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Mesa, Arizona

Mesa (/ˈmsə/ MAY-sə) is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the most populous city in the East Valley section of the Phoenix metropolitan area.[4] It is bordered by Tempe on the west, the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler and Gilbert on the south along with Queen Creek, and Apache Junction on the east.

Mesa
Mesa Arts Center building in downtown Mesa
Location of Mesa in Maricopa County, Arizona
Mesa
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°25′20″N 111°49′22″W / 33.42222°N 111.82278°W / 33.42222; -111.82278[1]
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Founded1878
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • MayorJohn Giles (R)
Area
 • Total139.42 sq mi (361.09 km2)
 • Land138.79 sq mi (359.48 km2)
 • Water0.62 sq mi (1.62 km2)
Elevation1,326 ft (404 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total504,258
 • Estimate 
(2021)[3]
509,475
 • Rank36th in the United States
3rd in Arizona
 • Density3,633.14/sq mi (1,402.76/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP codes
85200-85299
Area code480 602
FIPS code04-46000
GNIS feature ID2411087[1]
Websitewww.mesaaz.gov

Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona after Phoenix and Tucson, the 36th-largest city in the US, and the largest city that is not a county seat. The city is home to 504,258 people as of 2020 according to the Census Bureau.[5] A 2014 study by researchers determined Mesa to be "America's most conservative city".[6]

More than 40,000 students are enrolled in more than 10 colleges and universities located in Mesa.

Mesa is home to the largest relief airport in the Phoenix area, Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport, located in the southeastern corner of the city.

History

The history of Mesa dates back at least 2,000 years to the arrival of the Hohokam people. The Hohokam, whose name means "All Used Up" or "The Departed Ones", built the original canal system. The canals were the largest and most sophisticated in the prehistoric New World. Some were up to 90 feet (27 m) wide and 10 feet (3.0 m) deep at their head gates, extending for as far as 16 miles (26 km) across the desert. By AD 1100 water could be delivered to an area over 110,000 acres (450 km2), transforming the Sonoran Desert into an agricultural oasis. By 1450, the Hohokam had constructed hundreds of miles of canals, many of which are still in use.[7]

After the disappearance of the Hohokam and before the arrival of the early settlers, little is known; explorers did not venture into this area. By the late 19th century near present-day Mesa, U.S. Army troops relocated the Apache, opening the way for settlement.[8]

Mormon pioneer Daniel Webster Jones, with Henry Clay Rogers as his right-hand man, left St. George, Utah, in March 1877. Jones had been asked by Mormon officials to direct a party of people in establishing a settlement in Arizona. They traveled south and settled on the north side of the present Mesa area. This settlement was initially known as Fort Utah and later as Jonesville. It was located near Lehi Road. In 1883 it was named Lehi at the suggestion of Brigham Young, Jr.[9]

About this same time, another group dubbed the First Mesa Company arrived from Utah and Idaho. Their leaders were Francis Martin Pomeroy, Charles Crismon, George Warren Sirrine and Charles I. Robson. Rather than accepting an invitation to settle at Jones's Lehi settlement, they moved up onto the mesa that serves as the city's namesake. They dug irrigation canals and used some of the original Hohokam canals. By April 1878, water was flowing through them.[10] The Second Mesa Company arrived in 1879 and settled to the west of the First Mesa Company because of more available farmland. This settlement was originally called Alma and later Stringtown. It was located near where Alma School Road.[11]

On July 17, 1878, Mesa City was registered as a 1-square-mile (2.6 km2) townsite. The first school was built in 1879. In 1883, Mesa City was incorporated with a population of 300 people. Dr. A. J. Chandler, who would later go on to found the city of Chandler, worked on widening the Mesa Canal in 1895 to allow for enough flow to build a power plant. In 1917, the city of Mesa purchased this utility company. The revenues from the company provided enough for capital expenditures until the 1960s. During the Great Depression, WPA funds provided paved streets, a new hospital, a new town hall and a library.[12]

After the founding of the city the elected official that most impacted the municipality was George Nicholas Goodman. He was mayor five different times[13] during three different decades (1938–1942, 1946–1948, 1952–1956) (see: List of mayors of Mesa, Arizona). As mayor he was directly involved in the process of acquiring land for both Falcon Field and Williams Field.[13]

With the opening of Falcon Field and Williams Field in the early 1940s, more military personnel began to move into the Mesa area. With the advent of air conditioning and the rise of tourism, population growth exploded in Mesa as well as the rest of the Phoenix area. Industry—especially early aerospace companies—grew in the 1950s and 1960s. As late as 1960, half of the residents of Mesa made a living with agriculture, but that number declined substantially as Mesa's suburban growth continued on track with the rest of the Phoenix metro area.[14]

Geography

Defining east and west Mesa

Due to Mesa's long east to west travel distance, in excess of 18 miles (29 km)[15][unreliable source?] and large land area 133.13 square miles (344.8 km2), locations in Mesa are often referred to as residing within either West Mesa or East Mesa.[16][17]

Mesa employs a grid system for street numbering that is different from that used in Phoenix and other portions of the metropolitan area. Center Street, running north to south, bisects Mesa into eastern and western halves and serves as the east and west numbering point of origin within Mesa. Streets west of Center St., such as W. University Drive or W. Main St. are considered to be in West Mesa, whereas streets east of Center St., such as E. University or E. Main St., are considered to be in East Mesa.

