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Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona. It is the second largest city in
the metropolitan area of
Phoenix and the third largest city in Arizona, after Tucson.
Mesa is one of the nation's fastest-growing cities. The 2004, census estimate
put the suburb's population
at 437,454. It is the largest suburban city in the United States and second
largest in North America after
Mississauga, Ontario. Mesa has a larger population than St. Louis, Missouri;
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
and Salt Lake City, Utah.
The city was founded in January 1878. Modern Mesa was founded by Mormon pioneers
and its
population is still roughly one-fourth Mormon. Mesa's residents exhibit
significant economic diversity,
with low-income areas and mobile-home parks coexisting with upscale areas
featuring rather expensive
homes.
There are 146,643 households out of which 33.4% have children under the age of
18 living with them,
52.7% are married couples living together, 10.6% have a female householder with
no husband present,
and 31.9% are non-families. 24.2% of all households are made up of individuals
and 9.1% have
someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size
is 2.68 and the average family size is 3.20.
In the city the population is spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 11.2%
from 18 to 24, 29.7%
from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median age is 32
years. For every 100 females there are 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18
and over, there are 95.6
males.
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