Winterhaven (formerly, Karmack) is a

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(CDP) in Imperial County,

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. Winterhaven is east of Pilot Knob, The population was 390 at the 2020 census. It is part of the El Centro, CA Metropolitan Area. North of Interstate 8 and bordering

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, the town is partly in the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation. The

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marks the town's southern border.

Telephone and mail service

Telephone service is provided by Winterhaven Telephone Company, a subsidiary of TDS Telecom, and wired telephones in the area have numbers following the format (760) 572-xxxx. These numbers are assigned to subscribers in Winterhaven, Bard, and Felicity. The communities of

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and Felicity appear in the US Geological Survey, National Geographic Names Database, and the US Postal Service database and adjoin the community of Winterhaven. The communities of Felicity and Winterhaven share a ZIP code: 92283. Bard does not have postal delivery, and post office boxes for the community have a ZIP code of 92222. The first post office at Winterhaven operated from 1916 to 1921. It was re-established in 1934.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Winterhaven is the southeasternmost settlement in California.

Climate

This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure. According to the

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system, Winterhaven has a

desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk'') is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

, abbreviated "Bwh" on climate maps.

Demographics

Winterhaven first appeared as a

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in the 2000 U.S. Census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Winterhaven had a population of 390. The population density was . The racial makeup of Winterhaven was 94 (24.1%)

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, 4 (1.0%)

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, 43 (11.0%) Native American, 4 (1.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%)

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, 93 (23.8%) from other races, and 152 (39.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 294 persons (75.4%). The whole population lived in households. There were 136 households, out of which 29 (21.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 54 (39.7%) were married-couple households, 7 (5.1%) were

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couple households, 37 (27.2%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 38 (27.9%) had a male householder with no partner present. 50 households (36.8%) were one person, and 29 (21.3%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.87. There were 80

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(58.8% of all households). The age distribution was 103 people (26.4%) under the age of 18, 36 people (9.2%) aged 18 to 24, 69 people (17.7%) aged 25 to 44, 86 people (22.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 96 people (24.6%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 41.0years. For every 100 females, there were 80.6 males. There were 164 housing units at an average density of , of which 136 (82.9%) were occupied. Of these, 82 (60.3%) were owner-occupied, and 54 (39.7%) were occupied by renters.

Politics

In the

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, Winterhaven is in , and . Federally, Winterhaven is in .

Government

The Winterhaven County Water District provides water service to Winterhaven.Executive Officer's Report
Retrieved November 16, 2022

Sites of interest

* Museum of History in Granite

Nearby

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* Los Algodones, Baja California * Chocolate Mountains

References

External links

County of Imperial,California County of Yuma, Arizona
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