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Salton City | |
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 Location in Imperial County and the state of California | |
  Salton City Location in Southern California  Salton City Location in California  Salton City Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°17′55″N 115°57′22″W / 33.29861°N 115.95611°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Imperial |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.431 sq mi (55.506 km2) |
| • Land | 21.431 sq mi (55.506 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | −125 ft (−38 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,155 |
| • Density | 240/sq mi (93/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 92275 |
| Area code | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-64294 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1853413, 2409242 |
Salton City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California. It is the largest Imperial County development on the Salton Sea coast. It is part of the El Centro, California Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,763 at the 2010 census, up from 978 in 2000. The reported population for 2020 was 5,155.[3]
Although planned and developed as a large resort community with an extensive road, water, sewer and power grid capable of supporting 40,000 residents on 12,000 residential lots, demand for property in Salton City fell drastically short of the planners' expectations.[4] According to the 2010 census, 81% of the surveyed lots in Salton City remain undeveloped, and 38% of the habitable residences in Salton City are unoccupied.[5] Despite Salton City's higher population compared to nearby Salton Sea communities such as Bombay Beach and Desert Shores, the eerie, mostly-abandoned appearance of the area has led some to call it a modern ghost town.[6][7][8]
- ^ a b "Salton City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ US Census Bureau, 2020 Census, Salton City CDP, California profile
- ^ Lorey, David E. "Global Environmental Challenges of the Twenty-first Century: Resources, Consumption, and Sustainable Solutions". Rowman & Littlefield, 2003. p.104-5
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Salton City CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ Lubell, Sam. New York Times. Mar 19, 2004. "Exploring Modern Ruins in Southern California".
- ^ Taete, Jamie Lee. Vice Magazine. Sep 26, 2013. "I Went to California's Post-Apocalyptic Beach Town".
- ^ Kessel, Tim. Rider Magazine. Sep 04, 2015. "The Salton Sea: The Strange Beauty of the Post-Apocalypse