Central City | |
Official Name: | Central City Village |
Settlement Type: | Urban village of Phoenix, Arizona |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Maricopa |
Subdivision Type3: | City |
Subdivision Name3: | Phoenix |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 10 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 58161 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 5800 |
Central City Village is the urban village of Phoenix, Arizona, that includes the downtown area of the city. As of 2010, it had a population of 58,161 residents.
As defined by the boundaries, Central City Village has an area of roughly 10 square miles. This includes not only Downtown, but the close vicinity and the Sky Harbor area directly east. The village is bounded by McDowell Road and the Grand Canal to the north and northeast, the border with Tempe to the east, the Salt River to the south, and 19th Avenue/I-17 to the west.
Because of its location at the historic center of Phoenix, there are many old homes and buildings located in the Central City Village that convey the history of Phoenix. Downtown, which includes the larger commercial and government buildings, as well as sports venues such as Footprint Center and Chase Field, is the core of the village and the city of Phoenix. Because of this, Central City Village is almost unique, in that it has a much more urban environment than the other, more suburban, villages of Phoenix.
The village also includes Sky Harbor International Airport, the busiest airport in Arizona and among the busiest in the nation, which provides domestic air travel, as well as international travel.