Mesa, Arizona
—  City  —
Mesa Bank and Mesa Arts Center building in downtown Mesa
Flag Seal
Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona
Mesa, Arizona Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°24′54″N 111°49′53″W / 33.415°N 111.83139°W / 33.415; -111.83139Coordinates: 33°24′54″N 111°49′53″W / 33.415°N 111.83139°W / 33.415; -111.83139
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Maricopa
Founded	1878
Government
• Mayor	Scott Smith
Area
• Total	133.13 sq mi (324.2 km2)
• Land	132.93 sq mi (323.7 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation	1,243 ft (378 m)
Population (2010)[1][2]
• Total	439,041
• Density	3,536.6/sq mi (1,365.6/km2)
Time zone	MST (no DST) (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	85200-85299
Area code(s)	480
FIPS code	04-46000
Website	http://www.mesaaz.gov/

Mesa ( /ˈmɛsə/ MES-ə) 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.^[3]

Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson, the 38th-largest city and largest suburb in the US^{[clarification needed]}. 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,^[4] Note that the city of Mesa 132.93 sq mi whereas the cities of Miami (35.68 sq mi), Minneapolis (54.9 sq mi), St. Louis (61.9 sq mi), and Cleveland (77.6 sq mi) are much smaller in terms of land area. If these cities were 133 sq. miles, their populations would be much larger. Minneapolis, for example, would have a population of over 761,000 in 132.9 sq. miles. Mesa is decidedly a bedroom community. Mesa is home to the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University.

History[link]

The history of Mesa dates back at least 2,000  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 and ten feet deep at their head gates, extending for as far as 16 miles (26 km) across the desert. By A. D.1100 water could be delivered to an area over 110,000 acres (450 km²), transforming the Sonoran Desert into an agricultural oasis. By A. D.1450, the Hohokam had constructed hundreds of miles of canals many of which are still in use today.^[5]

After the disappearance of the Hohokam and before the arrival of the early settlers little is known, as explorers did not venture into this area. By the late 19th century near present-day Mesa, U. S. Army troops subdued the Apache opening the way for settlement.

Daniel Webster Jones led an expedition to found a Mormon settlement in Arizona. Leaving St. George, Utah in March 1877, Jones and others arrived at Lehi, an area within the northern edge of present-day Mesa. Jones had been asked by LDS officials to direct a party of people in establishing a settlement in Arizona. This settlement was initially known as Jonesville and Fort Utah and did not receive the name of Lehi until 1883, when it was adopted on the suggestion of Brigham Young, Jr.^[6]

At the same time, another group dubbed the First Mesa Company arrived from Utah and Idaho. Their leaders were named Francis Martin Pomeroy, Charles Crismon, George M. Sirrine and Charles I. Robson. Rather than accepting an invitation to settle at Jones' Lehi settlement, they moved to the top of the mesa that serves as the city's namesake. They dug irrigation canals, some of which were over the original Hohokam canals, and by April 1878, water was flowing through them.^[7] The Second Mesa Company arrived in 1879 and settled to the west of where the First Mesa Company settled in 1880, due to lack of available farmland. This settlement was called Stringtown.^[8]

On July 17, 1878, Mesa City was registered as a 1-square-mile (2.6 km²) townsite. The first school was built in 1879. In 1883, Mesa City was incorporated with a population of 300 people. Dr. A. J. Chandler, who would later go on to found the city of Chandler, worked on widening the Mesa Canal in 1895 to allow for enough flow to build a power plant. In 1917, the city of Mesa purchased the utility company. The revenues from the company provided enough for capital expenditures until the 1960s. During the Great Depression, WPA funds provided paved streets, a new hospital, a new town hall and a library.^[9]

With the opening of Falcon Field and Williams Field in the early 1940s, more military personnel began to move into the Mesa area. With the advent of air conditioning and the rise of tourism, population growth exploded in Mesa as well as the rest of the Phoenix area. Industry—especially early aerospace companies—grew in the 1950s and 1960s. As late as 1960, half of the residents of Mesa made a living with agriculture, but this has declined substantially as Mesa's suburban growth continued on track with the rest of the Phoenix metro area.^[10]

Demographics[link]

According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:^[11]

• White: 77.1% (Non-Hispanic Whites: 64.3%)
• Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 26.54%
• Black or African American: 3.5%
• Two or more races: 3.4%
• Native American: 2.4%
• Asian: 1.9% (0.5% Filipino, 0.3% Chinese, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.3% Indian, 0.1% Korean, 0.1% Japanese)
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.4%
• Some other race: 5.8%

As of the census^[12] 2001 estimate, there were 442,445 people, 146,643 households, and 99,863 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,171.3 people per square mile (1,224.4/km²). There were 175,701 housing units at an average density of 1,405.7 per square mile (542.8/km²).

