Mesa
Maricopa · USGS GNIS name record 7890
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These Census tracts have reference points near Mesa. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 4210.02 ↗
Maricopa County · AZ
- Population
- 3,394
- Median home value
- $290,200
Census tract 4215.02 ↗
Maricopa County · AZ
- Population
- 3,977
- Median home value
- $389,400
Census tract 4209.02 ↗
Maricopa County · AZ
- Population
- 4,147
- Median home value
- $407,100
Census tract 4214 ↗
Maricopa County · AZ
- Population
- 2,973
- Median home value
- $329,600
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Mesa ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
This Mormon community was named 'Mesa' in 1878 because of its location, but in 1881 postal authorities had the settlement renamed 'Hayden' for Charles Trumbull Hayden because of possible confusion with Mesaville post office. When confusion did take place with Haydens Ferry (now Tempe), the town was renamed in 1886 'Zenos' for a prophet in the Book of Mormon. When Mesaville post office was discontinued in 1888, Zenos reverted to 'Mesa' in 1889 (AZ-T101).
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
SHA-256 919fac887628b8547ec1b24fae319522a9481a56909c3914d1e0a2b56783147c