Mesa Drive, running north to south and bisecting Mesa into east and west sections, is located 0.5 miles (800 m) east of Center Street, and serves as the zip code boundary between the 85281, 85201, 85202, and 85210 zip codes of Western Mesa and the 85203, 85204, 85205, 85206, 85207, 85208, 85209, 85212, 85213, 85215, 85220, and 85242 zip codes of Eastern Mesa.[18]

Climate

Located in the Sonoran Desert, Mesa has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh), with mild winters and very hot summers.

Climate data for East Mesa, Arizona, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2002–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 84
(29)
89
(32)
102
(39)
105
(41)
112
(44)
120
(49)
121
(49)
117
(47)
115
(46)
105
(41)
98
(37)
85
(29)
121
(49)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 78.8
(26.0)
83.1
(28.4)
90.4
(32.4)
99.5
(37.5)
105.7
(40.9)
113.2
(45.1)
115.0
(46.1)
113.3
(45.2)
109.6
(43.1)
101.1
(38.4)
91.4
(33.0)
78.9
(26.1)
116.6
(47.0)
Average high °F (°C) 67.5
(19.7)
70.1
(21.2)
77.2
(25.1)
85.2
(29.6)
94.4
(34.7)
104.1
(40.1)
105.9
(41.1)
104.6
(40.3)
100.2
(37.9)
89.5
(31.9)
76.8
(24.9)
66.1
(18.9)
86.8
(30.4)
Daily mean °F (°C) 54.2
(12.3)
56.4
(13.6)
62.4
(16.9)
69.3
(20.7)
78.0
(25.6)
87.4
(30.8)
92.4
(33.6)
91.5
(33.1)
85.8
(29.9)
74.3
(23.5)
62.2
(16.8)
53.1
(11.7)
72.3
(22.4)
Average low °F (°C) 41.0
(5.0)
42.7
(5.9)
47.6
(8.7)
53.3
(11.8)
61.6
(16.4)
70.7
(21.5)
78.9
(26.1)
78.4
(25.8)
71.4
(21.9)
59.1
(15.1)
47.6
(8.7)
40.1
(4.5)
57.7
(14.3)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 28.0
(−2.2)
30.4
(−0.9)
36.0
(2.2)
42.1
(5.6)
51.3
(10.7)
61.7
(16.5)
71.1
(21.7)
70.4
(21.3)
59.7
(15.4)
45.8
(7.7)
35.6
(2.0)
28.3
(−2.1)
25.5
(−3.6)
Record low °F (°C) 20
(−7)
20
(−7)
30
(−1)
35
(2)
46
(8)
57
(14)
63
(17)
65
(18)
50
(10)
35
(2)
27
(−3)
24
(−4)
20
(−7)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.36
(35)
1.46
(37)
1.31
(33)
0.36
(9.1)
0.16
(4.1)
0.05
(1.3)
1.18
(30)
1.29
(33)
1.13
(29)
0.56
(14)
0.79
(20)
1.11
(28)
10.76
(273.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 4.1 3.7 2.6 1.5 1.1 0.7 4.8 5.2 3.3 2.4 2.3 4.6 36.3
Source 1: NOAA[19]
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020)[20]
Climate data for Mesa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily daylight hours 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 14.5 14.0 13.5 12.5 11.5 10.5 10.0 12.2
Source: Weather Atlas [21]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1900722
19101,692134.3%
19203,03679.4%
19303,71122.2%
19407,22494.7%
195016,790132.4%
196033,772101.1%
197063,04986.7%
1980152,404141.7%
1990288,10489.0%
2000396,37537.6%
2010439,04110.8%
2020504,25814.9%
2021 (est.)509,475[3]1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[22]
2010–2020[5]

According to the 2020 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was:[23]

According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was:[24]

As of the census of 2010, there were 439,041 people, 146,643 households, and 99,863 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,171.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,224.4/km2). There were 175,701 housing units at an average density of 1,405.7 per square mile (542.7/km2).

The racial make-up of the city was 81.6% White, 2.4% Black or African American, 2.2% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 9.3% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. 24.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 146,643 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.20.

The age distribution was 27.3% under 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,817, and the median income for a family was $49,232. Males had a median income of $35,960 versus $27,005 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,601. About 6.2% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Political climate

In a 2014 study, academic researchers from MIT and UCLA analyzed over a decade's worth of public opinion surveys. They determined that Mesa was the "most conservative American city of more than 250,000 residents".[6]

Economy

Top employers

According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[25] the top employers in the city are:

# Employer # of employees
1 Banner Health System 8,321
2 Mesa Public Schools 7,994
3 The Boeing Company 4,600
4 City of Mesa 4,135
5 Wal-Mart 2,853
6 Drivetime Automotive Group Inc 1,401
7 24-7 Intouch 1,400
8 Frys Food Stores 1,359
9 AT&T 1,311
10 The Home Depot 1,111

Cultural attractions

Historic properties in Mesa

Numerous properties in the city are considered to be historical and have been included either in the National Register of Historic Places[26] or the listings of the Mesa Historic Properties.

