La Quinta, California

La Quinta, California
St. Francis of Assisi Church
St. Francis of Assisi Church
Flag of La Quinta, California
Official seal of La Quinta, California
Motto: 
The Gem of the Desert
Location of La Quinta in Riverside County, California.
Location of La Quinta in Riverside County, California.
La Quinta, California is located in the United States
La Quinta, California
La Quinta, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°40′31″N 116°17′51″W / 33.67528°N 116.29750°W / 33.67528; -116.29750
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyRiverside
IncorporatedMay 1, 1982[1]
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorLinda Evans[2]
 • Mayor Pro TemJohn Pena
 • City CouncilKathleen Fitzpatrick
Deborah McGarrey
Steve Sanchez
Area
 • Total35.68 sq mi (92.42 km2)
 • Land35.26 sq mi (91.32 km2)
 • Water0.42 sq mi (1.10 km2)  1.22%
Elevation135 ft (41 m)
Population
 • Total38,181
 • Estimate 
(2021)[6]
41,748
 • Density1,184.07/sq mi (457.17/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
92253
Area code442/760
FIPS code06-40354
GNIS feature IDs1660870, 2411582
Websitewww.laquintaca.gov

La Quinta (a Spanish idiom meaning "the country villa") is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. Located between Indian Wells and Indio, it is one of the nine cities of the Coachella Valley. The population was 37,467 at the 2010 census, up from 23,694 at the 2000 census.

Golf courses include La Quinta Resort and Club, a resort dating to 1926, where director Frank Capra wrote the screenplay for Lost Horizon, and SilverRock Golf Resort, a host golf courses for the annual Bob Hope Chrysler Classic PGA golf tournament.[7]

  1. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "Council Member Profiles". La Quinta, CA. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "La Quinta". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  5. ^ "La Quinta (town) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "New SilverRock Resort to Host Bob Hope Desert Classic". Cybergolf.com. Retrieved December 23, 2010.

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