Editing Perris, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
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 | subdivision_name2        = [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]]
 | established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
 | established_date         = May 26, 1911<ref>{{cite web
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 | government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council-manager]]
 | leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
 | leader_name              = Michael M. Vargas<ref>{{cite web
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   | title = Council members
   | publisher = City of Perris
   | access-date = February 15, 2017
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 | leader_title1            = [[Mayor Pro Tem]]
 | leader_name1             = Marisela Nava
 | leader_title2            = [[City Council]]
 | leader_name2             = David Starr Rabb<br />Elizabeth Vallejo<br />Malcolm Corona
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 | area_total_km2           = 84.64
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 | area_water_percent       = 0.33
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 | population_density_sq_mi = 2542.38
 | population_est           = 80,263
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 | postal_code              = 92570–92572, 92599
 | area_code                = [[Area code 951|951]]
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 | population_density_km2   = 981.69
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'''Perris''' is an old railway city in [[Riverside County, California]], United States, located {{convert|71|mi|km}} east-southeast of [[Los Angeles]] and {{convert|81|mi|km}} north of [[San Diego]]. It is known for [[Lake Perris]], skydiving, the [[Southern California Railway Museum]], and its sunny dry climate. Perris is within the [[Inland Empire]] metropolitan area of [[Southern California]]. Perris had a population of 78,700 as of the 2020 census.<ref name="quif"/>

==History==
Native Americans inhabited the hills. Gold deposits were found when Spanish and Mexican miners entered the area.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cityofperris.org/our-city/about-perris/history | title=History |publisher=City of Perris, CA }}</ref>

The coming of the [[California Southern Railroad]] led to the founding of the city around the new depot, on the rail connection between the present-day cities of [[Barstow, California|Barstow]] and [[San Diego]]. The Perris Depot is included in the [[Historic American Buildings Survey|Library of Congress’ Historic American Buildings Survey]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Miller Coleman |first=Nicole |date=March 10, 2018 |title=Visit these lesser-known cultural and historical gems in Perris |work=[[San Diego Union Tribune]] |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/sd-tm-0310-gems-in-perris-20180227-story.html}}</ref> Due to a land title dispute at [[Pinacate, California|Pinacate]], most of its citizens moved two miles north on the railroad and established Perris in 1885. The city is named in honor of [[Fred T. Perris]], chief engineer of the [[California Southern Railroad]]. The city of Perris was incorporated in 1911. It originally was within [[San Diego County]] but, in 1892, it was transferred to the newly established [[Riverside County]].<ref name="npspdf">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=92001384}}|title=Southern Hotel|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref>{{Original research inline|date=June 2022|certain=The reference is for an application to recognize the city as a historical landmark; says nothing on whether it was accepted and whether its contents verified or verifiable}}<ref>{{cite report |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NEBHAQAAIAAJ&dq=perris+california+%22san+diego+county%22+1892&pg=PA224 |first=Horatio N. |last=Rust |date=September 10, 1891 |chapter=Report of Mission Agency |pages=221–225 |title=The Executive Documents of the House of Representatives for the first session of the fifty second congress |access-date=October 10, 2022}}</ref>

In 2005, the [[National Archives and Records Administration]] opened the National Archives at Riverside, which is its regional branch for federal documents relating to the Pacific Region (Arizona, southern California, and Clark County, Nevada) in Perris.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Archives Opens New Pacific Region Records Center Facility |date=August 15, 2016 |url=https://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2005/nr05-50.html |publisher=National Archives |access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|31.68|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|31.57|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.11|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.35%) is water.

