Mesa (pronounced /ˈmeɪsə/ MAY-sə) is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona and is a suburb of Phoenix, within the Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the third-largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson.
The city proper has a larger population than better-known U.S. cities such as St. Louis, Miami, Minneapolis, or Pittsburgh.
Although it has a large population, Mesa is a "bedroom community." Neighborhoods across ...
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Mesa (pronounced /ˈmeɪsə/ MAY-sə) is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona and is a suburb of Phoenix, within the Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the third-largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson.
The city proper has a larger population than better-known U.S. cities such as St. Louis, Miami, Minneapolis, or Pittsburgh.
Although it has a large population, Mesa is a "bedroom community." Neighborhoods across the city are diverse — some areas have experienced urban blight, while others feature middle class dwellings and elaborate custom homes. Mesa is also best known as having one of the highest check cashing per capita indexes nationwide.
The history of Mesa dates back at least two thousand years to the arrival of the Hohokam people. The Hohokam, whose name means "All Used Up" or "The Departed Ones", built the original canal system. The canals were the largest and most sophisticated in the prehistoric New World. Some were up to 90 feet (27 m) wide...
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