Cathedral City, California

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The "Fountain of Life" in front of the city hall

Cathedral City is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 42,647 at the 2000 census. Sandwiched between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, it is one of the cities in the Coachella Valley (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.

Geography

Cathedral City is located at [33°48′28″N, 116°27′53″W] (33.807761, -116.464731)^{[Geographic references#1GR1]}.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 50.4 km² (19.5 mi²). 49.7 km² (19.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.44%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^{[Geographic references#2GR2]} of 2000, there were 42,647 people, 14,027 households, and 9,622 families residing in the city. The population density was 858.5/km² (2,224.0/mi²). There were 17,893 housing units at an average density of 360.2/km² (933.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 65.29% White, 2.74% Black or African American, 1.03% Native American, 3.69% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 23.06% from other races, and 4.11% from two or more races. 49.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 14,027 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.63.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,887, and the median income for a family was $42,461. Males had a median income of $29,598 versus $25,289 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,215. About 10.2% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

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