Riverside County is a
countyIn the United States, a county is a geographic subdivision of a state , usually assigned some governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states; Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. Parishes and boroughs are called "county-equivalents" by the U.S...
in the
U.S. stateA U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of
CaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. One of 58 California counties, it covers 7208 sq mi (18,669 km²) in the southern part of the state, and stretches from
Orange CountyOrange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
to the Colorado River, which forms the state border with
ArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. The county derives its name from the city of
RiversideRiverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
, which is the
county seatA county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
. Along with neighboring
San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...
, the two counties have been dubbed the '
Inland EmpireThe Inland Empire is a region in Southern California. The region sits directly east of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Inland Empire most commonly is used in reference to the U.S. Census Bureau's federally-defined Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area, which covers more than...
'.
The population of Riverside County was 2,189,641 in 2010.
Geographically, the county is mostly
desertA desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Most deserts have an average annual precipitation of less than...
in the central and eastern portions of the county, and is a
Mediterranean climateA Mediterranean climate is the climate typical of most of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, and is a particular variety of subtropical climate...
in the western portion of the county. Most of
Joshua Tree National ParkJoshua Tree National Park is located in southeastern California. Declared a U.S. National Park in 1994 when the U.S. Congress passed the California Desert Protection Act , it had previously been a U.S. National Monument since 1936. It is named for the Joshua tree forests native to the park...
is located in the county. Riverside County lies inland of
Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
and is bordered by Orange County to the west, San Bernardino County to the north, and
San Diego CountySan Diego County is a large county located in the southwestern corner of the US state of California. Hence, San Diego County is also located in the southwestern corner of the 48 contiguous United States. Its county seat and largest city is San Diego. Its population was about 2,813,835 in the 2000...
and
Imperial CountyImperial County is a county located in the Imperial Valley, in the far southeast of the U.S. state of California, bordering both Arizona and Mexico. It is part of the El Centro Metropolitan Area, which encompasses all of Imperial County. The population as of 2000 was 142,361. The county seat is the...
to the south. Large numbers of Los Angeles area workers have moved to the county in recent years to take advantage of relatively affordable housing. Alongside neighboring San Bernardino County, it was one of the fastest growing regions in the state prior to the recent changes in the regional economy. In addition, smaller, but significant, numbers of people have been moving into Southwest Riverside County from the San Diego metropolitan area. The cities of Temecula and Murrieta account for 20% of increase in population of Riverside County between 2000 and 2007.
The famous resort cities of the
Coachella ValleyCoachella Valley is a large valley landform in Southern California. The valley extends for approximately 45 miles in Riverside County southeast from the San Bernardino Mountains to the saltwater Salton Sea, the largest lake in California...
such as
Indian WellsIndian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley , in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,958....
,
La QuintaLa Quinta is a resort city in Riverside County, California, USA, specifically in the Coachella Valley between Indian Wells and Indio. The population was 37,467 at the 2010 census, up from 23,694 at the 2000 census. The Robb Report credits La Quinta as the nation's leading golf destination...
,
Rancho MirageRancho Mirage is a resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 17,218 at the 2010 census, up from 13,249 at the 2000 census, but the seasonal population can exceed 20,000. In between Cathedral City and Palm Desert, it is one of the eight cities of the Coachella...
,
Palm SpringsPalm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
and
Palm DesertPalm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, approximately east of Palm Springs. The population was 48,445 at the 2010 census, up from 41,155 at the 2000 census...
are located in Riverside County.
IndioIndio is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, located in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. It lies east of Palm Springs, east of Riverside, and east of Los Angeles. It is about north of Mexicali, Baja California on the U.S.-Mexican border...
is the center of an important date growing region.
History
The indigenous peoples of what is now Riverside County are the Luiseño, Cupeño and Cahuilla Indians. When the initial 27 California counties were established in 1850 the area today known as Riverside County was divided between Los Angeles County and San Diego County. In 1853 the eastern part of Los Angeles County was used to create San Bernardino County. Between 1891 and 1893 several proposals, and legislative attempts, were put forth to form new counties in Southern California. These proposals included one for a Pomona County and one for a San Jacinto County. None of the proposals were adopted until a measure to create Riverside County was signed by Governor
Henry H. MarkhamHenry Harrison Markham was a United States Representative from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1887 and the 18th Governor of California from January 8, 1891 until January 11, 1895.Markham was born in Wilmington, New York...
on March 11, 1893.
The new county was created from parts of
San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...
and
San Diego CountySan Diego County is a large county located in the southwestern corner of the US state of California. Hence, San Diego County is also located in the southwestern corner of the 48 contiguous United States. Its county seat and largest city is San Diego. Its population was about 2,813,835 in the 2000...
. On May 2, 1893, seventy percent of voters approved the formation of Riverside County. Voters chose the city of Riverside as the county seat, also by a large margin. Riverside County was officially formed on May 9, 1893, when the Board of Commissioners filed the final canvass of the votes.
Riverside County is the birthplace of
laneA lane is a part of the roadway within a road marked out for use by a single line of vehicles in such a way as to control and guide drivers for the purpose of reducing traffic conflicts. Most public roads have at least two lanes, one for traffic in each direction, separated by Lane markings...
markings, thanks to Dr.
June McCarrollJune Hill Robertson McCarroll was a nurse with the Southern Pacific Railroad in the early twentieth century who is credited by Caltrans with the simple but revolutionary idea of delineating highways with a painted line to separate lanes of traffic...
, as well as modern Native American gaming enterprises. In the early 1980s, the county government attempted to shut down small bingo halls operated by the
Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission IndiansThe Morongo Band of Mission Indians is a federally recognized tribe. The main tribal groups are Cahuilla and Serrano. Other lineages include Cupeño and Luiseño Indians,. Although many tribes in California are known as Mission Indians, some, like those at Morongo, were never a part of the Spanish...
and the
Cabazon Band of Mission IndiansThe Cabazon Band of Mission Indians is a federally recognized tribe of Cahuilla Indians, located in Riverside County, California.-Reservation:The Cabazon Indian Reservation was founded in 1876. It occupies located seven miles from Indio, California and from Palm Springs...
. The tribes joined forces and fought the county all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled in the tribes' favor on February 25, 1987. In turn, Congress enacted the
Indian Gaming Regulatory ActThe Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is a 1988 United States federal law that establishes the jurisdictional framework that governs Indian gaming. There was no federal gaming structure before this act...
in 1988 to establish a legal framework for the relationship between Indian gaming and state governments. Naturally, both tribes now operate large casinos in the county: the
Morongo Casino, Resort & SpaMorongo Casino, Resort & Spa is an Indian gaming casino, of the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians, located in Cabazon, California, USA, near San Gorgonio Pass. The casino has 310 rooms and suites. A , 27-story resort, Morongo is one of the largest casinos in California...
and the
Fantasy Springs Resort CasinoFantasy Springs Resort Casino is a casino and hotel located south and west of Palm Springs, California near I-10 in Indio, California. It is owned and operated by Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, a federally recognized tribe. The hotel has 250 rooms...
.
The county's population surpassed one million people in 1980 when the current trend of high population growth as a major real estate destination began in the 1970s.
Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 7303.13 square miles (18,915 km²), of which 7207.37 square miles (18,667 km²) (or 98.69%) is land and 95.76 square miles (248 km²) (or 1.31%) is water. At roughly 180 miles (290 km) wide in the east-west dimension, the area of the county is massive. Riverside County, California is roughly the size of the State of New Jersey in total area. County government documents frequently cite the
Colorado RiverThe Colorado River , is a river in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The watershed of the Colorado River covers in parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states...
town of
BlytheBlythe is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the "Palo Verde Valley" of the Lower Colorado River Valley region, an agricultural area and part of the Colorado Desert along the Colorado River. Blythe was named after Thomas Blythe, a gold prospector who established primary...
as being a "three-hour drive" from the county seat,
RiversideRiverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
. Some view the areas west of San Gorgonio Pass as the Inland Empire portion of the county and the eastern part as either the
Mojave DesertThe Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
or
Colorado DesertCalifornia's Colorado Desert is a part of the larger Sonoran Desert, which extends across southwest North America. The Colorado Desert region encompasses approximately , reaching from the Mexican border in the south to the higher-elevation Mojave Desert in the north and from the Colorado River in...
portion. There are probably at least three geomorphic provinces: the Inland Empire western portion, the Santa Rosa Mountains communities such as
Reinhardt CanyonReinhardt Canyon is located in the Lakeview Mountains, just west of Hemet, California. It is home to the prehistoric petroglyph known as the Hemet Maze Stone .[1]...
and the desert region. Other possible subdivisions include tribal lands, the Colorado River communities, and the Salton Sea.
