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Thousand Palms, California
Thousand Palms is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Coachella Valley of Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 7,967 at the 2020 census, up from 7,715 at the 2010 census.
Thousand Palms is located at 33°49′01″N 116°23′14″W / 33.816868°N 116.387143°W. It borders the cities of Rancho Mirage and Palm Desert. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 23.6 square miles (61 km2), all of it land.
The Coachella Valley Preserve is a 20,000-acre large nature preserve consisting of several natural desert oases, aeolian sand dunes, and California fan palm tree groves. It is home to endangered wildlife such as the Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard and other rare endemic species to the Sonoran Desert. The oases with their springs and ponds were created as the lines of the San Andreas Fault allow for underground water to rise to the surface. It is home to 183 bird species, and also an endangered fish species, the Desert pupfish. The preserve has over 25 miles of hiking trails and has been inhabited for centuries by Native Americans. The preserve was also a popular stagecoach stop between Los Angeles and the gold mines along the Colorado River.
This area was previously known as 100 Palm Spring, as seen on 1874 maps and an official Land Office map dating to 1891. The post office was established in 1915, and the area was named Edom, California after the ancient Asian nation. However, in 1919, a residents petition was carried out and the name was changed to Thousand Palms.
The location had a post office called Edom in 1913. The post office was moved in 1938 and then renamed "Thousand Palms" in 1939.
The Coachella Valley Firebirds of the American Hockey League, an affiliate of the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League, and the Coachella Valley Lakers of the NBA G League, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, play their home games at Acrisure Arena located on Varner Road.
As of the 2020 census, Thousand Palms had a population of 7,967 and a population density of 337.0 inhabitants per square mile (130.1/km2). The median age was 44.4 years. The age distribution was 20.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% aged 18 to 24, 21.3% aged 25 to 44, 25.2% aged 45 to 64, and 24.2% aged 65 or older. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males age 18 and over.
The census reported that 98.4% of residents lived in households, 1.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.1% were institutionalized. In addition, 91.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 8.6% lived in rural areas.
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Thousand Palms, California
Thousand Palms is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Coachella Valley of Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 7,967 at the 2020 census, up from 7,715 at the 2010 census.
Thousand Palms is located at 33°49′01″N 116°23′14″W / 33.816868°N 116.387143°W. It borders the cities of Rancho Mirage and Palm Desert. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 23.6 square miles (61 km2), all of it land.
The Coachella Valley Preserve is a 20,000-acre large nature preserve consisting of several natural desert oases, aeolian sand dunes, and California fan palm tree groves. It is home to endangered wildlife such as the Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard and other rare endemic species to the Sonoran Desert. The oases with their springs and ponds were created as the lines of the San Andreas Fault allow for underground water to rise to the surface. It is home to 183 bird species, and also an endangered fish species, the Desert pupfish. The preserve has over 25 miles of hiking trails and has been inhabited for centuries by Native Americans. The preserve was also a popular stagecoach stop between Los Angeles and the gold mines along the Colorado River.
This area was previously known as 100 Palm Spring, as seen on 1874 maps and an official Land Office map dating to 1891. The post office was established in 1915, and the area was named Edom, California after the ancient Asian nation. However, in 1919, a residents petition was carried out and the name was changed to Thousand Palms.
The location had a post office called Edom in 1913. The post office was moved in 1938 and then renamed "Thousand Palms" in 1939.
The Coachella Valley Firebirds of the American Hockey League, an affiliate of the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League, and the Coachella Valley Lakers of the NBA G League, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, play their home games at Acrisure Arena located on Varner Road.
As of the 2020 census, Thousand Palms had a population of 7,967 and a population density of 337.0 inhabitants per square mile (130.1/km2). The median age was 44.4 years. The age distribution was 20.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% aged 18 to 24, 21.3% aged 25 to 44, 25.2% aged 45 to 64, and 24.2% aged 65 or older. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males age 18 and over.
The census reported that 98.4% of residents lived in households, 1.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.1% were institutionalized. In addition, 91.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 8.6% lived in rural areas.
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