Palm Springs, California
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Location within Riverside County | |
Palm Springs Location within California Palm Springs Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°49′49″N 116°32′43″W / 33.83028°N 116.54528°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Riverside |
| Native American Reservation (partial) | Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians |
| Incorporated | April 20, 1938[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Ron De Harte |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Naomi Soto |
| • City Council | David Ready Grace Elena Garner Jeffrey Bernstein |
| • City Manager | Scott C. Stiles |
| • Assistant City Manager | Teresa Gallavan |
| Area | |
• Total | 94.68 sq mi (245.21 km2) |
| • Land | 94.54 sq mi (244.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) 0.90% |
| Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 44,575 |
| • Density | 513.21/sq mi (198.15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 92262–92264 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-55254 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652768, 2411357 |
| Website | palmspringsca |
Palm Springs (Cahuilla: Séc-he)[5][6] is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. The city covers approximately 94 square miles (240 km2), making it the largest city in Riverside County by land area. With multiple plots in checkerboard pattern, more than 10% of the city is part of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians reservation land and is the administrative capital of the most populated reservation in California.
The population of Palm Springs was 44,575 as of the 2020 census, but because Palm Springs is a retirement location and a winter snowbird destination, the city's population triples between November and March. The majority of the snowbirds are Canadians.[7]
The city is noted for its mid-century modern architecture, design elements, arts and cultural scene, and recreational activities.[8]
- ^ a b "Palm Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Palm Springs (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ Seiler, Hansjakob; Hioki, Kojiro (1979). Cahuilla Dictionary. Malki Museum Press. p. 183.
- ^ Siva Sauvel, Katherine; Munro, Pamela (1982). Chem'ivillu' (Let's Speak Cahuilla). Malki Museum Press.
- ^ Mathews, Joe (February 1, 2018). "Canadians love the California desert. Why not let them have it, eh?". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ "Parks & Recreation". City of Palm Springs. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.