Cathedral City, California
Cathedral City, colloquially known as "Cat City", is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. Situated between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, the city has the second largest population, after Indio, of the nine cities in the Coachella Valley. Its population was 51,493 at the 2020 census, a slight increase from 51,200 at the 2010 census.
Cathedral City | |
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City | |
| City of Cathedral City | |
Cathedral City Hall | |
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Location of Cathedral City in Riverside County, California. | |
Cathedral City Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°46′47″N 116°27′55″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Riverside |
| Native American Reservation (partial) | Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians |
| Incorporated | November 16, 1981 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–Manager |
| • Mayor | Mark Carnevale |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Nancy Ross |
| • City Council | Rita Lamb Ernesto M. Gutierrez Raymond Gregory |
| • City Manager | Charlie McClendon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.75 sq mi (58.93 km2) |
| • Land | 22.49 sq mi (58.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) 1.18% |
| Elevation | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 51,493 |
| • Density | 2,289.19/sq mi (883.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 92234–92235 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-12048 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1656454, 2409412 |
| Website | www |
Prior to the arrival of European explorers and settlers, the land was part of the territory inhabited by the Cahuilla Indians. Today every other square mile of the city is part of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians reservation land. Development of a town began when a housing subdivision was built in 1925. It became an incorporated municipality in 1981.