Incorporated cities
Riverside County
cities |
Year
incorporated |
Population,
2007 |
Median household income,
2006 |
| Banning -2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Banning had a population of 29,603. The population density was 1,281.6 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Banning was 19,164 White, 2,165 African American, 641 Native American, 1,549 Asian, 39 Pacific Islander, 4,604 from other...
|
1913 |
28,272 |
$41,268 |
| Beaumont Beaumont is a city in Riverside County, California, United States in the Greater Los Angeles area.Now a growing, community planned city, the population was 36,877 at the 2010 census, and expected to be up to 125,000 projected by 2040, making Beaumont as California's next, newest fastest-growing...
|
1912 |
28,250 |
$39,553 |
| Blythe Blythe is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the "Palo Verde Valley" of the Lower Colorado River Valley region, an agricultural area and part of the Colorado Desert along the Colorado River. Blythe was named after Thomas Blythe, a gold prospector who established primary...
|
1916 |
22,178 |
$45,302 |
| Calimesa Calimesa is a city in Riverside County, California, United States in the Greater Los Angeles area. The population was 7,879 at the 2010 census, up from 7,139 at the 2000 census. It is situated on the San Gorgonio Pass.-Incorporation:...
|
1990 |
7,415 |
$47,406 |
Canyon LakeCanyon Lake is a gated community in Riverside County, California, United States. One of only five gated cities in California, Canyon Lake began as a master-planned community developed by Corona Land Company in 1968. The “City of Canyon Lake” was incorporated on December 1, 1990. It geographically...
|
1990 |
10,939 |
$70,106 |
| Cathedral City Cathedral City is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 51,200 at the 2010 census. Sandwiched between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, it is one of the cities in the Coachella Valley of southern California...
|
1981 |
51,081 |
$50,654 |
| Coachella Coachella is a city in Riverside County, California; it is the easternmost city in the region collectively known as the Coachella Valley...
|
1946 |
35,207 |
$33,402 |
| Corona Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 152,374, up from 124,966 at the 2000 census...
|
1896 |
144,661 |
$72,162 |
| Desert Hot Springs Desert Hot Springs, also known as DHS, is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The city is located within the Coachella Valley geographic region, sometimes referred to as the Desert Empire. The population was 25,938 at the 2010 census, up from 16,582 at the 2000 United States...
|
1963 |
22,011 |
$33,263 |
| Eastvale Eastvale is a city located in northwestern Riverside County, California, the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Its boundaries extend from Hellman Avenue to the West , Bellgrave Avenue to the North , the Santa Ana River and Norco to the South, and Interstate 15 to the East...
|
2010 |
-- |
-- |
HemetHemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California, United States. It covers a total area of , about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto. The population was 78,657 at the 2010 census....
|
1910 |
69,544 |
$31,749 |
| Indian Wells Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley , in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,958....
|
1967 |
4,865 |
$120,074 |
| Indio Indio is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, located in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. It lies east of Palm Springs, east of Riverside, and east of Los Angeles. It is about north of Mexicali, Baja California on the U.S.-Mexican border...
|
1930 |
71,654 |
$45,143 |
| Jurupa Valley Jurupa Valley is a city of Riverside County, California. On March 8, 2011, voters approved a ballot measure to incorporate the area into its own city; as a result, the area has been an incorporated city since July 1, 2011....
|
2011 |
88,000 |
|
Lake ElsinoreFor the lake see Lake Elsinore.Lake Elsinore or LE is a city in western Riverside County, California. The population was 51,821 at the 2010 census...
|
1888 |
40,985 |
$54,595 |
| La Quinta La Quinta is a resort city in Riverside County, California, USA, specifically in the Coachella Valley between Indian Wells and Indio. The population was 37,467 at the 2010 census, up from 23,694 at the 2000 census. The Robb Report credits La Quinta as the nation's leading golf destination...
|
1982 |
38,340 |
$71,127 |
| Menifee Menifee is a relatively new city located in Southwestern Riverside County, California, United States. The city is roughly in size. As of the 2010 census, Menifee has a population of about 77,519...
|
2008 |
60,000 |
-- |
| Moreno Valley Moreno Valley is a city located in Riverside County, California.A relatively young city, its rapid growth in the 1980s and the first decade of the 21st century made it second-largest city in Riverside County by population, and one of the Inland Empire's population centers. As of the 2010 census,...
|
1984 |
174,565 |
$52,426 |
MurrietaMurrieta has a Mediterranean climate or Dry-Summer Subtropical . Murrieta has plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 263 sunshine days and 35 days with measurable precipitation annually....
|
1991 |
103,466 |
$75,102 |
| Norco Norco is a city in Riverside County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,063, up from 24,157 at the 2000 census...
|
1964 |
27,262 |
$62,652 |
Palm DesertPalm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, approximately east of Palm Springs. The population was 48,445 at the 2010 census, up from 41,155 at the 2000 census...
|
1973 |
49,539 |
$61,789 |
Palm SpringsPalm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
|
1938 |
46,437 |
$46,399 |
| Perris Perris is a city in Riverside County, California, USA. At the 2010 census, the city population was 68,386, up from 36,189 at the 2000 census. The city is named in honor of Fred T. Perris, chief engineer of the California Southern Railroad...
|
1911 |
47,139 |
$35,338 |
| Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage is a resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 17,218 at the 2010 census, up from 13,249 at the 2000 census, but the seasonal population can exceed 20,000. In between Cathedral City and Palm Desert, it is one of the eight cities of the Coachella...
|
1973 |
16,672 |
$78,434 |
RiversideRiverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
|
1883 |
287,820 |
$52,023 |
| San Jacinto San Jacinto is a city in Riverside County, California, U.S.A. It was named after Saint Hyacinth and is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south. The mountains associated with the valley are the San Jacinto Mountains. The population was 44,199 at the 2010...
|
1888 |
31,066 |
$39,235 |
TemeculaTemecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States with a population of 100,097 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it the lowest populated American city over 100,000 population. It was incorporated on December 1, 1989...
|
1989 |
93,923 |
$71,754 |
| Wildomar Wildomar is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. It was incorporated on July 1, 2008. The city is located in a fast-growing area...
|
2008 |
14,064 |
$49,081 |
Unincorporated communities and neighborhoods
- Aguanga
Aguanga is a census-designated place located within the Inland Empire, Riverside County, California. It is located south-southeast of Hemet. Aguanga lies at an elevation of 1955 feet...
- Alberhill
- Anza
Anza is a census-designated place located in southern Riverside County, California, in the Anza Valley, a semi-arid region at a mean elevation of above sea level. It is located south of Idyllwild, and approximately southwest of Palm Springs, southeast of Los Angeles, California and...
- Belltown, California
Belltown is an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California. It lies at an elevation of 840 feet . Belltown is located north of Riverside....
- Bermuda Dunes
Bermuda Dunes is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. The population was 7,282 at the 2010 census, up from 6,229 at the 2000 census. Bermuda Dunes is located near Indio and east of Palm Springs....
- Cabazon
Cabazon is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 2,535 at the 2010 census, up from 2,229 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- Cherry Valley
Cherry Valley is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 6,362 at the 2010 census, up from 5,891 at the 2000 census...
- Chiriaco Summit
Chiriaco Summit is a small unincorporated town and travel stop located along Interstate 10 in the Colorado Desert of Southern California. It is west of Desert Center....
- Coronita
Coronita is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Coronita sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Coronita's population was 2,608.-Geography:...
- Desert Beach
- Desert Center
-"Desert Steve" Ragsdale:The town was founded in 1921 by Stephen A. Ragsdale, also known as “Desert Steve”, and his wife, Lydia. Ragsdale was an itinerant preacher and cotton farmer, originally from Arkansas. In 1915, he left his farm in the Palo Verde Valley along the Colorado River to attend to...
- East Blythe
East Blythe is a former census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The 2000 census population was three. According to the United States Census Bureau, it is one of only nine places or townships in the United States with a population of three people...
- Eagle Mountain
Eagle Mountain, California is a modern day ghost town, in the Colorado Desert, in Riverside County founded in 1948 by noted industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. The town is located at the entrance of the now-defunct Eagle Mountain iron mine, once owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad, then Kaiser Steel,...
- Eagle Valley
- East Hemet
East Hemet is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States, located east of Hemet. East Hemet is in an unincorporated area outside the city limits of Hemet...
- El Cerrito
El Cerrito is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. It is an unincorporated area mostly surrounded by the city of Corona...
- French Valley
French Valley is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. French Valley sits at an elevation of . French Valley lies in the French Valley of California...
- Glen Avon
Glen Avon was a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 20,199 at the 2010 census, up from 14,853 at the 2000 census...
- Highgrove
Highgrove is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 3,988 at the 2010 census, up from 3,445 at the 2000 census...
- Home Gardens
Home Gardens [aka Riverside Valley Home Gardens] is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 11,570 at the 2010 census, up from 9,461 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Homeland
Homeland is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 5,969 at the 2010 census, up from 3,710 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Homeland is located at ....
- Idyllwild
- Lake Tamarisk
- Lakeland Village
Lakeland Village is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 11,541 at the 2010 census, more than double the 5,626 reported at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Lakeview
Lakeview is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 2,104 at the 2010 census, up from 1,619 at the 2000 census...
- Lost Lake
Lost Lake is a desert community located along the west shore of the Colorado River. It also lies along U.S. Route 95 near the northeast extent of Riverside County. Official U.S. Geological Survey feature ID is 245216 and NAD27 coordinates for the community are...
- Mead Valley
Mead Valley is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Mead Valley sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Mead Valley's population was 18,510.-Geography:...
- Mecca
Mecca is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 8,577 at the 2010 census, up from 5,402 at the 2000 census....
- Mesa Verde, California
Mesa Verde is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Mesa Verde sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Mesa Verde's population was 1,023.-Geography:...
- Midland
Midland is a ghost town in Riverside County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California. It is adjacent to the Little Maria Mountains and located about twenty-two miles north of Blythe. From 1925 to the 1960s, Midland was a company town owned by the U.S. Gypsum Co. The company had...
(ghost town)
- Mountain Center
Mountain Center is a census-designated place in west central Riverside County, California. It lies along State Route 74 in the southern division of San Bernardino National Forest, just north of Lake Hemet. Mountain Center lies midway between Hemet and Palm Desert, and it is southeast of the city...
- North Shore
North Shore is a census-designated place in southeastern Riverside County, so named because of its location along the northeast shore of the Salton Sea. It was once a popular vacation destination spot before ever-increasing salinity and pollution of the Salton Sea shut the tourist trade down...
