City profile · Large City
Mesa, Arizona
Verified Oct 25, 2026Who leads Mesa, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Mark Freeman
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 511,648
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 25, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 25, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcemesaaz.gov/Government/Mayor-City-Council/Mayor-Mark-Freeman ↗
- Official leadership pagemesaaz.gov/Government/Mayor-City-Council/Mayor-Mark-Freeman ↗
- City websitemesaaz.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Mark Freeman CurrentMayor · added Jul 2, 2026 · verified Oct 25, 2026
- John Giles FormerMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 511,648
- Median household income
- $73,766
- Median age
- 36.8
- Land area
- 141.81 sq mi
- Population density
- 3,608 per sq mi
- County
- Maricopa County
- Metro area
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$1.8B
- City hall phone
- (480) 644-2388
- Official website
- mesaaz.gov ↗
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