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Palm Desert is located in Riverside County, about 122 miles east of Los Angeles and about 14 miles east of Palm Springs in the Coachella Valley. The population of Palm Desert was more than 48,000 people, according to the census of 2010, which is an increase from more than 41,000 people during the 2000 census. From the 1980s through the 1990s, the community was one of the fastest growing cities in California. In 1990, the population of Palm Desert was 11,801 people, which doubled to 23,650 residents by the end of the year. By 1995, the population increased again to 35,000 people.

Palm Desert is a popular retreat for those people how normally live in places with colder climates such as Canada and the Northern and Eastern United States. This resulted in an increase in the population by approximately 31,000 people every winter. Coachella Valley is the primary hub for this growth. Recently, there has been an ever-increasing number of those who only visited in the wintertime to relocate permanently to Palm Desert. These people are primarily from the urban centers and the coasts of California who have come for both high value and affordable home prices.

Palm Desert has also unique musical legacy that has been heavily influenced internationally since the early 1990s. Many of the bands in Palm Desert bands are generally considered to be the inventors of the several music subgenres.

In the 1920s the name of region was changed from the "Old MacDonald Ranch" to "Palm Village". Local historians said that the primary residents of Palm Desert before the 1950s were the Cahuilla Indian farmers of the now extinct tribe of the San Cayetano Indians. However, there were some Spanish settlers were later became prominent civic leaders in the community. In 1943, the first residential development took place. Sometime later, that location became "El Paseo", which was similar to the shopping district on Rodeo Drive. A company started developing real estate in 1948. The region was subsequently named "Palm Desert" after the corporation in 1951.

There are numerous celebrities who have homes in Palm Desert. These include actors, professional golfers, corporate managers, and film directors and directors. The year 1973 brought the official incorporation of Palm Desert. At the time, the master-planned community was located in the desert that stretched from Indio to Palm Springs.

The surrounding geography has the greatest influence on the Coachella Valley. The valley that slopes southward and the tall mountain ranges on three sides all contribute to the warmest winters in the western United States and the region's warm climate. In 1905, Palm Desert experienced the warmest temperature on record. Palm Desert has an arid climate, with an average yearly high temperature of 89 degree Fahrenheit. The average yearly low temperature is 62 degrees Fahrenheit. However, these high temperatures frequently exceed 120 degrees.

Palm Desert is one of the warmest places in the country, having a mean yearly temperature of 75.8 degrees Fahrenheit. The mountains that surround the area create a thermal region the southernmost foothills of Palm Desert. This results in a unique micro-climate, which provides considerably warmer temperatures in the wintertime, especially at night. As part of the ecological project in the Research Center in Canyon Desert, the University of California maintains weather stations that are situated in this thermal belt.

In the 2010 census, the racial makeup of Palm Desert had 11,038 people who had Latin American heritage. More than 1,600 of the residents were Asian American and around 249 people were Native Indians. African Americans consisted of just 1.85 percent of the population. There were 23,117 households in Palm Desert, with 4,253 of them having children below 18 years of age.