- Nuevo
Nuevo is a rural community located east of the city of Perris and Lake Perris in Riverside County, California, United States. The population of the census-designated place was 6,447 at the 2010 census, up from 4,135 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Pedley
Pedley was a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 12,672 at the 2010 census, up from 11,207 at the 2000 census...
- Pine Cove
- Ripley
Ripley is a census-designated place community in east Riverside County. It is located along State Route 78 between Palo Verde and Blythe. The area is mostly agricultural lands irrigated by Colorado River water. The elevation is...
- Romoland
Romoland is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 1,684 at the 2010 census, down from 2,764 at the 2000 census....
- Rubidoux
Rubidoux was a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,280, up from 29,180 at the 2000 census. Like much of the fast-growing Inland Empire Metropolitan Area, Rubidoux is rapidly changing...
- Sage
- Sedco Hills
Sedco Hills is a former census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 3,078 at the 2000 census...
- Sky Valley
Sky Valley is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Sky Valley sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Sky Valley's population was 2,406.-Geography:...
- Sunnyslope
Sunnyslope was a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 5,153 at the 2010 census, up from 4,437 at the 2000 census...
- Thermal
Thermal is a census-designated place located approximately 25 miles southeast of Palm Springs and about 9.5 miles north of the Salton Sea. Although one can find sunny skies most days, residents occasionally endure strong winds and sizzling summer temperatures well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The...
- Thousand Palms
Thousand Palms is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 7,715 at the 2010 census, up from 5,120 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Thousand Palms is located at ....
- Valle Vista
Valle Vista is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 14,578 at the 2010 census, up from 8,356 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Valle Vista is located at ....
- Winchester
Winchester is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, USA. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 2,534, up from 2,155 at the 2000 census....
- Whitewater, California
- Woodcrest
Woodcrest is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 14,347 at the 2010 census, up from 8,342 at the 2000 United States Census. The adjacent city of Riverside lists Woodcrest as an area for potential annexation.-History:The Woodcrest area was...
Indian reservations
Riverside County has 12 federally-recognized
Indian reservationAn American Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs...
s, which ties it with
Sandoval County, New Mexico-Indian reservations:Sandoval County has 12 Indian reservations and two joint-use areas lying within its borders, the second most of any county in the United States -Indian reservations:Sandoval County has 12 Indian reservations and two joint-use areas lying within its borders, the second most of...
for second most of any county in the United States. (Sandoval County, however, has two additional joint-use areas, shared between reservations.
San Diego County, CaliforniaSan Diego County is a large county located in the southwestern corner of the US state of California. Hence, San Diego County is also located in the southwestern corner of the 48 contiguous United States. Its county seat and largest city is San Diego. Its population was about 2,813,835 in the 2000...
has the most, with 18 reservations.)
- Agua Caliente Indian Reservation
- Augustine Indian Reservation
- Cabazon Indian Reservation
- Cahuilla Indian Reservation
- Colorado River Indian Reservation
The Colorado River Indian Reservation is 189 miles west of Phoenix, Arizona, on highway 95. It lies in western La Paz County, Arizona, southeastern San Bernardino County, California, and northeastern Riverside County, California. It has a total land area of 432.22 sq mi , and most of it lies...
(partly in La Paz County, ArizonaLa Paz County is a county in the western part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census its population was 20,489. The county seat is Parker...
and San Bernardino County, CaliforniaSan Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...
)
- Morongo Indian Reservation
- Pechanga Indian Reservation
- Ramona Village
The Ramona Band or Village of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe of Cahuilla Indians, located in Riverside County, California.-Reservation:...
- Santa Rosa Indian Reservation
- Soboba Band of Mission Indians
- Torres-Martinez Indian Reservation (partly in Imperial County, California
Imperial County is a county located in the Imperial Valley, in the far southeast of the U.S. state of California, bordering both Arizona and Mexico. It is part of the El Centro Metropolitan Area, which encompasses all of Imperial County. The population as of 2000 was 142,361. The county seat is the...
)
- Twenty-Nine Palms Indian Reservation (partly in San Bernardino County)
Adjacent counties
- Imperial County, California
Imperial County is a county located in the Imperial Valley, in the far southeast of the U.S. state of California, bordering both Arizona and Mexico. It is part of the El Centro Metropolitan Area, which encompasses all of Imperial County. The population as of 2000 was 142,361. The county seat is the...
- Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
- San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...
- San Diego County, California
San Diego County is a large county located in the southwestern corner of the US state of California. Hence, San Diego County is also located in the southwestern corner of the 48 contiguous United States. Its county seat and largest city is San Diego. Its population was about 2,813,835 in the 2000...
- La Paz County, Arizona
La Paz County is a county in the western part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census its population was 20,489. The county seat is Parker...
National protected areas
- Cleveland National Forest
Cleveland National Forest encompasses 460,000 acres , mostly of chaparral, with a few riparian areas. A warm dry mediterranean climate prevails over the Forest. It is the southernmost National forest of California. It is administered by the United States Forest Service, a government agency within...
(part)
- Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area in the Coachella Valley, located east of Palm Springs near Palm Desert, California...
- Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is located in southeastern California. Declared a U.S. National Park in 1994 when the U.S. Congress passed the California Desert Protection Act , it had previously been a U.S. National Monument since 1936. It is named for the Joshua tree forests native to the park...
(part)
- San Bernardino National Forest
San Bernardino National Forest is a federally-managed forest covering more than 800,000 acres . There are two main divisions which are the San Bernardino Mountains on the easternmost of the Transverse Range, and the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains on the northernmost of the Peninsular...
(part)
- Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument is a National Monument in Southern California. It includes portions of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountain ranges, the northernmost ones of the Peninsular Ranges system...
Flora and fauna
There is a diversity of flora and fauna within Riverside County. Vegetative plant associations feature many desert flora, but there are also forested areas within the county. The California endemic
Blue oakQuercus douglasii, the Blue Oak, is an oak in the white oak section of the genus, Quercus sect. Quercus. It is endemic to California and is found in foothills surrounding the Central Valley of California and certain locations in the California Coast Ranges, USA...
,
Quercus douglasii is at the southernmost part of it its range in Riverside County.
Major highways
- Interstate 10
- Interstate 15
- Interstate 215
Interstate 215 is a long north–south Interstate highway in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. It is an auxiliary route of Interstate 15 , running from Murrieta to northern San Bernardino...
- U.S. Route 95
In the U.S. state of California, U.S. Route 95 traverses through the far eastern edges of both Riverside and San Bernardino counties. US 95 serves Blythe and Needles and junctions with SR 62 at Vidal Junction....
- Historic U.S. Route 99
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State Route 60State Route 60 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs from Interstate 10 near the Los Angeles River in Los Angeles east to I-10 in Riverside County, with overlaps at State Route 57 and Interstate 215.-Route description:...
State Route 62State Route 62 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California.-Route description:This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System...
State Route 71State Route 71 is the Chino Valley Freeway, formerly the Corona Expressway and before then the Temescal Freeway, a freeway/highway of about 15 miles in length located entirely within Southern California, United States...
State Route 74State Route 74 , a part of the Pines to Palms Scenic Byway, is a mostly scenic highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs from Palm Desert in Riverside County westward to San Juan Capistrano in Orange County.-Route description:...
State Route 78State Route 78 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California in the United States that runs from Oceanside east to Blythe, traversing nearly the entire width of the state. Its western terminus is at Interstate 5 in San Diego County and its eastern terminus is at I-10 in Riverside County...
State Route 79State Route 79 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. The route goes from Interstate 10 in Riverside County to Interstate 8 in San Diego County.-Route description:...
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State Route 86 State Route 86 is a north–south state highway in the southeastern desert region of Southern California, United States. It runs from State Route 111, near the Mexican border crossing at Calexico, north through the Imperial Valley via El Centro and Brawley, and around the west side of the...
State Route 91State Route 91 is a major east–west freeway located entirely within Southern California and serving several regions of the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area...
State Route 111State Route 111 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It is the main north/south state highway and retail corridor through the Coachella Valley, a part of the Colorado Desert in the southeastern corner of the state and famous as a resort destination...
State Route 177
State Route 195 |
Public transportation
- Riverside Transit Agency
Riverside Transit Agency is a joint powers agency that provides public transportation in western Riverside County, California, United States. It operates more than 300 vehicles on 36 local fixed routes, eight long-distance "CommuterLink" express bus routes, and Dial-A-Ride service. RTA was...
serves the western third of Riverside County, as far east as Banning-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Banning had a population of 29,603. The population density was 1,281.6 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Banning was 19,164 White, 2,165 African American, 641 Native American, 1,549 Asian, 39 Pacific Islander, 4,604 from other...
.
- SunLine Transit Agency
SunLine Transit Agency , a transit operator in Riverside County , is a transit agency providing bus service in the Coachella Valley area...
serves Palm SpringsPalm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
and the Coachella Valley area.
- Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency provides service in Blythe, near the Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
border.
- Pass Transit
PASS Transit is a transit agency in Riverside County, California, providing bus service to the communities of Banning, Beaumont, Cabazon and Cherry Valley in the San Gorgonio Pass area.-Route list:*1- Banning City Hall to Hospital...
serves the San Gorgonio Pass communities.
- Corona Cruiser serves the community of Corona.
Riverside County is also served by
GreyhoundGreyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and...
buses.
AmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
trains stop in
Riverside
and
Palm SpringsThe Palm Springs Amtrak station is a train station in Palm Springs, California, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It is served in each direction by thrice-weekly service provided by the Sunset Limited, combined with the Texas Eagle over this portion of its...