Parks and recreation

Mesa has over 2,280 acres of parkland in the city limits. Its largest is Red Mountain Park which spans 1,146 acres. It includes a lake, playgrounds, a basketball court and a cement volleyball court.[27]

Golf

Mesa is home to numerous championship golf courses, including the original course in town, Mesa Country Club.[28] This course was founded in the late 1940s by the original leaders of the town, and "Country Club Drive", the most prominent street in Mesa, was at one point the modest entrance to the club.[citation needed]

West Mesa

The abandoned Fiesta Mall is located in West Mesa, and owned by Westcor. Its anchors were Sears and Best Buy. It is located near several shopping centers, Mesa's Bank of America,[29] and other retail stores, banks, and restaurants. Though deserted, a refurbishment and expansion of the mall has been planned.[30]

Mesa Riverview is a new outdoor destination retail center in the northwestern corner of the city, near Loop 202 and Dobson Road. At build-out the center will include 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m2) of retail space.[31] Its anchors include Bass Pro Shops, Cinemark Theaters, Wal-Mart, and Home Depot.

East Mesa

Located in East Mesa is Superstition Springs Business Park.[32] It includes the Superstition Springs Center, a shopping mall owned by Macerich. It features an outdoor amphitheatre and fountain which convert to a stage. Anchor stores at the mall are Dillard's, JCPenney, and Macy's. Mission Community Church, previously known as Superstition Springs Community Church, was initially named after this business park.[33]

Education

Almost all of the city of Mesa is served by public schools operated by Mesa Public Schools; however, a small southern portion is served by the Gilbert Public Schools and the Queen Creek Unified School District, and a small western portion is served by the Tempe Elementary School District and the Tempe Union High School District.

Pilgrim Lutheran School is a Christian Pre-K-8 school of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Mesa.[34]

More than 40,000 students are enrolled in more than 10 colleges and universities located in Mesa.[35] Mesa is home to Mesa Community College, the largest of the Maricopa Community Colleges, which enrolls over 24,000 full and part-time students, and Chandler–Gilbert Community College. The Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University lies in southeast Mesa. This satellite campus enrolls over 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students in scientific and engineering fields. A. T. Still University operates an Osteopathic Medical School in Mesa.

Private for-profit institutions include Arizona College, Carrington College, DeVry University, Pima Medical Institute, and CAE Global Academy Phoenix.[35] Arizona State University opened ASU at Mesa City Center in 2022, offering programs from the Herberger Institute for Design and Arts including a film school with media production facilities and a theater.[36][37]

After launching a higher education initiative in 2012, Mesa became home to branch campuses of five private, liberal arts institutions: Albright College, Westminster College, Benedictine University, Upper Iowa University and Wilkes University.[38] Two have since left (Albright College and Westminster College), while a third, Wilkes University, recently announced it would move entirely online.[39]

Transportation

 
Mesa City Hall in downtown Mesa

Several area freeways serve the Mesa area, such as U.S. Route 60, locally known as the Superstition Freeway, which runs between Apache Junction and Phoenix. It is also served by SR 87 and bypass loops Loop 101, which skirts the western city limits as the Price Freeway, and Loop 202, which bypasses the city on the north and east. The main east–west arterial road in Mesa is Main Street (former US 60/70/80/89), serving Downtown Mesa. The primary north–south arterials include Country Club Drive, Gilbert Road, and Power Road.

Public transportation in Mesa is provided by Valley Metro via bus and light rail (Valley Metro Rail). The light rail section in Mesa spans about four miles from Sycamore/Main St in the west of the city, through downtown to Mesa Dr/Main St. Until July 2008, Mesa was the largest U.S. city with no public transit service on Sundays, but now has Sunday service available on Routes 40-Apache/Main, 61-Southern, 96-Dobson, 108-Elliot, 112-Country Club/Arizona, 156-Chandler/Williams Field, and 184-Power. Up to the final years of Southern Pacific passenger railroad service, the Sunset Limited passenger train used to make stops in Mesa.[40]

Air service in the city is provided by two airports. Falcon Field, located in the northeastern part of the area, was established as a training field for British RAF pilots during World War II and was transferred to the city at the end of the war. Falcon Field has 605 aircraft based there.[41] Boeing builds the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter at a facility adjoining Falcon Field. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is located in the far southeastern area of the city, and provides alternate but limited air service when compared to Sky Harbor International Airport. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway was formerly Williams Gateway Airport, and before that, Williams Air Force Base, which closed in 1993. Williams Gateway was announced as a new Focus City for Allegiant Air. Service started October 25, 2007.

