Gilbert is a young, affluent community in central Arizona. Incorporated on July 6, 1920, Gilbert is a relatively new community that has seen tremendous growth during the past two decades. The 2003 Gilbert Community Profile provides a broad overview of this growing town and metropolitan area, including demo-graphics, business resources, and community resources. It is an excellent reference for businesses and residents alike.

Although it is large and growing rapidly, Gilbert is still incorporated as a town rather than as a city; it has the highest population of any area incorporated as a town in the United States (and the second largest in North America, after Markham, Ontario, Canada), and as of the 2000 census was the only town with more than 100,000 people (although by 2002 Cary, North Carolina had also passed this mark). Gilbert was also the fastest-growing place among all cities and towns in Arizona of any size between 1990 and 2000. The center of population of Arizona is located in Gilbert.

Most of Gilbert is zoned to schools in the Gilbert Unified School District Other portions are served by:

• Desert Ridge High School
• Gilbert High School
• Highland High School
• Mesquite High school
• Saguaru High School

Links

• City of Gilbert information – www.ci.gilbert.az.us
• Gilbert Chamber of Commerce – www.gilbertaz.com