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Mesa (/ ˈ m eɪ s ə / MAY-sə) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.It is the third-most populous city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson, the 36th-most populous city in the U.S., and the most populous city that is not a county seat (except for independent cities Washington, D.C. and Baltimore which are not part of any county).
The City of Mesa purchased the field from the U.S. government for $1. From 1945 to 1965 the field was leased out to industrial interests, including Talley Defense Systems, Astro Rocket Inc., Rocket Power Inc., the Gabriel Company and others. Eventually it became a civil airfield, and is now owned and operated by the city of Mesa.
850 AZ* Phoenix Main: 851 AZ‡ Mesa South: 852 AZ Mesa: 853 AZ Glendale: 854 Not in use: 855 AZ Globe: 856 AZ Tucson Vicinity: 857 AZ* Tucson Main: 858 Not in use: 859 AZ Show Low: 860 AZ Flagstaff: 861 Not in use: 862 Not in use: 863 AZ Prescott: 864 AZ† Kingman: 865 AZ† Gallup (NM) West: 866 Not in use: 867 Not in use: 868 Not in use ...
Today, Apache Wells is a populated place and retirement community situated within the boundaries of the city of Mesa (a major suburb of Phoenix, part of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area) in Maricopa County, in the state of Arizona, in the United States. [ 8] Apache Wells was established in 1962 and developed by the Hughes family. [ 9]
Counties of Arizona. There are 15 counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. [ 1] Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the Arizona Territory in 1862. The now defunct Pah-Ute County was split from Mohave County in 1865, but merged back in 1871.
Area codes. 623, 602, 480, 520, 928. The Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, the Salt River Valley, metro Phoenix, or The Valley, is the largest metropolitan statistical area in the Southwestern United States, with its largest principal city being the city of Phoenix. It includes much of central Arizona.
Bouse ( / ˈbaʊs / BOWSS rhymes with "house") is a census-designated place (CDP) and ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1908 as a mining camp, the economy of Bouse is now based on tourism, agriculture, and retirees. [ 3] The population was 996 at the 2010 census. [ 4]
The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has defined 925 core-based statistical areas (CBSAs) for the United States and 10 for Puerto Rico. [1] The OMB defines a core-based statistical area as one or more adjacent counties or county equivalents that have at least one urban core area of at least 10,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and ...