Editing Banning, California

{{short description|City in California, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Banning, California
| nickname                        = "Gateway to the [[Coachella Valley]]"
| settlement_type                 = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
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| image_caption                   = A view of Banning from [[California State Route 243|Hwy 243]]
| image_seal                      = Seal of Banning, CA.png
| image_map                       = File:Riverside County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Banning Highlighted 0603820.svg
| mapsize                         = 250px
| map_caption                     = Location of Banning in Riverside County, California.
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| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = {{Flagu|United States}}
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = {{flag|California}}
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = {{flagicon image|Flag of Riverside County, California.png}} [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]]
| government_type                 = Council-Manager
| governing_body                  = Banning City Council<br>Dave Happe <br> Mary Hamlin <br> Alberto Sanchez
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Kyle Pingree
| leader_title1                   = Mayor Pro Tem
| leader_name1                    = Colleen Wallace
| leader_title2                   = Manager
| leader_name2                    = Doug Schulze
| established_title3              = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date3               = February 6, 1913 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://banningca.gov/538/The-History-of-Economic-Development-in-B |title=The History of Economic Development in Banning {{!}} Banning, CA – Official Website |website=banningca.gov |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref>
| motto                           = "Endless Opportunity"
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 30, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi                = 23.24
| area_total_km2                  = 60.18
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 23.24
| area_land_km2                   = 60.18
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.00
| area_water_km2                  = 0.00
| area_water_percent              = 0
| elevation_footnotes             = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1660306|Banning|access-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_ft                    = 2349
| elevation_m                     = 716
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            =
| population_total                = 29505
| population_density_sq_mi        = 1269.74
| population_metro                =
| timezone                        = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]]
| utc_offset                      = -8
| timezone_DST                    = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]]
| utc_offset_DST                  = -7
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 92220
| area_code_type                  = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| area_code                       = [[Area code 951|951]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code
| blank_info                      = {{FIPS|06|03820}}
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
| blank1_info                     = {{GNIS 4|1660306}}, {{GNIS 4|2409785}}
| website                         = {{URL|www.banning.ca.us}}
| population_density_km2          = 490.25
}}

'''Banning''' is a city in [[Riverside County, California]], United States. Its population was 29,505 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], down from 29,603 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 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 shares geographic and regional features with its western neighbor, the city of [[Beaumont, California|Beaumont]]. Banning and Beaumont have been rapidly growing in size and population since the 1990s. Both cities are about 80 miles east of downtown Los Angeles and 30 miles west of [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]], both connected by freeway and railroad.

==History==
===Etymology===
{{See also|List of Riverside County, California, placename etymologies#Banning|label 1=List of Riverside County, California, placename etymologies: Banning}}
Initially named '''Moore City''', by [[Ransom B. Moore]], within only a few months the town was renamed for [[Phineas Banning]], ''"Father of the [[Port of Los Angeles]]"'', who had pastured sheep in the San Gorgonio Pass area, and operated a stagecoach that ran through the Pass.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gunther |first1=Jane Davies |title=Riverside County, California, Place Names; Their Origins and Their Stories |date=1984 |location=Riverside, California |pages=332}}</ref>

===Early history===
The area, up to the mid-19th century, was inhabited by the [[Cahuilla people]], though the region around Banning was originally Maringayam ([[Serrano (people)|Serrano]]); the Cahuilla expansion into the pass occurred only late in recent, documented history. In 1824, the [[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel]] established the ''Rancho San Gorgonio'' in the pass. The first [[Anglo]] to settle in the area was Dr. Isaac Smith in 1853. In 1863, a smallpox epidemic further diminished the Cahuilla. The [[Indian reservation]]s for the Cahuilla were established in 1877.