The racial make-up of the city was 81.6% White, 2.4% Black or African American, 2.2% Native American, 2.00% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 9.3% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. 24.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 146,643 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.20.

The age distribution was 27.3% under 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,817, and the median income for a family was $49,232. Males had a median income of $35,960 versus $27,005 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,601. About 6.2% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over. Mesa's residents exhibit a great deal of economic diversity,^{[citation needed]} with low-income areas constructed somewhat close to high-scale neighborhoods with expensive custom homes. The neighborhood "Marlborough Mesa" has won a community award.^{[citation needed]}

Defining East and West Mesa[link]

Due to Mesa's extremely long east to west travel distance, in excess of 18 miles (29 km)^[13] and large land area 133.13 square miles (344.8 km²), locations in Mesa are often referred to as residing within either East Mesa or West Mesa.^[14][15][16]

Commonly accepted boundaries[link]

Center St[link]

Mesa employs a grid system for street numbering that is different from that used in Phoenix and other portions of the metropolitan area. Center Street, running north to south bisects Mesa into eastern and western halves and serves as the east and west numbering point of origin within Mesa. Streets west of Center St., such as W. University Drive or W. Main St. are considered to be in West Mesa; whereas, streets east of Center St., such as E. University or E. Main St. are considered to be in East Mesa.^[17]

Mesa Drive 1/2 Mile East of Center St. (By Zip code)[link]

Mesa Drive, running north to south and bisecting Mesa into east and west sections, is located one half mile(800m) east of Center Street, and serves as the zip code boundary between the 85281, 85201, 85202, and 85210 zip codes of Western Mesa and the 85203, 85204, 85205, 85206, 85207, 85208, 85209, 85212, 85213, 85215, 85220, and 85242 zip codes of Eastern Mesa.^[18]

Country Club Drive 1/2 Mile West of Center St. (By US Congressional district)[link]

Country Club Drive, running north to south and bisecting Mesa into east and west sections, is located one half mile(800m) west of Center St, and serves as the jurisdictional boundary between Arizona's 5th and 6th congressional districts.^[19]

Economy[link]

Top employers[link]

According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,^[20] the top employers in the city are:

Climate[link]

Cultural attractions[link]

Mesa Grande Ruins

• HoHoKam Park of the Cactus League home of the Chicago Cubs during spring training, the WAC Baseball Tournament and former summer home to the now defunct Mesa Miners professional baseball team of the Golden Baseball League.
• Mesa Arts Center
• Mesa Amphitheatre
• Mesa Arizona Temple, a large LDS temple, where an Easter Pageant is held every spring.
• Museums
  • Arizona Museum for Youth
  • Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aircraft Museum, located at Falcon Field – B-17 Sentimental Journey
  • Mesa Historical Museum
  • Arizona Museum of Natural History
• Archeological Sites
  • Mesa Grande Ruins
  • Park of the Canals
• Public Libraries
  • Main Library (MN)
  • Dobson Ranch Branch (DR)
  • Red Mountain Branch (RM)
• Water Parks
  • Golfland Sunsplash waterpark on U.S. 60.
• The only skyscraper in Mesa is the Bank of America (formerly Western Savings) building near Fiesta Mall

Amenities[link]

West Mesa[link]

The Fiesta Mall is located in West Mesa, and owned by Westcor. The mall's anchors are Dillard's, Macy's, Sears, Best Buy, and Dick's Sporting Goods. It is located near several shopping centers, Mesa's Bank of America,^[22] and other retail stores, banks, and restaurants. An expansion of Fiesta Mall has been planned.^[23]

Mesa Riverview is a new outdoor destination retail center in the northwestern corner of the city, near Loop 202 and Dobson Road. At build-out the center will include of 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m²) of retail space.^[24] The anchors include Bass Pro Shops, Cinemark Theaters, Wal-Mart, and Home Depot. Mesa Riverview also includes restaurants and specialty stores, such as Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill.

