Palm Desert, CA
Palm Desert (English) Palm Desert) is a city in Riverside County, California, USA. Located in the Coacella Valley, it is 23 kilometers east of Palm Springs and 196 kilometers east of Los Angeles. The population in the 2010 population census increased to 48,445 from 41,155 in 2000. The city is one of the fastest-growing cities in California between the 1980s and 1990s, and the population increased nearly twice between 1990 and 2000.
Palm Desert City of Palm Desert | |
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| city | |
 modern art in the center of El Paseo | |
| Nickname: P.D. 、Palm Deezy | |
| Slogan: "Feel The Warmth" ("Feeling warmth") | |
 the position of palm desert in Riverside County, California | |
| 33 degrees 43 minutes 20 seconds north latitude 116 degrees 22 minutes 28 seconds west longitude / 33.72222 degrees north latitude 116.37444 degrees west longitude / 33.72222 degrees west longitude -116.37444 Coordinates: 33 degrees 43 minutes 20 seconds north latitude 116 degrees 22 minutes 28 seconds west longitude / 33.72222 degrees north latitude 116.37444 degrees west longitude / 33.72222 degrees west longitude -116.37444 | |
| country | |
| State |  California |
| county | Riverside County |
| corporatization | November 26, 1973 |
| administration | |
| - Mayor | Susan Marie Weber |
| area | |
| · Total | 27.014mi2 (69.966 km2) |
| · Land | 26.810mi2 (69.437 km2) |
| - Water surface | 0.204mi2 (0.529 km2) 0.76% |
| Elevation | 67ft (220m) |
| population (2010) | |
| · Total | 48,445 |
| - Estimate (2015) | 51,869 |
| · Density | 1,800/mi2 (700/km2) |
| equal time | UTC-8 (Pacific Time) |
| · Daylight saving time | UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
| ZIP code | 92210, 92211, 92255, 92260, 92261 |
| area code | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-55184 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1652767, 2411356 |
| website | www.cityofpalmdesert.org |
The city is the center of growth in the Coacella Valley. In the winter, people called "snowbirds" come from cold areas such as northern, eastern and Canada in the United States, increasing the winter population by about 31,000. In recent years, migrants from coastal and California cities have become full-time workers.
History
The area was initially known as the Old McDonald's Lunch, but was renamed Palm Village in the 1920s when it was planted with date palm.
In 1943, the first housing development started in connection with the army building a base in the area. The site of the base was later developed as an "El Paseo", a luxury shopping mall similar to Los Angeles's rodeo drive. In 1948, Palm Desert Co., Ltd. started to develop real estate, and in 1951 it became the current name.
Many celebrities, including Rita Radner, have their homes for palm desserts. In recent years, professional golfers Michel Wee and Bill Gates' villas are also available. When the city was incorporated into a juridical person on November 26, 1973, only 1,500 people had settled in Japan. The Palm Desert was located in a planned city spreading in the desert from Palm Springs to Indio.
geography
According to the National Census Bureau, the total area of the city is 27.0 square miles (70 km2), of which the land area is 26.8 square miles (69 km2) and the water area is 0.2 square miles (0.52 km 2).
The height of the city's altitude is slowly rising from the northern half of the city, which was once covered by sand dunes, to the south. The elevation of the city hall is 68 meters. The city is located in the Coacella Valley and the Sonora Desert stretches north to west.
Sun City Palm Desert is an unincorporated community on the north side of Route 10 between Palm Desert and Interstate Expressway, not part of the city. It was called Sun City Palm Springs from 1991 to 1996.
climate
The climate of the Coacella Valley is greatly affected by the surrounding terrain. The geographical features of a valley surrounded by high mountains on three sides and sloping to the south contribute to a mild climate throughout the year.
The highest temperature in summer is normal at 42°C and sometimes reaches 49°C. At night it falls to about 28°C. It is warm even in winter, and the temperature during the day is from 23°C to 29°C. The average annual rainfall is less than 130mm, and the number of sunny days exceeds 348 days a year. The average annual maximum temperature is 32°C, the average minimum temperature is 17°C, one of the hottest places in the United States.
