Mesa (

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") is a

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(CDP) in

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. The population was 251 at the 2010 census, up from 214 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (4.17%) is water.

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that Mesa had a population of 251. The population density was . The racial makeup of Mesa was 220 (87.6%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 10 (4.0%) Native American, 3 (1.2%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 14 (5.6%) from

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, and 4 (1.6%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 26 persons (10.4%). The Census reported that 251 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 104 households, out of which 21 (20.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 75 (72.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2 (1.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 5 (4.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 5 (4.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 (1.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 14 households (13.5%) were made up of individuals, and 6 (5.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41. There were 82

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(78.8% of all households); the average family size was 2.62. The population was spread out, with 33 people (13.1%) under the age of 18, 22 people (8.8%) aged 18 to 24, 39 people (15.5%) aged 25 to 44, 117 people (46.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 40 people (15.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males. There were 124 housing units at an average density of , of which 104 were occupied, of which 78 (75.0%) were owner-occupied, and 26 (25.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 184 people (73.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 67 people (26.7%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 214 people, 85 households, and 64 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 91 housing units at an average density of 25.5 per square mile (9.8/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.25%

, 0.47%

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, 2.80% Native American, 1.87%

, 0.47%

, 0.93% from

, and 4.21% from two or more races. 7.01% of the population were

of any race. There were 85 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were married couples living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.86. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 41.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $74,375, and the median income for a family was $76,543. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $25,357 for females. The

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for the CDP was $25,376. About 2.6% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 6.5% of those 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature, Mesa is in , and . Federally, Mesa is in .

References

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