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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 ...
Mesa Southwest Museum (later renamed the Arizona Museum of Natural History) founded; the original Hohokam Park opens; 1978 – Western Design Center is founded by Bill Mensch. Mesa celebrates 100-year Centennial; 1979 Fiesta Mall in business. Mesa Amphitheatre built. Mesa Weekly News begins publication. [2] 1980 Population: 152,453. [10 ...
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical areas, seven metropolitan statistical areas, and four micropolitan statistical areas in Arizona. [1] As of 2023, the most populous of these is the Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area, encompassing the area around Arizona's capital and largest city, Phoenix.
The most recent population estimates released by the US Census put the population at 7,278,717 in 2019. [3] The population density of the state is 45.2 people per square mile. [4] In 2010, there were an estimated 460,000 undocumented immigrants in the state. [5] These constituted an estimated 7.9% of the population. [6] Arizona's population ...
Phoenix is the capital and largest city by population in Arizona with 1,608,139 residents, [4] is ranked as the fifth most populous city in the United States, and land area spanning 517.5 sq mi (1,340 km 2) as of the 2020 census. The smallest municipality by population and land area is Winkelman with 296 residents in 0.75 sq mi (1.9 km 2). [5]
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.
Arizona remained sparsely settled for most of the 19th century. [75] The 1860 census reported the population of "Arizona County" to be 6,482, of whom 4,040 were listed as "Indians", 21 as "free colored", and 2,421 as "white". [76] [77] Arizona's continued population growth has put an enormous stress on the state's water supply. [78]
The Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (officially known as the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler MSA [153]), is one of 10 MSAs in Arizona, and was the 11th largest in the United States, with a 2018 U.S. census population estimate of 4,857,962, up from the 2010 census population of 4,192,887. Consisting of both Pinal and Maricopa counties, the MSA ...