Perris, California
Location in Riverside County and the state of California
Coordinates: 33°47′48″N 117°13′28″W / 33.79667, -117.22444
Country	United States
State	California
County	Riverside
Area
- Total	31.5 sq mi (81.6 km²)
- Land	31.4 sq mi (81.3 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
Elevation	1,453 ft (443 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	36,189
- Density	1,148.9/sq mi (443.5/km²)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	92570-92572, 92599
Area code(s)	951
FIPS code	06-56700
GNIS feature ID	1652772

Perris is a city in Riverside County, California, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 46,600. The city is named in honor of Fred T. Perris, chief engineer of the California Southern Railroad; the California Southern connected through the city in the 1880s to build a rail connection between the present day cities of Barstow and San Diego. Image File history File links Riverside_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Perris_Highlighted. ... 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 is the border with Arizona. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      The political units and divisions of the United States include: The 50 states... This article is about the U.S. state. ... The U.S. state of California is divided into 58 counties. ... 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 is the border with Arizona. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... PST is UTC-8, highlighted in red. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Mr. ... A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating telephone number ranges to countries, regions, areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks such as mobile phone networks. ... Map of California area codes in blue (and border states) with 951 in red North American area code 951 is a California telephone area code which covers western Riverside County and was split off from the 909 area code in 2004. ... Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the U.S. Federal government for use by all (non-military) government agencies and by government contractors. ... GNIS (The Geographic Names Information System) contains name and locative information about almost two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its Territories. ... 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 is the border with Arizona. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... The Twenty-second United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Fred Thomas Perris (January 2, 1836 – May 12, 1916) was Chief Engineer of the California Southern Railroad, a company chartered to build a rail connection between the present day cities of San Diego and Barstow, California. ... The California Southern Railroad was a subsidiary railroad of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (Santa Fe) in Southern California. ... Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... San Diego redirects here. ...

The nearby, privately owned, Perris Valley Airport (FAA designator: L65) has a 5,100-foot (1,600 m) 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". However, the noise from these skydiving planes' constantly circling the city is a source of irritation to its residents. The constant low frequency noise from these skydiving planes also permeates throughout homes and schools in the city and may even be a contributing factor to the low test scores among its ethnically diverse student population. (http://www.fican.org/pdf/FICAN_Schools_Study_Handout.pdf). This report does not specifically mention the Perris airport, but has been a tool used by local activists. However, it should be noted that the former March Air Force Base (now March Air Reserve Base) is near Perris and very noisy military aircraft of all kinds, from B-29s to B-52s, KC-97 Stratotankers and various fighters have flown over the city for 60 years and it has not affected the educational process. Skydiver about to land Parachuting, or skydiving, is a recreational activity, competitive sport and method of deployment of military personnel (and occasionally, firefighters). ...

Valley Plaza Doctors Hospital is a General Acute Care Hospital in Perris with Basic Emergency Services as of 2006. ^[1]. However this hospital is now closed. For the town in the Republic of Ireland, see Hospital, County Limerick. ...

On March 20, 2007, Perris was featured on ABC's Nightline news show during it's "Realty Check" segment. The story dealt with the rising trend of home foreclosures in Riverside County, and Perris was referred to as the "epicenter". The story dealt primarily with the city of Perris. Nightline is a late-night hard and soft news program broadcast by ABC in the United States, and has a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. ...

The Farmer Boys restaurant chain was started in Perris in 1981.

Perris is also known for the eerie Norman Bates style Rock Castle looming over the city. Norman Bates is a fictional character created by writer Robert Bloch as the central character in his novel Psycho. ...

Filmography

The train station scenes in the film Calendar Girl were filmed in Perris. The film starred Jason Priestly, Gabriel Olds, and Jerry O'Connell. At first, the citizens of Perris were excited to have the movie filmed in the city of Perris, until Jason Priestly faked an ankle injury to get out of an autograph signing. The crowd had stood in line for hours before being notified of the injury. Jason Priestly resumed filming the very next day and never wore as much as a wrap on his ankle, leading the citizens of Perris to conclude that he had faked his injury. In the end the film was a bomb at box office and an embarrassment to Perris. Calendar Girl is the debut album by Sophie Monk, released in 2003. ... Jason Priestley (born August 28, 1969), actor, was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... For the politician, see Jerry J. OConnell Michael Jeremiah Jerry OConnell (born February 17, 1974), is an American television and film actor. ...

