Whitewater, California

Whitewater, still a populated place on the west bank of the Whitewater River, is located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Palm Springs. It began as rest and watering place for travelers on the Bradshaw Trail between San Bernardino and La Paz Arizona Territory in 1862. With the start of the Colorado River Gold Rush the trail was created to ship goods and allow people to cross the desert to the new boom towns on the Colorado River and the interior of Arizona Territory. Whitewater got its name from the White Water Station, a stagecoach station that was located there on the Bradshaw Trail. The settlement at White Water remained as a stop on the road into the Coachella Valley and to other desert regions to the east as it does today. == Geography ==

Whitewater is located at (33.924203 N, 116.644453 W) and is named for the nearby Whitewater River. The wind farm is located near the I-10 exit at (33.914456 N, 116.743897 W). The area has nearly constant wind due to the venturi effect created by the San Bernardino Mountains to the north and the San Jacinto Mountains to the south, resulting in perfect conditions for the wind farm. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 9.9 square miles (25.6 km), all of it land. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Whitewater has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. ==Demographics==

Whitewater first appeared as a census-designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. The census reported that 969 people (98.5% of the population) lived in households, 3 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 12 (1.2%) were institutionalized. The age distribution was 213 people (21.6%) under the age of 18, 93 people (9.5%) aged 18 to 24, 263 people (26.7%) aged 25 to 44, 281 people (28.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 134 people (13.6%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 39.0years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. There were 392 housing units at an average density of , of which 334 (85.2%) were occupied. Of these, 247 (74.0%) were owner-occupied, and 87 (26.0%) were occupied by renters. ==Government==

Federal: • In the United States House of Representatives, Whitewater is in . • In the United States Senate, California is represented by Democrats Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla. State: • In the California State Legislature, Whitewater is in , and in . County: • In the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Whitewater is in the Fifth District, represented by Libertarian Jeff Hewitt. • In the jurisdiction of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, with Sheriff Chad Bianco. ==Education==

It is in the Banning Unified School District. ==References==