Mesa/Overview

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Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona and part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Metropolitan Area. It is the third-largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson. Mesa is one of the nation's fastest-growing cities, and currently ranks as the 41st-largest. In 2005 The City of Mesa website estimated the city's population at 451,860. Though a suburban city, Mesa actually has a larger population than better-known cities such as St. Louis, Missouri and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Edit this section or read more

Despite its large population, Mesa has a decidedly bedroom-community, sprawl-like character. Its downtown is minimal, and there are very few buildings in Mesa with more than two stories. Nevertheless, the recently completed Mesa Arts Center may help invigorate downtown Mesa. The city is also home to many gated retirement communities, which may explain the large percentage of senior citizens in the population

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