Anthem, Arizona
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Deer Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85086. The Survey maps it on the Biscuit Flat quadrangle. 23,190 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,863 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresAnthem grew from 21,700 to 23,190 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21,700 | |
| 2020 | 23,190 | +1,490 (+7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Biscuit Flat quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1969 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Phoenix North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
674 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 674 fires within 5 miles of Anthem between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,676 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 15 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 595 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Daisy Mountain Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 335330 |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 333485 |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 332637 |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-101116 |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 330608 |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-101894 |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 328948 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Anthem: 6 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Silica, Copper, Silver, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Lode | Silica, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Brian Lode | Copper, Silver, Aluminum, Calcium, Gold, Iron, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Contact | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Murray Sericite & Tuff | Pumice | Prospect | ||
| Murray Sericite and Tuff | Volcanic Materials, Mica | Occurrence | Tuff | |
| White Star | Feldspar, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Daisy Mine | Copper | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Daisy Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Fairview | Gold | Occurrence |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| New River | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Wranglers Roost | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Dove Valley Ranch | 10.1 miles | 20 | |
| Cave Creek | 10.6 miles | 20 | |
| Parkview Estates | 11.4 miles | 19 | |
| Carefree Foothills | 11.5 miles | 20 | |
| Desert Wind | 11.5 miles | 20 | |
| Trovia | 12.1 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Anthem | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q589160 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2054803. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.







