Palo Verde ( Spanish for "Green Stick"; Mojave: ''Hanyomalivah'') is a

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(CDP) in Imperial County,

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. Its name comes from the native desert tree, Palo Verde (Parkinsonia florida), which in turn takes its name from the Spanish for stick (''palo'') and green (''verde''), sharing its name with the

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, the valley it is located. The Imperial County line passes just north of the town. A community named

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, in Riverside County lies along SR78 between Blythe and Palo Verde. The ZIP Code for the community is 92266 and there is no postal delivery; residents use post office boxes. There is a U.S. Postal Service post office and an Imperial County Sheriff's substation. The first post office to operate at Palo Verde opened in 1903 as Paloverde, changed its name to Palo Verde in 1905, and closed in 1940. A post office was re-established in 1949.

Geography

Palo Verde is located on the Riverside County line northeast of El Centro, The population was 171 at the 2010 census, down from 236 in 2000. It is part of the ' El Centro, California

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'. State Route 78 (Ben Hulse Highway) runs north-south through the community. The majority of its population lives east of SR78 and west of the nearby

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. It is also in the southern portion of the

. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Climate

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that Palo Verde had a population of 171. The population density was . The racial makeup of Palo Verde was 124 (73%)

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, 2 (1%)

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, 5 (3%) Native American, 1 (1%) Asian, 0 (0%)

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, 26 (15%) from other races, and 13 (8%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 33 persons (19%). The Census reported that 171 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 84 households, out of which 11 (13%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 28 (33%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 4 (5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 7 (8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 7 (8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 40 households (48%) were made up of individuals, and 17 (20%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04. There were 39 families (46% of all households); the average family size was 2.90. The population was spread out, with 25 people (15%) under the age of 18, 15 people (9%) aged 18 to 24, 23 people (14%) aged 25 to 44, 65 people (38.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 43 people (25%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.2 males. There were 211 housing units at an average density of , of which 84 were occupied, of which 35 (41.7%) were owner-occupied, and 49 (58.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 17%; the rental vacancy rate was 17%. 63 people (37% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 108 people (63%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 236 people, 130 households, and 60 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 218 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 79%

, 1%

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, 15% from other races, and 6% from two or more races. 19% of the population were

or Latino of any race. There were 130 households, out of which 17% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35% were

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living together, 6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54% were non-families. 50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 33% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.82 and the average family size was 2.63. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17% under the age of 18, 1% from 18 to 24, 20% from 25 to 44, 29% from 45 to 64, and 32% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $12,772, and the median income for a family was $14,333. Males had a median income of $13,281 versus $9,792 for females. The

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for the CDP was $7,275. About 45% of families and 47% of the population were below the

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, including 71% of those under the age of eighteen and 13% of those 65 or over.

Politics and Government

In the

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, Palo Verde is in , and . Federally, Palo Verde is in . Palo Verde receives water from the Palo Verde County Water District.

References

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