Blythe (California)
| Blythe | |
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| Nickname : City of Outdoors | |
 Blythe around 1900 |
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| Location in California | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | July 21, 1916 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | Riverside County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 37 ′ N , 114 ° 36 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 20,817 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 306.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 69.855 km 2 (approx. 27 mi 2 ) of which 67.828 km 2 (approx. 26 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 83 m |
| Postcodes : | 92225-92226 |
| Area code : | +1 760 |
| FIPS : | 06-07218 |
| GNIS ID : | 1660349 |
| Website : | www.cityofblythe.ca.gov |
| Mayor : | Dale Reynolds |
Blythe [ ˈblaɪθ ] is a US city in Riverside County in the US state of California . It has almost 21,000 inhabitants (as of 2010). The city is on the border with Arizona . The urban area has a size of 69.9 km².
The place is located on the Colorado River and belongs to the Palo Verde Valley , an agricultural region in the Colorado desert . It is named after Thomas Blythe of San Francisco , who acquired the rights to the water of the Colorado River in the region in 1877. The city was awarded the rank of City on July 21, 1916 .
geography
From a political point of view, Blythe is located in the east of Riverside County in California in the USA ; in terms of natural space, the place can be assigned to the Colorado Desert , part of the Sonoran Desert . The city is remote from the county's population centers and is the only major settlement east of the Coachella Valley within the county , so Blythe does not border on other cities. The eastern city limit is the Colorado River , which also acts as the border river between California and Arizona . In the town itself, Interstate 10 and US Highway 95 meet, and the end of California State Route 78 is a little east of the center on Interstate .
In the north of Blythe are the unincorporated settlements Lost Lake and Vidal , in the south the census-designated place Ripley , in the west Desert Center and in the east Ehrenberg, Arizona . Larger cities in the extended area are in Arizona Yuma (135 km) and Phoenix (240 km). In California, the cities of Indio (155 km), Riverside (275 km) and San Bernardino (California) (275 km) are in the vicinity.
Blythe has a population of 20,817 (as of the 2010 census ). The city extends over an area of 69.855 km², of which the land area makes up the largest part with 67.828 km². The population density is thus 306.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The city center is at a height of 83 meters.
Despite California's susceptibility to earthquakes , geologists say there has been no earthquake in the center of what is now Blythe in the past 500,000 years.
climate
As a desert city, the climate is arid with very hot summers and mild winters. The average annual maximum temperature is 31.3 ° C , the lowest temperature of 12.8 ° C . In summer it is usually about 40 ° C warm. The average annual rainfall is just below 100 mm. The highest temperature ever recorded at Blythe was exactly 50 ° C and was recorded on both July 7, 1920 and June 24, 1929. The coldest was on January 6, 1913 -15 ° C .
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history
Born in England, Thomas Blythe arrived in the area in 1882 in search of land for real estate. The trader, who previously worked in San Francisco , had already acquired water rights on the nearby Colorado River on July 17, 1877 and was also involved in farms and mines. After his death in 1883, the country was no longer developed.
Frank Murphy and Ed Williams, from the neighboring Arizona Territory , came to the area in 1904 and believed it would be suitable for livestock and agriculture. With the help of WA Hobson, they founded the Palo Verde Land and Water Company. WF Holt, who was involved in the developments in the nearby Imperial Valley , became the company's managing director and headed it until 1912.
The California Southern Railroad built a railroad line from the now defunct desert town of Rice in San Bernardino County to Blythe in 1916 . Rice was therefore temporarily called Blythe Junction . From 1921 to 1991 the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway managed the route.
The city was hit by extensive floods in 1922, the reason for this was the overflow of the Colorado River. After the disaster, Blythe was barely able to grow in the decades that followed. The Hoover Dam and Parker Dam , built for prevention, prevented further flooding in the city area.
politics
Blythe is part of the 28th District in the California Senate , currently represented by Democrat Ted W. Lieu . In the California State Assembly , the place is assigned to the 56th district and is thus represented by the Democrat V. Manuel Pérez . At the federal level, Blythe is a member of California's 36th Congressional Constituency, which has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R + 1 and is represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz .
economy
The Interstate 10 passes through Blythe. The city has an airport ( IATA code: BLH , ICAO code: KBLH ).
The Blythe solar power plant is currently being built near the city . This was originally intended to be the world's largest solar thermal power plant with an output of around one gigawatt . After the insolvency of the project developer Solar Millennium , the planned output of the system was significantly reduced by the current owner NextEra Energy to 485 megawatts .
The logistics company Con-way has a branch in Blythe. So-called cross dockings are carried out here, especially at night .
tourism
Tourism is an important element of the local economy. Blythe often serves as a stopover when traveling between Greater Los Angeles and Phoenix , as it is almost halfway between the two metropolitan areas. The winter months always attract many visitors from the colder northern states.
Every third weekend in January, the city hosts the Blythe Bluegrass Festival . Every year over 13,000 visitors take part in the three-day music festival.
The pigeon shooting is very popular, beginning of the hunting season is always on 1 September.
Web links
- Internet presence of Blythe (English)
- Further information at City-Data.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Table of temperatures measured in Blythe. Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC).
- ↑ Map of the 28th Senate District. Around the Capitol.
- ^ List of Senators in California. Official website of the Senate of California.
- ^ Map of the 56th Assembly District. Around the Capitol.
- ^ List of members of the California State Assembly. Official website of the California State Assembly.
- ^ Map of the 36th congressional electoral district. Around the Capitol.
- ^ Table with Cook Partisan Voting Index of all congressional districts. (PDF; 115 kB) Official website of the Cook Political Report .
- ↑ List of California MPs in the House of Representatives. Official website of the United States House of Representatives.
- ↑ Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ↑ Airport data on World Aero Data ( English, as of 2006 )
- ↑ USA approve super solar power plant. In: Welt Online. October 26, 2010, accessed October 28, 2010 .
