Welcome to the information page for Mesa. Here you will find facts and history about Mesa.

Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona and is a suburb of Phoenix, within the Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the third-largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson.

Mesa is one of the United States ' fastest-growing cities, and currently ranks as the 37th-largest. 2006 Census Bureau estimates put the city's population at 460,155.

The city proper has a larger population than better-known U.S. cities such as Cleveland, Miami, Minneapolis, or Tampa.

Although it has a large population, Mesa is a " bedroom community." Neighborhoods across the city are diverse some areas have experienced urban blight, while others feature middle class and custom homes.

Mesa was founded in January 1878 by Latter-day Saint (LDS or Mormon ) pioneers and its population is still roughly one-tenth Mormon. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints operates one of its oldest temples in Mesa (the Mesa Arizona Temple ). find out more at wikipedia©

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