, and
Amtrak CaliforniaAmtrak California is a brand name used by the Caltrans Division of Rail for all state-supported Amtrak rail routes within the U.S. State of California...
provides bus connections to the
San JoaquinsThe San Joaquin is a passenger train operated by Amtrak as part of the Amtrak California network in California's Central Valley. Twelve trains a day run between its southern terminus at Bakersfield and Stockton, where the route splits to Oakland or Sacramento...
in
Riverside
,
BeaumontBeaumont is a city in Riverside County, California, United States in the Greater Los Angeles area.Now a growing, community planned city, the population was 36,877 at the 2010 census, and expected to be up to 125,000 projected by 2040, making Beaumont as California's next, newest fastest-growing...
, Palm Springs,
Thousand PalmsThousand Palms is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 7,715 at the 2010 census, up from 5,120 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Thousand Palms is located at ....
,
IndioIndio is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, located in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. It lies east of Palm Springs, east of Riverside, and east of Los Angeles. It is about north of Mexicali, Baja California on the U.S.-Mexican border...
,
Moreno ValleyMoreno Valley is a city located in Riverside County, California.A relatively young city, its rapid growth in the 1980s and the first decade of the 21st century made it second-largest city in Riverside County by population, and one of the Inland Empire's population centers. As of the 2010 census,...
,
PerrisPerris is a city in Riverside County, California, USA. At the 2010 census, the city population was 68,386, up from 36,189 at the 2000 census. The city is named in honor of Fred T. Perris, chief engineer of the California Southern Railroad...
,
Sun CitySun City is a former census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. It along with the neighboring communities of Quail Valley and Menifee incorporated as the City of Menifee on October 1, 2008. The population when Sun City was a CDP was 17,773 at the 2000 census...
and
HemetHemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California, United States. It covers a total area of , about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto. The population was 78,657 at the 2010 census....
.
MetrolinkMetrolink is a commuter rail system serving Los Angeles and the surrounding area of Southern California; it currently consists of six lines and 55 stations using of track....
trains serve five stations in Riverside County:
Riverside-Downtown
,
Riverside-La Sierra-External links:* at the Riverside County Transportation Commission website...
,
North Main-CoronaNorth Main Corona is a station on Metrolink's Inland Empire–Orange County and 91 Lines located in Corona, California. The station is located at 250 East Blaine Street. North Main Corona consists of two side platforms serving two tracks...
,
West CoronaWest Corona is a Metrolink station in west Corona, California on the 91 Line and Inland Empire-Orange Country Line. Thirty-five Metrolink trains serve the station on weekdays.The station is located at 155 S. Auto Center Drive, and has 504 free parking spaces...
, and
Pedley StationPedley Station is located at 6001 Pedley Rd. in Pedley, an unincorporated part of Riverside County, California. It is located just east of Van Buren Blvd...
(in unincorporated
Pedley, CaliforniaPedley was a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 12,672 at the 2010 census, up from 11,207 at the 2000 census...
). These trains provide service to Orange, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties seven days a week, with a primarily commuter-oriented schedule.
Commercial airports
- Palm Springs International Airport
Palm Springs International Airport is a public airport located two miles east of the central business district of Palm Springs, California, serving the Inland Empire Metropolitan Area of Southern California. The airport covers and utilizes two runways...
- March Air Reserve Base
March Joint Air Reserve Base is located in Riverside County, California between the cities of Riverside and Moreno Valley. It is the home to the Air Force Reserve Command's 4th Air Force Headquarters and the 452d Air Mobility Wing , the largest air mobility wing of the 4th Air Force...
may be converted to a commercial use municipal airport and, eventually, an alternative international airport. A proposal for converting the airport into an international airport was rejected in 2005.
General aviation airports
- Banning Municipal Airport
Banning Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Banning, a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The airport is mostly used for general aviation....
- Bermuda Dunes Airport
Bermuda Dunes Airport is a public airport located 13 miles east of Palm Springs, serving Riverside County, California, USA. This general aviation airport covers and has one runway...
- Blythe Municipal Airport
- Corona Municipal Airport
Corona Municipal Airport , formerly L66, is a public airport located three miles northwest of Corona, serving Riverside County, California, United States.Although most U.S...
- Flabob Airport
Flabob Airport is a small public use airport located three nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Riverside, in Riverside County, California, United States. The airport is located in the city of Jurupa Valley beside the Santa Ana River...
, Riverside
- French Valley Airport
French Valley Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in southwestern Riverside County, California, located on Highway 79 near the communities of Murrieta and Temecula.- Facilities and aircraft :...
, Murrieta (Temecula Valley)
- Hemet-Ryan Airport
Hemet-Ryan Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Hemet, in Riverside County, California, United States....
(San Jacinto Valley)
- Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport
Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport is a public airport located in Thermal, California, 20 miles southeast of Palm Springs.Built during World War II and used by both the US Army and US Navy, Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport has had several name changes. As a civilian facility, it was called...
, Thermal (Coachella Valley)
- Perris Valley Airport
Perris Valley Airport is a privately owned and operated airport open to public use and located one mile southeast of Perris serving Riverside County, California. The airport has one runway and is used for general aviation and extensive skydiving. The airport operates from dawn to dusk daily...
- Riverside Municipal Airport
Riverside Municipal Airport , also known as Riverside Airport , is a public airport located four miles southwest of the central business district of Riverside, the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States...
Government
Riverside County is organized as a General Law County under the provision of the California Government Code. The county has five supervisorial districts, and one supervisor is elected from each district every four years.
A General Plan was prepared for the county by the firm of Earth Metrics in the year 1994; in 2003 the County Supervisors authorized updating the plan with respect to certain unincorporated areas.
Law
The Riverside Superior Court is the state
trial courtA trial court or court of first instance is a court in which trials take place. Such courts are said to have original jurisdiction.- In the United States :...
for Riverside County with 14
courthouseA courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply...
s: Riverside Historic Courthouse, Riverside Hall of Justice, Riverside Family Law Court, Riverside Juvenile Court, Southwest Justice Center - Murrieta, Moreno Valley Court, Banning Court, Hemet Court, Corona Court, Temecula Court, Larson Justice Center - Indio, Indio Juvenile Court, Palm Springs Court and Blythe Court.
The main courthouse is the Riverside Historic Courthouse. This landmark, erected in 1903, was modeled after the
GrandThis article contains material abridged and translated from the French and Spanish Wikipedia.The Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées, commonly known as the Grand Palais , is a large historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France...
and
Petit PalaisThe Petit Palais is a museum in Paris, France. Built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900 to Charles Girault's designs, it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts ....
in Paris, France. The courthouse, designed by Los Angeles architects Burnham and Bliesner, has a classical design— including a great hall that connects all the departments (
courtroomA courtroom is the actual enclosed space in which a judge regularly holds court.The schedule of official court proceedings is called a docket; the term is also synonymous with a court's caseload as a whole.-Courtroom design:-United States:...
s). In 1994, the courthouse was closed for seismic retrofits due to the 1992
LandersLanders is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California. The town lies in the Homestead Valley of the Mojave Desert, northeast of Flamingo Heights. The closest large towns are Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree. The town has its own small airport, Landers Airport.Near Landers is Giant...
and 1994
Northridge earthquakeThe Northridge earthquake was a massive earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1994, at 04:31 Pacific Standard Time in Reseda, a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, lasting for about 10–20 seconds...
s. The courthouse was reopened and rededicated in September 1998.
Politics
Riverside County vote
by party in presidential elections
| Year |
GOPThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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DEM The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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Others |
2008The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
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49.7% 299,380 |
1.6% 10,530 |
| 2004 The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...
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41.0% 228,806 |
1.1% 6,300 |
2000The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush, then-governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush , and Democratic candidate Al Gore, then-Vice President....
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44.9% 202,576 |
3.7% 16,596 |
1996The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee and the Republican national ticket of former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas for President and former Housing Secretary Jack...
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43.1% 168,579 |
11.3% 44,423 |
1992The United States presidential election of 1992 had three major candidates: Incumbent Republican President George Bush; Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, and independent Texas businessman Ross Perot....
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38.6% 166,241 |
24.3% 104,577 |
1988The United States presidential election of 1988 featured no incumbent president, as President Ronald Reagan was unable to seek re-election after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the...
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39.6% 133,122 |
1.0% 3,247 |
1984The United States presidential election of 1984 was a contest between the incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate, and former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate. Reagan was helped by a strong economic recovery from the deep recession of 1981–1982...
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35.5% 102,043 |
1.0% 2,835 |
1980The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, as well as Republican Congressman John B. Anderson, who ran as an independent...
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31.5% 76,650 |
8.6% 20,986 |
1976The United States presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal. It pitted incumbent President Gerald Ford, the Republican candidate, against the relatively unknown former governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic...
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48.5% 96,228 |
2.3% 4,556 |
1972The United States presidential election of 1972 was the 47th quadrennial United States presidential election. It was held on November 7, 1972. The Democratic Party's nomination was eventually won by Senator George McGovern, who ran an anti-war campaign against incumbent Republican President Richard...
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38.4% 71,591 |
3.6% 6,693 |
1968The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial United States presidential election. Coming four years after Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson won in a historic landslide, it saw Johnson forced out of the race and Republican Richard Nixon elected...
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38.8% 61,146 |
8.3% 13,110 |
1964The United States presidential election of 1964 was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. Johnson, who had successfully associated himself with Kennedy's...
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56.8% 80,528 |
0.1% 95 |
1960The United States presidential election of 1960 was the 44th American presidential election, held on November 8, 1960, for the term beginning January 20, 1961, and ending January 20, 1965. The incumbent president, Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, was not eligible to run again. The Republican Party...
