La Quinta, California
La Quinta, California | |
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St. Francis of Assisi Church | |
| Motto: The Gem of the Desert | |
Location of La Quinta in Riverside County, California. | |
| Coordinates: 33°40′31″N 116°17′51″W / 33.67528°N 116.29750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Riverside |
| Incorporated | May 1, 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Linda Evans |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Deborah McGarrey |
| • City Council | Kathleen Fitzpatrick John Pena Steve Sanchez |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.68 sq mi (92.42 km2) |
| • Land | 35.26 sq mi (91.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.42 sq mi (1.10 km2) 1.22% |
| Elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 37,558 |
| • Density | 1,184.07/sq mi (457.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 92253 |
| Area code | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-40354 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660870, 2411582 |
| Website | www |
La Quinta (a Spanish idiom meaning "the country villa") is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. Located between Indian Wells and Indio, it is one of the nine cities of the Coachella Valley. The population was 37,467 at the 2010 census, up from 23,694 at the 2000 census.
Golf courses include La Quinta Resort and Club, a resort dating to 1926, where director Frank Capra wrote the screenplay for Lost Horizon, and SilverRock Golf Resort, a host golf courses for the annual Bob Hope Chrysler Classic PGA golf tournament.