Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs is a city located in Riverside County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 42,807. It is noted as a desert resort, approximately 110 miles east of Los Angeles. Palm Springs' resort features include some of the most famous golf courses in the country. It is one of eight adjacent cities that make up the Palm Springs area.

Rancho Mirage, California

Rancho Mirage is a city located in Riverside County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,249. In between Cathedral City and Palm Desert, it is one of the eight cities of the Palm Springs area. Although the city was only incorporated in 1973, the Annenberg Estate in the area had long been popular with the wealthy and powerful. Several US presidents have vacationed here, and Gerald Ford was a frequent visitor who later bought a house. The Betty Ford Center is located in the Eisenhower Medical Center of the town.

Palm Desert, California

Palm Desert is a city located in Riverside County, California, in the Palm Springs area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 41,155. A major center of growth in the area, it was a popular retreat for "snowbirds" from colder climates, who swell its population by an estimated 31,000 each winter, but in the past couple of years Palm Desert has seen more residents become "full-timers" who now live in the city year-round. The community was incorporated November 26, 1973.

Indian Wells, California

Indian Wells is a city located in Riverside County, California, in the Palm Springs area, in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,816. It has the highest proportion of millionaires of any city in the United States. The city hosts the Indian Wells Masters (also known by its current sponsorship name of Pacific Life Open), one of the nine tournaments in the Tennis Masters Series of high-level events operated by the Association of Tennis Professionals (i.e., the men's tennis tour).

Bermuda Dunes, California

Bermuda Dunes is a census-designated place located in Riverside County, California. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 6,229 with 2,595 households, and 1,686 families. The racial makeup of the CDP is 84.20% White, 2.07% Black or African American, 0.61% Native American, 2.75% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 6.89% from other races, and 3.42% from two or more races. 19.51% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race.

La Quinta, California

La Quinta is a resort city located in Riverside County, California, specifically in the Coachella Valley between Indian Wells and Indio. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 23,694. It is growing at a rate of approximately 110% every ten years, making it one of the fastest growing cities in California. The Robb Report credits La Quinta as the nation's leading golf destination. Among those destinations is the La Quinta Resort and Club, a resort dating to 1926 and famous as the spot in which director Frank Capra penned the screenplay of Lost Horizon. The city is home to a number of celebrity residents including Merv Griffin. Griffin is the driving force behind the annual La Quinta Arts Festival.

Indio, California

Indio, California, is a U.S. city located in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's desert region. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 49,116. Indio has hosted the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival since 1999 as well as other regularly-scheduled festivals. Notable among these are the "Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival" held each February and the "Indio International Tamale Festival" held each December. The largest festival of its kind in the US, the Tamale Festival earned Indio the official nickname of "The City of Festivals."

Cathedral City, California

Cathedral City is a city located in Riverside County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 42,647. Sandwiched between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, it is one of the cities in the Palm Springs area of southern California. The town's name derives from "Cathedral Canyon" to the south of the town, so named in 1850 by Henry Washington because its rock formations were reminiscent of a cathedral. The city itself started as a housing subdivision in 1925, but was not incorporated until 1981.

Desert Hot Springs, California

Desert Hot Springs is a city located in Riverside County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 16,582 made up of 5,859 households, and 3,755 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city is 68.18% White, 6.12% Black or African American, 1.44% Native American, 1.97% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 16.39% from other races, and 5.83% from two or more races. 40.40% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Coachella, California

Coachella is a city located in Riverside County, California; it is the easternmost city in the region collectively known as the Palm Springs area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 22,724. The film director Frank Capra is interred in the Coachella Valley Cemetery in Coachella. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 53.9 km² (20.8 mi²). 53.9 km² (20.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Banning, California

Banning is a city located in Riverside County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 23,562. It is situated in the San Gorgonio Pass, also known as Banning Pass. It is named for its founder, Phineas Banning, stagecoach line owner and the "Father of the Port of Los Angeles." The area has traditionally been inhabited by the Cahuilla people. In 1824 it became part of the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, and then the Rancho San Gorgonio. The first Anglo to settle in the area was Dr. Isaac Smith in 1853. In 1863 a smallpox epidemic further decimated the Cahuilla. The government created Indian reservations for the Cahuilla in 1877. The first stagecoach line came through in 1862, and the railroad followed in 1876. US Highway 99 was built in 1923, followed by US60-70 in 1936, and subsequently Interstate 10.

Blythe, California

Blythe is a city located in Riverside County, California, in the Palo Verde Valley, an agricultural area along the Colorado River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 12,155. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 64.8 km² (25.0 mi²). 62.8 km² (24.2 mi²) of it is land and 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.12% water.

Thermal, California

Thermal is in Riverside County, in the Riverside-San Bernardino metro area. The community is in the Pacific Standard time zone. The latitude of Thermal is 33.640N. The longitude is -116.138W.

Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms is a census-designated place located in Riverside County, California. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 5,120. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.4 km² (4.0 mi²). 10.4 km² (4.0 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. The racial makeup of the CDP is 74.77% White, 0.72% African American, 0.92% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.25% Pacific Islander, 19.39% from other races, and 3.20% from two or more races. 43.57% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race.