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Imperial County (Spanish: Condado de Imperial) is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 179,702, making it the least populous county in Southern California. [9] The county seat and largest city is El Centro. [11]
Imperial County is home to approximately 180,000 residents which live and work within its seven cities (Brawley, Calexico, Calipatria, El Centro, Holtville, Imperial and Westmorland) and eight unincorporated communities (Bombay Beach, Heber, Niland, Ocotillo, Palo Verde, Salton City, Seeley and Winterhaven).
Imperial is a city in Imperial County, California, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of El Centro. [5] As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 14,758. It is part of the El Centro metropolitan area. In 2016, Imperial was the fourth fastest-growing city in the state, gaining 4.1 percent more residents from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2016.
Mar 14, 2024 · From the striking landscape of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park to the sand dunes of Imperial Valley, the dry, arid region welcomes you wherever you journey within Imperial County. Found south of Palm Desert, in the southeast corner of the state, Imperial County was California's last created county.
Imperial County is in the California Desert at the extreme southeast corner of the state. Locally this area is known as the Imperial Valley.
El Centro is the most populous city in the Imperial Valley, the east anchor of the Southern California Border Region, and the core urban area and principal city of the El Centro metropolitan area which encompasses all of Imperial County.
May 26, 2015 · IMPERIAL. County seat, El Centro. Created August 15, 1907. It derived its name from the Imperial Valley and is the “youngest” of California’s counties.