===Climate===

Perris has a Mediterranean climate, with long, hot summers and short, mild winters. The climate in this area is described by the [[Köppen Climate Classification|Köppen Climate Classification System]] as "dry-summer subtropical" often referred to as "Mediterranean" and abbreviated as ''Csa''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=618640&cityname=Perris,+California,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Perris, California Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 499
|1930= 763
|1940= 1011
|1950= 1807
|1960= 2950
|1970= 4228
|1980= 6827
|1990= 21460
|2000= 36189
|2010= 68386
|2020=78700
|estyear= 2022
|estimate= 80263
|estref= <ref name = "USCensusEst2022" />
|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>
}}

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Perris had a population of 68,386. The population density was {{convert|2,170.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Perris was 28,937 (42.3%) White (11.0% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0656700.html|title=Quickfacts|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417222310/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0656700.html|archive-date=April 17, 2015}}</ref> 8,307 (12.1%) African American, 589 (0.9%) Native American, 2,461 (3.6%) Asian, 286 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 24,345 (35.6%) from other races, and 3,461 (5.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 49,079 persons (71.8%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0656700|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715032409/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0656700|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Perris city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 68,146 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 140 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 100 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 16,365 households: 10,836 (66.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them; 9,778 (59.7%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together; 3,128 (19.1%) had a female householder with no husband present; 1,441 (8.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,314 (8.0%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 120 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 1,442 households (8.8%) were one person and 383 (2.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.16. There were 14,347 families (87.7% of households); the average family size was 4.32.

The age distribution was 25,288 people (37.0%) under the age of 18, 7,951 people (11.6%) aged 18 to 24, 20,088 people (29.4%) aged 25 to 44, 11,711 people (17.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,348 people (4.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 25.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

There were 17,906 housing units at an average density of 568.4 per square mile, of the occupied units 10,854 (66.3%) were owner-occupied and 5,511 (33.7%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.8%. 44,695 people (65.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 23,451 people (34.3%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Perris had a median household income of $46,435, with 28.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>

===2000===
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 36,189 people in 9,652 households, including 8,117 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,153.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 10,553 housing units at an average density of {{convert|336.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was predominately Hispanic, with figures as follows: 22% White, 30.9% African American, 1.5% Native American, 2.8% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 32.6% from other races, and 5.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 76.2% of the population.

The [[median household income]] was $35,522, and the median family income was $36,063. Males had a median income of $31,891 versus $24,634 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,425. About 18.1% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.3% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

Of the 9,652 households 56.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 12.2% of households were one person and 4.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.7 and the average family size was 4.0.

The age distribution was 39.6% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 13.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% 65 or older. The median age was 25 years. Perris' large, youthful demographics are a result of families moving into the city's new housing tracts. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

==Economy==

===Top employers===
According to Perris's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofperris.org/home/showpublisheddocument/16910/638277034617130000|title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|[[Ross Stores, Inc.]]
|2,193
|-
|2
|[[Val Verde Unified School District]]
|1,493
|-
|3
|[[Perris Union High School District]]
|1,106
|-
|4
|[[Lowe's]] Distribution Center
|926
|-
|5
|[[Home Depot]] Distribution Center
|905
|-
|6
|[[Perris Elementary School District]]
|701
|-
|7
|NFI Industries
|612
|-
|8
|[[Eastern Municipal Water District]]
|600
|-
|9
|[[Walmart Inc.|Walmart Supercenter]]
|430
|-
|10
|C R & R Waste
|238
|}

==Arts and culture==
The [[Southern California Railway Museum]] is the largest operating museum of its kind on the [[West Coast of the United States]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.socalrailway.org/ |title=Home |website=socalrailway.org}}</ref> The [[Southern California Fair]] has been held at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds since 1987.
[[File:Southern California Railway Museum 02.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Southern California Railway Museum]] has over 200 streetcars, locomotives and other rolling stock.]]