Healthcare

The public hospital system, Valleywise Health (formerly Maricopa Integrated Health System), operates Valleywise Community Health Center – Mesa and Valleywise Behavioral Health Center – Mesa. Its sole hospital, Valleywise Health Medical Center, is in Phoenix.[42]

Notable people

Sister cities

Mesa has five sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:

See also

References

Notes

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Bibliograph

External links

  • Official government website
  • Mesa Arizona Convention and Visitors Bureau – Tourism
  • Mesa news, sports and things to do from The Mesa Republic newspaper
  • Mesa Public Library
  • Mesa Chamber of Commerce

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Mesa ˈ m eɪ s e MAY se is a city in Maricopa County in the U S state of Arizona It is the most populous city in the East Valley section of the Phoenix metropolitan area 4 It is bordered by Tempe on the west the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community on the north Chandler and Gilbert on the south along with Queen Creek and Apache Junction on the east MesaCityMesa Arts Center building in downtown MesaFlagLogoLocation of Mesa in Maricopa County ArizonaMesaLocation in the United StatesCoordinates 33 25 20 N 111 49 22 W 33 42222 N 111 82278 W 33 42222 111 82278 1 CountryUnited StatesStateArizonaCountyMaricopaFounded1878Government TypeMayor council government MayorJohn Giles R Area 2 Total139 42 sq mi 361 09 km2 Land138 79 sq mi 359 48 km2 Water0 62 sq mi 1 62 km2 Elevation 1 1 326 ft 404 m Population 2020 Total504 258 Estimate 2021 3 509 475 Rank36th in the United States3rd in Arizona Density3 633 14 sq mi 1 402 76 km2 Time zoneUTC 7 MST no DST ZIP codes85200 85299Area code480 602FIPS code04 46000GNIS feature ID2411087 1 Websitewww wbr mesaaz wbr govMesa is the third largest city in Arizona after Phoenix and Tucson the 36th largest city in the US and the largest city that is not a county seat The city is home to 504 258 people as of 2020 according to the Census Bureau 5 A 2014 study by researchers determined Mesa to be America s most conservative city 6 More than 40 000 students are enrolled in more than 10 colleges and universities located in Mesa Mesa is home to the largest relief airport in the Phoenix area Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport located in the southeastern corner of the city Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Defining east and west Mesa 2 2 Climate 3 Demographics 4 Political climate 5 Economy 5 1 Top employers 6 Cultural attractions 6 1 Historic properties in Mesa 7 Parks and recreation 7 1 Golf 7 2 West Mesa 7 3 East Mesa 8 Education 9 Transportation 10 Healthcare 11 Notable people 12 Sister cities 13 See also 14 References 15 External linksHistory EditSee also Timeline of Mesa Arizona The history of Mesa dates back at least 2 000 years to the arrival of the Hohokam people The Hohokam whose name means All Used Up or The Departed Ones built the original canal system The canals were the largest and most sophisticated in the prehistoric New World Some were up to 90 feet 27 m wide and 10 feet 3 0 m deep at their head gates extending for as far as 16 miles 26 km across the desert By AD 1100 water could be delivered to an area over 110 000 acres 450 km2 transforming the Sonoran Desert into an agricultural oasis By 1450 the Hohokam had constructed hundreds of miles of canals many of which are still in use 7 After the disappearance of the Hohokam and before the arrival of the early settlers little is known explorers did not venture into this area By the late 19th century near present day Mesa U S Army troops relocated the Apache opening the way for settlement 8 Mormon pioneer Daniel Webster Jones with Henry Clay Rogers as his right hand man left St George Utah in March 1877 Jones had been asked by Mormon officials to direct a party of people in establishing a settlement in Arizona They traveled south and settled on the north side of the present Mesa area This settlement was initially known as Fort Utah and later as Jonesville It was located near Lehi Road In 1883 it was named Lehi at the suggestion of Brigham Young Jr 9 About this same time another group dubbed the First Mesa Company arrived from Utah and Idaho Their leaders were Francis Martin Pomeroy Charles Crismon George Warren Sirrine and Charles I Robson Rather than accepting an invitation to settle at Jones s Lehi settlement they moved up onto the mesa that serves as the city s namesake They dug irrigation canals and used some of the original Hohokam canals By April 1878 water was flowing through them 10 The Second Mesa Company arrived in 1879 and settled to the west of the First Mesa Company because of more available farmland This settlement was originally called Alma and later Stringtown It was located near where Alma School Road 11 On July 17 1878 Mesa City was registered as a 1 square mile 2 6 km2 townsite The first school was built in 1879 In 1883 Mesa City was incorporated with a population of 300 people Dr A J Chandler who would later go on to found the city of Chandler worked on widening the Mesa Canal in 1895 to allow for enough flow to build a power plant In 1917 the city of Mesa purchased this utility company The revenues from the company provided enough for capital expenditures until the 1960s During the Great Depression WPA funds provided paved streets a new hospital a new town hall and a library 12 After the founding of the city the elected official that most impacted the municipality was George Nicholas Goodman He was mayor five different times 13 during three