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Mesa
Arizona
Mesa, Arizona.
Mesa, located in Maricopa County, is one of the
nation’s fastest-growing cities, with a population that
grew by more than 37 percent between 1990 and 2000.
There are solid reasons for Mesa’s growth: low costs of
doing business, reasonable tax structure, skilled and
well-educated workforce, low crime rate, superior
schools, affordable housing and an excellent quality of
life.
As part of the Phoenix-Mesa
metroplex, Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona and
the nation’s 40th-largest city. Taking advantage of
Mesa’s attractive lifestyle, more than 430,000 people
call Mesa home. The City provides the advantages of a
thriving metropolis while maintaining the feel of a
suburban environment. Just 15 miles east of Phoenix,
Mesa covers 128 square miles.
With dynamic recreational, educational
and business environments, Mesa enjoys the best in a
variety of amenities including parks within easy walking
distance from home, a variety of sports facilities that
cater to athletes young and old, highly rated golf
courses for every skill level, a diversity of special
events and community festivals, and Mesa’s ever-popular
Chicago Cubs Spring Training baseball.
With a sophisticated infrastructure
and highly professional local government, the City of
Mesa has a council-manager form of charter government.
The City operates under a district system of council
representation, with the
mayor elected at large and six
council members elected by district.
The
City Manager, appointed by the Council, is the
chief administrative officer carrying out the policies
of the City Council and directing a full-service,
customer-oriented municipal organization with more than
3,800 employees. The City provides a full range of
municipal services including police and fire protection,
parks and recreation, libraries, transportation,
neighborhood outreach and general administration. In
addition, the City owns and operates several enterprises
including the operation of electricity, gas, water,
wastewater, solid waste, aquatics, airports, golf
courses and a community center.
Many City offices are located in the
Mesa City Plaza building, 20 E. Main St., including the
Mayor and City Council, City Manager, City Clerk and
City Attorney. The Municipal Building, at 55 N. Center
St., houses Tax and Licensing, Utilities Customer
Service, and Planning and Zoning. Additionally,
Personnel, Code Compliance and Information Services are
located at the South Center Campus, 200 S. Center St.
For general information, call (480) 644-2011
Information gathered from City of Mesa
There were 146,643
households out of which 33.4% had children under the age
of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples
living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no
husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 24.2% of
all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had
someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.68 and the average
family size was 3.20.
The population was diversified with respect to age 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 were
65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years.
For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every
100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was
$42,817, and the median income for a family was $49,232.
Males had a median income of $35,960 versus $27,005 for
females. The per capita income for the city was $19,601.
About 6.2% of families and 8.9% of the population were
below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under
age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over. Mesa's
residents exhibit a great deal of economic diversity,
with low-income areas constructed somewhat close to
high-scale neighborhoods with expensive custom homes.
The neighborhood "Marlborough Mesa", along with many
other neighborhoods, have won a community award. Source
Wikipedia
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