Mesa, Arizona
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| Foundation : | 1878 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arizona |
| County : | Maricopa County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 25 ′ N , 111 ° 45 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain Standard Time ( UTC − 7 ) |
| Residents : | 484,587 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 1,497 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 324.2 km 2 (approx. 125 mi 2 ) of which 323.7 km 2 (approx. 125 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 378 m |
| Postcodes : | 85200-85299 |
| Area code : | +1 480 |
| FIPS : | 04-46000 |
| GNIS ID : | 0007890 |
| Website : | www.cityofmesa.org |
| Mayor : | Scott Smith |
Mesa in the US state of Arizona is one of 27 cities in the Phoenix metropolitan area and is 15 miles east of the state capital Phoenix in Maricopa County . The urban area has a size of 324.7 km². Mesa was founded in 1878 by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (" Mormons ").
With over 480,000 inhabitants (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau ), the city is the third largest city in Arizona after Phoenix and Tucson . There are only a few high-rise buildings, and so the city extends over almost 330 km². Because of the mild winter climate, Mesa is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, growing 37% between 1990 and 2000. Mesa is the largest suburban city in the United States and the second largest in North America after Mississauga , Ontario . In fact, Mesa is larger than some well-known American cities that are the center of a large agglomeration , such as St. Louis , Miami or Pittsburgh . The helicopter manufacturer MD Helicopters is based at the local airport, Falcon Field Airport ( ICAO code : KFFZ) .
In addition to US Highway 60 , Arizona State Routes 87 , 101 and 202 also run through Mesa.
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 722 | - | |
| 1910 | 1692 | 134.3% | |
| 1920 | 3036 | 79.4% | |
| 1930 | 3711 | 22.2% | |
| 1940 | 7224 | 94.7% | |
| 1950 | 16,790 | 132.4% | |
| 1960 | 33,772 | 101.1% | |
| 1970 | 63,049 | 86.7% | |
| 1980 | 152.404 | 141.7% | |
| 1990 | 288.104 | 89% | |
| 2000 | 396.375 | 37.6% | |
| 2010 | 439.041 | 10.8% | |
| 2012 estimate | 452.084 | 3% | |
history
The history of Mesas began with the arrival of the Hohokam culture around 300 AD. It was to these inhabitants that the original irrigation channels, which were among the most developed in the New World , go back. Some of them led over 20 km through the desert. Around the year 1100 an area of 45,000 hectares could be irrigated. By 1450, the network of canals had grown to several hundred kilometers, and many of these lines are still in use today.
Little is known about the time between the disappearance of the Hohokam culture and the appearance of the first European settlers; the first explorers on the American continent did not come to this area. At the end of the 19th century, the US Army subjugated the Apaches , so that the land was free for settlement.
Daniel Webster Jones led an expedition to establish a Mormon settlement in Arizona. He left St. George , Utah in March 1877 and came with others to Lehi , just north of what is now Mesa, where he founded a settlement that was initially known as Jonesville and Fort Utah and was not named Lehi until 1883.
At the same time, a group of settlers from Utah and Idaho arrived. The leaders of these people were called Crismon, Pomeroy, Robson and Sirrine, but did not want to settle in the settlement founded by Jones, but settled above the table mountain that gave the settlement its name. They dug irrigation ditches, using the original structures of the Hohokam culture and were able to start irrigation in April 1878. A second group of settlers arrived in 1879 and settled further east. They named their settlement Stringtown.
On July 17, 1878, Mesa City was registered as a city with an area of one square mile. The first school was built in 1879. When Mesa City had around 300 residents in 1883, Mesa City was re-established as City . Dr. AJ Chandler, who later founded Chandler , worked in 1895 to widen the Mesa Canal in 1895 to allow enough water to flow through it for a power station to be built. This power plant was bought by the city council in 1917. The income from this was enough to cover the municipal budget until the 1960s. During the Great Depression tarred by the Works Progress Administration paid workers the roads, a hospital, a city hall and library buildings.
When Falcon Field and Williams Field emerged in the early 1940s , many military workers came to the area. Population growth increased, which also contributed to the spread of air conditioning and the emergence of tourism . Industry, especially aircraft manufacturing, ensured further growth in the 1950s and 1960s. In the late 1960s, about half of the population was employed in agriculture, but that percentage has now declined with urbanization in the Phoenix area.
