Calimesa
| Calimesa | |
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 Location in California
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1990 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | Riverside County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 0 ′ N , 117 ° 4 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 7,879 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 204.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 38,454 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) of which 38,454 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 729 m |
| Postal code : | 92320 |
| Area code : | +1 909 |
| FIPS : | 06-09864 |
| GNIS ID : | 1667904 |
| Website : | www.cityofcalimesa.net |
| Mayor : | William Davis |
Calimesa is a city in Riverside County in the US state of California . Raised a city in 1990 , Calimesa is one of the younger cities in Riverside County and, with a population of only 7879, its second smallest. Calimesa is located in the San Gorgonio Pass .
geography
Calimesa is located in the north of Riverside County in the US state of California on the border with San Bernardino County . Adjacent towns are Beaumont in the south, Cherry Valley in the east, Yucaipa in the north and Redlands in the northwest. Calimesa is connected to the road network via Interstate 10 , which runs right through the city.
The region to which Calimesa belongs is referred to as the Inland Empire . More differently, Calimesa is located in the Yucaipa Valley and on the western edge of the San Gorgonio Pass .
Calimesa has 7879 inhabitants (as of the 2010 census ) and covers an area of 38,454 km², which is made up entirely of land; the population density is 204.9 inhabitants per square kilometer and is comparatively low. Located at the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains , the center of Calimesa is at an altitude of 729 m.
history
Beginnings
The recent history of Calimesa and the surrounding area began in 1769 with the establishment of Spanish missions in Upper California . Since a land route to these mission stations had not yet been found, Juan Bautista de Anza led an exploration tour of California in 1774. The first evidence of a route from the mission stations in Arizona to the San Gabriel Arcángel Mission San Gabriel Mission dates back to 1820. The San Gabriel Mission was not far from today's Los Angeles and had Assistencia in Redlands and the San Gorgonio Rancheria in today's Cherry Valley as well Outpost near what will later become Calimesa. The San Gorgonio Rancheria became a stopover for travelers on the new overland route.
Calimesa emerged as a rural town with many single-family houses and farms. With the completion of US Highway 99 (now Interstate 10 ) several companies were founded and Calimesa developed its own identity, independent of the neighboring city of Yucaipa . In June 1929, 100 residents took part in a meeting at which the desire for their own post office was expressed; in addition, a competition was launched to choose a place name, in which the winner could win US $ 10. Out of 107 submitted proposals, Calimesa finally prevailed. The name is a compound of "Cali" from the English "California" and the Spanish word "mesa", which means "plateau". The first post office was set up in a grocery store. It helped to strengthen the independence of Calimesa's residents towards the neighboring town of Yucaipa.
In 1939 or 1940 the Calimesa Improvement Association, Inc. was founded. According to its statutes, it sees its main task in the development and improvement of Calimesa and the community. The South Mesa Water Company later bought a park from the Redlands-Yucaipa Land Company in order to use it as a drilling site, but also made the site available for community events. Volunteers built a community center here. In 1962, the Calimesa Chamber of Commerce emerged from the Calimesa Improvement Association. Both organizations have promoted Calimesa, done community service and dealt with citizens' problems.
Calimesa has had a fire station since 1949 , previously the community had to rely on the California Department of Forestry in Yucaipa.
Creation of the City of Calimesa
Calimesa received city rights from the State of California on December 1, 1990 and has been a city since then ; the neighboring city of Yucaipa had recently been declared an independent city. So far, Calimesa existed as a community-free census-designated place , which stretched from Riverside County across the county line to San Bernardino County . Historically, this boundary was marked by the Wildwood Canyon Wash, today it is largely identical to the course of the County Line Road, only small deviations occur through the Calimesa Creek. A large part of the once unincorporated settlement of Calimesa is now part of Yucaipa: Because California laws prohibit the establishment of an inter-county city, the area had to be divided. Here Yucaipa fell to the area outside the Yucaipa Valley, which was the actual Calimesa. Although the two cities are in different counties , they share a network of roads, with many roads leading to the other counties, maintaining names and house numbering.
In the last decade the construction of several planned settlements were approved for the further development of Calimesa , including JP Ranch Development (approx. 375 houses), Calimesa Springs Development (approx. 270 houses), Summerwind Ranch in the Oak Valley (5,000 houses and 93,000 m² for commercial use) and Mesa Verde (approx. 3800 houses and 81,000 m² for commercial use). The number of currently approved new housing units exceeds the current number of residents, but construction work has slowed down as there is insufficient demand.
politics
Calimesa is part of the 23rd district in the California Senate , currently represented by Republican Mike Morrell , and the 42nd district in the California State Assembly , represented by Republican Brian Nestande . Calimesa is also part of California's 36th Congressional constituency , which has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R + 1 and is represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz .
Web links
- Official Website of Calimesa (English)
- Further information at City-Data.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Website of Calimesa: City Council (English)
- ↑ a b City limits of Calimesa, OpenStreetMap
- ↑ Information about Calimesa at City-Data.com (English)
- ↑ Around the Capitol, Senate District 23, District Map (English)
- ↑ Around the Capitol, Assembly District 42, District Map (English)
- ↑ Around the Capitol, Congressional District 36, District Map (English)
