Anthem is a master-planned community partially located within Phoenix and partially located within a census-designated place (CDP), New River. The community is entirely located in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, within the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the Anthem CDP was 23,190. History Anthem was developed by Del Webb in 1999 as a master-planned community in the foothills approximately north of downtown Phoenix. Anthem has been described as one of the best places to raise a family by Parenting magazine and one of the best family friendly neighborhoods in the Phoenix area by Phoenix Magazine. Anthem is well known for its year-round activities, primarily geared towards families. The community center offers youth soccer, baseball, basketball, tennis, various forms of martial arts, and swimming amongst other activities for ages as early as toddler years. Homeowner's association dues cover a pool larger than Olympic size, a community water park with slides and various depths for all swimming levels, paths that crisscross the town, bike paths that circle all major streets, and pocket parks scattered throughout the town. In addition, there is a 63-acre community park complete with an amphitheater, many grassy areas, volleyball, soccer, football, baseball and little league fields along with a train, pavilion, lakes and pagodas. On July 31, 2012, a storm dropped of rain on Anthem in the span of 90 minutes, causing widespread flooding that damaged homes and required the rescue of nine people. A subsequent investigation into the flood concluded that the storm was a "one-in-1,000 year rain catastrophe". Geography Anthem is built on at the base of Daisy Mountain and Gavilan Peak in northern Maricopa County. The CDP portion of Anthem has an area of . The community's elevation ranges from , with an average elevation of . Approximately 36 percent of the community is preserved as open space, including of open hillside. The community is bordered on the north, east and south by the New River CDP, while the western portion of the community is located within Phoenix city limits. Climate Due to its higher elevation in the upper Sonoran Desert, Anthem is slightly cooler and receives a higher level of rainfall than areas of Phoenix to the south. Demographics Anthem first appeared on the 2010 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP). As of the 2010 Census, there were 21,700 people, 7,451 households, and 6,037 families residing in