Salton City, California
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Salton City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California, United States. The population was 978 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'El Centro, California Metropolitan Statistical Area'. Although maps (such as those seen at Google Maps[1]) at first glance show Salton City to be a sizable community, in fact very few of the surveyed streets and roads were ever developed. The town was developed in the 1950s as a resort community on the Salton Sea, but as the salinity of the already highly polluted sea rose, very little development took place and much of what was built - including the city's marina - was abandoned.
[edit] Geography
Salton City is located at (33.298601, -115.959575)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 56.0 km² (21.6 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 978 people, 416 households, and 267 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 17.5/km² (45.2/mi²). There were 730 housing units at an average density of 13.0/km² (33.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.62% White, 0.82% Black or African American, 1.94% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 17.38% from other races, and 5.52% from two or more races. 32.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 416 households out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 30.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,563, and the median income for a family was $20,208. Males had a median income of $26,458 versus $4,886 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,106. About 26.3% of families and 29.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 71.8% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- The 2005 documentary film Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (narrated by John Waters) documented the lives of the inhabitants of Salton City, as well as the ecological issues associated with the Sea.
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
Incorporated places
El Centro (County seat) • Brawley • Calexico • Calipatria • Holtville • Imperial • Westmorland
Census-designated places
Bombay Beach • Desert Shores • Heber • Niland • Ocotillo • Palo Verde • Salton City • Salton Sea Beach • Seeley • Winterhaven
Other unincorporated communities
Mount Signal • Ogilby • Plaster City