The settlement that was to become Banning developed in coincidence  with the start of the [[Steamboats of the Colorado River#Colorado River Gold Rush|Colorado River Gold Rush]]. The [[Bradshaw Trail]], which passed through the area in 1862, was a wagon road to the gold [[boomtown]]s of the [[Arizona Territory]]. '''[[Gilman Ranch|Gilman's Ranch]]''', north of downtown, served as a station for the stagecoach lines on this road.<ref name=Wheeler>Topographical Sketch showing the Outward and Inward Route of a Party, while examining as to the practicability of a Diversion of the Colorado River for Purposes of Irrigation, Lithograph by Eric Bergland, 1875. From, Wheeler, G.M., Topographical Atlas Projected To Illustrate United States Geographical Surveys West Of The 100th Meridian Of Longitude Prosecuted In Accordance With Acts Of Congress Under The Authority Of The Honorable The Secretary Of War, And The Direction Of Brig. Genl. A.A. Humphreys, Chief Of Engineers, U.S. Army. Embracing Results Of the Different Expeditions Under The Command Of 1st Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps Of Engineers. Julius Bien, lith., G. Thompson, Washington, 1876. Names and distances between stations and watering places on the Bradshaw Trail taken from this survey map.</ref> The railroad followed, passing through the town in 1876. The [[Southern Pacific Railroad|Southern Pacific]] (later purchased by [[Union Pacific]]) railroad was a major contributor to the area's growth. [[U.S. Route 99 (California)|U.S. Route 99]] was built in 1923, followed by [[U.S. Route 60 (California)|U.S. Route 60]]/[[US 70 (CA)|70]] in 1936, and subsequently [[Interstate 10 (California)|Interstate 10]].

Banning borders the [[Morongo Indian Reservation]], home to the Morongo Band of Cahuilla (Mission) Indians. Relations with reservation residents have been strained by disputes over water rights. Dorothy Ramon's book ''Always Believe'' (published 2000) depicts a Maringayam's views on Banning and reservation life.

Prior to the name Banning, the settlement was called '''Moore City'''. [[Ransom B. Moore]] operated a large cattle ranch and was later a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, settling in the area and nearby San Gorgonio mountains in the early 1860s. Moore sold his holdings and relocated to central Arizona in 1883.

The town of Banning was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] on February 6, 1913.

===Almond production===
In the early 20th century, the area immediately around Banning was considered well fitted to [[almond]] culture, and was known as the oldest almond growing district in southern California.<ref>''The Almond in California'', R. H. Taylor. Bulletin No. 297, August 1918, University of California Press, Berkeley. p. 18.  
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66711</ref>

===Indian School and cemetery===
The [[St. Boniface Indian School|St. Boniface Indian Industrial School]] was opened in 1890, providing vocational education to [[Cahuilla people|Cahuilla]], [[Serrano people|Serrano]], [[Luiseño people|Luiseño]], [[Kumeyaay people|Kumeyaay]], and other American Indians.<ref>{{cite web|last=Murkland|first=Pat|title=Inside St. Boniface|url=http://dorothyramon.blogspot.com/2009/05/inside-st-boniface.html|work=Ahunika'|publisher=Dorothy Ramon Learning Center|date=May 10, 2009}}
* {{coord|33.93835|-116.88863|display=inline}}: {{GNIS|273395|Saint Boniface School}}
* And see: {{cite book|title=Precious Blood Catholic Church and St. Boniface Indian School, Banning, California: 1890–1990, the first hundred years|year=1990|publisher=Olan Mills|location=Chattanooga, TN |oclc=31345410 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Harley|first=Bruce|title=Readings in Diocesan Heritage |volume = 8, Seek and ye shall find: St. Boniface Indian Industrial School, 1888–1978|year=1994|publisher=Diocese of San Bernardino|location=San Bernardino, CA|pages=i–137| oclc=29934736}}</ref> Bishop [[Francisco Mora y Borrell]] authorized the school and  Mother [[Katharine Drexel]] provided funding to the [[Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions]] for purchase of the land, construction, and operations.<ref name="Library" >{{cite web|title=The St. Boniface Indian/Industrial School|url=http://www.banninglibrarydistrict.org/banning/documents/st.pdf|work=Banning Record Gazette|publisher=Banning Public Library|date=September 9, 2011|access-date=January 5, 2014|archive-date=January 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031600/http://www.banninglibrarydistrict.org/banning/documents/st.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Rathbun|first=Tanya L.|title=Boarding House Blues: Revisiting American Indian Educational Experiences |editor=Clifford E. Trafzer |editor2=Jean A. Keller |editor3=Lorene Sisquoc  |year=2006|publisher=University of Nebraska Press|isbn=978-0803244467|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S445KLj_rfEC&q=saint+boniface&pg=PA155-IA16|chapter=6. Hail Mary: The Catholic Experience at St. Boniface Indian School |oclc  =63703921 }}</ref> Over its history, about 8,000 students attended the school which was demolished in 1974.<ref name="Library" /> A small abandoned cemetery remains.<ref>{{cite book|last=Holtzclaw|first=Kenneth M.|title=Banning|year=2006|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0738529929|page=11}}</ref>