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43.4% 50,877 |
0.5% 544 |
1956The United States presidential election of 1956 saw a popular Dwight D. Eisenhower successfully run for re-election. The 1956 election was a rematch of 1952, as Eisenhower's opponent in 1956 was Democrat Adlai Stevenson, whom Eisenhower had defeated four years earlier.Incumbent President Eisenhower...
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37.3% 34,098 |
0.5% 465 |
1952The United States presidential election of 1952 took place in an era when Cold War tension between the United States and the Soviet Union was escalating rapidly. In the United States Senate, Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin had become a national figure after chairing congressional...
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33.9% 26,948 |
1.0% 788 |
1948The United States presidential election of 1948 is considered by most historians as the greatest election upset in American history. Virtually every prediction indicated that incumbent President Harry S. Truman would be defeated by Republican Thomas E. Dewey. Truman won, overcoming a three-way...
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40.3% 23,305 |
4.1% 2,350 |
1944The United States presidential election of 1944 took place while the United States was preoccupied with fighting World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had been in office longer than any other president, but remained popular. Unlike 1940, there was little doubt that Roosevelt would run for...
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45.3% 19,439 |
0.8% 346 |
1940The United States presidential election of 1940 was fought in the shadow of World War II as the United States was emerging from the Great Depression. Incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt , a Democrat, broke with tradition and ran for a third term, which became a major issue...
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47.2% 20,003 |
1.4% 598 |
1936The United States presidential election of 1936 was the most lopsided presidential election in the history of the United States in terms of electoral votes. In terms of the popular vote, it was the third biggest victory since the election of 1820, which was not seriously contested.The election took...
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49.9% 17,011 |
1.2% 422 |
1932The United States presidential election of 1932 took place as the effects of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, the Revenue Act of 1932, and the Great Depression were being felt intensely across the country. President Herbert Hoover's popularity was falling as...
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45.4% 12,755 |
4.4% 1,245 |
1928The United States presidential election of 1928 pitted Republican Herbert Hoover against Democrat Al Smith. The Republicans were identified with the booming economy of the 1920s, whereas Smith, a Roman Catholic, suffered politically from Anti-Catholic prejudice, his anti-prohibitionist stance, and...
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21.1% 4,769 |
0.9% 212 |
1924The United States presidential election of 1924 was won by incumbent President Calvin Coolidge, the Republican candidate.Coolidge was vice-president under Warren G. Harding and became president in 1923 when Harding died in office. Coolidge was given credit for a booming economy at home and no...
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8.5% 1,318 |
29.5% 4,579 |
1920The United States presidential election of 1920 was dominated by the aftermath of World War I and a hostile response to certain policies of Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic president. The wartime economic boom had collapsed. Politicians were arguing over peace treaties and the question of America's...
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21.3% 2,798 |
9.1% 1,196 |
Riverside has historically been regarded as a
RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
county in
presidentialThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
and
congressionalThe United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
elections. In 1932, it was one of only two counties (the other being
Benton County, Oregon-National protected areas:*Siuslaw National Forest *William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 78,153 people, 30,145 households, and 18,237 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile . There were 31,980...
) on the entire Pacific coast of the United States to vote for
HooverHerbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...
over Roosevelt. In recent years, however,
DemocraticThe Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
registration numbers have been increasing, and Democrats have made inroads in historically Republican strongholds. In
2008The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
,
Barack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
narrowly carried the county, becoming the first Democrat to do so since
Bill ClintonWilliam Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
in 1992.
In the
House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
, a substantial portion of Riverside County lies in
California's 45th congressional districtCalifornia's 45th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Riverside County. The district includes the communities of Palm Springs, Moreno Valley, Palm Desert, Hemet, Cathedral City, Temecula, Blythe, Rancho Mirage, Murrieta, Indio, Indian Wells,...
, with parts in the
41stCalifornia's 41st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in San Bernardino County. The district encompasses the eastern region of the Greater Los Angeles Area known as the Inland Empire...
,
44thCalifornia's 44th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that currently covers an area of Southern California from San Clemente in Orange County on the coast, north-by-northeast inland to Riverside County, including the cities of Corona, Norco, Rubidoux,...
, and
49thCalifornia's 49th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that currently covers much of northern San Diego County and southwestern Riverside County.The district is currently represented by Republican Darrell E...
districts. All four districts are held by Republicans, the 41st by
Jerry LewisCharles Jeremy Lewis is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 40th, 35th and 37th, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, serving in the role during the 109th Congress.-Early life, education, and...
, the 44th by
Ken CalvertKenneth Stanton "Ken" Calvert is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 43rd, serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is part of the Inland Empire and south Orange County areas of Southern California.-Early life, education and career:Calvert was born in...
, the 45th by
Mary Bono MackMary Bono Mack is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 44th, serving since 1998. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Palm Springs and includes most of central and eastern Riverside County. Bono Mack sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and is...
, and the 49th by
Darrell IssaDarrell Edward Issa is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 48th, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was formerly a CEO of Directed Electronics, the Vista, California-based manufacturer of automobile security and convenience products...
.
In the
State AssemblyThe California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
all of the 64th district and parts of the 63rd, 65th, 66th, 71st, and 80th districts lie in the county. The 63rd is currently vacant, the 64th is represented by Republican
Brian NestandeBrian Nestande is the Republican California State Assemblyman for the 64th District and was elected to the post in 2008. He is the son of former Assemblyman Bruce Nestande, who was the Republican nominee for Secretary of State in 1986....
, the 65th by Republican
Paul CookPaul Thomas Cook is an English drummer and member of the punk rock band Sex Pistols.-Early life and career:...
, the 71st by Republican
Jeff MillerJeff A. Miller was a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate. Miller is an attorney from Cleveland, Tennessee.-Biography:He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville....
, and the 80th by Democrat
Manuel PerezV. Manuel Pérez is a Democratic Assemblymember from California's 80th State Assembly district from Coachella, California, United States.-Biography:...
. In the
80th Assembly DistrictCalifornia's 80th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Manuel Perez of Coachella.-District profile:...
, which has a significant Democratic voter registration edge, Democrats were able to take back the district after 14 years of Republican representation with Perez's victory.
In the
State SenateThe California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 state senators. The state legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...
all of the 37th district and parts of the 31st, 36th, and 40th districts are located in the county. The 31st, 36th, and 37th districts are held by Republicans,
Robert DuttonRobert D. Dutton is an American politician. He has served as the California State Senate Republican Leader since 2010 and as a Senator representing the 31st Senate District since 2004, after serving two years as a State Assemblyman for the 63rd Assembly District.-Biography:Robert Dutton was born...
,
Dennis HollingsworthDennis Clark Hollingsworth is an American politician who represented California's 36th State Senate district, which includes portions of San Diego and Riverside County, from 2002 to 2010. In 2000, Hollingsworth was elected to the Legislature as a member of the Assembly, and in 2002, Hollingsworth...
, and
Bill EmmersonWilliam "Bill" Emmerson is a Republican California State Senator, representing the 37th district in Riverside County, having been elected in a June 8, 2010 special election and sworn into office the next day...
respectively, and the 40th is held by Democrat
Denise Moreno DuchenyDenise Moreno Ducheny is a California State Senator who represents Senate District 40, which includes southern San Diego County, part of Riverside County, and all of Imperial County. Ducheny is a Democrat. She lives with her husband, Al, in San Diego, California.-Background:Ducheny was born in...
.
Riverside County voted 64.8% in favor of
Proposition 8Proposition 8 was a ballot proposition and constitutional amendment passed in the November 2008 state elections...
which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.
Demographics
2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Riverside County had a population of 2,189,641. The racial makeup of Riverside County was 1,335,147 (61.0%) White, 140,543 (6.4%) African American, 23,710 (1.1%) Native American, 130,468 (6.0%) Asian (2.3% Filipino, 0.8% Chinese, 0.7% Vietnamese, 0.6% Korean, 0.5% Indian, 0.2% Japanese, 0.1% Cambodian, 0.1% Laotian, 0.1% Pakistani), 6,874 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 448,235 (20.5%) from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 104,664 (4.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 995,257 persons (45.5%); 39.5% of Riverside County is Mexican, 0.8% Salvadoran, 0.7% Honduran, 0.6% Puerto Rican, 0.3% Cuban, and 0.2% Nicaraguan.
| Population reported at 2010 United States Census |
The CountyRiverside County is a county in the U.S. state of California. One of 58 California counties, it covers in the southern part of the state, and stretches from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the state border with Arizona. The county derives its name from the city of Riverside,...
|
Total
Population |
White |
African
American |
Native
American |
Asian |
Pacific
Islander |
other
racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
|
two or
more races |
Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race) |
Riverside CountyRiverside County is a county in the U.S. state of California. One of 58 California counties, it covers in the southern part of the state, and stretches from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the state border with Arizona. The county derives its name from the city of Riverside,...
|
2,189,641 |
1,335,147 |
140,543 |
23,710 |
130,468 |
6,874 |
448,235 |
104,664 |
995,257 |
Incorporated
cities |
Total
Population |
White |
African
American |
Native
American |
Asian |
Pacific
Islander |
other
racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
|
two or
more races |
Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race) |
| Banning -2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Banning had a population of 29,603. The population density was 1,281.6 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Banning was 19,164 White, 2,165 African American, 641 Native American, 1,549 Asian, 39 Pacific Islander, 4,604 from other...
