About

Community Overview

Guadalupe is a Native American and Hispanic community of approximately 5,300 residents located between the cities of Phoenix and Tempe, at the base of South Mountain.

The Town proudly maintains a strong cultural and ethnic identity. It is named after the Virgin of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico.

Guadalupe was founded by the Yaqui Indians around the turn of the century. The Town of Guadalupe was incorporated in 1975 and is slightly less than one square mile in area. Guadalupe will remain this size since it is surrounded by man-made boundaries; Interstate 10 and the City of Phoenix on the west; the City of Tempe to the North and South; and by the Salt River Project's Highline Canal on the East.

The Town of Guadalupe has a council-manager form of government.