City of Murrieta City of Murrieta is positioned in the US City of Murrieta - City of Murrieta Murrieta is a town/city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States.
The populace of Murrieta was 103,466 at the 2010 census.
Murrieta experienced a 133.7% populace increase between 2000 and 2010, as stated to the most recent census, making Murrieta one of the quickest burgeoning cities in the state.
This populace boom in 2010 surpassed the populace of the historically larger and more commercial town/city of Temecula to the south for the first time since the incorporation of either city.
Largely residentiary in character, Murrieta is typically characterized as a commuter town, with many of its inhabitants commuting to jobs in San Diego County, Orange County, Los Angeles County, Temecula, and Camp Pendleton.
Murrieta is bordered by Temecula to the south and the newly incorporated metros/cities of Menifee and Wildomar to the north.
Murrieta is positioned in the center of the Los Angeles-San Diego Mega-region which contains a populace of 22 million citizens .
For most of its history Murrieta was not heavily populated.
A Basque, Ezequiel Murrieta, purchased the Rancho Pauba and Rancho Temecula Mexican territory grants, comprising 52,000 acres (210 km2) in the area, intending to bring his sheep-raising company to California.
Others identified the valley after the assembly of a depot in 1882 that connected Murrieta to the Southern California Railroad's transcontinental route.
The boom that Murrieta had experienced due to the train and the hot springs gradually died, leaving Murrieta as a small nation town. By the late 1980s suburban neighborhoods were being constructed, and citizens began moving to the Murrieta region from metros/cities and suburbs in San Diego, Riverside, and Orange Counties as the populace interval rapidly. In 1990, inhabitants began a campaign for town/city status which resulted in the establishment of the City of Murrieta on July 1, 1991.
Between 1991 and 2007 the city's populace further increased to an estimated 97,257 residents, and at the 2010 United States Enumeration was 103,466, making it the biggest city in Southwest Riverside County. Murrieta is positioned at 33 34 10 N 117 12 9 W (33.569566, -117.202453). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 33.6 sq mi (87.1 km2), of which, 99.89% of it is territory and 0.11% is water.
Murrieta Creek runs southeasterly through the Murrieta Valley.
Climate data for Murrieta, California Murrieta has an average of 263 sunlight days and 35 days with calculable rain annually. April through November is warm to hot and dry with average high temperatures of 77 91 F and lows of 44 60 F.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Murrieta had a populace of 103,466.
The ethnic makeup of Murrieta was 72,137 (69.7%) White (55.7% Non-Hispanic White), 5,601 (5.4%) African American, 741 (0.7%) Native American, 9,556 (9.2%) Asian, 391 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 8,695 (8.4%) from other competitions, and 6,345 (6.1%) from two or more competitions.
The census reported 103,037 citizens (99.6% of the population) lived in homeholds; that 291 citizens (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and that 138 citizens (0.1%) were institutionalized.
The populace was spread out with 31,471 citizens (30.4%) under the age of 18, 9,891 citizens (9.6%) aged 18 to 24, 28,144 citizens (27.2%) aged 25 to 44, 23,555 citizens (22.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 10,405 citizens (10.1%) who were 65 years of age or older.
73,518 citizens (71.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 29,519 citizens (28.5%) lived in rental housing units.
33.7% of the populace of the town/city was under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
In the California State Legislature, Murrieta is in the 28th Senate District, represented by Republican Jeff Stone, and in the 67th Assembly District, represented by Republican Melissa Melendez. In the United States House of Representatives, Murrieta is in California's 42nd congressional district, represented by Republican Ken Calvert. On October 20, 2014, the mayor of Murrieta, Alan Long, resigned after being arrested on October 16, 2014 on suspicion of seriously injuring four high school students while drunk driving.
The complaint against Long says: "As fire battalion chief and as a 'first responder' and as mayor of the town/city of Murrieta at the time of the incident, Alan William Long had sworn to uphold these laws, yet he knowingly and intentionally violated them." In July 2014, Murrieta garnered nationwide attention following days of immigration protests. Some Murrieta inhabitants blocked busloads of immigrant detainees.
According to the city's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top non-military employers in the town/city are: 1 Murrieta Valley Unified School District 1,900 4 City of Murrieta 401 I-215 runs through the easterly portion of the city, and I-15 runs through the portion of the city.
Route 395 passes through the town/city and California State Route 79 defines much of the city's easterly border.
The Riverside Transit Agency provides limited enhance transit options with routes connecting in a several areas of the city. Proposals presently exist which may position the town/city to play host to the high-speed rail that voters allowed in 2008 with Prop 1 - A. This active HSR station is projected to handle 8,000 daily riders.
The program-level HSR route alignment has placed this station between Murrieta and Temecula near the I-15 and I-215 freeway interchange. The Murrieta Fire Department also has been the major paramedic service provider for the town/city since 2000.
The Murrieta Police Department was created in 1992, with the encouragement of Riverside County Sheriff Cois Byrd; it is the only municipal police department in Southwest Riverside County.
Murrieta is the safest town/city in Riverside County, and in 2009 Murrieta was listed as the second safest town/city (over 100,000 in population) in the United States, behind Irvine, California.
Murrieta is served by three hospitals: Loma Linda Medical Center, Inland Valley Medical Center and Rancho Springs Medical Center.
The town/city of Murrieta is served by the Murrieta Valley Unified School District (MVUSD).
The precinct contains eleven elementary (K-5) schools, three middle (6-8) schools, three elected high (9-12) schools (Murrieta Valley High School, Vista Murrieta High School, Murrieta Mesa High School), one continuation school (Creekside High School), and one autonomous study school.
Murrieta Mesa High School opened its doors in the 2009 2010 school year to its first classes of freshmen and sophomores. Calvary Chapel Bible College, assembled upon the old Murrieta Hot Springs resort, and its affiliated private elected (K-12) school Calvary Chapel Murrieta also serve the Murrieta community.
Laurel Cemetery (also known as Murrieta Cemetery) is positioned near the southwest town/city limits. Notable interments at the cemetery include actor Douglas Fowley. The Town Square is home to the Murrieta Police Department, Murrieta Public Library, City Hall, and a senior center.
Murrieta has three golf courses inside the town/city limits.
Murrieta has a Mulligan Family Fun Center, with miniature golf, go kart racing, laser tag, and an arcade.
The Santa Rosa Plateau, an ecological reserve which is jointly owned by county and state governments, a private conservation group, and the small-town water district, is just outside the town/city to the west. Visitors can observe endangered wildlife, both flora and fauna (including the threatened Engelmann oak).
The Temecula Valley Wine Country is approximately 7.5 miles southeast of Murrieta, and includes approximately 40 wineries.
Lindsay Davenport, experienced tennis player and Olympic gold medalist, graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in 1994 Floyd Landis, Professional cyclist, disqualified winner of the 2006 Tour de France, lives in Murrieta with his family when not racing or training "City of Murrieta California Website".
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