Culture
National Register of Historic Places
A number of structures and objects in Mesa have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places :
| Ref. Number | Surname | address | Multiple Property Submission (MPS) | date |
| 91000982 | Alhambra Hotel | 43 S. Macdonald | July 31, 1991 | |
| 05001198 | Alma Ward Meeting House | 809 W. Main St. | April 4, 2006 | |
| 95000748 | Ammo bunker (S-1007) | southwest of Alaska Dr., Williams AFB | Williams Air Force Base MPS | June 19, 1995 |
| 95000759 | Ammo bunker (S-1008) | southwest of Alaska Dr., Williams AFB | Williams Air Force Base MPS | June 19, 1995 |
| 00001266 | Angulo-Hostetter House | 150 North Wilbur | October 31, 2000 | |
| 95000750 | Archeological Site No. AZ U: 10:20 (ASU) | Address kept secret | Hohokam and Euroamerican Land Use and Settlement Along the Northern Queen Creek Delta MPS | 3rd July 1995 |
| 95000751 | Archeological Site No. AZ U: 10: 25 (ASU) | Address kept secret | Hohokam and Euroamerican Land Use and Settlement Along the Northern Queen Creek Delta MPS | 3rd July 1995 |
| 95000753 | Archeological Site No. AZ U: 10: 61 (ASM) | Address kept secret | Hohokam and Euroamerican Land Use and Settlement Along the Northern Queen Creek Delta MPS | 3rd July 1995 |
| 95000754 | Archeological Site No. AZ U: 10: 65 (ASM) | Address kept secret | Hohokam and Euroamerican Land Use and Settlement Along the Northern Queen Creek Delta MPS | 3rd July 1995 |
| 95000755 | Archeological Site No. AZ U: 10: 66 (ASM) | Address kept secret | Hohokam and Euroamerican Land Use and Settlement Along the Northern Queen Creek Delta MPS | 3rd July 1995 |
| 05000421 | Buckhorn Baths Motel | 5900 E. Main St. | May 10, 2005 | |
| 95000747 | Civil Engineering Maintenance Shop | Intersection of 11th and A Sts., Northeast corner, Williams AFB | Williams Air Force Base MPS | June 19, 1995 |
| 95000743 | Demountable hangar | North Apron, Williams AFB | Williams Air Force Base MPS | June 19, 1995 |
| 99000706 | Evergreen Historic District | roughly bounded by Country Club and Macdonald, north of University Dr. up to 8th St. | July 5, 1999 | |
| 95000744 | Flagpole | 10 St. between D and E Sts., Williams AFB | Williams Air Force Base MPS | June 19, 1995 |
| 95000746 | Housing Storage Supply Warehouse | Intersection of 11th St. and A St., NW corner, Williams AFB | Williams Air Force Base MPS | June 19, 1995 |
| 00001323 | Irving School | 155 N. Center St. | November 8, 2000 | |
| 01000906 | Lehi School | 2345 No. Home | August 30, 2001 | |
| 78000549 | Mesa Grande | Address kept secret | November 21, 1978 | |
| 88003056 | Mesa Journal-Tribune FHA Demonstration Home | 238 W. 2nd Street. | January 23, 2003 | |
| 91000995 | Mesa Woman's Club | 200 N. Macdonald | 5th August 1991 | |
| 75000350 | Park of the Canals | along Horne Rd. N between Utah Ditch S and Mesa-Consolidated Canal | May 30, 1975 | |
| 03000530 | Robson Historic District | roughly bounded by Country Club Dr., Robson St. and 2nd St. | June 20, 2003 | |
| 82002079 | Robert Scott House | 2230 E. Grandview St. | July 8, 1982 | |
| 95001082 | Sirrine House | 160 N. Center St. | September 11, 1995 | |
| 93001141 | Spangler-Wilbur House | 128 N. MacDonald St. | November 1, 1993 | |
| 91000983 | Shrub House | 148 N. Macdonald St. | July 31, 1991 | |
| 00001321 | Temple Historic District | roughly bounded by Mesa Dr., Broadway Rd., Hobson St., and Main St. | November 8, 2000 | |
| 95000745 | Water Pump Station and Water Tower | Intersection of 12th St. and B St., northeast corner, Williams AFB | Williams Air Force Base MPS | June 19, 1995 |
| 99000707 | West Second Street Historic District | roughly bounded by Robson St. and Center St., 1st St. and 3rd St. | July 2, 1999 | |
| 03000531 | West Second Street Historic District (expansion) | roughly bounded by Robson St., University Dr. and MacDonald St. | June 20, 2003 | |
| 99000708 | Wilbur Street Historic District | roughly bounded by Pasadena St. and Pomeroy St., 1st St. and 3rd St. | June 24, 1999 |
Museums in Mesa
- Arizona Museum for Youth
- Commemorative Air Force Museum
- Mesa Historical Society and Museum
- Mesa Southwest Museum
- Sirrine House
Town twinning
- Caraz , Peru
sons and daughters of the town
- Chuck Puleo (* 1972), dart player
- Noah Antwiler (* 1980), comedian
- April Steiner Bennett (* 1980), pole vaulter and Olympic participant
- Brea Bennett (* 1987), porn actress
- Christina Birch (* 1986), American cyclist
- Art Bisch (1926–1958), racing car driver
- Danielle Fishel (born 1981), actress
- Lyndsey Fry (* 1992), ice hockey and inline hockey player
- John Hatch (born 1996), volleyball player
- Todd Heap (born 1980), American football player
- Misty Hyman (* 1979), swimmer and Olympic champion
- Harper Kamp (* 1988), basketball player
- Alex Meraz (born 1985), actor
- Paul Perkins (born 1994), American football player
- John Jacob Rhodes III (1943–2011), politician, member of the House of Representatives
- Dave Spina (born 1983), ice hockey player
- Delbert L. Stapley (1896–1978), Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Wayne Thiebaud (* 1920), painter and important exponent of American Pop Art
- Jimmy Eat World , musical band
- Authority Zero , music band
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2012/PEPANNRSIP.US12A
- ^ City of Mesa Library ( English ) Mesalibrary.org. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ↑ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 426
- ^ Mesa History - First Mesa Company ( English ) In: City of Mesa Library, Mesa Historical Society . Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
- ^ Mesa History - Second Mesa Company ( English ) In: City of Mesa Library, Mesa Historical Society . Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
- ^ Mesa History - Mesa City 1878 to Depression ( English ) In: City of Mesa Library, Mesa Historical Society . Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ↑ Mesa History - World War II to Present ( English ) In: City of Mesa Library, Mesa Historical Society . Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ↑ Dart Professionals - Chuck Puleo ( German ) Dartn.de. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
