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Mesa (/ ˈ m eɪ s ə / MAY-sə) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.The population was 504,258 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the third-most populous city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson, the 36th-most populous city in the U.S., and the most populous city that is not a county seat (except for independent cities Washington, D.C. and Baltimore which are not part of any county).
[13] [14] There have also been proposals, introduced in 1900 and 1913, to divide Maricopa County, with Mesa as the new county's seat. [14] Sierra Bonita County: proposed at the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature in 1885, with Willcox proposed as the county seat. The proposal died by one vote. [15]
Maricopa County (/ ˌ m ær ɪ ˈ k oʊ p ə /) is a county in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona.As of the 2020 census the population was 4,420,568, [1] or about 62% of the state's total, making it the fourth-most populous county in the United States and the most populous county in Arizona, and making Arizona one of the nation's most centralized states.
Map of the United States with Arizona highlighted. Arizona is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, Arizona is the 14th most populous state with 7,151,502 inhabitants (as of the 2020 census) [1] and the 6th largest by land area spanning 113,623.1 square miles (294,282 km 2). [2]
Major cities include Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale, and Tempe. The former 623 area includes the West Valley. Major cities include Glendale, Surprise, Buckeye, and Avondale. Area code 520 serves Southern Arizona, including Tucson and its metropolitan area, Casa Grande, Nogales, and Sierra Vista.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 January 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Arizona (disambiguation). State in the United States Arizona State Flag Seal Nicknames: The Grand Canyon State; The Copper State; The Valentine State Motto: Ditat Deus ('God enriches') Anthem: "The Arizona March Song ...
Mesa City incorporated. The townsite's bounded by Broadway Road on the south, Mesa Drive on the east, University Drive on the north, & Country Club Drive on the west. Alexander Findlay Macdonald becomes mayor. 1892 – Mesa Free Press newspaper begins publication. [2] 1896 – Sirrine House built. [3]
It is the fourth-most populous city in Arizona, after Mesa, Tucson, and Phoenix. Chandler is considered to be a part of the East Valley . As of the 2020 census , the population of Chandler was 275,987, [ 2 ] up from 236,123 at the 2010 census. [ 4 ]