginia...
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Famous people born in Prescott

Dorothy Fay
Dorothy Fay
Film Actor, TV Actor

Dorothy Fay was an American actress. She was born Dorothy Fay Southworth in Prescott, Arizona, the daughter of Harry T. Southworth and Harriet Fay...
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Rosemary DeCamp
Rosemary DeCamp
Film Actor, TV Actor

Rosemary DeCamp was an American radio, film and television actress. DeCamp first came to fame in November 1937, when she took the role of Judy...
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Holly Sampson
Holly Sampson
Film Actor, TV Actor

Holly Joy Sampson, also known as Nicolette Foster, Andrea Michaels or Zoe is an American pornographic actress and model. She is noted for playing...
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Virginia Lee Corbin
Virginia Lee Corbin
Film Actor

Virginia Lee Corbin was an American silent film actress. Corbin began her career as a child actress in 1916, when she was billed as Baby Virginia...
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Movies filmed in Prescott

Arizona Summer
Arizona Summer
Release date:2003
Directed by:Joey Travolta
Genre:Comedy
Rated:PG (USA)

Arizona Summer is a family oriented story revolving around Brent Butler , a wiser-than-his years youngster. A modern day Tom Sawyer. The majority of the story takes place at a boys and girls camp owned and operated by Travers , who has spent a lifetime of quietly helping adolescents become confident young adults. In addition to the full gamut of camp activities, adventures, practical jokes, and conflict resolution there is the underling theme...
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Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool
Release date:December 23, 1994
Directed by:Robert Benton
Genre:Albino bias
Rated:R (USA)

Nobody's Fool is a 1994 American comedy-drama film based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Richard Russo. It stars Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Dylan Walsh, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Gene Saks, Josef Sommer, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Philip Bosco. The film was written for the screen and directed by Robert Benton. It was Tandy's final film before her death on September 11, 1994. Donald "Sully" Sullivan is something...
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Easy Rider
Easy Rider
Release date:May 8, 1969
Directed by:Dennis Hopper
Genre:Adventure
Rated:R (USA)

Easy Rider is a 1969 American road movie written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper. It tells the story of two bikers who travel through the American Southwest and South with the aim of asserting their freedom. The success of Easy Rider helped spark the New Hollywood phase of filmmaking during the late sixties. The film was added to the Library of Congress National Registry in 1998. A...
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Airports in or near Prescott

Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
Airport code:FLG
Scottsdale Airport
Scottsdale Airport
Airport code:SCF
Sedona Airport
Sedona Airport
Airport code:SDX
Ernest A. Love Field
Ernest A. Love Field
Airport code:PRC

U.S. state

Arizona
Arizona
Population:2,716,546 (1980)

Arizona is a state of the United States, located in the southwestern region of the country. Arizona is also part of the Western United States and of the Mountain West states. Arizona is the sixth most extensive and the 16th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. The second largest city is Tucson, followed in population by eight cities of the Phoenix metropolitan area: Mesa, Glendale, Chandler, Scottsdale,...
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