Imperial California Information
With all the massive build-up being undergone by new and traditional growth centers in the State of California, there is an impending need to develop new areas to help decongest overcrowded cities. The youngest of all the California counties, Imperial County is being projected as California’s next growth area. Founded on August 7, 1907, Imperial was originally a part of San Diego County. It took its name from Imperial Valley, which was named after Imperial Land Co., a subsidiary of the California Development Company, which at the turn of the century had reclaimed the southern portion of the Colorado Desert for agriculture.
It has 7 incorporated cities and towns (Brawley, Calexico, Calipatria, El Centro, Holtville, Imperial, and Westmorland) as well as 10 unincorporated/census-designated places (Bombay Beach, Desert Shores, Heber, Niland, Ocotillo, Palo Verde, Salton City, Salton Sea Beach, Seeley, and Winterhaven). The county seat is located in El Centro.
Imperial County is located in the southeast corner of the State of California. It is bounded by the counties of Riverside and San Diego, the State of Arizona, and Mexico. Its terrain varies from 235ft. below sea level in the Salton Sea to 4,548ft. at the Blue Angel Peak. The county’s climate is characterized as hot and dry, mainly due to its proximity to the Colorado Desert.
The county gained its popularity by being the winter home of the US Navy’s Blue Angels. Residents and visitors are in for a treat whenever the Blue Angels take to the air and perform their awe-inspiring air shows. Other popular places frequented by residents and visitors are the Alford’s Antique car Museum and the Algondones Sand Dunes, which provides a terrain preferred by many motorcycle, sandrail, ATV, and four wheel drive enthusiasts.
With a land area of 4,175 square miles and a population of 155,823 people, Imperial County has a relatively low population density. However, the county’s real estate prospects are on an upswing, with more and more buyers expressing their desire to make a purchase in the county. This has been mainly because of the favorable projections that Imperial County will be the site of California’s major development projects in the coming years.
For a long time, agriculture has been the key to the county’s economy. Agriculture and forestry support activities, crop production, and the food services and drinking places sectors are among the county’s largest industries, with food manufacturing being the largest employer in Imperial County and cattle as its largest agricultural commodity. Agriculture and forestry support remains as the county’s specialization with a production 59.23 times greater than the nationwide average. Waste management and remediation services reflect the highest level of job growth with a 758.1% increase in the period covering 2001-2005.
Imperial Real Estate
With its impending development, Imperial County real estate is in a transition period where it braces itself for the resulting surge of demands. After a century of wallowing as a sleepy agricultural community in virtual isolation, development has finally found its way to the terrain of Imperial County.
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