Welcome to Imperial County, California, also known as the Imperial Valley.

Imperial Valley offers a diverse and rich collection of Resources in the form  of Human Power, Infrastructure and Economic Development.  The climate is hot and dry, ranging from lows in the mid 30's in January to highs of 110+ in July and August (mean temperatures: low-55.0; high-89.6), with little moisture (average annual rainfall: 2.92 inches; 25 percent average relative humidity).

Imperial County extends over 4,597 square miles, bordering on Mexico to the south, Riverside County to the north, San Diego County on the west, and the State of Arizona on the east. The terrain varies from 235 feet below sea level at the Salton Sea to 4,548 feet at Blue Angel Peak.     

History and Facts

Imperial County, originally part of San Diego County, was founded August 7, 1907. The area was visited as early as 1540 by Hernando de Alarcon, discoverer of the Colorado River. It was further explored by Spanish explorers and Catholic friars. Settlements existed along the Butterfield Stage Route as early as 1858, but no real development took place until water was brought into the area in 1901. 

Imperial County is 100 years old.
You can find out more about the Centennial celebration by going to http://www.ic100.org/

    

 

County Board of Supervisors

The County is broken into five (5) sections for representation by a Board of Supervisors.   District 1 represents the communities of Calexico. District 2 represents the communities of El Centro, Heber, and Ocotillo.  District 3 represents the communities of Seeley, Plaster City, West side of El Centro, and Imperial.  District 4 represents the communities of Brawley, Calipatria, Westmorland, Niland, Salton City,  Salton Sea Beach, Desert Shores, Bombay Beach.  District 5 represents the communities of Holtville, Winterhave, East side of El Centro and Imperial, and Palo Verde.

Major cities and towns

Imperial County has a variety of cities and towns. The County seat is El Centro with an approximate population of 42,000 is the hub of commerce and industry for the County.  Calexico has an approximate population of 37,000 and is the border city of Mexicali, Mexico, which is home to over one million inhabitants.  Due to the proximity and vast population of Mexicali allows Imperial County to offer services found in much larger cities.  Brawley to the North is the next largest town in the County with an approximate population of just over 26,000.  Other towns such as Heber, Holtville, Imperial, Calipatria, Westmorland, Niland, Salton City, Salton Sea, Seeley, Winterhaven and Ocotillo make up the rest of the towns in the County. 

Shopping, Dining, Entertainment and More

As the County grows so does our choices for shopping, dining, entertainment and more.  The Imperial Valley Mall offers shopping that rivals malls in larger city atmostpheres with Macy's, JC Penney, Dillards, and Sears as the anchor stores.  Small flagship stores are contained in this fully air conditioned mall with stadium seating 20 movie theatre, food court, indoor ice skating, marry-go-round carousel and more.  Shopping in the downtown districts of the major cities offers more botique stores with a hometown flavor.  Fine dining and other enterainment venues abound as the Valley offers more culteral events from major play productions, movie making, and musical venues to name a few.

I am proud to live, work and serve in my community of Imperial County, CA

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