Blythe, California
Blythe, California Blythe street scene, c.
Blythe street scene, c.
Official seal of Blythe, California Location in Riverside County and the state of California Location in Riverside County and the state of California Blythe, California is positioned in the US Blythe, California - Blythe, California Blythe One of the Blythe Intaglios, prehistoric geoglyphs in the Sonoran Desert, athwart the river from Parker Valley.
Blythe / bla / is a town/city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Palo Verde Valley of the Lower Colorado River Valley region, an agricultural region and part of the Colorado Desert along the Colorado River.
Blythe, a San Francisco financier, who established major water rights to the Colorado River in the region in 1877.
In the early or mid-1870s, William Calloway (known as Oliver Calloway in some sources), an engineer and a former captain of the 1st California Infantry Regiment, explored an region athwart the Colorado River from Ehrenberg, Arizona and found its potential for development.
He interested the wealthier Thomas Henry Blythe (real last name Williams), who was born in Mold, Wales, to undertake evolution and settlement of an "empire" positioned next to the Colorado.
On July 17, 1877, Blythe filed his first claim for Colorado River water on what was to turn into the "Blythe Intake". Blythe appointed another man titled George Irish as manager to assist Calloway in building an irrigation system.
Miller, the father of Frank Augustus Miller. Thomas Blythe died on April 4, 1883; his only revisit to the valley was in November 1882. After his death, the work in the valley halted and Blythe's estate later went into litigation between his illegitimate daughter Florence and other claimants.
With the Hobson brothers from Ventura County, California, they bought Blythe's estate and formed the Palo Verde Land and Water Company. During 1911-12, W.F.
On August 8, 1916, the California Southern Railroad reached Blythe from the desert station of Rice, California, then known as Blythe Junction.
The first automobile bridge over the Colorado River between Blythe and Ehrenberg was constructed in 1928 to replace a cable ferry service. The bridge's successor was assembled in the early 1960s and it was period to four lanes and a pedestrian walkway in early 1974. Blythe is positioned near the California/Arizona border in the Colorado Desert section of the Sonoran Desert, at the junction of Interstate 10 and US 95.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 27.0 square miles (70 km2), of which 26.2 square miles (68 km2) is territory and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) (2.90%) is water.
Blythe is inside 4 hours via car of 10% of the United States' population.
Blythe has a desert climate with very hot summers and mild winters.
But on June 20, 2016, that long-standing record was shattered when Blythe reached 124 F (51 C).
Climate data for Blythe, California Also notable is the geological history of Blythe despite California's reputation for earthquakes, as stated to geologists Blythe has not had an earthquake centered in the town/city for over 500,000 years. Blythe is a stopover town/city with full services for travelers between any of the close-by regions, in particular the primary cities of Los Angeles and Phoenix, since it is approximately midway between those two urbane areas.
The winter months bring visitors avoiding the colder climates of the north, when the populace of the region inside 50 miles (80 km) of Blythe has been known to exceed 500,000. Blythe also contains 24 churches, one library, two newspapers (Palo Verde Valley Times, The Desert Independent), two exhibitions, two airways broadcasts, three banks, a three-screen movie theater (now closed), one funeral home and an 18,500 sq ft (1,720 m2).
Blythe hosts the Blythe Blue Grass Festival annually the third weekend of January.
Dove hunting is prominent in Blythe.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Blythe had a populace of 20,817.
The ethnic makeup of Blythe was 12,396 (59.5%) White (28.3% Non-Hispanic White), 3,126 (15.0%) African American, 243 (1.2%) Native American, 319 (1.5%) Asian, 32 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 4,045 (19.4%) from other competitions, and 656 (3.2%) from two or more competitions.
There were 4,513 homeholds, out of which 1,972 (43.7%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 1,995 (44.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 855 (18.9%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 344 (7.6%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
The populace was spread out with 4,157 citizens (20.0%) under the age of 18, 1,770 citizens (8.5%) aged 18 to 24, 7,332 citizens (35.2%) aged 25 to 44, 5,764 citizens (27.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,794 citizens (8.6%) who were 65 years of age or older.
6,913 citizens (33.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 6,059 citizens (29.1%) lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Blythe had a median homehold income of $48,327, with 16.1% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. In the city, the populace was spread out with 33.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
In the California State Legislature, Blythe is in the 40th Senate District represented by Democrat Denise Moreno Ducheny and, in the 56th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Eduardo Garcia. In the United States House of Representatives, Blythe is in California's 36th congressional district, represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz. The Blythe Heat is a winter experienced minor league baseball team of the Arizona Winter League, and also a member of the Arizona Summer League.
Some games of the Lake Havasu Heat (folded in 2009) of the semi-pro Pacific Southwest Baseball League played in Blythe amid the summer months.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation-Chuckawalla Valley State Prison California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation-Ironwood State Prison Department of Agriculture Blythe Federal Building Postal Service Blythe Federal Building Blythe has its own police department and volunteer fire department.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department also has a county-wide station in Blythe.
Blythe region enhance elementary and secondary schools comprise the Palo Verde Unified School District, which contains 3 elementary schools and 1 high school, and continuation/adult education school.
Palo Verde Community College District is part of the California Community College fitness and includes Palo Verde Community College, a ground in Blythe, a center in Needles and an extension for Adult Basic education and non-credit classes positioned on Spring Street in downtown Blythe.
Interstate 10 crosses Blythe on an east-west direction.
State Route 78's northern end is west of Blythe.
Route 95 crosses Blythe in the easterly side.
Blythe was served in rail by the Arizona and California Railroad but presently has no rail service since an embargo in late 2007 and abandonment in 2009. Blythe is served by Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency. Greyhound stops in Blythe. Health facilities in Blythe include Palo Verde Hospital, a General Acute Care Hospital with 55 total beds and 24-hour standby emergency services, 23 physicians/surgeons, 2 dentists, 2 optometrists, 1 chiropractor, and 1 podiatrist. The Palo Verde Cemetery District maintains the Palo Verde Cemetery. "California Cities by Incorporation Date".
"New mayor appointed by Blythe City Council".
"Blythe (city) Quick - Facts".
An historical marker for the intake was placed by the Palo Verde Valley Historical Society and Riverside County Parks and Recreation in 1986.
"Blythe resided in San Francisco and concentrated in real estate investments.
Development in the purchased site inside Market Street, Geary Street, and Grant Street, called the "Blythe Block", and being in the center of downtown, made Blythe wealthy.
"Blythe Block Changes Hands".
"Blythe Block Sold".
"Palo Verde Irrigation District History".
"California Southern Extended to Open New District".
California Highways and Public Works.
Department of Public Works, State of California.
California Highways and Public Works.
Department of Public Works, State of California.
Front page picture in the Palo Verde Valley Times, October 26, 1972.
"BLYTHE, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary".
"BLYTHE AP, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary".
"ABOUT Blythe, Ca".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA Blythe city".
"California's 36th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map".
"Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency".
"Blythe California Bus Station - Greyhound".
California Department of Health Services "California Association of Public Cemeteries".
"Find A Grave: Palo Verde Cemetery".
Desert Center, California Colorado River Municipalities and communities of Riverside County, California, United States
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Blythe, California - Populated places established in 1916 - Populated places in the Colorado Desert - Communities in the Lower Colorado River Valley - Lower Colorado River Valley - Sonoran Desert - Cities in Riverside County, California - Incorporated metros/cities and suburbs in California - 1916 establishments in California
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