East Mesa[link]

The Superstition Springs Center is a shopping mall in East Mesa also owned by Westcor. It features an outdoor amphitheatre and fountain which convert to a stage. Anchor stores at the mall are Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, and Sears.

Transportation[link]

Mesa City Hall in downtown Mesa

Several area freeways serve the Mesa area, such as U.S. Route 60, locally known as the Superstition Freeway, which runs between Apache Junction and Phoenix. It is also served by SR 87 and bypass loops Loop 101, which skirts the western city limits as the Price Freeway, and Loop 202, which bypasses the city on the north and east. Public transportation is provided by Valley Metro with most buses running Monday through Saturday only; until July 2008, Mesa was the largest U.S. city with no public transit service on Sundays. West Mesa is connected to the METRO Light Rail line at the Dobson Road station incongruously called Main and Sycamore (Sycamore being a minor one-block-long street).

Air service in the city is provided by two airports. Falcon Field, located in the northeastern part of the area, was established as a training field for British RAF pilots during World War II and was transferred to the city at the end of the war. Falcon Field has 605 aircraft based there.^[25] Boeing builds the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter at a facility adjoining Falcon Field. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is located in the far southeastern area of the city, and provides alternate but limited air service to Sky Harbor International Airport. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway was formerly Williams Gateway Airport, and before that, Williams Air Force Base, which closed in 1993. Williams Gateway was announced as a new Focus City for Allegiant Air. Service started October 25, 2007.

Walkability[link]

A 2011 study by Walk Score ranked Mesa 35th most walkable of fifty largest U.S. cities.^[26]

Education[link]

Almost all of the city of Mesa is served by public schools operated by Mesa Public Schools; however, a small southern portion is served by the Gilbert Public Schools, and a small western portion is served by the Tempe Elementary School District and the Tempe Union High School District.

Mesa is also home to Mesa Community College, the largest of the Maricopa Community Colleges, which enrolls over 24,000 full and part time students. In addition, the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University lies in southeast Mesa. This satellite campus enrolls over 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students in scientific and engineering fields. In addition, A. T. Still University's Arizona School of Health Sciences operates an Osteopathic Medical School in Mesa.

Sister cities[link]

Mesa has five sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:

See also[link]

Arizona portal

• Life Teen
• Mesa Distance Learning Program
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arizona
• Tri City Mall
• Falcon Field (Arizona)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mesa, Arizona

• Mesa city government.
• Mesa Arizona Convention and Visitors Bureau – Tourism
• Mesa news, sports and things to do from The Mesa Republic newspaper
• City of Mesa Library on the Web
• Mesa Chamber of Commerce
• Mesa travel guide from Wikitravel

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Kevin Devine
Kevin Devine in Amsterdam (2008)
Background information
Also known as	Kevin Devine
Born	December 19, 1979 (age 32)
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock, folk rock, alternative rock, acoustic
Occupations	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass, glockenspiel
Labels	Favorite Gentlemen, Big Scary Monsters, Academy Fight Song, Procrastinate! Music Traitors, Triple Crown, Defiance, Immigrant Sun, Razor & Tie
Associated acts	Bad Books, Miracle of 86, Delusion, Brand New, Manchester Orchestra, Jesse Lacey
Website	Official website

Kevin Devine is an American songwriter and musician from Brooklyn, New York, who is known for alternately introspective and political lyrics and melodic acoustic guitar songs. He cites his influences as Neutral Milk Hotel,^[1] Bob Dylan, Elliott Smith, Pavement and Nirvana, among others.

History[link]

Beginnings[link]

Devine grew up in Brooklyn and Staten Island and has spent significant time in Manhattan and Queens. Devine graduated from Fordham University at Lincoln Center in 2001, majoring in journalism. He played in the band Miracle of 86 (named after the 1986 New York Mets), as well as the popular Staten Island band Delusion. At Fordham he was able to hone his solo, acoustic style by playing at various open-mic and college events. Devine released his first solo album, entitled Circle Gets the Square, in 2002 under the record label Immigrant Sun Records, as well as being produced by Bill Manoudakis. During this time he also appeared in regular stints at the Wetlands Preserve venue in New York City.

