Many remain today, some having been renovated and put into use in the 20th century.
At its peak, the canals stretched over 250 mi (400 km)s. This ancient civilization farmed the area and developed a complex network of irrigation canals for that was unsurpassed in pre-Columbian North America. The area that includes what became Scottsdale was first inhabited by the Hohokam people, from approximately 300 BC to 1450 AD. The southern boundary is also occupied by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, which extends along the eastern boundary, which also borders Fountain Hills, the McDowell Mountain Regional Park and more unincorporated Maricopa County land. To the south Scottsdale is bordered by Tempe. Carefree is along the western boundary, and shares Scottsdale's northern boundary with the Tonto National Forest. On the west, Scottsdale is bordered by Phoenix, Paradise Valley and unincorporated Maricopa County land. Scottsdale, 31 miles (50 km) long and 11.4 miles (18.3 km) wide at its widest point, shares boundaries with many other municipalities and entities. Its slogan is "The West's Most Western Town." It has been one of the fastest growing cities in the United States over the past decades. The 2019 population was estimated at 258,069. Named Scottsdale in 1894 after its founder Winfield Scott, a retired U.S. Army chaplain, the city was incorporated in 1951 with a population of 2,000. Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
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