The [[Farmer Boys (fast food chain)|Farmer Boys]] restaurant chain, which has many locations throughout the [[Inland Empire]], was started in Perris in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 11, 2020|title=Farmer Boys Celebrates 100th Store Opening With Grand Opening Celebration in Perris, Calif. {{!}} RestaurantNews.com|url=https://www.restaurantnews.com/farmer-boys-celebrates-100th-store-opening-with-grand-opening-celebration-in-perris-calif-031120/|access-date=October 19, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 1, 2020|title=Farmer Boys Changes Name To Farmer Girls|url=https://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/farmer-boys-changes-name-farmer-girls|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=Lake Elsinore-Wildomar, CA Patch|language=en}}</ref>

Rock Castle house is set on a hill above town.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lech |first=Steve |date=September 28, 2014 |title=Back in the Day: Rock Castle graces Perris hilltop |url=https://www.pe.com/2014/09/28/back-in-the-day-rock-castle-graces-perris-hilltop/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903153547/http://www.pe.com/2014/09/28/back-in-the-day-rock-castle-graces-perris-hilltop/ |archive-date=2017-09-03 |access-date=October 19, 2020 |website=Press Enterprise |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Government==
In the [[California State Legislature]], Perris is in {{Representative|casd|31|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|60|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html
 | title = Statewide Database
 | publisher = [[Regents of the University of California]]
 | access-date = February 22, 2015
| 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]], Perris is in {{Representative|cacd|39|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|41}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Cesar E. Chavez Library, Perris, CA (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Cesar E. Chavez Library in downtown Perris]]

The city is served by several school districts. In portions, they are:<ref name=USCensusSDMap2020>{{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]]|page=2 (PDF p. 3/6)|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>
* The [[Perris Elementary School District]]<!--ELM 30180--> and the [[Perris Union High School District]]<!--SEC 30210--> (the latter also serves [[Menifee, California|Menifee]])
* The [[Romoland Elementary School District]]<!--ELM 33390--> and Perris UHSD (for grades 9-12)<!--SEC 06034-->
* The [[Menifee Union School District]]<!--ELM 24540--> and Perris UHSD (for grades 9-12)<!--SEC 06034-->
* The [[Val Verde Unified School District]],<!--UNI 91135--> which also serves the southern part of [[Moreno Valley]].

Perris High School of the Perris high school district is the city's first public (grades 9–12) school. Established in 1887, the school was relocated in 1961, and the school's western annex on I-215 and Nuevo Road became a Continuation High School in 1993. Now, there are more high schools in the area, including [[Citrus Hill High School|Citrus Hill]] and Orange Vista of the Val Verde district.

Middle schools include Pinacate, Lakeside, Perris and Tomas Rivera. There are ten elementary (grades K–6) schools.

==Infrastructure==

===Aviation===
The nearby, privately owned, [[Perris Valley Airport]] (FAA designator: L65) has a {{convert|5100|ft|m|adj=on}} runway. Perris has drawn a crowd of [[skydivers]], amateur and professional, to Perris Valley Skydiving. The area's sudden fame gave Perris the nickname: "the skydiving capital of America".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Weeks|first=John Howard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEJQUoQxELwC&dq=the+skydiving+capital+of+America+perris&pg=PA40|title=Inland Empire|date=2008|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-5907-0|language=en}}</ref> On April 22, 1992, a [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|de Havilland Twin Otter]] crashed during takeoff at Perris Valley after an engine lost power. The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] determined that the accident was caused by contaminated fuel obtained from the improper handling of the airfield's fuel tanks and the pilot's improper actions after the power loss, as well as other factors. The aircraft never rose above 50 feet and 14 parachutists and the two pilots were killed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/speeches/former/hall/jh970920.htm |title=NTSB - Remarks of Jim Hall 9/20/97 |access-date=August 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925125239/http://ntsb.gov/speeches/former/hall/jh970920.htm |archive-date=September 25, 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

===Highways===
Perris is served by [[Interstate 215 (California)|Interstate 215]] which runs from [[Murrieta]] to the south to [[San Bernardino]] to the north, and by [[California State Route 74|State Route 74]], which serves [[Lake Elsinore, California|Lake Elsinore]] and [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] to the west, and the [[San Jacinto Valley|San Jacinto]] and [[Coachella Valley|Coachella]] valleys to the east.