===World War II===
During [[World War II]], Banning was the site of the 1,000-bed [[Banning General Hospital]]. It supported training at the [[Desert Training Center]] and was later used as a naval convalescent hospital. The facilities were dismantled in 1948.<!-- The refs for this are at the BGH article. -->
[[Image:Art of Banning.jpg|thumb|right|250px|City of Banning, public art]]
[[Image:Ringofhonor.jpg|thumb|right|250px|City of Banning Ring of Honor]]
In 1942 the citizens of Banning raised funds for the purchase of an [[M3 Stuart tank]] to support the war effort. After the war the tank was given to the [[South African Defence Force]]. The tank, named "City of Johannesburg", is preserved at a local museum in [[Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal|Richmond]], [[Natal Province]], [[South Africa]].<ref>Charmain Coulson (1985). ''Beaulieu-on-Illovo: Richmond Natal, its people and history''. Richmond Women's League and Institute.  p. 324. {{ISBN|978-0620103954}}</ref>

==Geography==
Banning is located at {{Coord|33|55|54|N|116|53|51|W|type:city}} (33.931729, -116.897557).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|23.1|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

Banning's elevation is approximately {{convert|2,300|ft|m}} above sea level, which gives it a cooler climate in contrast to the county seat of [[Riverside, California|Riverside]] at {{convert|800|ft|m}} above sea level and the [[Coachella Valley]] of the [[Colorado Desert]] to the east.

Banning is traversed by the [[San Andreas Fault]] which created the pass in which the city is situated.

Banning is {{convert|25|mi|km}} west of [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]] and {{convert|100|mi|km}} east of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>Kline, Andrew (Demand Media). "[http://traveltips.usatoday.com/airports-near-banning-california-39823.html Airports Near Banning, California]." ''[[USA Today]]''. Retrieved on August 9, 2013.</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Banning has a [[warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=906040&cityname=Banning%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |title=Banning, California Köppen Climate Classification |publisher=Weatherbase |access-date=December 14, 2016}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 2752
|1940= 3874
|1950= 7034
|1960= 10250
|1970= 12034
|1980= 14020
|1990= 20570
|2000= 23562
|2010= 29603
|2020= 29505
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Banning had a population of 29,505. The population density was {{convert|1,269.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Banning was 46.3% [[White Americans|White]], 7.7% [[African Americans|African American]], 2.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 6.0% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 23.8% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 13.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 45.5% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Banning city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0603820 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>

The census reported that 98.8% of the population lived in households, 0.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.7% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 11,256 households, out of which 27.1% included children under the age of 18, 43.0% were married-couple households, 6.9% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 33.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 16.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 29.7% of households were one person, and 20.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59.<ref name=DP1/> There were 7,254 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (64.4% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Banning city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0603820 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 21.0% under the age of 18, 7.1% aged 18 to 24, 21.8% aged 25 to 44, 22.0% aged 45 to 64, and 28.1% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 45.0{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 11,961 housing units at an average density of {{convert|514.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 11,256 (94.1%) were occupied. Of these, 67.4% were owner-occupied, and 32.6% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

===2023 estimates===
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 18.3% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 63.7% spoke only English at home, 30.7% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 2.2% spoke other [[Indo-European languages]], 3.1% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.3% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 82.1% were high school graduates and 17.4% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Banning city, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=1600000US0603820 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>

The median household income was $57,699, and the [[per capita income]] was $31,352. About 15.5% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Banning city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0603820 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
===Events===
'''Banning Stagecoach Days''' has been held annually since 1957 in recognition of the city's historic ties to the original stagecoach line that passed through the area in the late 1800s, and because the city's namesake, Phineas Banning, was himself a stagecoach operator.  Currently, each year the event is operated by the non-profit "Stagecoach Days Association", and held at the AC Dysart Equestrian Park in Banning.<ref name="Stagecoach1">{{cite web|url=http://stagecoachdays.org/contact/|title=Stagecoach Committee|website=Banning Stagecoach Days|publisher=Stagecoach Days Association|access-date=January 7, 2020}}</ref>

