Riverside County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, stretching from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the border with Arizona. The County derives its name from the city of Riverside, which is the county seat.
Riverside County is part of the Southern California Inland Empire region, also referred to as the Riverside-San Bernardino Metropolitan Area. The population of Riverside County was 1,...
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Riverside County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, stretching from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the border with Arizona. The County derives its name from the city of Riverside, which is the county seat.
Riverside County is part of the Southern California Inland Empire region, also referred to as the Riverside-San Bernardino Metropolitan Area. The population of Riverside County was 1,545,387 in 2000, and by 2008 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population had risen to 2,100,516.
Geographically, the county is mostly desert. Most of Joshua Tree National Park is located in the county. Riverside County lies inland of Los Angeles, and south of San Bernardino. Large numbers of Los Angeles workers have moved to the county in recent years to take advantage of relatively affordable housing. Alongside neighboring San Bernardino County, it was one of the fastest growing parts of the Inland Empire prior to the recent changes in...
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