different decades 1938 1942 1946 1948 1952 1956 see List of mayors of Mesa Arizona As mayor he was directly involved in the process of acquiring land for both Falcon Field and Williams Field 13 With the opening of Falcon Field and Williams Field in the early 1940s more military personnel began to move into the Mesa area With the advent of air conditioning and the rise of tourism population growth exploded in Mesa as well as the rest of the Phoenix area Industry especially early aerospace companies grew in the 1950s and 1960s As late as 1960 half of the residents of Mesa made a living with agriculture but that number declined substantially as Mesa s suburban growth continued on track with the rest of the Phoenix metro area 14 Geography EditDefining east and west Mesa Edit This section possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Due to Mesa s long east to west travel distance in excess of 18 miles 29 km 15 unreliable source and large land area 133 13 square miles 344 8 km2 locations in Mesa are often referred to as residing within either West Mesa or East Mesa 16 17 Mesa employs a grid system for street numbering that is different from that used in Phoenix and other portions of the metropolitan area Center Street running north to south bisects Mesa into eastern and western halves and serves as the east and west numbering point of origin within Mesa Streets west of Center St such as W University Drive or W Main St are considered to be in West Mesa whereas streets east of Center St such as E University or E Main St are considered to be in East Mesa Mesa Drive running north to south and bisecting Mesa into east and west sections is located 0 5 miles 800 m east of Center Street and serves as the zip code boundary between the 85281 85201 85202 and 85210 zip codes of Western Mesa and the 85203 85204 85205 85206 85207 85208 85209 85212 85213 85215 85220 and 85242 zip codes of Eastern Mesa 18 Climate Edit Located in the Sonoran Desert Mesa has a hot desert climate Koppen BWh with mild winters and very hot summers Climate data for East Mesa Arizona 1991 2020 normals extremes 2002 presentMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high F C 84 29 89 32 102 39 105 41 112 44 120 49 121 49 117 47 115 46 105 41 98 37 85 29 121 49 Mean maximum F C 78 8 26 0 83 1 28 4 90 4 32 4 99 5 37 5 105 7 40 9 113 2 45 1 115 0 46 1 113 3 45 2 109 6 43 1 101 1 38 4 91 4 33 0 78 9 26 1 116 6 47 0 Average high F C 67 5 19 7 70 1 21 2 77 2 25 1 85 2 29 6 94 4 34 7 104 1 40 1 105 9 41 1 104 6 40 3 100 2 37 9 89 5 31 9 76 8 24 9 66 1 18 9 86 8 30 4 Daily mean F C 54 2 12 3 56 4 13 6 62 4 16 9 69 3 20 7 78 0 25 6 87 4 30 8 92 4 33 6 91 5 33 1 85 8 29 9 74 3 23 5 62 2 16 8 53 1 11 7 72 3 22 4 Average low F C 41 0 5 0 42 7 5 9 47 6 8 7 53 3 11 8 61 6 16 4 70 7 21 5 78 9 26 1 78 4 25 8 71 4 21 9 59 1 15 1 47 6 8 7 40 1 4 5 57 7 14 3 Mean minimum F C 28 0 2 2 30 4 0 9 36 0 2 2 42 1 5 6 51 3 10 7 61 7 16 5 71 1 21 7 70 4 21 3 59 7 15 4 45 8 7 7 35 6 2 0 28 3 2 1 25 5 3 6 Record low F C 20 7 20 7 30 1 35 2 46 8 57 14 63 17 65 18 50 10 35 2 27 3 24 4 20 7 Average precipitation inches mm 1 36 35 1 46 37 1 31 33 0 36 9 1 0 16 4 1 0 05 1 3 1 18 30 1 29 33 1 13 29 0 56 14 0 79 20 1 11 28 10 76 273 5 Average precipitation days 0 01 in 4 1 3 7 2 6 1 5 1 1 0 7 4 8 5 2 3 3 2 4 2 3 4 6 36 3Source 1 NOAA 19 Source 2 National Weather Service mean maxima minima 2006 2020 20 Climate data for MesaMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearMean daily daylight hours 10 0 11 0 12 0 13 0 14 0 14 5 14 0 13 5 12 5 11 5 10 5 10 0 12 2Source Weather Atlas 21 Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 1900722 19101 692134 3 19203 03679 4 19303 71122 2 19407 22494 7 195016 790132 4 196033 772101 1 197063 04986 7 1980152 404141 7 1990288 10489 0 2000396 37537 6 2010439 04110 8 2020504 25814 9 2021 est 509 475 3 1 0 U S Decennial Census 22 2010 2020 5 According to the 2020 Census the racial composition of Mesa was 23 White 65 7 Non Hispanic Whites 59 6 Hispanic or Latino of any race 27 3 Black or African American 4 2 Two or more races 12 3 Native American 2 7 Asian 2 6 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 4 According to the 2010 Census the racial composition of Mesa was 24 White 83 8 Non Hispanic Whites 62 6 Hispanic or Latino of any race 27 4 Black or African American 3 7 Two or more races 3 1 Native American 2 3 Asian 2 0 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 4 As of the census of 2010 there were 439 041 people 146 643 households and 99 863 families residing in the city The population density was 3 171 3 inhabitants per square mile 1 224 4 km2 There were 175 701 housing units at an average density of 1 405 7 per square mile 542 7 km2 The racial make up of the city was 81 6 White 2 4 Black or African American 2 2 Native American 2 0 Asian 0 1 Pacific Islander 9 3 from other races and 1 3 from two or more races 24 0 of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race There were 146 643 households out of which 33 4 had children under the age of 18 living with them 52 7 were married couples living together 10 6 had a female householder with no husband present and 31 9 were non families 24 2 of all households were made up of individuals and 9 1 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 68 and the average family size was 3 20 The age distribution was 27 3 under 18 11 2 from 18 to 24 29 7 from 25 to 44 18 4 from 45 to 64 and 13 3 who were 65 or older The median age was 32 years For every 100 females there were 98 2 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95 6 males The median income for a household in