The highest temperature ever recorded was 52°C on July 6, 1905. At the foot of the mountain on the south side of the palm desert, a slope warm belt is formed, and the temperature during winter night is quite high. The University of California has an observation station in this slope-warming zone.
| the climate of palm desserts (three meters above sea level) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | Oct | November | Dec | Years |
| Maximum Temperature Record °F (°C) | 97 (36) | 100 (38) | 103 (39) | 109 (43) | 117 (47) | 123 (51) | 125 (52) | 121 (49) | 122 (50) | 115 (46) | 101 (38) | 93 (34) | 125 (52) |
| Mean maximum temperature°F (°C) | 71.9 (22.2) | 75.3 (24.1) | 81.3 (27.4) | 87.5 (30.8) | 95.7 (35.4) | 103.1 (39.5) | 107.3 (41.8) | 106.6 (41.4) | 102.0 (38.9) | 91.9 (33.3) | 79.6 (26.4) | 71.0 (21.7) | 89.5 (31.9) |
| Average daily temperature°F (°C) | 58.3 (14.6) | 61.6 (16.4) | 68.1 (20.1) | 74.1 (23.4) | 81.7 (27.6) | 88.6 (31.4) | 93.8 (34.3) | 93.4 (34.1) | 88.0 (31.1) | 77.8 (25.4) | 65.7 (18.7) | 57.6 (14.2) | 75.8 (24.3) |
| Mean Minimum Temperature°F (°C) | 44.6 (7) | 48.0 (8.9) | 54.8 (12.7) | 60.7 (15.9) | 67.7 (19.8) | 74.2 (23.4) | 80.3 (26.8) | 80.3 (26.8) | 74.0 (23.3) | 63.7 (17.6) | 51.8 (11) | 44.2 (6.8) | 62.1 (16.7) |
| Minimum Temperature Recording °F (°C) | 13 (-11) | 20 (-7) | 25 (-4) | 33 (1) | 38 (3) | 45 (7) | 59 (15) | 56 (13) | 46 (8) | 31 (-1) | 23 (-5) | 19 (-7) | 13 (-11) |
| Precipitation inch (mm) | 0.56 (14.2) | 0.64 (16.3) | 0.43 (10.9) | 0.05 (1.3) | 0.07 (1.8) | 0.01 (0.3) | 0.04 (1) | 0.54 (13.7) | 0.04 (1) | 0.26 (6.6) | 0.18 (4.6) | 0.62 (15.7) | 3.44 (87.4) |
| Source: www.ncdc.noaa.gov | |||||||||||||
| climate of the Void Deep Canyon Research Institute (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | Oct | November | Dec | Years |
| Mean maximum temperature°F (°C) | 69.6 (20.9) | 72.0 (22.2) | 77.5 (25.3) | 84.6 (29.2) | 92.5 (33.6) | 100.8 (38.2) | 104.4 (40.2) | 104.0 (40) | 99.1 (37.3) | 88.7 (31.5) | 77.0 (25) | 68.5 (20.3) | 86.6 (30.3) |
| Mean Minimum Temperature°F (°C) | 51.1 (10.6) | 53.1 (11.7) | 56.1 (13.4) | 60.6 (15.9) | 66.2 (19) | 73.0 (22.8) | 78.6 (25.9) | 79.5 (26.4) | 75.9 (24.4) | 68.0 (20) | 57.9 (14.4) | 50.2 (10.1) | 64.2 (17.9) |
| Precipitation inch (mm) | 0.86 (21.8) | 0.86 (21.8) | 0.56 (14.2) | 0.16 (4.1) | 0.07 (1.8) | 0.02 (0.5) | 0.44 (11.2) | 0.59 (15) | 0.53 (13.5) | 0.24 (6.1) | 0.44 (11.2) | 0.69 (17.5) | 5.52 (140.2) |
| Source: deepcanyon.ucnrs.org | |||||||||||||
demographic dynamics
| population transition | |||
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| Years | population | %± | |
| 1980 | 11,801 | — | |
| 1990 | 23,252 | 97.0% | |
| 2000 | 41,155 | 77.0% | |
| 2010 | 48,445 | 17.7% | |
| 2015 (estimated) | 51,869 | 7.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
The following is demographic data from the 2010 census.
