Cherry Valley, California | |
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 Location inRiverside County and the state ofCalifornia | |
  Cherry Valley, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:33°58′29″N116°58′13″W / 33.97472°N 116.97028°W /33.97472; -116.97028 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Riverside |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.02 sq mi (20.77 km2) |
| • Land | 8.02 sq mi (20.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 2,820 ft (860 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,509 |
| • Density | 811.5/sq mi (313.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 92223 |
| Area code | 951 |
| FIPS code | 06-12916 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660476,2408019 |
Cherry Valley is acensus-designated place (CDP) inRiverside County,California, United States. The population was 6,509 at the 2020 census, up from 6,362 at the 2010 census. It is situated at the most northwestern point of theSan Gorgonio Pass.
The area was planted with many cherry trees, for which Cherry Valley was named. While many of the trees have long since been removed and replaced with homes, a few can still be spotted in backyards throughout the area.
In the early 1800s, the area was known asRancho San Gorgonio, an outpost for theSan Gabriel Mission. A large portion of the area was a Spanish Land Grant made to a man by the name of Paulino Weaver. In 1853, Weaver sold some of his land to Dr. Isaac William Smith, who was struck by the land's natural beauty while looking for stray cattle. Dr. Smith purchased a 1,000 acres for $1,000 from Weaver and established Smith Ranch andHighland Springs Ranch & Inn. The original Smith residence stood near where the swimming pool is today. In 1862, Smith's ranch was dubbed "Smith Station" and was made a stagecoach stop. In 1865, a youngWyatt Earp drove the route from San Bernardino to La Paz, Arizona on which Smith Station was a popular stop.
From 1864 to 1866, the route through Highland Springs along the Bradshaw Trail was the single connecting line for passenger, mail and the express travel between Southern California and the eastern regions of the nation. Smith's Station slowly developed into a hotel bustling with traffic. In 1884, the Smith property was purchased by a Los Angeles company that built a three-story hotel on the property called Highland Home. The first cherry trees in the area were planted here, contributing to the name that it is still known by today.
In 1927, Fred and William Hirsch bought the old Smith place, renamed it Highland Springs Resort, and developed it into a health resort. Fred Hirsch himself was made healthy through following the philosophy of Professor Arnold Ehret, who was an early proponent of juice fasting and colon cleansing. The restaurant on the resort was vegetarian and Hirsch grew a lot of the produce served at the restaurant on the property. He also grew his own grapes and operated a small vineyard. The resort became known as "The Last Resort" as many sick people who were not able to get well with traditional methods, were able to recover through Hirsch's health practices while staying at the resort. From 1941 to 1945 there was a largeWorld War 2 medical treatment facility at the site:Cherry Valley Hospital.[3]
Cherry Valley is located at33°58′29″N116°58′13″W / 33.97472°N 116.97028°W /33.97472; -116.97028 (33.974848, -116.970300).[4]
With an elevation of 2,980 feet above sea level, Cherry Valley is at the highest point on the San Gorgonio Pass betweenSan Bernardino andPalm Springs.According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.1 square miles (21 km2), all of it land.
According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Cherry Valley has ahot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1970 | 3,165 | — | |
| 1980 | 5,012 | 58.4% | |
| 1990 | 5,945 | 18.6% | |
| 2000 | 5,891 | −0.9% | |
| 2010 | 6,362 | 8.0% | |
| 2020 | 6,509 | 2.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1850–1870[7][8] 1880-1890[9] 1900[10] 1910[11] 1920[12] 1930[13] 1940[14] 1950[15] 1960[16] 1970[17] 1980[18] 1990[19]2000[20] 2010[21] | |||
The2020 United States census reported that Cherry Valley had a population of 6,509. The population density was 811.6 inhabitants per square mile (313.4/km2). The racial makeup of Cherry Valley was 73.6%White, 1.6%African American, 1.4%Native American, 2.3%Asian, 0.2%Pacific Islander, 9.6% fromother races, and 11.3% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.7% of the population.[22]
The census reported that 99.0% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.7% were institutionalized.[22]
There were 2,671 households, out of which 20.7% included children under the age of 18, 49.9% were married-couple households, 5.1% werecohabiting couple households, 28.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 16.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 29.2% of households were one person, and 19.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.41.[22] There were 1,755families (65.7% of all households).[23]
The age distribution was 16.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% aged 18 to 24, 18.4% aged 25 to 44, 27.1% aged 45 to 64, and 32.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males.[22]
There were 2,821 housing units at an average density of 351.7 units per square mile (135.8 units/km2), of which 2,671 (94.7%) were occupied. Of these, 78.5% were owner-occupied, and 21.5% were occupied by renters.[22]
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $78,125, and theper capita income was $42,392. About 6.3% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line.[24]
At the2010 census Cherry Valley had a population of 6,362. The population density was 786.7 inhabitants per square mile (303.7/km2). The racial makeup of Cherry Valley was 5,450 (85.7%) White (73.5% Non-Hispanic White),[25] 63 (1.0%) African American, 102 (1.6%) Native American, 87 (1.4%) Asian, 4 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 451 (7.1%) from other races, and 205 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,347 persons (21.2%).[26]
The census reported that 6,203 people (97.5% of the population) lived in households, 98 (1.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 61 (1.0%) were institutionalized.
There were 2,612 households, 540 (20.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,375 (52.6%) wereopposite-sex married couples living together, 236 (9.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 98 (3.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 115 (4.4%)unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 16 (0.6%)same-sex married couples or partnerships. 769 households (29.4%) were one person and 500 (19.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37. There were 1,709 families (65.4% of households); the average family size was 2.89.
The age distribution was 1,057 people (16.6%) under the age of 18, 448 people (7.0%) aged 18 to 24, 1,039 people (16.3%) aged 25 to 44, 1,967 people (30.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,851 people (29.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 51.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.
There were 2,874 housing units at an average density of 355.4 per square mile, of the occupied units 2,098 (80.3%) were owner-occupied and 514 (19.7%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.5%. Of the population 4,853 people (76.3%) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,350 people (21.2%) lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Cherry Valley had a median household income of $54,929, with 7.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.[25]
Cherry Valley unsuccessfully attempted to incorporate into a city in the 1990s and early 2000s.
In theCalifornia State Legislature, Cherry Valley is inthe 19th senatorial district, represented byRepublican Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, and inthe 47th Assembly district, represented byRepublican Greg Wallis.[27]
In theUnited States House of Representatives, Cherry Valley is inCalifornia's 41st congressional district, represented byRepublican Ken Calvert.[28]
Parks and recreational activities are provided by theBeaumont-Cherry Valley Recreation and Park District.
Most of the CDP is in theBeaumont Unified School District while a portion is inYucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District.[29]
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