===Points of Interest===
* '''Gilman Ranch Historic Park'''
** '''Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum'''

==Government==
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ '''Banning vote by party in presidential elections<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results/|title=Statewide Election Results :: California Secretary of State|website=www.sos.ca.gov}}</ref>'''
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2020-general/ssov/pres-by-political-districts.pdf |title=Results |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2020 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.20%''' ''6,312''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.77% ''6,006''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.03% ''255''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/pres-by-political-districts.pdf |title=Results |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2016 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.26% ''4,728''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.21%''' ''5,030''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.53% ''463''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-general/ssov/pres-by-political-districts.pdf |title=Results |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2012 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.90% ''4,575''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.43%''' ''5,016''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.67% ''163''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2008-general/ssov/5-pres-by-political-districts.pdf |title=Results |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2008 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.61% ''4,854''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.56%''' ''5,369''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.82% ''190''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2004-general/ssov/pres_general_ssov_all.pdf |title=Results |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2004 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.28% ''4,353''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.84%''' ''5,852''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.87% ''90''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2000-general/ssov/pol-dis.pdf |title=Results |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2000 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.51% ''4,012''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.46%''' ''4,176''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.03% ''256''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1996-general/ssov/president-pol-district.pdf |title=Results |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=1996 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''46.42%''' ''3,539''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.89% ''3,346''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|9.69% ''739''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1992-general/ssov/president.pdf |title=Results |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=1992 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''44.17%''' ''3,488''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.06% ''2,848''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|19.77% ''1,561''
|}

===City===
Banning is a [[general law city]] as opposed to a [[charter city]]. The elected government consists of the Banning City Council which operates under a [[council-manager government]]. The current mayor is Colleen Wallace. There are 5 city council districts. The current manager is Douglas Schulze.

The city has departments and appointed officers, including the Banning Police Department (BPD).

===Federal and state representation===
In the [[California State Legislature]], Banning is in {{Representative|casd|19|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|47|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html
 | title = Statewide Database
 | publisher = UC Regents
 | access-date = December 10, 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html
 | archive-date = February 1, 2015
| url-status = dead
 }}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Banning is in {{Representative|cacd|25|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|25}}</ref>

==Public services==
===Safety===
Banning has had its own police force since shortly after its 1913 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, California|Beaumont]], [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]], [[Cathedral City, California|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. Additionally, the Morongo Tribal Police Department also serves the Morongo Reservation and surrounding communities.

The city of Banning contracts for fire and paramedic services with the Riverside County Fire Department through a cooperative agreement with [[California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|CAL FIRE]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rvcfire.org/about-us/service-area |title=Service Area |website=rvcfire.org |access-date=December 14, 2016}}</ref>

===Education===
Most of Banning is within [[Banning Unified School District]] while a portion of it, along with most of nearby Beaumont, is within the [[Beaumont Unified School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06065_riverside/DC20SD_C06065.pdf|title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Riverside County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|pages=2–3 (PDF pp. 3–4/6)|access-date=2024-10-04}} – [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06065_riverside/DC20SD_C06065_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>  Schools in the Banning USD are:
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Banning High School (Banning, California)|Banning High School]]
* Cabazon Elementary
* Central Elementary
* Coombs Alternative Education
* Hemmerling Elementary
* Hoffer Elementary
* New Horizons High (Independent Studies)
* Nicolet Middle
{{div col end}}

The city is served by [[Mt. San Jacinto College]], a regional community college whose '''San Gorgonio Pass Campus''' is located within the city.

Former school:
* [[St. Boniface Indian School]]

===Transportation===
Banning is served by [[Interstate 10 in California|Interstate 10]], which connects the city to [[Los Angeles]] in the west and the [[Coachella Valley]] in the east. The northern terminus of [[California State Route 243|State Route 243]], which runs south to [[Idyllwild-Pine Cove, California|Idyllwild]] and [[Mountain Center, California|Mountain Center]], is located in the city.

