Mesa (

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") is a

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(CDP) in

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. The population was 275 at the 2020 census, up from 251 at the 2010 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 (4.18%) is water.

Demographics

Mesa first appeared as a

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in the 2000 U.S. Census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Mesa had a population of 275. The population density was . The racial makeup of Mesa was 221 (80.4%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 3 (1.1%) Native American, 2 (0.7%) Asian, 0 (0.0%)

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, 13 (4.7%) from other races, and 36 (13.1%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 31 persons (11.3%). The whole population lived in households. There were 115 households, out of which 34 (29.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 64 (55.7%) were married-couple households, 5 (4.3%) were

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couple households, 22 (19.1%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 24 (20.9%) had a male householder with no partner present. 16 households (13.9%) were one person, and 11 (9.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39. There were 93

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(80.9% of all households). The age distribution was 57 people (20.7%) under the age of 18, 6 people (2.2%) aged 18 to 24, 54 people (19.6%) aged 25 to 44, 93 people (33.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 65 people (23.6%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 50.6years. For every 100 females, there were 109.9 males. There were 131 housing units at an average density of , of which 115 (87.8%) were occupied. Of these, 95 (82.6%) were owner-occupied, and 20 (17.4%) were occupied by renters.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Mesa had a population of 251. The population density was . The racial makeup of Mesa was 220 (87.6%)

, 0 (0.0%)

, 10 (4.0%) Native American, 3 (1.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%)

, 14 (5.6%) from other races, and 4 (1.6%) from two or more races.

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or Latino 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

(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

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

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, Mesa is in , and . Federally, Mesa is in .

References

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