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Imperial County

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Also known as Imperial County, California, County of Imperial, California, Imperial County, CA

county in California, United States

AI overview

Imperial County is a county located in southeastern California, near the Mexican border. It matters because it encompasses the agriculturally productive Imperial Valley and serves as an important region for farming, water resources, and cross-border commerce.

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Imperial Valley
Located in
California
Contains
El Centro
Capital
El Centro
Population
179702
Area
11608
Shares border with
Tecate Municipality
Official website
imperialcounty.org
Image
Imperial valley fields.jpg
Households
45768
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Commons category
Imperial County, California
inception
1907-00-00
water as percent of area
6.85
native label
Imperial County
per capita income
18064
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Encyclopedic overview

Imperial County is located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 179,702, ranking as the least populous county in Southern California. The county seat and largest city is El Centro. Imperial is the most recent California county to be established, as it was created in 1907 out of the eastern half of San Diego County.

Imperial County is located in the far southeast of California, in the Imperial Valley. It borders San Diego County to the west, Riverside County to the north, the U.S. state of Arizona to the east and the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. It includes the El Centro metropolitan statistical area and is part of the Southern California border region, the smallest but most economically diverse region in the state.

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