His brother, Dan Devine, is a columnist for Yahoo! Sports.^[2]

Increased Success (2002–2007)[link]

Although still relatively unknown, Devine gained some popularity with his 2003 album, Make the Clocks Move. This album's songs reflect Devine's political views and a growing introspective style, inspired by recent death of his father to a stroke. These two styles would become a staple in Devine's music that followed.

It is the first of two albums released on Triple Crown Records. It is also the first of three albums produced by Chris Bracco and Mike Skinner (ex-Miracle of 86). In 2005, Devine released his third full length album, Split the Country, Split the Street. He signed with Capitol Records, who released his fourth album, Put Your Ghost to Rest, on October 17, 2006. Only four months after his major label debut, Devine was dropped from Capitol Records due to EMI merging Virgin and Capitol Records.

Devine was able to gather a strong fan base as a result of his exposure through touring with Brand New (who were also formerly signed to Triple Crown Records). First appearing as their opening act on their 2004 spring tour, Devine made a small splash among their fan base. However, opening for them again in April 2006 and joining their 2007 Spring tour with Manchester Orchestra greatly increased his fan base and affected his career.

[edit] Brother's Blood and Bad Books (2008–2010)

After negotiations with Capitol Records, "Put Your Ghost To Rest" was re-released on April 20, 2008 by Procrastinate! Music Traitors. Several new demos were featured on his MySpace page around this time. A majority of the demos would later be properly featured on Brother's Blood and a single for Another Bag of Bones was released in August 2008. The tours throughout 2008 were in support of the Put Your Ghost To Rest re-release and the new material.

In December 2008, Devine announced in an interview with Popwreckoning that his new album Brother's Blood would be released on April 28 ^[3] on Favorite Gentlemen records. He also announced a tour with Manchester Orchestra and the release of the I Could Be With Anyone EP in support of the upcoming album.^[4]

In an interview with Manchester Orchestra's Andy Hull, Hull confirmed that Manchester Orchestra and Kevin Devine would be releasing a split EP entitled "I Could Be The Only One".^[5] He later confirmed in a January 2010 interview with AbsolutePunk that Manchester Orchestra and Devine had finished a currently untitled album featuring eight songs,^[6] with four songs written by Devine and the other four written by Hull.^[7] The album with will be released under the band name "Bad Books".^[8] In August 2010, the band officially announced their self-titled debut album, "Bad Books" with a release date of October 19, 2010. A small east coast tour in support of the album was also announced.^[9]

He toured extensively in 2009–2010 for Brother's Blood, including dates with Manchester Orchestra, Brand New, Thrice and Nada Surf. He also played a number of major music festivals, including Coachella, Lollapalooza, The Bamboozle and Bonnaroo. On July 6, 2010, Devine released the She Stayed As Steam EP, featuring outtakes from Brother's Blood.

On October 19, 2010, the self-titled debut album by his new project Bad Books, featuring members of Manchester Orchestra was released. The band supported the release of the album with a 4-date east coast tour.^[10] Another short acoustic tour followed in December 2010, with only Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra frontman Andy Hull playing Bad Books songs, as well as solo songs, acoustically.^[11]

Between the Concrete and Clouds (2010–present)[link]

On August 26, 2010, Devine announced on his Facebook page that he had begun writing his sixth album. A post made on his Facebook page also revealed tentative song titles which include "Between the concrete & clouds", "The first hit", "Off-screen", "A story, a sneak,", "The city has left you", "11-17", "I used to be someone", "Sleepwalking through my life", "Wait out the wreck", and "Merry Levov". The song "Merry Levov" was possibly renamed "Awake in the dirt", as it does not appear on the album yet would explain the lyrical content of the later renaming. Several rough draft lyrics of these songs have been added to his Facebook notes page.^[12] Recording was completed on March 6, 2011. This is the first record he's made that is fully backed by a band, featuring musicians Brian Bonz (keyboard), Chris Bracco (a.k.a. "Plosive") (bass, keyboard), Mike Fadem (drums, percussion), Russell Smith (electric guitar), and Mike Strandberg (guitar, mandolin). It was recorded in 10 days over a span of a month, being produced by longtime collaborator Chris Bracco and mixed by Rob Schnapf.

