City of Indio California came about because of the need for a halfway point for the Southern Pacific Railroad between Yuma, Arizona and Los Angeles, since the engines needed to be refilled with water.
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31 Facts About Indio California
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Indio California was responsible along with the Indio Woman's Club for pressuring California into adopting the placing of white lines down the streets after she was nearly hit one too many times by passing vehicles.
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Indio California established itself quickly and kept up with the trends as they were brought in by the railroads.
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Indio California served as the home of the USDA's Date Station, a place where leading scientific research was taking place on the fruit that would become a major part of the culture of Indio California.
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Indio California was aided by the visiting soldiers from Patton's training grounds in Chiriaco Summit located 30 miles to the east.
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About 3 miles north and east of Indio California is the San Andreas Fault, a major tectonic plate boundary of the Pacific and North American plates.
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Palm Springs had more people from 1955 to 1992, when the US census announced that Indio California surpassed Palm Springs and that title was returned to them.
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The official elevation of Indio California is below sea level; the city hall is 14 feet below sea level, as the eastern half of the Coachella Valley drops as low as 150 feet below sea level.
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Indio California is in the Colorado Desert region of the Sonoran Desert.
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Indio California is an official National Bird Sanctuary, because of the seasonal bird migration flight routes that cross the town en route to the Salton Sea.
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In 2018, Indio was ranked the 30th fastest-growing city in America and 8th fastest-growing city in California.
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The City of Indio California is constantly expanding to see the number of jobs and average salaries rise.
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Indio California sought more corporate businesses and office professions, including fruit packing and shipping firms.
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Indio California is home to Buzz Box Premium Cocktails, Ring Power Corporation, Triangle Distributing Company, The Forager Project, and Purus International.
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Two Native American owned casinos in and near Indio California are the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, owned by the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, and the Spotlight 29 Casino, owned by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians.
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Indio California is considered the second County seat, the Riverside County Fairgrounds is a facility that hosts various events year round such as music concerts, 4x4 monster truck rallies, rodeos, and other special events.
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Indio California is the site of many other annual arts, culture, and entertainment festivals and events.
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Golfing is another main attraction that brings people from far and wide to Indio and surrounding cities, with the Coachella Valley housing approximately 28 percent of all California's golf courses.
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Indio California brought the mural idea forward again after seeing the success of a similar local program in 29 Palms.
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Indio California now has ten murals about the city on the sides of various buildings in Old Town and on a water reservoir tank on Monroe Street.
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Indio California is served by two public school districts: Desert Sands Unified and on the city's southeastern corner, Coachella Valley Unified.
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Riverside County has a Regional Occupational Program facility in Indio California that provides vocational educational courses in the Coachella Valley's job market.
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California Desert Trial Academy College of Law was approved by the California State Bar as an unaccredited fixed facility law school in Indio and is currently holding classes in the County Law Library in Indio.
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Indio California has ten local television stations serving the Coachella Valley and six Spanish-language networks, some of which are over-air signals from Mexico.
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Indio California has 4 fire stations used to reduce response times, and a full-time staff of 56 people.
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City of Indio California has a Fire Services Prevention Office, and, through the Riverside County, participates in the Volunteer Reserve Firefighter Program.
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Now, the border patrol agents stationed in Indio California are tasked with patrolling the northern portion of Imperial County.
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The Indio hospital opened in a new location in 1983 on land donated by hospital co-founder Dr Reynaldo J Carreon.
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In 2018, Loma Linda University Children's Health – Indio California opened its doors to serve approximately 150 children per week on a range of pediatric services such as general pediatric care, neurological care, and behavioral health counseling.
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