With a population that has tripled in less than two years, Maricopa is widely recog- nized as one of the fastest growing cities of its size in the nation. In 2000, census numbers for the city reflected a population of only 1,040. Six months after its incor- poration in October 2003, a special census measured Maricopa’s population at 4,998. By January 2005, that number rose to 7,608, and by the end of last year, Maricopa’s official census numbered city residents at 15,939 – more than three times the popula- tion from March 2004.
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