Palm Desert
| Palm Desert | |
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| Nickname : PD | |
 Cityscape of Palm Desert |
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| Location in California | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1973 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | Riverside County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 43 ′ N , 116 ° 22 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 48,445 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 697.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 69.966 km 2 (approx. 27 mi 2 ) of which 69.437 km 2 (approx. 27 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 67 m |
| Postcodes : | 92210, 92211, 92255, 92260, 92261 |
| Area code : | +1 760 |
| FIPS : | 06-55184 |
| GNIS ID : | 1652767 |
| Website : | www.cityofpalmdesert.org |
| Mayor : | Jan Harnik |
Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County in the US state of California , United States , with 48,445 inhabitants (as of 2010). The urban area has a size of 69.966 km². Located 23 km east of Palm Springs and 196 km east of Los Angeles , Palm Desert is part of the Coachella Valley .
Since 1980, when the city still had 11,801 inhabitants, its population has more than quadrupled. Palm Desert is considered a winter retreat for retirees and entrepreneurs from colder regions in the eastern and northern USA or Canada . These so-called "snowbirds" increase the population by around 31,000 each winter. In recent years, however, year-round residents from the coastal and metropolitan regions of California have increasingly moved to Palm Desert, attracted by the low prices for high-quality apartments.
geography
Palm Desert is located in central Riverside County in southeastern California . It is bordered to the northwest by Thousand Palms , to the west by Rancho Mirage , to the southeast by Indian Wells and to the east by La Quinta and Bermuda Dunes ; in the south and north, Palm Desert is partially bordered by an unincorporated area.
The northern city limit is marked by Interstate 10 . The California State Route 74, which comes from Orange County , also ends in Palm Desert . It meets California State Route 111 in Palm Desert .
Palm Desert is part of the Coachella Valley , which is part of the Colorado Desert , which in turn is part of the larger Sonoran Desert . The city has 48,445 inhabitants (as of 2010) and covers an area of 69.966 km², of which 69.437 km² are land. The population density is 697.7 inhabitants per km² and is comparatively low. The Palm Desert City Hall is 68 meters high, but the heights vary within the urban area; the north, formerly covered by sand dunes , is lower, while the slopes in the south of the village are 91 to 270 meters high.
Just north of Interstate 10 is Sun City Palm Desert . This is a non-Palm Desert community-free gated community . From 1991 to 1996 the settlement was called Sun City Palm Springs .
climate
Palm Desert's climate is strongly influenced by the environment. Its location between three high mountains in a valley sloping to the south results in a unique climate that is warm in every season; the winters are even considered to be the warmest in the western United States. Furthermore, the climate is arid . The average annual maximum temperature is 32 ° C , the lowest temperature 17 ° C . In summer, however, temperatures above 42 ° C are common, and in rare cases 49 ° C can be reached. Even in the summer nights, the low temperature is still at 28 ° C . The maximum values during the day are between 23 and 29 ° C in winter . The average annual rainfall is below 130 mm, the number of sunny days is over 348 per year. The average annual temperature of 24.3 ° C makes Palm Desert one of the warmest places in the United States. The highest ever recorded temperature in Palm Desert comes on 6 July 1905 and was 52 ° C . Surrounding mountains in the south of Palm Desert create a microclimate with warm winter nights. The University of California has weather stations in the area as part of its Boyd Deep Canyon Reserve project.
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center, Palm Desert, California
Source: Monthly Mean Low and High Temperatures (Temperatures; MS Excel ; 52 kB), Monthly Precipitation (Precipitation; MS Excel ; 40 kB)
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history
Today's Palm Desert was originally known as Old MacDonald Ranch before it was renamed Palm Village in the 1920s ; The reason for the name change was the cultivation of date palms . Local historians believe that most of the residents prior to 1950 were Cahuilla Indians from the now extinct San Cayetano tribe who worked on farms.
The settlement saw its first major development when a United States Army camp was established nearby in 1943 . An upscale shopping area called "El Paseo" was created here, which is similar to Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills . In 1948 the Palm Desert Corporation began building real estate, and in 1951 the city was given its current name.
With only 1500 permanent residents at the time, Palm Desert was declared an independent city on November 26, 1973 . After that, Palm Desert was enlarged as a planned city in the desert with the aim of extending from Palm Springs to Indio .
Many celebrities own homes in Palm Desert, including Rita Rudner , Ralph Waite , Michelle Wie, and Bill Gates . The film producers Jerry Weintraub and Robert Velo also call Palm Desert their second home.
Since 1996 there has been an information center of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument in the city.
politics
Palm Desert is part of the 28th district in the California Senate , currently represented by Democrat Ted Lieu , and the 42nd district in the California State Assembly , represented by Republican Brian Nestande . Palm Desert also belongs to California's 36th Congressional constituency , which has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R + 1 and is represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz .
Town twinning
Palm Desert has or has partnerships with the following cities:
Wollongong (Australia) 
Haifa (Israel) 
Osoyoos (Canada) 
La Paz (Mexico) Zihuatanejo (Mexico) 
Gisborne District (New Zealand) 
Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) 
Port Elizabeth (South Africa)
There are also exchange programs with Ketchikan ( Alaska ) and Concepción (Chile).
museum
Since March 2012, the city has a satellite museum of the Palm Springs Art Museum of the neighboring city of Palm Springs . The opening exhibition was entitled: Rodinto Now - Modern Sculpture .
sons and daughters of the town
- Nick Oliveri (* 1971), bassist with the band Kyuss (until 1995), then with Queens of the Stone Age (until 2004)
- Josh Homme (* 1973), guitarist with the band Kyuss (until 1995), then a. a. Singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer for bands like Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures and Eagles of Death Metal
- Kyle Gritters (born 1983), cyclist
Web links
- Official website of the city (English)
- Tourism side of Palm Desert (English)
- Howser, Huell: Palm Desert - Palm Springs Week (4) California's Gold , Chapman University, Huell Howser Archive (English)
- Further information at City-Data.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jan Harnik, Mayor Official Website of Palm Desert (English)
- ↑ OpenStreetMap
- ↑ Information about Palm Desert at City-Data.com (English)
- ↑ Around the Capitol, Senate District 28, District Map (English)
- ↑ Around the Capitol, Assembly District 42, District Map (English)
- ↑ Around the Capitol, Congressional District 36, District Map (English)
