Surprise
A city in Maricopa County, Arizona — population 147,965 as of 2019.
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September 3Editorial: “The Hottest Picture I Own” Brother’s Tribute to Rob Buck, Founding Member of 10,000 Maniacs
By TJ Buck A Brother’s Tribute to Rob Buck for the 10,000 Maniacs Anniversary. This photograph was taken in Tempe, Arizona, in September 1997. That’s me on […]
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Surprise by the numbers
- Area
- 110.34 sq mi (285.78 km²), 0.22 sq mi water
- Median age
- 41.4
- Households
- 56,506
- Persons per household
- 2.7
- Median household income
- $96,711
- Median house value
- $435,100
- Office
- GIS DIVISION MANAGER
- Address
- 16000 N CIVIC CENTER PLZ, SURPRISE, AZ 85374