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Established:  1878

Incorporated:  1883

Elevation:  1,273 feet

Population (2000):   396,375 residents:
49.5% male; 50.5% female

Mesa’s average temperature:  84 F degrees

Mesa’s average precipitation:  7.52 inches per year

Mesa is the Spanish word for “table top” which means a flat-topped, raised area.  The first inhabitants of the area, the Hohokam Indians, lived in that region 2,000 years ago.

Mesa is Arizona’s third largest city.  From a population of 7,000 in 1940, Mesa expanded to almost 400,000 by 2000.  It is among America’s fastest growing cities.

Mesa started out as several separate Mormon settlements.  In 1877, the first Mormon settlers arrived... Read more >>

• Mesa Historical Museum
• Mesa Southwest Museum
• Apache Trail
• Superstition Mountain & Wilderness Area