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Imperial County occurs as county located in the far southeast of California, on the border with Arizona and Mexico, in the Imperial Valley. A 2000 population was 142,361. A county seat is El Centro.
History
Imperial County was formed within 1907 from eastern San Diego County, & is the youngest and least moneyed of 100% California counties.
a vale was known as for a Imperial Land Company, a subsidiary of the California Development Company, which at the turn of the 20th century got reclaimed the southern part of the Colorado godforsaken for agriculture.
Geography
Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 11,608 km² (4,482 mi²). 10,812 kilometre² (4,175 mi²) of these are l& and 795 klick² (307 mi²) of these are fluids. A amount metropolitan area is Sixer.85% h2o.
A Colorado River forms the county's eastern boundary. Both unique geographic features come obtained in a county, the Salton Sea, at 235 feet below sea level, & a Imperial Sand Dunes, one of the big sand dune fields inside America.
A Chocolate Mountains are located east of the Salton Sea, and extend around the northwest-southeast counsel for more or less Sixty miles.
Adjacent Counties
Riverside County, California- north
Yuma County, Arizona- east
San Diego County, California-west
Too shares southern border using Baja California, Mexico.
Demographics
When of the census2 of 2000, there are 142,361 people, 39,384 households, and 31,467 families residing in the county. A population density is 13/km² (34/mi²). There are 43,891 housing units at an typical density of 4/km² (10/mi²). A racial makeup of the county is 49.37% White, 3.95% Black or African American, 1.87% Native American, 1.99% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 39.08% from other races, and 3.65% from two or more races. 72.22% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 39,384 family away from which 46.70% use toddlers under a age of Eighteen accept the babies, 57.70% come married couples living together, 17.10% have a female homeowner sustaining there is no hubby present, & Xx.10% come non-families. Xvii.10% of 100% home come manufactured higher of souls & Ogdoad.10% keep around individual dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Three.3Deuce-ace & a typical personal size is 3.77.
In a county the people is spread retired sustaining 31.40% under a age of Eighteen, Nine.90% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxx.40% from either 25 to 44, Xviii.20% from either 45 to 64, & Ten.00% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 31 years. For each Hundred females there are 109.Thirty males. For each Hundred females age Xviii & terminated, there are 111.Forty males.
the median income for a personal in the county is $31,870, & the median income for a family is $35,226. Males have a median income of $32,775 versus $23,974 for females. A per capita income for the county is $13,239. Twenty-two.60% of the people & Xix.40% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Xxviii.70% of people under a age of 18 & 13.60% of victims 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.
Cities and towns
Bombay Beach
Brawley
Calexico
Calipatria
Desert Shores
El Centro
Heber
Holtville
Imperial
Niland
Ocotillo
Palo Verde
Salton City
Salton Sea Beach
Seeley
Westmorland
Winterhaven
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