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Scottsdale is one of the premier business, holiday and lively destination. It is situated in the eastern part of Maricopa County. This fascinating tourist and shopping destination is bordered to the west by Phoenix and Paradise Valley, to the north by Carefree to the south by Tempe and Fountain hills from the east.
8000 years ago Native Americans were the first settlers of the Scottsdale area. Hohokam were the first to establish an agricultural community in A.D 1 to A.D. 1450 and are known for developing irrigation canals.
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Scottsdale was named after Major Winfield Scott, who inhabited an abandoned land 500 years ago. He wanted to establish a colony of religious, educated people. Later it was occupied by the retirees and real estate people and it was converted into urban town.
According to the American Community Survey Data the population of the Scottsdale in 2005 is 215,933. The time of Scottsdale Arizona time is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time. The economy of Scottsdale depends heavily on tourism and is the major employer providing around 39 percent of employment.
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