Winchester, California

Riverside County

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Winchester is a census -designated place in Riverside County in the U.S. state of California, USA, with 2534 inhabitants ( 2010).

The community was founded in 1886 in Pleasant Valley, which at that time belonged to the San Diego County. It was named after Mrs. Amy Winchester, the widow of Horace Winchester.

Winchester has always been a rural village and location of farms before it was recorded at the beginning of the 21st century by the growth in the housing industry. As the building boom was followed by a real estate bubble in 2007, the new buildings were again less in Winchester.

Geography

Winchester is located in the west of the Riverside counties in California in the United States. The municipality is bordered on the northeast by Hemet and is otherwise surrounded by township open area in the immediate area are located with Homeland, Romoland and Menifee but more places. Southeast of the city limits is the Diamond Valley Lake. By Winchester California State Route 79 leads

Winchester has 2534 inhabitants ( 2010) and covers an area of ​​20.025 km ², which is made entirely from the country; the population density thus is 126.5 inhabitants per square kilometer and is therefore very low. The center of Winchester is located at an altitude of 449 m.

Policy

Winchester is part of the 28th district in the Senate of California, which is currently represented by Democrat Ted Lieu, and the 67th District of the California State Assembly, represented by Republican Melissa Melendez. Furthermore Winchester California is one of 42 congressional district, a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R 10 and is represented by Republican Ken Calvert.

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