Calexico, California

Imperial County

06-09710

Calexico is a city in Imperial County in the U.S. state of California with 38 572 inhabitants ( 2010). The urban area extends over an area of ​​16.1 square kilometers and is located at the California State Routes 98 and 111

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The city's name is a portmanteau of California and Mexico, as well as the name of the city Mexicali, directly on the other side of the border between the United States and Mexico joins and is the capital of the state of Baja California.

Calexico was founded in 1900 and in 1907 officially registered as a church.

The town has a small airport called Calexico International Airport ( IATA code CXL ) is processed through the main border traffic.

Demography

The 2010 Census identified a population of 38 572. Thus, an increase of over 11,000 people within ten years could be determined. In 2000 lived according to the state of that census still good 27,100 people in Calexico. The proportion of Latinos in the total population remained constant, as they provide nahzu the entire population of the city. In 2010 they accounted for about 96 percent, making the city a percentage significantly higher proportion of this population than the state of California. Other ethnic groups represent minorities dar. This includes European-derived whites as well as African-Americans or Asians. For every 100 females were 89.6 men according to the census. The city's population was spread out with 10,116 households, while the average household thus includes about four people. The median age was 31.8 years.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Gale Hess (1955-2012), Jazzviolinistin
  • Allen Strange (1943-2008), composer
  • Robert Carlton Wilson (1916-1999), politician
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