the city was 42 817 and the median income for a family was 49 232 Males had a median income of 35 960 versus 27 005 for females The per capita income for the city was 19 601 About 6 2 of families and 8 9 of the population were below the poverty line including 10 7 of those under age 18 and 7 1 of those age 65 or over Political climate EditIn a 2014 study academic researchers from MIT and UCLA analyzed over a decade s worth of public opinion surveys They determined that Mesa was the most conservative American city of more than 250 000 residents 6 Economy EditTop employers Edit According to the city s 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 25 the top employers in the city are Employer of employees1 Banner Health System 8 3212 Mesa Public Schools 7 9943 The Boeing Company 4 6004 City of Mesa 4 1355 Wal Mart 2 8536 Drivetime Automotive Group Inc 1 4017 24 7 Intouch 1 4008 Frys Food Stores 1 3599 AT amp T 1 31110 The Home Depot 1 111Cultural attractions Edit Mesa Grande Ruins HoHoKam Park of the Cactus League home of the Oakland Athletics and former home of the Chicago Cubs during spring training the WAC baseball tournament and former summer home to the now defunct Mesa Miners professional baseball team of the Golden Baseball League Sloan Park opened in 2014 as the new Cactus League spring training home of the Chicago Cubs Mesa Arts Center Mesa Amphitheater Museums I d e a Museum Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aircraft Museum located at Falcon Field B 17 Sentimental Journey Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum Mesa Arts Center Mesa Historical Museum Arizona Museum of Natural History Archeological sites Mesa Grande Ruins Park of the Canals Public libraries Main Library MN Dobson Ranch Branch DR Mesa Express Library MEL Red Mountain Branch RM Water parks Golfland Sunsplash waterpark on U S 60 The only highrise in Mesa is the Bank of America formerly Western Savings building near Fiesta Mall Organ Stop Pizza containing the world s largest Wurlitzer organ Bell Bank Park a 320 acre sports and recreation complexHistoric properties in Mesa Edit Main article List of historic properties in Mesa Arizona Numerous properties in the city are considered to be historical and have been included either in the National Register of Historic Places 26 or the listings of the Mesa Historic Properties Parks and recreation EditMesa has over 2 280 acres of parkland in the city limits Its largest is Red Mountain Park which spans 1 146 acres It includes a lake playgrounds a basketball court and a cement volleyball court 27 Golf Edit Mesa is home to numerous championship golf courses including the original course in town Mesa Country Club 28 This course was founded in the late 1940s by the original leaders of the town and Country Club Drive the most prominent street in Mesa was at one point the modest entrance to the club citation needed West Mesa Edit Main articles Fiesta Mall and Mesa Riverview The abandoned Fiesta Mall is located in West Mesa and owned by Westcor Its anchors were Sears and Best Buy It is located near several shopping centers Mesa s Bank of America 29 and other retail stores banks and restaurants Though deserted a refurbishment and expansion of the mall has been planned 30 Mesa Riverview is a new outdoor destination retail center in the northwestern corner of the city near Loop 202 and Dobson Road At build out the center will include 1 300 000 square feet 120 000 m2 of retail space 31 Its anchors include Bass Pro Shops Cinemark Theaters Wal Mart and Home Depot East Mesa Edit Located in East Mesa is Superstition Springs Business Park 32 It includes the Superstition Springs Center a shopping mall owned by Macerich It features an outdoor amphitheatre and fountain which convert to a stage Anchor stores at the mall are Dillard s JCPenney and Macy s Mission Community Church previously known as Superstition Springs Community Church was initially named after this business park 33 Education EditAlmost all of the city of Mesa is served by public schools operated by Mesa Public Schools however a small southern portion is served by the Gilbert Public Schools and the Queen Creek Unified School District and a small western portion is served by the Tempe Elementary School District and the Tempe Union High School District Pilgrim Lutheran School is a Christian Pre K 8 school of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Mesa 34 More than 40 000 students are enrolled in more than 10 colleges and universities located in Mesa 35 Mesa is home to Mesa Community College the largest of the Maricopa Community Colleges which enrolls over 24 000 full and part time students and Chandler Gilbert Community College The Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University lies in southeast Mesa This satellite campus enrolls over 6 000 undergraduate and graduate students in scientific and engineering fields A T Still University operates an Osteopathic Medical School in Mesa Private for profit institutions include Arizona College Carrington College DeVry University Pima Medical Institute and CAE Global Academy Phoenix 35 Arizona State University opened ASU at Mesa City Center in 2022 offering programs from the Herberger Institute for Design and Arts including a film school with media production facilities and a theater 36 37 After launching a higher education initiative in 2012 Mesa became home to branch campuses of five private liberal arts institutions Albright College Westminster College Benedictine University Upper Iowa University and Wilkes University 38 Two have since left Albright College and Westminster