Cathedral City, California
| City of Cathedral City | |
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Cathedral City Hall
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 Location in Riverside County and the state of California |
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 City of Cathedral City
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| Coordinates: 33°46′47″N 116°27′55″W / 33.77972°N 116.46528°WCoordinates: 33°46′47″N 116°27′55″W / 33.77972°N 116.46528°W | |
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 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Riverside |
| Incorporated | November 16, 1981 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stan Henry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.756 sq mi (56.349 km2) |
| • Land | 21.499 sq mi (55.683 km2) |
| • Water | 0.257 sq mi (0.666 km2) 1.18% |
| Elevation | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 51,200 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 52,977 |
| • Density | 2,400/sq mi (910/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 92234–92235 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-12048 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1656454, 2409412 |
| Website | www |
Cathedral City is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. Colloquially known as Cat City, the population was 51,200 at the 2010 census. Located between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, it is one of the nine cities of the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs area) in Southern California. Cathedral City has the second largest population in the Coachella Valley, after Indio.
The city's name derives from "Cathedral Canyon" to the south of the town, so named in 1850 by Colonel Henry Washington because of its rock formations that are reminiscent of a cathedral. The city started as a housing subdivision in 1925, but was not incorporated until 1981, and has grown significantly in population over the past 35 years.
Cathedral City had a downtown revitalization program started in the late 1990s, with much completed by 2005. A new city hall was built as was the IMAX/Mary Pickford movie theater complex, and a total of 130 acres (0.53 km2) of new or remodeled stores.
In 1931 Al and Lou Wertheimer of the reputed Detroit "Purple Gang" opened the Dunes Club just outside Palm Springs' city limits. This was followed in 1939 by Earl T. Sausser's 139 Club and the Cove Club in 1941, built by Jake Katelman and Frank Portnoy.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Cathedral City has a total area of 21.8 square miles (56 km2), of which, 21.5 square miles (56 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it (1.18%) is water.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Cathedral City had a population of 51,200. The population density was 2,353.3 people per square mile (908.6/km²). The racial makeup of Cathedral City was 32,537 (63.5%) White (32.3% Non-Hispanic White), 1,344 (2.6%) African American, 540 (1.1%) Native American, 2,562 (5.0%) Asian, 55 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 12,008 (23.5%) from other races, and 2,154 (4.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30,085 persons (58.8%).
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