1. making light of. 2. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction. 3. physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination. Familiarity information: DEVASTATING used as an adjective is uncommon.
Prescott Valley is a thriving town of about 42,000 population in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, just east of Prescott. Prescott Valley was the seventh fastest-growing place among all cities and towns in Arizona between 1990 and 2000. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 38,822.
Much of that growth has come in the past 40 years -- in 1970 there were less than two million people in Arizona. The population of Arizona is concentrated around Phoenix, the state capital, and Tucson, its second largest city. The largest county in Arizona by population is Maricopa County, which is home to 4.1 million of the state's 6.9 million people.