City-owned [[Banning Municipal Airport]], FAA designator: BNG, has a {{convert|5200|ft|m|adj=on}} runway.

City-owned Pass Transit operates three fixed-route buses. [[SunLine Transit Agency]] provides service to [[Palm Desert, California|Palm Desert]] and [[Riverside, California|Riverside]]. [[Riverside Transit Agency]] provides connecting service to [[Hemet, California|Hemet]] and [[Moreno Valley, California|Moreno Valley]].<ref>{{Cite web| title = Bus Schedules {{!}} Banning, CA – Official Website| access-date = October 16, 2019| url = http://www.ci.banning.ca.us/351/Bus-Schedules}}</ref>

===Health care===
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital is a General Acute Care [[Hospital]] in Banning with Basic Emergency Services as of 2005.<ref>California Department of Health Services</ref>

===Cemetery===
The Summit Cemetery District operates the San Gorgonio Memorial Park, which was originally established in 1931 as the Banning-[[Cabazon]] Cemetery District.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://summitcemeterydistrict.com/san-gorgonio-memorial-park |title=Summit Cemetery District: San Gorgonio Memorial Park|website=Summitcemeterydistrict.com|access-date=December 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{GNIS|273968|Sunnyslope Cemetery}}<!-- Note, while GNIS shows this as "Sunnyslope", other data clearly shows it as San Gorgonio. --></ref><ref>{{coord|33.9461|-116.8786|display=inline}}</ref> Notable burials include [[Medal of Honor]] recipient William Powers Morris.<ref>{{cite web|title=William Powers Morris |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/3357 |work=MilitaryTimes Hall of Valor |publisher=[[Gannett Government Media]] |access-date=December 31, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101175009/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3357 |archive-date=January 1, 2014 }}</ref>

===Library===
The Banning Library District operates the Banning Public Library, which was established in 1916 as the Banning Unified School District Library District and became an independent special district in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/05-06/bill/sen/sb_0401-0450/sb_405_bill_20050628_chaptered.pdf |title=Senate Bill No. 405 : Chapter 20 |website=Leginfo.ca.gov |access-date=December 14, 2016}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
* The protagonist in the 1950 [[film noir]] ''[[D.O.A. (1950 film)|D.O.A.]]''  Frank Bigelow, played by [[Edmond O'Brien]], is an [[accountant]] and [[notary]] from Banning.<ref>{{cite web|author=Synopsis by Hal Erickson |url=http://www.allmovie.com/work/11915 |title=D.O.A. (1950) – Rudolph Maté &#124; Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related |publisher=[[AllMovie]] |date=April 30, 1950 |access-date=December 14, 2016}}</ref>
* Location shooting for the films ''[[Buckshot John]]'' (1915), ''Fatherhood'' (1915), ''[[Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here]]'' (1969),  ''Sky Below, Crowd Above: The Art Scholl Story'' (1984), ''[[How to Make an American Quilt]]'' (1995), ''[[Follow Me Home (film)|Follow Me Home]]'' (1996) and ''Evil on Queen Street'' (2002) took place in Banning.
* ''Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt'', was a 1960 novel written by [[Harry Lawton]], and subsequently made into the film ''[[Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here]]'', starring [[Robert Redford]] and [[Robert Blake (actor)|Robert Blake]].  The book and movie were based on the true story of the manhunt for the fugitive [[Willie Boy]], a [[Southern Paiute people|Paiute]] Indian who killed the father of Lola, the woman he wished to marry.<ref name="RivCoParks">{{cite web |title=Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum|url=https://www.rivcoparks.org/gilman-historic-ranch-and-wagon-museum |website=RivCoParks.org |publisher=Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District |access-date=December 20, 2019}}</ref> Much of the story is centered around the historic [[Gilman Ranch]] located in Banning.

==Notable residents==
* [[Johnny Longden]]
* [[Sally Sweetland]]
* [[Earl Palmer]]
* [[John Doucette]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|last=Lech|first=Steve|title=Along the Old Roads: A History of the Portion of Southern California that became Riverside County: 1772–1893|year=2004|location=Riverside, CA |publisher=Steve Lech|oclc=56035822}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Banning}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{GNIS|269668|Banning Canyon}}

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