Anthem is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 in Maricopa County

Maricopa County, Arizona

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*73.0% White*5.0% Black*2.1% Native American*3.5% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.5% Two or more races*12.7% Other races*29.6% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Arizona

Arizona

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, United States

United States

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. As of the 2010 census, Anthem had a population of 21,700 people. The result of a Del Webb

Pulte Homes

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 development on a large parcel of land adjacent to the town of New River

New River, Arizona

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, it is a planned suburb

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 34 miles north of downtown Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona

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 that opened in 1998. Although Anthem is currently unincorporated, Phoenix is slated to annex the community by 2020 as documented in the City of Phoenix General Plan.