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Economy
According to the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2010 edition of the City, the top 10 employers in the city are as follows:
| rank | employer | number of employees |
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| 1 | JW Marriott Desert Springs Golf Resort | 2,000 |
| 2 | Universal Protection Services | 1,500 |
| 1 | Gacy Renker | 825 |
| 4 | Secure | 700 |
| 5 | Desert Arc | 400 |
| 6 | Walmart | 350 |
| 7 | Marriott Desert Springs Villa | 304 |
| 8 | Mays | 301 |
| 9 | Toscana Country Club | 300 |
| 10 | Big Horn Golf Club | 250 |
shopping
With the rapid growth from the 1980s to 1990s, Palm Desert became a major shopping spot in the Coacella Valley and a center of economic activity. After the development of the Westfield Palm Desert opened in 1983, the city developed into a shopping mall. Following this development, commercial facilities such as One Eleven Town Center, Town Center Plaza and Desert Crossing were established.
El Paseo Drive is a shopping street in downtown Tokyo. The neighborhood of the street has developed into a high-class commercial district with more than 150 boutiques, art galleries and restaurants. El Paseo runs parallel to California State Route 111, the highway to Palm Springs.
The inhabitants of palm desserts represent the preservation of the desert environment through natural scenery and sculptures. Fred Waring Drive is a six-lane highway prompting the construction of new shopping malls and commercial facilities.
culture
The city is the birthplace of palm desert scenes, a genre of music that has had a great impact on the world since the early 1990s. Many palm desert bands have been awarded the honor of launching a hard rock heavy metal subgenre known as Stoner Rock. The Queens of the Stone Age, Caius and Eagles of the Death Metal became world-famous bands.
More than half of the people of palm desserts are over 50 years old. In the 2000s, the population of people over 55 years old doubled, but in recent years, the population of the younger generation tends to increase again.
Traditionally, conservative groups have supported the Republican Party in palm desserts, but in recent years, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has been gaining ground.
The owner of the house is both a permanent resident who lives all year round and the owner of the villa. People from the Pacific Northwest and the urban areas of central California own most of the villa. The villa attracted people from abroad, and the population of Canadians increased especially from the 1970s. Europe, Australia and East Asians bought up the property. The Palm Desert appealed internationally to tourists as "place to be," attracting thousands of retired people around the world.
Palm Desert is a municipality consisting of various ethnic groups such as African, Latin American and Asian. There are Arab, Armenian, Cuban, Philippine, German, Irish, Italian, Iranian, Polish, Puerto Rican, Swedish, South American, Yugoslav and so on. The city also has one of the largest Jewish communities in California. The largest group of ethnic groups in the city is Mexican.
resort golf club
In 1952, the city's first golf course, the Shadow Mountain Tennis Club, was opened, followed by the Marrakesh Country Club in 1954, the Palm Desert Green in 1961 and the Palm Desert Country Club in 1962. There are more than 30 golf courses in total within 10 miles from the city, and the Palm Desert is known as the "World's Golf Capital."
The Desert Willow Golf Resort is a public golf course and has two courses: Mountain View and Fire Cliff. The Fire Cliff course was ranked 13th in California at the 2010 golf magazine "Best Courses you can Play."
From the late 1970s to the late 1980s, many golf clubs and resort hotels appeared on the north side of the city. For example, four-star JW Marriott Desert Springs Golf Resort and Spa opened in 1987, and four-star Desert Willow Golf Resort opened in 2002. There are more than 30 motels in the city, and the total number of rooms is over 5,000. The hospitality industry, such as the accommodations industry, accounts for a large part of the regional travel industry.
politics
The California Senate has the 28th seat and the Republican Jeff Stone. The House is in the 42nd district and the Republican Chadian Maze is elected. The U.S. House of Representatives is part of California's 36th electoral district, and the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), Raul Lewis, is elected.
Police and fire
The city has an office of the Director General of the Riverside County Sheriff. Besides palm desserts, the Rancho Mirage City and the Indian Wells City are also in charge.
Palm Desert has signed a contract with the Riverside County Fire Service and the California Forest Fire Service to provide fire and emergency services. Currently, there are three fire stations in the city: the 33rd Fire Station (Town Center), the 67th Fire Station (Mesa View), and the 71st Fire Station (North Palm Desert). Fire engines and emergency life-saving technicians are deployed at every fire station. The 33rd fire station also has a ladder truck.
education
The Living Dessert Zoo in the city has a collection of animals and plants, as well as the most advanced animal hospital.
