Palm Desert
| City of Palm Desert | |
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Modern art display on El Paseo's median.
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| Nickname(s): P.D. , Palm Deezy | |
| Motto: "Feel The Warmth" | |
 Location of Palm Desert, California |
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 City of Palm Desert
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| Coordinates: 33°43′20″N 116°22′28″W / 33.72222°N 116.37444°WCoordinates: 33°43′20″N 116°22′28″W / 33.72222°N 116.37444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Riverside |
| Incorporated | November 26, 1973 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Susan Marie Weber |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.014 sq mi (69.966 km2) |
| • Land | 26.810 sq mi (69.437 km2) |
| • Water | 0.204 sq mi (0.529 km2) 0.76% |
| Elevation | 220 ft (67 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 48,445 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 50,508 |
| • Density | 1,800/sq mi (690/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 92210, 92211, 92255, 92260, 92261 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-55184 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652767, 2411356 |
| Website | www |
Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, approximately 14 miles (23 km) east of Palm Springs and 122 miles (196 km) east of Los Angeles. The population was 48,445 at the 2010 census, up from 41,155 at the 2000 census. The city was one of the state's fastest growing in the 1980s and 1990s, beginning with 11,801 residents in 1980, doubling to 23,650 in 1990, 35,000 in 1995, and nearly double its 1990 population by 2000.
A major center of growth in the Coachella Valley, Palm Desert is a popular retreat for "snowbirds" from colder climates (the Eastern and Northern United States, and Canada), who swell its population by an estimated 31,000 each winter. In the past couple of years Palm Desert has seen more residents become "full-timers", mainly from the coasts and urban centers of California, who have come for both affordable and high-valued home prices.
The area was first known as the Old MacDonald Ranch, but the name changed to Palm Village in the 1920s when date palms were planted. Local historians said the main residents of pre-1950 Palm Desert were Cahuilla Indian farmers of the now extinct San Cayetano tribe, but a few members of the Montoya family of Cahuilla/Spanish descent were prominent leaders in civic life.
The first residential development occurred in 1943 in connection with an Army maintenance camp in the area. That site was later developed into "El Paseo", an upscale shopping district not unlike Rodeo Drive. In 1948, the Palm Desert Corporation began to develop real estate, and in 1951 the area was given its present name.
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