Cathedral City, colloquially known as "Cat City", is a desert resort city in

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, United States, within the

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. Situated between

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and

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, the city has the second largest population, after

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, of the nine cities in the Coachella Valley. Its population was 51,493 at the 2020 census, a slight increase from 51,200 at the 2010 census. Prior to the arrival of European colonists, the land was part of the territory inhabited by the

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Indians. Today every other square mile of the city is part of the

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in 1981. The city's name is derived from Cathedral Canyon located to the south of the city in the foothills of the

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. The canyon is said to have received its name because certain rock formations in the canyon were reminiscent of a

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. A flood in August 1946 significantly altered the cathedral-like features of the canyon. In the United Kingdom a population center needs to have

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, and a cathedral, in order to be called a cathedral city. This prompted

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to include the town of Cathedral City in his December 9, 1939, ''Believe It Or Not'' column stating, "Believe it or not … there is no church in Cathedral City, Calif. It is named after a canyon".

History

Early history: before 1860

Cathedral City sits at the northwestern end of the Coachella Valley between the

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to the north, and the

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to the south, with the

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to the West. The earliest established inhabitants of this region were the Cahuilla Indians. They arrived in the area around 3,000 BCE. The Cahuilla were organized into bands of about 600 to 800 people, and it was the

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in 1768 when Spain established

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, a province of the

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, and then by

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in 1821 when Mexico and Spain signed the Treaty of Cordoba. At that time the province had already been renamed and expanded into the larger

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province. After the

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, and with the signing of the

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in 1848, possession of the land was formally transferred to the

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, and it officially became part of the

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when the state was formed in 1850. In 1852

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Colonel Henry Washington, a nephew of President

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, was contracted by the government to survey Southern California. On November 7 of that year he established the initial point, in the San Bernardino Mountains, from which all subsequent surveys in Southern California would be based. In 1855 he was contracted to continue his work and survey the Coachella Valley. It was then that he found and named Cathedral Canyon for which Cathedral City would eventually be named. Besides Colonel Henry Washington, there were occasional explorers, colonizers and soldiers that made their way through the area during the Spanish, Mexican, and early American eras, but none established any permanent structures or residences. The Cahuilla remained the only people known to be living in the area.

Stage and freight lines 1860 – early 20th century

Prior to the 1860s the only regularly traveled routes through the Coachella Valley were trading paths used by the Cahuilla and other Native American tribes. One of these paths, on the southwestern side of the valley, followed the base of the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa mountains somewhere near the Whitewater River, and would have passed through the area that would become Cathedral City. Early non-native explorers, surveyors, and military, such as Colonel Washington, made use of these routes, but regular transportation services were not established until 1862. The Colorado River Gold Rush, which started in the spring of 1862, prompted William D. Bradshaw, a frontiersman, to seek a quicker route from Los Angeles to the

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. Later that year he hired a guide, and with the help of the Cahuilla and Maricopa Indians, mapped a route from

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, through the San Gorgonio Pass and Coachella Valley, past the northern shore of the Salton Sink, through the passes between the

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and Chocolate Mountains, and up to the Colorado River across from La Paz in the

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, (now the state of

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). Much of the route is thought to have followed the original southwestern trading path used by the Cahuilla. Shortly after Bradshaw defined the trail from San Bernardino to La Paz, various stagecoach and freight companies began using the route. The stage and freight lines brought miners, supplies, and mail between San Bernardino and La Paz, and the route became known as the Bradshaw Trail or "Gold Road". The Bradshaw trail, like the original Cahuillian trail, passed through the future Cathedral City, but the nearest scheduled stops were Agua Caliente (now Palms Springs), and Indian Wells (now Indio). The stage and freight lines were eventually supplanted by the railroads, but the trail would later become the basis for Palm Canyon Drive and Highway 111 that run through the city today.

Depression era nightclubs

In 1931, Al and Lou Wertheimer of the reputed Detroit "Purple Gang" opened the Dunes Club just outside Palm Springs' city limits. This was followed in 1939 by Earl T. Sausser's 139 Club and the Cove Club in 1941, built by Jake Katelman and Frank Portnoy.

Recent history

Since incorporating as a city in 1981, Cathedral City has experienced substantial growth. In 2002, a grassroots group suggested that Cathedral City merge with Palm Springs but the concept did not move forward. The city launched a downtown revitalization program in the late 1990s, which was substantially completed by 2005. A new city hall was built, as well as the

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movie theater complex, along with a total of of new or remodeled stores and restaurant space. In recent years, the city also built an outdoor amphitheater adjacent to the city hall area, and has hosted several annual festivals and events in that space. A new shopping center, Cathedral City Cove, broke ground in 2023.