|
29,603 |
19,164 |
2,165 |
641 |
1,549 |
39 |
4,604 |
1,441 |
12,181 |
| Beaumont Beaumont is a city in Riverside County, California, United States in the Greater Los Angeles area.Now a growing, community planned city, the population was 36,877 at the 2010 census, and expected to be up to 125,000 projected by 2040, making Beaumont as California's next, newest fastest-growing...
|
36,877 |
23,163 |
2,276 |
544 |
2,845 |
83 |
6,058 |
1,908 |
14,864 |
| Blythe Blythe is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the "Palo Verde Valley" of the Lower Colorado River Valley region, an agricultural area and part of the Colorado Desert along the Colorado River. Blythe was named after Thomas Blythe, a gold prospector who established primary...
|
20,817 |
12,396 |
3,126 |
243 |
319 |
32 |
4,045 |
656 |
11,068 |
| Calimesa Calimesa is a city in Riverside County, California, United States in the Greater Los Angeles area. The population was 7,879 at the 2010 census, up from 7,139 at the 2000 census. It is situated on the San Gorgonio Pass.-Incorporation:...
|
7,879 |
6,777 |
88 |
99 |
100 |
10 |
565 |
240 |
1,762 |
Canyon LakeCanyon Lake is a gated community in Riverside County, California, United States. One of only five gated cities in California, Canyon Lake began as a master-planned community developed by Corona Land Company in 1968. The “City of Canyon Lake” was incorporated on December 1, 1990. It geographically...
|
10,561 |
9,495 |
128 |
61 |
190 |
36 |
316 |
335 |
1,303 |
| Cathedral City Cathedral City is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 51,200 at the 2010 census. Sandwiched between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, it is one of the cities in the Coachella Valley of southern California...
|
51,200 |
32,537 |
1,344 |
540 |
2,562 |
55 |
12,008 |
2,154 |
30,085 |
| Coachella Coachella is a city in Riverside County, California; it is the easternmost city in the region collectively known as the Coachella Valley...
|
40,704 |
19,576 |
320 |
290 |
266 |
34 |
19,154 |
1,064 |
39,254 |
| Corona Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 152,374, up from 124,966 at the 2000 census...
|
152,374 |
90,925 |
8,934 |
1,153 |
15,048 |
552 |
28,003 |
7,759 |
66,447 |
| Desert Hot Springs Desert Hot Springs, also known as DHS, is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The city is located within the Coachella Valley geographic region, sometimes referred to as the Desert Empire. The population was 25,938 at the 2010 census, up from 16,582 at the 2000 United States...
|
25,938 |
15,053 |
2,133 |
357 |
675 |
84 |
6,343 |
1,293 |
13,646 |
| Eastvale Eastvale is a city located in northwestern Riverside County, California, the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Its boundaries extend from Hellman Avenue to the West , Bellgrave Avenue to the North , the Santa Ana River and Norco to the South, and Interstate 15 to the East...
|
53,668 |
22,998 |
5,190 |
290 |
13,003 |
198 |
9,172 |
2,817 |
21,445 |
HemetHemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California, United States. It covers a total area of , about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto. The population was 78,657 at the 2010 census....
|
78,657 |
53,259 |
5,049 |
1,223 |
2,352 |
284 |
12,371 |
4,119 |
28,150 |
| Indian Wells Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley , in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,958....
|
4,958 |
4,721 |
29 |
20 |
83 |
2 |
52 |
51 |
209 |
| Indio Indio is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, located in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. It lies east of Palm Springs, east of Riverside, and east of Los Angeles. It is about north of Mexicali, Baja California on the U.S.-Mexican border...
|
76,036 |
46,735 |
1,805 |
741 |
1,693 |
55 |
22,394 |
2,613 |
51,540 |
| La Quinta La Quinta is a resort city in Riverside County, California, USA, specifically in the Coachella Valley between Indian Wells and Indio. The population was 37,467 at the 2010 census, up from 23,694 at the 2000 census. The Robb Report credits La Quinta as the nation's leading golf destination...
|
37,467 |
29,489 |
713 |
230 |
1,176 |
41 |
4,595 |
1,223 |
11,339 |
Lake ElsinoreFor the lake see Lake Elsinore.Lake Elsinore or LE is a city in western Riverside County, California. The population was 51,821 at the 2010 census...
|
51,821 |
31,067 |
2,738 |
483 |
2,996 |
174 |
11,174 |
3,189 |
25,073 |
| Menifee Menifee is a relatively new city located in Southwestern Riverside County, California, United States. The city is roughly in size. As of the 2010 census, Menifee has a population of about 77,519...
|
77,519 |
55,444 |
3,858 |
655 |
3,788 |
295 |
9,642 |
3,837 |
25,551 |
| Moreno Valley Moreno Valley is a city located in Riverside County, California.A relatively young city, its rapid growth in the 1980s and the first decade of the 21st century made it second-largest city in Riverside County by population, and one of the Inland Empire's population centers. As of the 2010 census,...
|
193,365 |
80,969 |
34,889 |
1,721 |
11,867 |
1,117 |
51,741 |
11,061 |
105,169 |
MurrietaMurrieta has a Mediterranean climate or Dry-Summer Subtropical . Murrieta has plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 263 sunshine days and 35 days with measurable precipitation annually....
|
103,466 |
72,137 |
5,601 |
741 |
9,556 |
391 |
8,695 |
6,345 |
26,792 |
| Norco Norco is a city in Riverside County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,063, up from 24,157 at the 2000 census...
|
27,063 |
20,641 |
1,893 |
248 |
844 |
59 |
2,514 |
864 |
8,405 |
Palm DesertPalm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, approximately east of Palm Springs. The population was 48,445 at the 2010 census, up from 41,155 at the 2000 census...
|
48,445 |
39,957 |
875 |
249 |
1,647 |
55 |
4,427 |
1,235 |
11,038 |
Palm SpringsPalm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
|
44,552 |
33,720 |
1,982 |
467 |
1,971 |
71 |
4,949 |
1,392 |
11,286 |
| Perris Perris is a city in Riverside County, California, USA. At the 2010 census, the city population was 68,386, up from 36,189 at the 2000 census. The city is named in honor of Fred T. Perris, chief engineer of the California Southern Railroad...
|
68,386 |
28,937 |
8,307 |
589 |
2,461 |
286 |
24,345 |
3,461 |
49,079 |
| Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage is a resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 17,218 at the 2010 census, up from 13,249 at the 2000 census, but the seasonal population can exceed 20,000. In between Cathedral City and Palm Desert, it is one of the eight cities of the Coachella...
|
17,218 |
15,267 |
256 |
94 |
651 |
14 |
598 |
338 |
1,964 |
RiversideRiverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
|
303,871 |
171,669 |
21,421 |
3,467 |
22,566 |
1,219 |
68,111 |
15,418 |
148,953 |
| San Jacinto San Jacinto is a city in Riverside County, California, U.S.A. It was named after Saint Hyacinth and is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south. The mountains associated with the valley are the San Jacinto Mountains. The population was 44,199 at the 2010...
|
44,199 |
25,272 |
2,928 |
812 |
1,341 |
124 |
11,208 |
2,514 |
23,109 |
TemeculaTemecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States with a population of 100,097 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it the lowest populated American city over 100,000 population. It was incorporated on December 1, 1989...
|
100,097 |
70,880 |
4,132 |
1,079 |
9,765 |
368 |
7,928 |
5,945 |
24,727 |
| Wildomar Wildomar is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. It was incorporated on July 1, 2008. The city is located in a fast-growing area...
|
32,176 |
22,372 |
1,065 |
376 |
1,454 |
69 |
5,124 |
1,716 |
11,363 |
Census-designated
placesA census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
|
Total
Population |
White |
African
American |
Native
American |
Asian |
Pacific
Islander |
other
racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
|
two or
more races |
Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race) |
| Aguanga Aguanga is a census-designated place located within the Inland Empire, Riverside County, California. It is located south-southeast of Hemet. Aguanga lies at an elevation of 1955 feet...
|
1,128 |
929 |
11 |
20 |
24 |
0 |
109 |
35 |
274 |
| Anza Anza is a census-designated place located in southern Riverside County, California, in the Anza Valley, a semi-arid region at a mean elevation of above sea level. It is located south of Idyllwild, and approximately southwest of Palm Springs, southeast of Los Angeles, California and...
|
3,014 |
2,411 |
34 |
57 |
36 |
3 |
347 |
126 |
791 |
| Bermuda Dunes Bermuda Dunes is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. The population was 7,282 at the 2010 census, up from 6,229 at the 2000 census. Bermuda Dunes is located near Indio and east of Palm Springs....
|
7,282 |
5,433 |
180 |
63 |
241 |
11 |
1,126 |
228 |
2,371 |
CabazonCabazon is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 2,535 at the 2010 census, up from 2,229 at the 2000 census.-History:...
|
2,535 |
1,751 |
135 |
90 |
38 |
14 |
358 |
149 |
1,135 |
| Cherry Valley Cherry Valley is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 6,362 at the 2010 census, up from 5,891 at the 2000 census...
|
6,362 |
5,450 |
63 |
102 |
87 |
4 |
451 |
205 |
1,347 |
| Coronita Coronita is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Coronita sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Coronita's population was 2,608.-Geography:...
|
2,608 |
1,649 |
38 |
31 |
108 |
12 |
688 |
82 |
1,349 |
| Crestmore Heights Crestmore Heights is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Crestmore Heights sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Crestmore Heights's population was 384.-Geography:...
|
384 |
229 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
133 |
12 |
263 |
| Desert Center -"Desert Steve" Ragsdale:The town was founded in 1921 by Stephen A. Ragsdale, also known as “Desert Steve”, and his wife, Lydia. Ragsdale was an itinerant preacher and cotton farmer, originally from Arkansas. In 1915, he left his farm in the Palo Verde Valley along the Colorado River to attend to...
