Imperial, California | |
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| City of Imperial | |
  Top: Imperial City Hall; Bottom: Worthington Square Imperial | |
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 Location of Imperial in Imperial County, California. | |
  Imperial, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′51″N 115°34′10″W / 32.84750°N 115.56944°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Imperial |
| Incorporated | July 12, 1904[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karin Eugenio[3] |
| Area | |
| • City | 6.29 sq mi (16.29 km2) |
| • Land | 6.29 sq mi (16.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | −59 ft (−18 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 18,631 |
| • Density | 2,880.76/sq mi (1,112.18/km2) |
| • Metro | 175,000 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 92251 |
| Area code | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-36280 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652726, 2410097 |
| Website | www |
Imperial is a city in Imperial County, California, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of El Centro.[5]
As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 14,758. It is part of the El Centro metropolitan area. In 2016, Imperial was the fourth fastest-growing city in the state, gaining 4.1 percent more residents from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2016. It compares to Imperial County's growth of 1.3 percent and Brawley's growth of 1.2 percent.
- ^ a b "Imperial". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "City Council". City of Imperial, CA. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1430. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.