Geography

According to the

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, Cathedral City has a total area of , of which of it is land and of it (1.13%) is water.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Cathedral City had a population of 51,493. The population density was . The racial makeup of Cathedral City was 36.9%

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, 2.4%

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, 1.9% Native American, 6.0% Asian, 0.1%

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, 35.0% from other races, and 17.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 60.0% of the population. The census reported that 99.2% of the population lived in households, 0.4% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.3% were institutionalized. There were 18,174 households, out of which 31.9% included children under the age of 18, 44.0% were married-couple households, 8.2% were

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couple households, 25.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 26.5% of households were one person, and 15.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.81. There were 11,928

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(65.6% of all households). The age distribution was 21.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% aged 18 to 24, 23.3% aged 25 to 44, 27.2% aged 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 41.6years. For every 100 females, there were 109.2 males. There were 22,663 housing units at an average density of , of which 18,174 (80.2%) were occupied. Of these, 62.8% were owner-occupied, and 37.2% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $67,031, and the

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was $34,922. About 9.9% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Cathedral City had a population of 51,200. The population density was . The racial makeup of Cathedral City was 32,537 (63.5%)

(32.3% Non-Hispanic White), 1,344 (2.6%)

, 540 (1.1%) Native American, 2,562 (5.0%) Asian, 55 (0.1%)

, 12,008 (23.5%) from other races, and 2,154 (4.2%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 30,085 persons (58.8%). The Census reported that 50,905 people (99.4% of the population) lived in households, 263 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 32 (0.1%) were institutionalized. There were 17,047 households, out of which 6,574 (38.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 7,589 (44.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2,291 (13.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,176 (6.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,054 (6.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 779 (4.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 4,292 households (25.2%) were made up of individuals, and 2,259 (13.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99. There were 11,056

(64.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.67. The population was spread out, with 13,856 people (27.1%) under the age of 18, 4,906 people (9.6%) aged 18 to 24, 12,948 people (25.3%) aged 25 to 44, 12,127 people (23.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 7,363 people (14.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.2 males. There were 20,995 housing units at an average density of , of which 10,769 (63.2%) were owner-occupied, and 6,278 (36.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 11.0%. 30,236 people (59.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 20,669 people (40.4%) lived in rental housing units. During 2009–2013, Cathedral City had a median household income of $44,406, with 20.5% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

Economy

Cathedral City has an automotive mega-dealership known as the Palm Springs Auto Mall based on the city limits with Palm Springs. Cathedral City hosts an annual Mexican Independence Day festival on the third weekend of September. To commemorate the event, an " el Grito de Dolores" is held at the city hall/movie theater complex.

Parks and recreation

Date Palm Country Club and golf course, designed in 1967 and opened in 1971, has an 18-hole "executive style" facility designed by Ted Robinson, ASCCA. It features of golf from the longest tees for a par of 58. The course rating is 54.9/57.2 and it has a slope rating of 90/93. It is landscaped in Bermuda Greens and includes lakes and sand traps. It includes the 175 yard 8th hole, which has an accurate tee shot over a lake. The Phil Harris Golf Classic was held there for many years from the 1940s to until the death of Phil Harris in 1994. The country club is built on land leased from the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, and includes a retirement community of manufactured homes that line the greens. The Big League Dreams Sports Park softball complex is on the corner of Date Palm and Dinah Shore drives, made up of four softball fields designed as replicas of four major league ballparks. The Pepsi All-Star Softball Game has been held there since 1998. The Cathedral City Soccer Park, next to James Workman Middle School, is where the So Cal Coyotes minor league

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team play their games (and also in the Rancho Mirage High School stadium). In 2018–19, the So Cal Coyotes changed leagues and now play in

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in the Shadow Hills High School football stadium. The nine parks in Cathedral City are: * Century Park * Dog Park * Dennis Keat Soccer Park * Memorial Park * Ocotillo Park * Panorama Park * Patriot Park * Second Street Park * Town Square An additional park is proposed at Corta Road and Landau Boulevard.

Golf

Several local golf resorts are in Cathedral City. These include

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's Desert Oasis Hotel/resort located in the Cathedral Canyon Country Club, the Date Palm Country Club, Outdoor Resort – Palm Springs, Cimarron Golf Resort, and the Desert Princess Palm Springs Resort and Golf Club.

Government

County

Cathedral City is in Supervisorial District 4 of Riverside County, represented by Democrat V. Manuel Perez.

State

In the

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, Cathedral City is in , and in .

Federal

In the

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Tribal Council

The

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of the

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Notable people

The city was a winter residence for actors

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in the 1960s, and TV show host

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in the 1990s.

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's grave is located in

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cemetery, as are those of several other prominent figures, including actor

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, singer-songwriter

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, former mayor of Palm Springs, and actress

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. Other notable residents include: *

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(born 1983), a former WBO welterweight champion, is from Cathedral City and graduated from Cathedral City High School. * Lalo Guerrero (1916–2005), a

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folk musician, lived in Cathedral City in his final years. * John Michael Meehan (1959–2016), a nurse anesthetist and conman whose life story was adapted into the '' Dirty John'' podcast, lived in a trailer, on his sister Donna Meehan Stewart's RV lot in Cathedral City, before marrying Debra Newell. * Simon Oakland (1915–1983), an American actor, died in the town on August 29, 1983, a day after the actor's 68th birthday. * Agnes Lawrence Pelton (1881–1961), was a German-born modernist painter, who was particularly known for portraits of Native American

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, desert landscapes and still life paintings, spent the last 29 year of her life in Cathedral City. ''F Street'' was renamed ''Agnes Pelton Way'' in her honor.

References

Bibliography

*Hillery, Robert A. (2015). ''Cathedral City The Early Years 1925 to 1981'', Outskirts Press, Inc., Denver, Colorado.

Citations

External links

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