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El Centro, California
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| El Centro, California | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Imperial |
| Area | |
| - Total | 9.6 sq mi (24.9 km²) |
| - Land | 9.6 sq mi (24.8 km²) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation | -39 ft (-12 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 37,835 |
| - Density | 3,941.1/sq mi (1,519.5/km²) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 92243-92244 |
| Area code(s) | 760 |
| FIPS code | 06-21782 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1656501 |
El Centro is the county seat of Imperial County, California, United States and the largest city in the Imperial Valley, the region east of San Diego. It is also the largest U.S. city to lie entirely below sea level (- 50 feet). It is the core urban area and principal city of the 'El Centro, California Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Imperial County. It is home to retail, transportation, wholesale, and agricultural industries. El Centro is Spanish, and means the center. The city's population was 37,835 at the 2000 census. The 2006 population is 40,563. The city recently opened up a new enclosed mall.
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El Centro is located at (32.788139, -115.557966)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.6 square miles (24.9 km²), of which, 9.6 square miles (24.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it is water.
Originally part of San Diego County, the Imperial Valley was settled by farmers once water from the Colorado River was diverted via canals to irrigate the desert valley floor. By 1907 Imperial County was incorporated into California and by then much of the valley was successfully irrigated.
The nearby Algodones Dunes, the largest dune field in the US, draw thousands of visitors each year, mainly for off-road driving. The Salton Sea lies north of El Centro.
El Centro has an arid climate and is the southern-most desert city in the US with an elevation below sea-level. El Centro has over 350 days of sunshine and under 3 inches of rain annually. Winter temperatures are in the mid 70s to mid 80s with over-night lows in the low 50s to mid 40s. During summer days, the dry, desert heat can push temperatures well into the 100s, while the nights stay in the low 80s to mid 70s. Average annual humidity is 24%.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Rec High °F | 90 | 93 | 100 | 109 | 116 | 121 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 112 | 98 | 95 |
| Norm High °F | 70 | 75 | 79 | 86 | 94 | 103 | 107 | 106 | 101 | 91 | 78 | 70 |
| Norm Low °F | 41 | 45 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 41 |
| Rec Low °F | 18 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 48 | 33 | 24 | 22 |
| Precip (in) | 0.51 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.17 | 0.43 |
| Source: Weather.com [1] | ||||||||||||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 37,835 people, 11,439 households, and 8,910 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,950.2 people per square mile (1,524.9/km²). There were 12,263 housing units at an average density of 1,280.3/sq mi (494.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 46.86% White, 3.16% Black or African American, 0.98% Native American, 3.50% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 41.68% from other races, and 3.73% from two or more races. 74.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 11,439 households out of which 47.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 18.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.71.
In the city the population was spread out with 33.6% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,161, and the median income for a family was $36,910. Males had a median income of $36,753 versus $24,514 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,874. About 20.6% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.5% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.
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- Jerry Belson (screen writer/producer)
- Ken Howard
- Donal Logue
- Robert Thomas
- Rudy Seanez (pitcher) currently for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Dino Cazares
- City of El Centro website
- El Centro Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau
- El Centro Earthquake 1940
- El Centro travel guide from Wikitravel
- El Centro, California is at coordinates Coordinates:
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Imperial County, California |
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| County seat: El Centro | ||
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