===Public safety===
The [[Riverside County Sheriff's Department]] provides police services to the entire Perris Valley area (including the nearby communities of Mead Valley and Glen Valley, and the cities of [[Canyon Lake, California|Canyon Lake]] and [[Menifee, California|Menifee]]) from its regional station on 4th Street (in the former headquarters of the now-disbanded Perris Police Department).

The city of Perris 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]]. The CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department headquarters is located in Perris.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rvcfire.org/about-us/service-area|title=Service Area|website=rvcfire.org}}</ref>

The [[California State Parks]] have a [[dispatch center]] located in the city as well – Southern Communications Center (SURCOM).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=21319|title=Communications Operator|first=California State Parks, State of|last=California|website=CA State Parks}}</ref> Communications Centers operate multi-frequency/channel radio systems, law enforcement telecommunications systems (CLETS), computer terminals, and associated equipment to dispatch law enforcement/emergency response units and coordinate services with field personnel and other agencies.

===Commuter Rail===
{{Main|Perris–Downtown station|Perris–South station}}
In June 2016, the [[91/Perris Valley Line]] of the [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] commuter rail system was extended from Riverside to Perris, connecting it to downtown Los Angeles and the rest of the [[Greater Los Angeles]] megalopolis with two stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/37816|title=Metrolink's 91/Perris Valley Line Now Open}}</ref> Future expansion to [[Hemet]] has also been discussed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofhemet.org/DocumentCenter/View/4705 |title=Project info |date=2017 |website=www.cityofhemet.org |access-date=October 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003013908/http://www.cityofhemet.org/DocumentCenter/View/4705 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Cemetery===
The Perris Valley Cemetery District<ref>{{cite web |last= |title=Corporate Members |url=http://capc.info/members.html |website=capc.info |publisher=California Association of Public Cemeteries}}</ref> maintains the Perris Valley Cemetery.<ref>{{Coord|33|47|41|N|117|13|25|W|region:US|display=inline}}  {{GNIS|247393|Perris Valley Cemetery}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Bobbi Althoff]] – podcaster and social media personality
* [[Ricardo Breceda]] – visual artist<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-30 |title=Ricardo Breceda and the History of the Metal Sculptures at Borrego Springs |url=https://livethatadventure.com/ricardo-breceda-and-the-history-of-the-metal-sculptures-at-borrego-springs/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Live That Adventure |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Louis B. Mayer]] – Hollywood film mogul, owned a horse ranch in Perris
* [[Alfred E. Green]] – film director, born in Perris
* [[Danny Harris]] – former Olympic hurdler, silver medalist in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and the 1987 World Championships in Rome. Grew up in Perris and alumnus of Perris High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/recbycat/location=O/recordtype=WR/event=0/age=J/area=0/sex=M/records.html|title=IAAF: Men's indoor 60 Metres - Records - iaaf.org|website=iaaf.org}}</ref>
* [[Elmer Rieger]] – baseball player
* [[Abraham Placito]] – soccer player

==See also==
* [[Perris Valley Historical and Museum Association]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Perris, California}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{cite web|last=Howser|first=Huell|title=Perris – California's Communities (106)|url=http://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/2009/12/09/perris-californias-communities-106/|work=California's Communities|publisher=[[Chapman University]] Huell Howser Archive|author-link=Huell Howser|date=December 9, 2009}}

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{{Geographic location
 | Centre =Perris
 | North = [[Moreno Valley]]
 | Northeast = ''[[Lake Perris]]''
 | East = [[Lakeview, California|Lakeview]]<br />[[Nuevo, California|Nuevo]]
 | Southeast = [[Romoland, California|Romoland]]<br />[[Menifee, California|Menifee]]
 | South = [[Menifee, California|Menifee]]
 | Southwest = [[Meadowbrook, California|Meadowbrook]]<br />[[Canyon Lake, California|Canyon Lake]]
 | West =  [[Mead Valley, California|Mead Valley]]<br />[[Good Hope, California|Good Hope]]
 | Northwest =[[Woodcrest, California|Woodcrest]]
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