Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona and is a suburb located about 20 miles (32 km) east of Phoenix. Mesa is in the East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by Tempe on the west, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler and Gilbert on the south, and Apache Junction on the east. As of the 2010 Census Mesa became Arizona's center of population.

Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson, the 38th-largest city and largest suburb in the US. Despite being home to 439,041 as of 2010, reported by the Census Bureau, making its population larger than more recognizable cities such as Atlanta, Miami, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Cleveland,Mesa is decidedly a bedroom community. Mesa is home to the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University.

Demographics

Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1900 722 — 1910 1,692 134.3% 1920 3,036 79.4% 1930 3,711 22.2% 1940 7,224 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 89.0% 2000 396,375 37.6% 2010 439,041 10.8% According to the 2006–2008 American Community Survey, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:

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