Short answers, pulled from the story.
William John Murphy named the new town Glendale in 1895 after completing the Arizona Canal from Granite Reef to New River in 1885. The original town site was platted that same year with boundaries set at Lamar Road, 55th Avenue, Myrtle Avenue, and 59th Avenue.
The 2020 United States census counted 248,325 people living in Glendale with 86,483 households. Racial composition showed 51.14% white or European American and 39.31% Hispanic or Latino of any race.
State Farm Stadium opened as home field for the Arizona Cardinals football team in 2006. Architect Peter Eisenman designed the stadium featuring a roll-out natural grass field featured on Modern Marvels.
Burgess Hadsell brought 70 Brethren and River Brethren families to establish a temperance colony in 1891. These settlers were attracted by the town's ban on alcoholic beverages.
Loop 303 Estrella Freeway completed in 2011 resulted in increased industrial development across the region. Northern Parkway and US-60 Grand Avenue provide additional highway access points throughout the municipality.