Prescott (/prskt/PRES-kt; Yavapai: Wi:kwatha Ksikita) is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 39,843.[2] The city is the county seat of Yavapai County.[4] In 1864 Prescott was designated as the capital of the Arizona Territory, replacing the temporary capital at Fort Whipple.[5] The Territorial Capital was moved to Tucson in 1867. Prescott again became the Territorial Capital in 1877, until Phoenix became the capital in 1889. The towns of Prescott Valley, 7 miles (11km) east; Chino Valley, 16 miles (26km) north; Dewey-Humboldt, 13 miles (21km) east, and Prescott, together comprise what is locally known as the “Quad-City” area. This also sometimes refers to central Yavapai County in general, which would include the towns of: Mayer, Paulden, Wilhoit, and Williamson Valley. Combined with these smaller communities the area had a population of 103,260 as of 2007[update]. Prescott is the center of the Prescott Metropolitan Area, defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as all of Yavapai County. The Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe reservation is located adjacent to and partially within the borders of Prescott.