Calipatria, California City of Calipatria Location in Imperial County and the state of California Location in Imperial County and the state of California City of Calipatria is positioned in the US City of Calipatria - City of Calipatria Waiting for relief checks amid the Great Depression, Calipatria, California, March 1937 Calipatria (formerly, Date City) is a town/city in Imperial County, California.

Calipatria is positioned 23 miles (37 km) north of El Centro, It is part of the El Centro Metropolitan Area.

The populace was 7,710 at the 2010 census, up from 7,289 at the 2000 census, including 4000 inmates at Calipatria State Prison.

At an altitude of 180 feet (55 m) below sea level, Calipatria is the lowest altitude town/city in the hemisphere.

The town/city presently claims to have the "tallest flagpole (184 feet) where the flag flies at sea level" at 184 feet (56 m), so their American flag will always fly above sea level. According to the Guinness Book of World Records the Jeddah Flagpole holds the title of world's tallest, but it is entirely above sea level. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), all land.

According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Calipatria has a hot desert climate, abbreviated "Bwh" on climate maps. The Imperial Valley Farm Lands Association established the town as Date City in 1914. The first postal service at Calipatria opened in 1914. Calipatria incorporated in 1919. The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Calipatria had a populace of 7,800.

The ethnic makeup of Calipatria was 3,212 (41.7%) White, 1,612 (20.9%) African American, 80 (1.0%) Native American, 95 (1.2%) Asian, 25 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 2,455 (31.9%) from other competitions, and 227 (2.9%) from two or more competitions.

The Enumeration reported that 3,541 citizens (46.0% of the population) lived in homeholds, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 4,164 (54.0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,008 homeholds, out of which 541 (53.7%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 515 (51.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 213 (21.1%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 92 (9.1%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.

The populace was spread out with 1,246 citizens (16.2%) under the age of 18, 932 citizens (12.1%) aged 18 to 24, 3,738 citizens (48.5%) aged 25 to 44, 1,431 citizens (18.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 358 citizens (4.6%) who were 65 years of age or older.

1,867 citizens (24.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,674 citizens (21.7%) lived in rental housing units.

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,289 citizens , 899 homeholds, and 756 families residing in the city.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 32.4% White, 21.3% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.6% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 42.7% from other competitions, and 2.3% from two or more competitions.

There were 899 homeholds out of which 50.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 16.3% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 52.6% from 25 to 44, 15.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.8% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $60,962, and the median income for a family was $61,302.

About 2.4% of families and 2.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 28.9% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.

Calipatria is one of the state's poorest metros/cities in income per capita due to agricultural paychecks and a declined economy in the 1990s.

The town/city was first called Sante Patria (as in "Saint of the Motherland") and was established by Irish American and Irish Mexican soldiers, who deserted both in the Mexican American War (1850's) and from the Union and/or Confederate armies after the American Civil War (1860's) but Calipatria also has a large Arab populace from Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, descendants of agriculture workers in the 1920s. In the state legislature, Calipatria is in the 40th Senate District, represented by Democrat Ben Hueso, and the 56th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Eduardo Garcia. Federally, Calipatria is in California's 51st congressional district, represented by Democrat Juan Vargas. Salvation Mountain is a notable tourist attraction in the north of Calipatria, near Slab City.

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Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calipatria, California Climate Summary for Calipatria, California "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

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"California's 51st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map".

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