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Year in Review: Surprise got back on its feet in 2021

City life slowly returned after pandemic

The year 2021 will be remembered much like 2020 was for the prevalence of COVID-19 across the world.

But like most of America, Surprise slowly came back to life during the year, as events that were completely canceled in 2020 or moved online only regained their footing.

The city still saw big growth as the U.S. Census figures showed the city had more than 143,000 people at last count — and growing every day.

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