|
204 |
164 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
9 |
38 |
| Desert Edge Desert Edge is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Desert Edge sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Desert Edge's population was 3,822.-Geography:...
|
3,822 |
3,051 |
14 |
34 |
28 |
1 |
624 |
70 |
1,220 |
| Desert Palms Desert Palms is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Desert Palms sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Desert Palms's population was 6,957.-Geography:...
|
6,957 |
6,728 |
59 |
16 |
95 |
5 |
15 |
39 |
177 |
| East Hemet East Hemet is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States, located east of Hemet. East Hemet is in an unincorporated area outside the city limits of Hemet...
|
17,418 |
12,257 |
679 |
323 |
275 |
29 |
2,997 |
858 |
6,778 |
| El Cerrito El Cerrito is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. It is an unincorporated area mostly surrounded by the city of Corona...
|
5,100 |
3,542 |
91 |
54 |
95 |
11 |
1,122 |
185 |
2,657 |
| El Sobrante El Sobrante is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. El Sobrante sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported El Sobrante's population was 12,723.-Geography:...
|
12,723 |
7,435 |
1,010 |
73 |
2,240 |
36 |
1,312 |
617 |
3,626 |
| French Valley French Valley is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. French Valley sits at an elevation of . French Valley lies in the French Valley of California...
|
23,067 |
14,827 |
1,828 |
229 |
2,672 |
134 |
1,889 |
1,488 |
6,318 |
| Garnet Garnet is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Garnet sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Garnet's population was 7,543.-Geography:...
|
7,543 |
4,247 |
203 |
96 |
62 |
10 |
2,636 |
289 |
5,580 |
| Glen Avon Glen Avon was a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 20,199 at the 2010 census, up from 14,853 at the 2000 census...
|
20,199 |
10,272 |
805 |
216 |
462 |
34 |
7,567 |
843 |
13,766 |
| Good Hope Good Hope is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Good Hope sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Good Hope's population was 9,192.-Geography:...
|
9,192 |
4,156 |
669 |
98 |
64 |
4 |
3,885 |
316 |
7,319 |
| Green Acres Green Acres is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Green Acres sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Green Acres's population was 1,805.-Geography:...
|
1,805 |
1,192 |
34 |
41 |
25 |
2 |
396 |
115 |
856 |
| Highgrove Highgrove is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 3,988 at the 2010 census, up from 3,445 at the 2000 census...
|
3,988 |
2,104 |
162 |
41 |
113 |
13 |
1,388 |
167 |
2,604 |
| Home Gardens Home Gardens [aka Riverside Valley Home Gardens] is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 11,570 at the 2010 census, up from 9,461 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
|
11,570 |
5,275 |
364 |
126 |
667 |
51 |
4,500 |
587 |
8,524 |
| Homeland Homeland is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 5,969 at the 2010 census, up from 3,710 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Homeland is located at ....
|
5,969 |
3,727 |
130 |
85 |
49 |
15 |
1,673 |
290 |
3,110 |
| Idyllwild-Pine Cove Idyllwild, Pine Cove, and Fern Valley are three adjacent communities, of which Idyllwild is the largest, located in the San Jacinto Mountains in Riverside County, California, United States. "Mile-high Idyllwild" is a popular southern California mountain resort about one mile in altitude...
|
3,874 |
3,434 |
32 |
30 |
135 |
6 |
88 |
149 |
479 |
| Indio Hills Indio Hills is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Indio Hills sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Indio Hills's population was 972.-Geography:...
|
972 |
542 |
6 |
15 |
5 |
1 |
391 |
12 |
657 |
| Lake Mathews Lake Mathews is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Lake Mathews sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Lake Mathews's population was 5,890.-Geography:...
|
5,890 |
4,239 |
253 |
59 |
193 |
3 |
891 |
252 |
1,808 |
| Lake Riverside Lake Riverside is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Lake Riverside sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Lake Riverside's population was 1,173.-Geography:...
|
1,173 |
1,042 |
21 |
16 |
2 |
8 |
46 |
38 |
186 |
| Lakeland Village Lakeland Village is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 11,541 at the 2010 census, more than double the 5,626 reported at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
|
11,541 |
7,764 |
285 |
131 |
168 |
21 |
2,575 |
597 |
5,114 |
| Lakeview Lakeview is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 2,104 at the 2010 census, up from 1,619 at the 2000 census...
|
2,104 |
1,117 |
15 |
48 |
7 |
2 |
842 |
73 |
1,350 |
March ARBMarch Joint Air Reserve Base is located in Riverside County, California between the cities of Riverside and Moreno Valley. It is the home to the Air Force Reserve Command's 4th Air Force Headquarters and the 452d Air Mobility Wing , the largest air mobility wing of the 4th Air Force...
|
1,159 |
811 |
171 |
10 |
35 |
2 |
93 |
37 |
172 |
| Mead Valley Mead Valley is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Mead Valley sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Mead Valley's population was 18,510.-Geography:...
|
18,510 |
8,383 |
1,515 |
179 |
259 |
17 |
7,484 |
673 |
13,395 |
| Meadowbrook Meadowbrook is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Meadowbrook sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Meadowbrook's population was 3,185.-Geography:...
|
3,185 |
2,034 |
130 |
19 |
51 |
4 |
798 |
149 |
1,765 |
| Mecca Mecca is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 8,577 at the 2010 census, up from 5,402 at the 2000 census....
|
8,577 |
2,686 |
40 |
47 |
17 |
7 |
5,543 |
237 |
8,462 |
| Mesa Verde Mesa Verde is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Mesa Verde sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Mesa Verde's population was 1,023.-Geography:...
|
1,023 |
589 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
373 |
39 |
715 |
| Mira Loma Mira Loma was a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 21,930 at the 2010 census, up from 17,617 at the 2000 census. Mira Loma was known as Wineville prior to 1930. The name was changed that year to help disassociate the community from the...
|
21,930 |
12,577 |
383 |
240 |
465 |
43 |
7,250 |
972 |
14,846 |
| Mountain Center Mountain Center is a census-designated place in west central Riverside County, California. It lies along State Route 74 in the southern division of San Bernardino National Forest, just north of Lake Hemet. Mountain Center lies midway between Hemet and Palm Desert, and it is southeast of the city...
|
63 |
60 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
| North Shore North Shore is a census-designated place in southeastern Riverside County, so named because of its location along the northeast shore of the Salton Sea. It was once a popular vacation destination spot before ever-increasing salinity and pollution of the Salton Sea shut the tourist trade down...
|
3,477 |
1,394 |
33 |
26 |
18 |
5 |
1,884 |
117 |
3,313 |
| Nuevo Nuevo is a rural community located east of the city of Perris and Lake Perris in Riverside County, California, United States. The population of the census-designated place was 6,447 at the 2010 census, up from 4,135 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
|
6,447 |
4,011 |
113 |
91 |
82 |
16 |
1,810 |
324 |
3,514 |
| Oasis Oasis is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Oasis sits at an elevation of below sea level. The 2010 United States census reported Oasis's population was 6,890.-Geography:...
|
6,890 |
1,693 |
22 |
96 |
42 |
0 |
4,927 |
110 |
6,731 |
| Pedley Pedley was a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 12,672 at the 2010 census, up from 11,207 at the 2000 census...
|
12,672 |
7,509 |
381 |
119 |
554 |
48 |
3,520 |
541 |
6,773 |
| Ripley Ripley is a census-designated place community in east Riverside County. It is located along State Route 78 between Palo Verde and Blythe. The area is mostly agricultural lands irrigated by Colorado River water. The elevation is...
|
692 |
393 |
103 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
165 |
24 |
537 |
| Romoland Romoland is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 1,684 at the 2010 census, down from 2,764 at the 2000 census....
|
1,684 |
958 |
65 |
8 |
35 |
12 |
514 |
92 |
865 |
RubidouxRubidoux was a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,280, up from 29,180 at the 2000 census. Like much of the fast-growing Inland Empire Metropolitan Area, Rubidoux is rapidly changing...
|
34,280 |
16,935 |
1,850 |
391 |
855 |
136 |
12,469 |
1,644 |
23,322 |
| Sky Valley Sky Valley is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Sky Valley sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Sky Valley's population was 2,406.-Geography:...
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2,406 |
1,961 |
35 |
34 |
21 |
3 |
282 |
70 |
682 |
| Sunnyslope Sunnyslope was a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 5,153 at the 2010 census, up from 4,437 at the 2000 census...
|
5,153 |
3,017 |
96 |
55 |
76 |
10 |
1,696 |
203 |
3,630 |
| Temescal Valley Temescal Valley is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Temescal Valley sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Temescal Valley's population was 22,535.-Geography:...
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22,535 |
14,785 |
1,507 |
131 |
2,157 |
74 |
2,565 |
1,316 |
6,753 |
| Thermal Thermal is a census-designated place located approximately 25 miles southeast of Palm Springs and about 9.5 miles north of the Salton Sea. Although one can find sunny skies most days, residents occasionally endure strong winds and sizzling summer temperatures well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The...
|
2,865 |
1,034 |
28 |
30 |
32 |
1 |
1,685 |
55 |
2,730 |
| Thousand Palms Thousand Palms is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 7,715 at the 2010 census, up from 5,120 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Thousand Palms is located at ....
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7,715 |
5,763 |
105 |
75 |
129 |
10 |
1,422 |
211 |
4,051 |
| Valle Vista Valle Vista is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 14,578 at the 2010 census, up from 8,356 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Valle Vista is located at ....
