La Quinta, California
Riverside County
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La Quinta is a city in Riverside County in the U.S. state of California, United States, with 37,467 inhabitants ( 2010). The population growth in La Quinta was stronger than in most other cities in California in the 1990s and 2000s. Located between Indian Wells and Indio, the city is part of the Coachella Valley.
La Quinta is a resort and is the lifestyle magazine Robb Report rated as most important golf area in the USA. A La Quintas golf courses offers the " La Quinta Resort & Club ", which has existed since 1926. Here Frank Capra wrote the screenplay for the film In of Shangri -La.
Geography
La Quinta is located in central Riverside County, California in the United States. It is bordered to the northwest by Indian Wells and Palm Desert, Bermuda Dunes to the north and the northeast by Indio. In the south the city borders on unincorporated community. Due to the northern part of La Quintas leads the California State Route 111
Located in the Coachella Valley, La Quinta has 37,467 inhabitants (as of 2010) and covers an area of 92.078 km ², of which 90.954 km ² land area is; The population density is therefore 411.9 people per square kilometer. The city center is located at an altitude of 41 m.
Santa Rosa Mountains
Are known La Quinta and its surroundings especially for the Santa Rosa Mountains. Visitors to the Leisure park Disney 's California Adventure Park in Anaheim can also experience the golf course PGA West in La Quinta in the simulator " Soarin ' Over California " in addition to other California attractions. In the recordings, the Santa Rosa Mountains nestled on the golf course.
The area is located close to the San Andreas Fault. Some companies offer jeep tours to the fault line.
Climate
History
From 1880 to 1920, agriculture began in what is now La Quinta using both old as well as developing modern irrigation systems. At that time the sand dunes that covered the later La Quinta were designated by the State of California and its surveyors as uninhabitable.
In 1926, Walter Morgan established in the northern part of the Marshall Cove stated range "La Quinta Resort & Club " as secluded secluded base for the celebrities of Hollywood. Here was also the first golf course in the Coachella Valley, and in the 1930s, the California State Route 111 was built through the valley. Through the expansion of Washington Street in the 1950s and 1960s, La Quinta has been linked to the U.S. Highways 60 and 99, from which later emerged the Interstate 10.
When the neighboring desert cities grew, also recorded La Quinta mid-1980s, a significant development; so the place had in 1980 yet 4200 inhabitants, while there were already 11,215 in 1990. This led to the La Quinta on 1 May 1982 received a city charter. Until the 1990s, La Quinta remained a largely seasonal inhabited city before settled more year-round residents.
Demography
La Quinta has developed into a multicultural city, because especially in the 1990s and 2000s groups of different origin in the Coachella Valley settled. The greatest part were Mexicans and Mexican Americans. Further descent groups are Armenians, Bosnians, British, French, German, Italians, Poles and Jews of various origins.
Policy
La Quinta is part of the 28th district in the Senate of California, which is currently represented by Democrat Ted Lieu, and the 42nd District of the California State Assembly, represented by Republican Brian nest changes. Furthermore belongs to La Quinta California's 36th congressional district, which a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R 1 and is represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz.
Tourism
The city has a healthy tourism industry, especially in the winter months when there are the so-called "Snowbirds" in La Quinta. This is to pensioners and entrepreneurs from the northern regions of America, who spend the cold season in warm regions. With more than 20 golf courses in La Quinta The Golf sport has a special significance here. The number of shopping centers in the city has increased, and both the resident discount stores like Target and The Home Depot as well as more exquisite companies like Kohl's and Stein Mart have brought the city millions of dollars revenue. The council hopes to establish by the end of the decade, a shopping district in La Quinta, the " El Paseo " in Palm Desert and "The Village" and " Palm Canyon " is similar in Palm Springs.