La Quinta, California
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"La Quinta" redirects here. For other uses, see La Quinta (disambiguation).
La Quinta (a Spanish idiom meaning "the country villa") is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. Located between Indian Wells and Indio, it is one of the nine cities of the Coachella Valley. The population was 37,467 at the 2010 census, up from 23,694 at the 2000 census.
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La Quinta, California | |
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Motto: The Gem of the Desert | |
Coordinates: 33°40′31″N 116°17′51″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Riverside |
Incorporated | May 1, 1982[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Mayor | Linda Evans[2] |
• Mayor Pro Tem | John Pena |
• City Council | Kathleen Fitzpatrick Deborah McGarrey Steve Sanchez |
Area | |
• Total | 35.68 sq mi (92.42 km2) |
• Land | 35.26 sq mi (91.32 km2) |
• Water | 0.42 sq mi (1.10 km2) 1.22% |
Elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 38,181 |
• Estimate (2021)[6] | 41,748 |
• Density | 1,184.07/sq mi (457.17/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 92253 |
Area code | 442/760 |
FIPS code | 06-40354 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1660870, 2411582 |
Website | www |
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Golf courses include La Quinta Resort and Club, a resort dating to 1926, where director Frank Capra wrote the screenplay for Lost Horizon, and SilverRock Golf Resort, a host golf courses for the annual Bob Hope Chrysler Classic PGA golf tournament.[7]