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14,578 |
11,542 |
440 |
252 |
283 |
41 |
1,351 |
669 |
4,027 |
| Vista Santa Rosa Vista Santa Rosa is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Vista Santa Rosa sits at an elevation of below sea level. The 2010 United States census reported Vista Santa Rosa's population was 2,926.-Geography:...
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2,926 |
1,699 |
8 |
140 |
6 |
0 |
942 |
131 |
2,487 |
| Warm Springs Warm Springs is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Warm Springs sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Warm Springs's population was 2,676.-Geography:...
|
2,676 |
1,673 |
119 |
24 |
102 |
14 |
606 |
138 |
1,232 |
| Whitewater |
859 |
636 |
37 |
31 |
21 |
0 |
97 |
37 |
267 |
WinchesterWinchester is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, USA. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 2,534, up from 2,155 at the 2000 census....
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2,534 |
1,577 |
38 |
17 |
46 |
2 |
728 |
126 |
1,233 |
| Woodcrest Woodcrest is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 14,347 at the 2010 census, up from 8,342 at the 2000 United States Census. The adjacent city of Riverside lists Woodcrest as an area for potential annexation.-History:The Woodcrest area was...
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14,347 |
10,418 |
716 |
69 |
715 |
41 |
1,716 |
672 |
4,113 |
Unincorporated
communitiesIn law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
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Total
Population |
White |
African
American |
Native
American |
Asian |
Pacific
Islander |
other
racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
|
two or
more races |
Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race) |
| All others not CDPs (combined) |
73,117 |
51,422 |
2,231 |
2,102 |
3,794 |
206 |
10,105 |
3,257 |
24,128 |
2000
As of the
censusA census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 1,545,387 people, 506,218 households, and 372,576 families residing in the county. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 214 people per square mile (83/km²). There were 584,674 housing units at an average density of 81 per square mile (31/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 65.6%
WhiteRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 6.2%
BlackRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or
African AmericanRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 1.2%
Native AmericanRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 3.7%
AsianRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.3%
Pacific IslanderRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 18.7% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 4.4% from two or more races. 36.2% of the population were
HispanicRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or
LatinoRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
of any race. 9.2% were of German, 6.9% English, 6.1% Irish and 5.0% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 67.2% spoke English and 27.7% Spanish as their first language.
In 2006 the county had a population of 2,026,803, up 31.2% since 2000. In 2005 45.8% of the population was non-Hispanic whites. The percentages of African Americans, Asians and Native Americans remained relatively similar to their 2000 figures. The percentage of Pacific Islanders had majorly risen to 0.4. Hispanics now constituted 41% of the population.
There were 506,218 households out of which 38.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.0 and the average family size was 3.5.
In the county the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $42,887, and the median income for a family was $48,409. Males had a median income of $38,639 versus $28,032 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the county was $18,689. About 10.7% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
Universities and colleges
- Brandman University, part of the Chapman University System -- Moreno Valley, Palm Desert, Temecula
- California Baptist University
California Baptist University is a private, Christian, liberal arts university located in Riverside, California, United States. Originally founded in 1950 as California Baptist College, it is controlled by the California Southern Baptist Convention, an organization affiliated with the Southern...
-- Riverside
- California Southern Law School
California Southern Law School is a private part-time evening law school in Riverside, California. It is registered with the California State Bar Committee of Bar Examiners , but is not accredited by the CBE or approved by the American Bar Association...
-- Riverside
- California State University, San Bernardino
California State University, San Bernardino, also known as Cal State San Bernardino or CSUSB is a public research university and one of the twenty three general campuses of the California State University system. The main campus sits on in the suburban University District of , United States, with...
, Palm Desert Campus -- Palm Desert
- College of the Desert
College of the Desert is a public two-year community college located in Palm Desert in the Coachella Valley of Riverside County, California...
-- Palm Desert
- La Sierra University
La Sierra University is a Seventh-day Adventist co-educational university accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Adventist Accrediting Association...
-- Riverside
- Mayfield College -- Cathedral City
- Mt. San Jacinto College
Mt. San Jacinto College is a community college in Riverside County, California, United States. MSJC consists of two large campuses: one located in San Jacinto and one in Menifee . In addition, classes are offered at a campus in Banning and a smaller facility located in Temecula...
-- Banning, Menifee, San Jacinto, Temecula
- Palo Verde College
Palo Verde College, formerly called Palo Verde Junior College - is a community college in Blythe, California.-Main Campus:Palo Verde College is located along the Colorado River in the fertile Palo Verde Valley, west of Phoenix, east of Palm Springs, and north of Yuma...
-- Blythe
- Riverside Community College
Riverside City College, or RCC, is a community college located in Riverside, California, United States. The college is part of the Riverside Community College District, as well as the larger California Community Colleges System.-History:...
-- Moreno Valley, Norco, Riverside
- Santa Barbara Business College
Santa Barbara Business College is one of the oldest colleges in California, founded in 1888 as a co-ed finishing college in Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara Business College has expanded its program fields and campus locations...
-- Palm Desert
- University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...
-- Palm Desert, Riverside
- University of Phoenix
The University of Phoenix is a for-profit institution of higher learning. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Apollo Group Inc. which is publicly traded , an S&P 500 corporation based in Phoenix, Arizona...
-- Murrieta, Palm Desert
Military installations
- Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range
The Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range , is a 456,000 acre restricted area, approximately 20 miles wide, east to west, and 50 miles long, northwest to southeast, which is used by the Navy and Marines for aerial bombing and live fire aerial gunnery practice...
- March Air Reserve Base
March Joint Air Reserve Base is located in Riverside County, California between the cities of Riverside and Moreno Valley. It is the home to the Air Force Reserve Command's 4th Air Force Headquarters and the 452d Air Mobility Wing , the largest air mobility wing of the 4th Air Force...
- Naval Surface Warfare Center
The Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers are composed of the Naval Surface Warfare Centers and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center . They operate in a seamless, integrated manner, and they collaborate with customers using a common work assignment process to get the right work to the right...
, Corona Division
Places of interest
- Gold Base
The Gold Base is the international headquarters of the Church of Scientology on a parcel of land in unincorporated Riverside County, California, outside of San Jacinto, and north of Hemet....
, international headquarters of the Church of ScientologyThe Church of Scientology is an organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. The Church of Scientology International is the Church of Scientology's parent organization, and is responsible for the overall ecclesiastical management, dissemination and...
and Golden Era ProductionsGolden Era Productions is an organization operated by the Church of Scientology that produces promotional material for the Church's membership, as well as many of the restored lectures, E-meters, training films and other materials related to the works of church founder L...
.
- Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
- March Field Air Museum
The March Field Air Museum is an aviation museum near Moreno Valley and Riverside, California, adjacent to March Air Reserve Base.-Origins:The museum was founded in 1979 as March Air Force Base Museum. Originally operated by the Air Force, the museum's operation was transferred to a nonprofit...
- Mission Inn
The Mission Inn, now known as The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, is a historic landmark hotel in downtown Riverside, California. Although a composite of many architectural styles, it is generally considered the largest Mission Revival Style building in the United States.-History:The property began as a...
- Orange Empire Railway Museum
The Orange Empire Railway Museum , 2201 South "A" Street, Perris, California, is a railroad museum founded in 1956 at the Pinacate Station as the "Orange Empire Trolley Museum." The museum also operates a heritage railroad on the museum grounds.-Background:The collection focuses on Southern...
- Orocopia Mountains
The Orocopia Mountains are located in Riverside County in southern California, USA, east of the Coachella Valley, west of the Chuckwalla Mountains, and south of Interstate 10 in the Colorado Desert. The range lies in an east-west direction, and is approximately 18 miles long...
Wilderness
- Palm Springs Desert Museum
- Temecula Valley AVA
The Temecula Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area in southern Riverside County, California, part of the Inland Empire, one of the fastest growing areas in the country...
Wine Region
- Western Science Center
County Parks and Trails
- Jensen Alvarado Ranch
The Jensen Alvarado Ranch is a historic park and museum in Riverside County, California, USA, and is operated by the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District . It can be accessed from 4350 Riverview Drive, Rubidoux or 4307 Briggs Street, Riverside...
- Lake Skinner
Lake Skinner is a large reservoir in western Riverside County, California, located at the foot of Bachelor Mountain in the Auld Valley, approximately 10 miles northeast of Temecula...
Recreation Area
- Santa Rosa Plateau
The Santa Rosa Plateau is an upland plateau and southeastern extension of the Santa Ana Mountains in Riverside County, southern California. It is bounded by the rapidly urbanizing Inland Empire cities of Murrieta to the northeast, and Temecula to the southeast.The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological...
State Parks
- California Citrus State Historic Park
California Citrus State Historic Park is an open air museum in the state park system of California, USA, interpreting the historic cultural landscape of the citrus industry. The story of the citrus industry's role in the history and development of California is told in the visitor center...
- Lake Perris
Lake Perris is an artificial lake completed in 1973. It is the southern terminus of the California State Water Project situated in a mountain-rimmed valley between Moreno Valley, and city of Perris in what is now the Lake Perris State Recreation Area. The park offers a variety of recreational...
State Recreation Area
- Mount San Jacinto State Park
Mount San Jacinto State Park is in the San Jacinto Mountains, of the Peninsular Ranges system, in Riverside County, California. The park is near the Greater Los Angeles and the San Diego metropolitan area.-Geography:...
Sources
- California Department of Health Services
- County of Riverside General Plan (2004).
- US Department of Education, National Center for Educational Statistics
- US Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
External links