Banning, California
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| Banning, California | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Riverside |
| Area | |
| - Total | 23.1 sq mi (59.7 km²) |
| - Land | 23.1 sq mi (59.7 km²) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Elevation | 2,349 ft (716 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 23,562 |
| - Density | 1,020/sq mi (394.7/km²) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 92220 |
| Area code(s) | 951 |
| FIPS code | 06-03820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1660306 |
Banning is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 23,562 at the 2000 census. It is situated in the San Gorgonio Pass, also known as Banning Pass. It is named for Phineas Banning, stagecoach line owner and the "Father of the Port of Los Angeles."
Banning has a western neighbor, the city of Beaumont, which shares geographic and regional features. Beaumont has been rapidly growing in size and population since the 1980s.
City-owned Banning Municipal Airport, (FAA designator: BNG), has a 5,200-foot (1,600 m) runway. San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital is a General Acute Care Hospital in Banning with Basic Emergency Services as of 2005. [1]
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[edit] History
The area, up to the mid-19th century, was inhabited by the Cahuilla people. In 1824 it became part of the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, and then the Rancho San Gorgonio. The first Anglo to settle in the area was Dr. Isaac Smith in 1853. In 1863 a smallpox epidemic further diminished the Cahuilla. The government created Indian reservations for the Cahuilla in 1877.
The first stagecoach line came through in 1862, and the railroad followed in 1876. U.S. Route 99 was built in 1923, followed by U.S. Route 60/70 in 1936, and subsequently Interstate 10. The Southern Pacific (later purchased by Union Pacific) railroad, laid down in 1881, was a major contributor to the area's growth. Banning borders the Morongo Indian Reservation. The region around Banning was originally Maringayam (Serrano), and the Cahuilla expanded into the pass only in historic times. Relations with reservation residents have been stressed by such actions as disputes over water rights. See Dorothy Ramon's book (published 2000) "Always Believe" for a Maringayam's views on Banning and reservation life.
Banning is named after famed L.A. entrepreneur Phinneas Banning, yet he never set foot in the city , or anywhere in the San Gorgonio Pass area.
The early western poet and author Henry Herbert Knibbs lived his last years in Banning.
[edit] Geography
Banning is located at (33.931729, -116.897557)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.0 square miles (59.7 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Public Safety
Banning has had its own police force since shortly after its 1912 incorporation, and for many years also had a regional station of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department (which has moved eastward to neighboring Cabazon). The Beaumont, Palm Springs, Cathedral City, and Desert Hot Springs Police Departments also provide assistance in a major emergency, as well as the California Highway Patrol out of the Beaumont regional station.
Like its western neighbor(Beaumont), Banning disbanded its fire department in 2000 in favor of a contract with CAL FIRE (the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention); it also gets occasional assistance from the CDF station in Cabazon, as well as from the fire department of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 23,562 people, 8,923 households, and 6,237 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,022 people per square mile (395/km²). There were 9,761 housing units at an average density of 423/sq mi (164/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 64.19% White, 8.55% Black or African American, 2.52% Native American, 5.38% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 14.88% from other races, and 4.36% from two or more races. 30.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Banning has numerous sections where residents of a certain race/ethnicity reside, such as the Vista Serena section which is mainly African-American, Latino or Hispanic and Southeast Asian. The western section is mostly nonhispanic-white, and has a great number of locals of Irish, Scottish, German, Swiss and Italian descent, a legacy of Banning's immigrant settlers in the late 1800s. Banning has several shops run by South Asian and Middle Eastern owners. The casino-funded Morongo Band of Cahuilla Indians is prominent in city life.[citation needed]
There were 8,923 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,076, and the median income for a family was $38,995. Males had a median income of $31,300 versus $20,794 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,231. About 14.8% of families and 19.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Politics
In the state legislature Banning is located in the 37th Senate District, represented by Republican Jim Battin, and in the 65th Assembly District, represented by Republican Paul Cook. Federally, Banning is located in California's 41st congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +9[4] and is represented by Republican Jerry Lewis.
[edit] References
- ^ California Department of Health Services
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?. Campaign Legal Center Blog. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
[edit] External links
- [1] The City of Banning's official website
- [2] The Banning Police Department's website
- [3] The Banning Library District's website
- [4] The Banning Unified School District's website
- [5] The Banning Chamber of Commerce's website
- [6] The Malki Museum--art, artifacts, and historical materials of the Indians of the San Gorgonio Pass area
- [7] The San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital--opened in 1951, an independent non-profit hospital
- [8] The Banning Cultural Alliance--a volunteer organization providing education and support for art and culture in Banning
- [9] The Record Gazette--the leader in local news for the San Gorgonio Pass Area since 1908.
- Banning, California is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Los Angeles Times article on Banning (registration required)