In March 2011 Devine toured with River City Extension, and released a split 7" EP. Devine's songs on the EP are an acoustic version of "Between the Concrete & Clouds" and "Walls", a Tom Petty cover.^[13]

Two 7" singles, "Luxembourg" and "Part of the Whole", were announced and are due for release on May 17, with the album, Between the Concrete and Clouds, to follow later in the year.^[14]

During an Alt Press interview on July 6, 2011, "Between The Concrete & Clouds" was officially announced for a September 13, 2011 release in the US on Razor & Tie/Favorite Gentlemen Records.^[15] He performed some of his new material on tour starting in spring 2010.

A few songs on the album (most notably "Awake in the dirt") are influenced by the book American Pastoral by Phillip Roth.

In honor of the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's classic album "Nevermind", Kevin Devine covered the entire album, and let fans download it on his website for free.^[16]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• 2002: Circle Gets the Square
• 2003: Make the Clocks Move
• 2005: Split the Country, Split the Street
• 2006: Put Your Ghost to Rest
• 2009: Brother's Blood
• 2011: Between the Concrete and Clouds
• 2011: Nevermind (Nirvana cover album)

Live Albums[link]

• 2005: Live At Schubas 05/13/2005 (Digital only)
• 2006: Live At Maxwell's 02/08/2006 (Digital only)
• 2007: Live at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2007: Kevin Devine (Digital only)
• 2009: Kevin Devine: Live At Looney Tunes 4.16.09
• 2012: Live At Maxwell's 01/07/2012 (Digital only)

EPs[link]

• 2003: Travelling the EU
• 2006: Buried By The Buzz
• 2007: 2007 Tour EP
• 2008: I Could Be With Anyone
• 2010: I Could Be The Only One (split with Manchester Orchestra)
• 2010: She Stayed As Steam
• 2011: Kevin Devine/River City Extension Split

Singles[link]

• 2007: Just Stay
• 2008: Another Bag of Bones
• 2009: Splitting Up Christmas
• 2011: Part Of The Whole (7"/digital)
• 2011: Luxembourg (7"/digital)

Music videos[link]

• 2006: Brooklyn Boy (directed by Paxen Films)
• 2006: Me And My Friends (directed by Paxen Films)
• 2009: I Could Be With Anyone (directed by Sherng-Lee Huang)
• 2009: Another Bag Of Bones
• 2011: Off-Screen

Miracle of 86[link]

• 2000: Miracle of 86 (Fade Away)
• 2003: Every Famous Last Word
• 2005: Last Gasp (EP)
• 2005: Kevin Kolankowski

Bad Books[link]

• 2010: Bad Books

References[link]

External links[link]

• Kevin Devine's MySpace
• Brooklyn Boy music video on YouTube
• Academy Fight Song's MySpace
• These Are Not Records official website
• Kevin Devine Interview Regarding His Career on Audioholic Media
• Kevin Devine Interview Regarding Being Dropped By Capitol Records
• Kevin Devine Debuts 'Another Bag of Bones' on SPIN.com
• Kevin Devine's Popwreckoning Interview Part 1
• Kevin Devine's Popwreckoning Interview Part 2
• Kevin Devine interview on Shockhound

Kris Delmhorst is an American singer-songwriter who is part of the Boston folk scene. She was involved in producing 1998's Respond compilation, a fundraiser for domestic violence groups, and it included her song Weatherman. In 1999, she released a live album with The Vinal Avenue String Band, consisting of herself, Sean Staples, and Ry Cavanaugh. She has also recorded five full-length solo albums and two EPs. Delmhorst currently lives in western Massachusetts and is married to fellow singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, with whom she had a daughter, Hazel, on June 25, 2008.^[1] In 2003, Delmhorst, Foucault, and Peter Mulvey released an album entitled Redbird.

Discography[link]

• 1998 - Appetite
• 1999 - Vinal Avenue String Band - Live at Tir na nÓg
• 2000 - Oddlot (EP)
• 2001 - Five Stories
• 2003 - Redbird (self-released with Peter Mulvey and Jeffrey Foucault)
• 2003 - Songs for a Hurricane
• 2006 - Strange Conversation
• 2008 - Shotgun Singer
• 2008 - Horses Swimming (EP)
• 2011 - Cars

Other contributions[link]

• WYEP Live and Direct: Volume 4 - On Air Performances (2002) - "Little Wings"

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website
• Kris Delmhorst Guitar Chords

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