College while a third Wilkes University recently announced it would move entirely online 39 Transportation Edit Mesa City Hall in downtown Mesa Main article Metropolitan Phoenix Freeways Several area freeways serve the Mesa area such as U S Route 60 locally known as the Superstition Freeway which runs between Apache Junction and Phoenix It is also served by SR 87 and bypass loops Loop 101 which skirts the western city limits as the Price Freeway and Loop 202 which bypasses the city on the north and east The main east west arterial road in Mesa is Main Street former US 60 70 80 89 serving Downtown Mesa The primary north south arterials include Country Club Drive Gilbert Road and Power Road Public transportation in Mesa is provided by Valley Metro via bus and light rail Valley Metro Rail The light rail section in Mesa spans about four miles from Sycamore Main St in the west of the city through downtown to Mesa Dr Main St Until July 2008 Mesa was the largest U S city with no public transit service on Sundays but now has Sunday service available on Routes 40 Apache Main 61 Southern 96 Dobson 108 Elliot 112 Country Club Arizona 156 Chandler Williams Field and 184 Power Up to the final years of Southern Pacific passenger railroad service the Sunset Limited passenger train used to make stops in Mesa 40 Air service in the city is provided by two airports Falcon Field located in the northeastern part of the area was established as a training field for British RAF pilots during World War II and was transferred to the city at the end of the war Falcon Field has 605 aircraft based there 41 Boeing builds the AH 64 Apache attack helicopter at a facility adjoining Falcon Field Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport is located in the far southeastern area of the city and provides alternate but limited air service when compared to Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix Mesa Gateway was formerly Williams Gateway Airport and before that Williams Air Force Base which closed in 1993 Williams Gateway was announced as a new Focus City for Allegiant Air Service started October 25 2007 Healthcare EditThe public hospital system Valleywise Health formerly Maricopa Integrated Health System operates Valleywise Community Health Center Mesa and Valleywise Behavioral Health Center Mesa Its sole hospital Valleywise Health Medical Center is in Phoenix 42 Notable people EditJim Adkins musician in the band from Mesa Jimmy Eat World 43 Travis Alexander murder victim Beau Allred professional baseball pitcher 44 Janice Merrill Allred author 45 Helen Andelin author Tyson Apostol reality television star Authority Zero punk rock band 43 John Beck professional football player Art Bisch race car driver Mike Brown professional basketball coach 46 Marcus Brunson professional sprinter Bruce Crandall Medal of Honor pilot 1st Cavalry Veteran of Ia Drang November 14 1965 47 Jonathan Dean ambassador representative to the Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions Julie Ertz world champion soccer player Austin Gibbs musician 48 George Nicholas Goodman pharmacist and former mayor of Mesa 49 Max Hall professional football player Mickey Hatcher professional baseball player Carl Hayden Arizona senator and its first representative in the House died in Mesa in 1972 50 Todd Heap professional football player Kalani Hilliker dancer actress model fashion designer and YouTuber Jamar Hunt professional football player 51 Autumn Hurlbert actress Misty Hyman Olympic gold medalist in swimming Troy Kotsur Academy Award winning deaf actor Rudy Lavik college basketball coach Mike Lee U S senator Albie Lopez professional baseball player 52 Brad Mills professional baseball pitcher Ernesto Miranda conviction overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States in Miranda v Arizona creating the Miranda warning buried in the City of Mesa Cemetery Carolyn Morris professional baseball player A A G P B L citation needed Buck Owens singer member of the Country Music Hall of Fame Rudy Owens professional baseball player John Jacob Rhodes politician House Minority Leader of the U S House of Representatives John Jacob Rhodes III politician former member of the U S House of Representatives Larry Schweikart author Jake Shears lead male singer for the pop band Scissor Sisters Vai Sikahema professional football player General Authority the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Lynn Toler judge for Divorce Court Kelly Townsend Arizona state representative Legislative District 16 including parts of East Mesa Don Taylor Udall state legislator and judge Tara VanFlower singer songwriter of Lycia Brooke White singer songwriter and fifth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol Danny White professional football player Arizona Athlete of the Century 20th Wilford Whizzer White professional football player Vance Wilson former New York Mets catcher and current coach for the Kansas City Royals Roger L Worsley educator formerly with Mesa High School and Mesa Community CollegeSister cities EditMesa has five sister cities as designated by Sister Cities International Burnaby British Columbia Canada Caraz Peru Guaymas Mexico Kaiping Guangdong China Upper Hutt New ZealandSee also Edit Geography portal North America portal United States portal Arizona portalArizona Commemorative Air Force Museum The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Arizona City of Mesa Cemetery Life Teen Mesa Distance Learning Program Shooting of Daniel Shaver Tri City PavilionsReferences EditNotes a b c U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Mesa Arizona 2020 U S Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau Retrieved October 29 2021 a b City and Town Population Totals 2020 2021 United States Census Bureau May 29 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 How to Tell If You Live in the Suburbs Bloomberg News July 7 2020 a b QuickFacts Mesa city Arizona United States Census Bureau Retrieved August 26 2021 a b Epstein Ethan Are Conservative Cities Better Politico Magazine Retrieved September 25 2021 A Brief History of Mesa Arizona Hohokam Mesalibrary org City of Mesa Library July 2003 archived from the original on March 7 2012 retrieved March 13 2012 Bourke John Battle with the Apache 1872 Jenson Andrew 1941 Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Salt Lake City Deseret News Publishing Company p 426 A Brief History of Mesa Arizona First Mesa Company Mesalibrary org City of Mesa Library July 2003 archived from the original on October 7 2011 retrieved March 13 2012 A Brief History of Mesa Arizona Second Mesa Company Mesalibrary org City of Mesa Library July 2003 archived from the original on October 7 2011 retrieved March 13 2012 A Brief History of Mesa Arizona Mesa City 1878 to Depression Mesalibrary org City of Mesa Library July 2003 archived from the original on March 7 2012 retrieved March 13 2012 a b Nice article amp photo of George N Goodman mayor 1952 June 10 AZ Republic Arizona Republic June 10 1952 p 11 via newspapers com A Brief History of Mesa Arizona World War II to Present Mesalibrary org City of Mesa Library July 2003 archived from the original on March 7 2012 retrieved March 13 2012 Yahoo Search Web Search search yahoo com West Mesa Park and ride Project No 06 045 001 Transportation Advisory Board Report PDF City of Mesa April 21 2009 archived from the original PDF on July 21 2011 West Mesa crime spree ends in arrest Mesaaz gov City of Mesa Mesa Police Department Press Release Archive archived from the original on May 28 2010 retrieved July 2 2010 Mesa ZIP codes PDF mesaaz gov City of Mesa October 15 2009 archived from the original PDF on February 27 2012 retrieved March 13 2012 U S Climate Normals Quick Access Station E Mesa AZ National Oceanic 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Downtown or The History of the Financial Plaza archived from the original on February 27 2012 retrieved March 13 2012 Fiesta Mall Center Redevelopment archived from the original on December 20 2008 retrieved April 6 2008 Mesa Riverview Center Information archived from the original on March 12 2008 retrieved April 6 2008 Superstition Springs Business Park Trades for 13 98M AZ Big Media September 21 2014 Retrieved June 4 2015 Our History Mission Community Church Archived from the original on June 5 2015 Retrieved June 4 2015 Welcome to Pilgrim Lutheran School Retrieved March 1 2020 a b Mesa Higher Education Institutions Retrieved November 8 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link State of the art project to offer programs from Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts feature spaces for entrepreneurship and community collaboration January 10 2020 Retrieved November 8 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link ASU at Mesa City Center Grand Opening October 27 2022 Retrieved April 12 2023 Higher Education Initiative Archived from the original on July 8 2014 What is the state of higher education in Mesa Gilbert The Arizona Republic Retrieved November 10 2018 Southern Pacific Lines Table 1 Official Guide of the Railways National Railway Publication Company 101 1 June 1968 Airport Information KFFZ Falcon Field Airport Mesa Arizona USA airnav com AirNav LLC Locations Valleywise Health Retrieved December 2 2021 a b Leatherman Benjamin August 6 2014 The 15 Biggest Rock Stars Who Live in Arizona Phoenix New Times Archived from the original on August 8 2014 Retrieved September 15 2014 98 players born in Arizona Baseball Reference com Archived from the original on July 5 2014 Retrieved December 30 2016 Steenblik Rachel Hunt Wheelwright Hannah 2015 Mormon Feminism Essential Writings Oxford University Press p 196 ISBN 978 0190248031 NBA Coach Mike Brown Began Career at MCC Alumni amp Friends Mesa Community College Alumni Association Retrieved February 10 2017 Medal of Honor Pilot Bruce Crandall 1st Cavalry Veteran of Ia Drang Full Interview Austin Gibbs Releases His Monumental EP through 101 Distribution PR Web April 30 2009 Archived from the original on October 5 2012 Retrieved September 16 2014 George N Goodman Fair Secretary Dies Arizona Republic November 4 1959 p 37 Retrieved January 9 2019 Hayden Carl Trumbull 1877 1972 United States Congress Archived from the original on February 26 2014 Retrieved September 6 2014 87 Jamar Hunt University of Texas El Paso Archived from the original on October 19 2012 Retrieved December 30 2016 Albie Lopez Baseball Reference com Archived from the original on July 3 2014 Retrieved December 30 2016 Bibliograph See also Bibliography of the history of Mesa ArizonaExternal links EditMesa Arizona at Wikipedia s sister projects Definitions from Wiktionary Media from Commons News from Wikinews Quotations from Wikiquote Texts from Wikisource Textbooks from Wikibooks Resources from Wikiversity Travel information from Wikivoyage Official government website Mesa Arizona Convention and Visitors Bureau Tourism Mesa news sports and things to do from The Mesa Republic newspaper Mesa Public Library Mesa Chamber of Commerce Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mesa Arizona amp oldid 1160139687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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