Waddell Chamber of Commerce
Waddell is an unincorporated community in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, northwest of the city of Phoenix and located within the City of Surprise.
About the ChamberThe mission of the Surprise Regional Chamber of Commerce is to champion economic prosperity, foster a pro-business climate, and to improve the quality of life of the five cities in our region.
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WADDELL Arizona
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(Since Waddell is located within the City of Surprise, all of the census and demographic data for residents of Waddell are usually included as part of the information reported for City of Surprise)
- Population: 8,745
- Median Age: 33.1
- Total Households: 2,733
- Total Housing Units: 3,060
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(Since Waddell is located within the City of Surprise, all of the census and demographic data for residents of Waddell are usually included as part of the information reported for City of Surprise)
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Waddell is an unincorporated community in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, northwest of the city of Phoenix. Waddell, despite being located within the City of Surprise, it still maintains a unique identity.
Waddell is named after Donald Ware Waddell, native of Ohio, who was a partner in the New York City investment firm of Brandon, Gordon and Waddell. It was this firm that organized the private financing for construction of the dam for the water reclamation project that creates Lake Pleasant. The intended Waddell town site was laid out by Donald W. Waddell in 1935, on property he owned on the northeast corner of Waddell Road and Cotton Lane (Section 12, T3N, R2W, G&SRB&M). Waddell moved to the area to oversee the firm’s interests in the project. He served on the board of the Maricopa Water District and invested in land through his interests in the Arizona Citrus Land Company and the Waddell Ranch Company. In 1937 the Waddell Post Office was established inside the store on the original town site. Later the post office moved across the street and shared space with the cotton gin office. The current Waddell Post Office was built in 1992 and is located on Glendale Avenue and Cotton Lane, four miles south of the original site. The town never did develop, but remained a post office and place name for the area. The dam on the Agua Fria River that creates Lake Pleasant (once called Frog Tanks Dam then, Pleasant Dam) was renamed for Donald W. Waddell in 1963, shortly after his death, in recognition of his contributions to the Maricopa Water District. |