The main campus of College of the Dessert, a community college (junior college), is the Palm Desert. The campus opened in 1961 was greatly expanded and had a huge area of 65 hectares. One of the buildings was built with donations from Cawia Indians.
With 2,200 students, Palm Desert High School is part of the Desert Sands Unified School District. Palm Desert Junior High School is a charter school with 1,100 students. There are four elementary schools: George Washington Charter School, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Jimmy Carter Elementary School and Ronald Reagan Elementary School. Part of the city's northernmost part belongs to the Palm Springs Unified School District, where students can go to Rancho Mirage High School, Kasedal City High School and Nellie Coffman Junior High School. In the eastern part of the city, some students go to Racquita High School, Coronel Mitchell Page Junior High School.
The Riverside County School of Education runs the San Kayateno Community School for the first to the twelfth grade. There are eight private schools in Palm Desert and its neighboring areas.
Infrastructure
Electrical
The city's electricity is being supplied by Southern California Edison.
traffic
The nearest airport is Palm Springs International Airport. Sunline Transit Co. is a bus company in the Coacella Valley. Expressways such as California State Road 111, Interstate Expressway 10 and California State Road 74 run through the city.
park
There are 14 parks in the city.
- Cawia Hills Park
- Cap Homme/ Ralph Adams Park
- Civic Center Park
- Community Gardens
- Freedom Park
- Hobrey Soccer Park
- Ironwood Park
- Joe Man Park
- Magnesia Falls City Park
- Palm Desert Dog Park
- Palma Village Park
- University Dog Park
- University Park East
- Washington Charter School Park
To the south of the city is the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, and to the north is the Coacella Valley Fusaitkagera Reserve.
sister city
Palm Desert has a sister-city relationship with the following cities:
Urongon, Australia
Osoyouth (Canada)
Haifa, Israel
La Paz, Mexico, CA Sul
Gizbourne (New Zealand)
Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)
Port Elizabeth (South Africa)
Shiwatanejo (Mexico)
Annotation
- ^ The phenomenon is that the temperature of a mountain base higher than that of a low altitude.
Footnotes
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date (Word)". California Association of en:Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from original as of October 17, 2013. On August 25, 2014
- ^ "Meet Your Representatives". City of Palm Desert. Read on January 4, 2015.
- ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files - Places - California". United States Census Bureau. Cite web template requires
|accessdate= argument. (Description) - ^ a b "Palm Desert". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. Read on November 29, 2014.
- ^ "Palm Desert (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from original as of August 26, 2012. Read on February 11, 2015.
- ^ a "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Read on July 2, 2016.
- ^ "INDIO FIRE STN, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary". dri.edu. On October 13, 2016, browse.
- ^ NOAA. "1981-2010 MONTHLY NORMALS for Indio, CA". NOAA. On July 19, 2011, it was read.
- ^ University of California. "Weather Data at Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center". University of California; Temperatures normalized for period from 1981-2010. Read on September 7, 2012.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Read on June 4, 2015.
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Palm Desert city". U.S. Census Bureau. July 12, 2014: It was read.
- ^ a b "Palm Desert (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". Archived from original as of August 26, 2012. On October 13, 2016, browse.
- ^ City of Palm Desert CAFR
- ^ "Palm Desert Hotels - JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa". Marriott. On October 13, 2016, browse.
- ^ Desert Willow Golf Resort Archived February 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Statewide Database". UC Regents. On November 29, 2014, it was read.
- ^ "California's 36 Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Cite web template requires
|accessdate= argument. (Description) - ^ "Service Area". rvcfire.org. On October 13, 2016, browse.
- ^ "Rancho Mirage High School". Rancho Mirage High School. On October 13, 2016, browse.
- ^ "City of Palm Desert : Our Parks". cityofpalmdesert.org. On October 13, 2016, browse.
external link
- official site
- Palm Desert Chamber of Commerce
- DMOZ Links
- City-Data.com Statistics
- Living Desert Botanical Garden
- Howser, Huell. "Palm Desert - Palm Springs Week (004)". California's Gold. Chapman University's archive. Read on October 21, 2001.