Banning, California City of Banning Official seal of City of Banning Location in Riverside County and the state of California Location in Riverside County and the state of California City of Banning is positioned in the US City of Banning - City of Banning Banning is a town/city in Riverside County, California, United States.
It is situated in the San Gorgonio Pass, also known as Banning Pass.
It is titled for Phineas Banning, stagecoach line owner and the "Father of the Port of Los Angeles." Banning has a neighbor, the town/city of Beaumont, which shares geographic and county-wide features.
Banning and Beaumont have been quickly growing in size and populace since the 1990s.
The area, up to the mid-19th century, was inhabited by the Cahuilla citizens , though the region around Banning was originally Maringayam (Serrano), and the Cahuilla period into the pass only in historic times.
Banning borders the Morongo Indian Reservation, home to the Morongo Band of Cahuilla (Mission) Indians.
Prior to the name Banning, the settlement was called Moore City.
Boniface Indian Industrial School was opened in 1890, providing vocational education to Cahuilla, Serrano, Luiseno, Kumeyaay, and other American Indians. Bishop Francisco Mora y Borrell authorized the school and Mother Katharine Drexel provided funding to the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions for purchase of the land, construction, and operations. Over its history, about 8,000 students attended the school which was completed in 1974. A small abandoned cemetery remains. During World War II, Banning was the site of the 1,000-bed Banning General Hospital.
City of Banning, enhance art City of Banning Ring of Honor In 1942 the people of Banning raised funds for the purchase of an M3 Stuart tank to support the war accomplishment.
Banning is positioned at 33 55 54 N 116 53 51 W (33.931729, -116.897557). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 23.1 square miles (60 km2), all of it land.
Banning's altitude is approximately 2,300 feet (700 m) above sea level, which gives it a cooler climate in contrast to the governmental center of county Riverside at 800 feet (240 m) above sea level and the Coachella Valley of the Colorado Desert to the east.
Banning is traversed by the San Andreas Fault which is responsible for the creation of the pass in which the town/city is situated.
Banning is 25 miles (40 km) west of Palm Springs and 100 miles (160 km) east of Los Angeles. The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Banning had a populace of 29,603.
The ethnic makeup of Banning was 19,164 (64.7%) White (43.4% Non-Hispanic White), 2,165 (7.3%) African American, 641 (2.2%) Native American, 1,549 (5.2%) Asian, 39 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 4,604 (15.6%) from other competitions, and 1,441 (4.9%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 28,238 citizens (95.4% of the population) lived in homeholds, 254 (0.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1,111 (3.8%) were institutionalized.
There were 10,838 homeholds, out of which 3,083 (28.4%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 5,106 (47.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,488 (13.7%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 592 (5.5%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
The populace was spread out with 6,777 citizens (22.9%) under the age of 18, 2,730 citizens (9.2%) aged 18 to 24, 6,048 citizens (20.4%) aged 25 to 44, 6,387 citizens (21.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 7,661 citizens (25.9%) who were 65 years of age or older.
17,552 citizens (59.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 10,686 citizens (36.1%) lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Banning had a median homehold income of $38,919, with 19.4% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. There were 8,923 homeholds out of which 26.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
In the California State Legislature, Banning is in the 23rd Senate District, represented by Republican Mike Morrell, and in the 42nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Chad Mayes. In the United States House of Representatives, Banning is in California's 36th congressional district, represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz. Banning has had its own law enforcement since shortly after its 1913 incorporation, and for many years also had a county-wide station of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department (which has moved eastward to neighboring Cabazon).
The town/city of Banning contracts for fire and paramedic services with the Riverside County Fire Department through a cooperative agreement with CAL FIRE. The town/city is served by the Banning Unified School District and close-by Beaumont has the Beaumont Unified School District, both districts serve the area.
Schools in the Banning USD: Banning High School San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital is a General Acute Care Hospital in Banning with Basic Emergency Services as of 2005. The Summit Cemetery District operates the San Gorgonio Memorial Park, which was established in 1931 as the Banning-Cabazon Cemetery District. U.S.
The Banning Library District operates the Banning Public Library, which was established in 1916 as the Banning Unified School District Library District and became an autonomous special precinct in 2005. "California @ AARoads - Interstate 10 Eastbound - San Bernardino Freeway: Interstate 15 to San Gorgonio Pass".
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Banning Police Department website Banning Library District website Banning Unified School District website Banning Chamber of Commerce website Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Banning Canyon Municipalities and communities of Riverside County, California, United States
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