Menifee, California
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Menifee is an unincorporated area of Riverside County, California, United States.
Menifee is one of the three primary communities that make up the greater Menifee Valley. Other communities include Sun City, California and Quail Valley, California. The estimated population of Menifee Valley as of 2005 is 69,000, according to the Menifee Sun City Chamber of Commerce.
[edit] Geography
Menifee borders Sun City to the north, Quail Valley and Canyon Lake to the west, and Murrieta, California to the south. The city center of Menifee lies at the intersection of Newport Road and Interstate 215, which is located at
Menifee Valley is known for its picturesque qualities, resting beneath Mount San Gorgonio and the San Jacinto Mountains.
[edit] Community
Dating back to the 1980 Menifee Gold Rush, the area has been home to ranching with many horse farms still in evidence. The Budweiser Clydesdale horses are wintered there.[citation needed]
[edit] External links
- Menifee 24/7 News
- Newly formed Menifee Sun City Chamber of Commerce
- Original Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce celebrating 30 years in 2006
- Hyperlocal news and events by and for the community of Menifee Valley
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps or MapQuest
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth, or WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
Incorporated places
Population over 100,000: Riverside (County seat) • Corona • Moreno Valley
Population 50,000 – 100,000: Hemet • Indio • Murrieta • Temecula
Population under 50,000: Banning • Beaumont • Blythe • Calimesa • Canyon Lake • Cathedral City • Coachella • Desert Hot Springs • Indian Wells • La Quinta • Lake Elsinore • Norco • Palm Desert • Palm Springs • Perris • Rancho Mirage • San Jacinto
Census-designated places
Bermuda Dunes • Cabazon • Cherry Valley • East Blythe • East Hemet • El Cerrito • Glen Avon • Highgrove • Home Gardens • Homeland • Idyllwild-Pine Cove • Lakeland Village • Lakeview • Mecca • Mira Loma • Murrieta Hot Springs • Nuevo • Pedley • Quail Valley • Romoland • Rubidoux • Sedco Hills • Sun City • Sunnyslope • Thousand Palms • Valle Vista • Wildomar • Winchester • Woodcrest
Other unincorporated communities
Aguanga • Anza • Chiriaco Summit • Desert Center • Eagle Mountain • Eastvale • Lake Tamarisk • Lost Lake • Menifee • North Shore • Ripley • River Bend Lodge • Sun City Palm Desert • Thermal
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