Tempe (/tÉ›mˈpiË / tem-PEE; OidbaḠin O'odham), is a city in
Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, with the Census Bureau
reporting a 2019 population of 195,805. The city is named after the
Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section
of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on
the west, Scottsdale and the Salt River Pimaâ€"Maricopa Indian
Community on the north, Chandler on the south, and Mesa on the east.
Tempe is also the location of the main campus of Arizona State
University.The Hohokam lived in this area and built canals to support
their agriculture. They abandoned their settlements during the 15th
century, with a few individuals and families remaining nearby.The
Hohokam lived in this area and built canals to support their
agriculture. They abandoned their settlements during the 15th century,
with a few individuals and families remaining nearby.Fort McDowell was
established approximately 25 mi (40 km) northeast of present downtown
Tempe on the upper Salt River in 1865 allowing for new towns to be
built farther down the Salt River. US military service members and
Hispanic workers were hired to grow food and animal feed to supply the
fort, and less than a year later, had set up small camps near the
river that were the first permanent communities in the Valley after
the fall of the Hohokam. (Phoenix was settled shortly afterward, by
1867â€"68.) The two settlements were 'Hayden's Ferry', named after a
ferry service operated by Charles T. Hayden, and 'San Pablo', and were
located west and east of Hayden Butte respectively. The ferry became
the key river crossing in the area. The Tempe Irrigating Canal Company
was soon established by William Kirkland and James McKinney to provide
water for alfalfa, wheat, barley, oats, and cotton.Pioneer Darrell
Duppa is credited with suggesting Tempe's name, adopted in 1879, after
comparing the Salt River valley near a 300-foot (91 m)-tall butte, to
the Vale of Tempe near Mount Olympus in Greece. Tempe, Arizona Top Movies & Young Movies