The skydiving scenes in the movie The Bucket List starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson were filmed in Perris. The Bucket List is a 2008 American film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd, and Rob Morrow. ... For the Dawsons Creek director, see Morgan J. Freeman. ... John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937), known as Jack Nicholson, is a three time Academy Award-winning American actor internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. ...

Geography

Perris is located at 33°47′48″N, 117°13′28″W (33.796576, -117.224382)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.5 square miles (81.6 km²), of which, 31.4 square miles (81.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.41%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2006, there were 46,600 people, 9,652 households, and 8,117 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,153.5 people per square mile (445.4/km²). There were 10,553 housing units at an average density of 336.4/sq mi (129.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 41.20% White, 15.88% African American, 1.46% Native American, 2.75% Asian, 0.33% Pacific Islander, 32.55% from other races, and 5.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 56.16% of the population. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 9,652 households out of which 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 all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.73 and the average family size was 4.00. Matrimony redirects here. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 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% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. Perris' large youthful demographics is a result of families moved 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.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,522, and the median income for a family 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. Income, generally defined, is the money that is received as a result of the normal business activities of an individual or a business. ... The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Politics

In the state legislature Perris is located in the 37th Senate District, represented by Republican Jim Battin, and in the 65th Assembly District, represented by Republican Paul Cook. Federally, Perris is located in California's 49th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +10^[4] and is represented by Republican Darrell Issa. Californias Capitol, where the State Legislature meets California State Assembly chamber California state Senate chamber The California Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of California. ... California State Senate chamber The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. ... GOP redirects here. ... Jim Battin is the California State Senator for district 37 which includes Banning, Beaumont, Bermuda Dunes, Cabazon, Calimesa, Canyon Lake, Cherry Valley, Corona, Desert Hot Springs, East Hemet, El Cerrito, Hemet, Home Gardens, Homeland, Idyllwild, Indian Wells, California, La Quinta, Lake Elsinore, Lakeland Villa, Lakeview, March AFB, Moreno Valley, Norco... The California State Assembly chamber California State Assembly Chamber in the State Capitol The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. ... Paul Cook, born on July 20, 1956, is an English drummer and former member of the Sex Pistols. ... A map of district 49 District 49s location in California The 49th Congressional District of California is a Congressional District that currently covers much of Northern San Diego County and southwestern Riverside County, California. ... The Cook Partisan Voting Index indicates how much more Democratic or Republican a district performs compared to the nation as a whole. ... Darrell E. Issa (pronounced Eye-suh) (born November 1, 1953) is an American politician and former CEO of a consumer electronics company. ...

Education

The city is served by three school districts: the Perris School District[1],Perris Union High School District and the Val Verde Unified School District which also serves the southern part of Moreno Valley. Perris High School of the Perris district is the city's first public (grades 9-12) school. Established in 1887, the current school remains at the site that it was relocated to 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 Rancho Verde of the Val Verde district. Also middle schools including Lakeside, Perris and Tomas Rivera, and ten elementary (grades K-6) schools (two are expected to open in 2007). The Perris Union High School District operates Perris High School, Pinnacate Middle School, Paloma Valley High, Perris Lake, CDS, and Choice 2000 On-line School. ... The Val Verde Unified School District is one of two public education governing bodies in Moreno Valley, California which stretches into Perris, California. ... Motto: People, Pride, Progress Location in Riverside County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State Counties Riverside Area  - City  51. ...

Community Directory & Attractions

• Orange Empire Railway Museum
• Perris Valley Cemetery
• Perris Valley Skydiving
• Riverside County Fire Department Command Center
• Lake Perris
• Perris Auto Speedway

Lake Perris State Recreation Area, or simply Lake Perris, is a reservoir that was completed in 1973. ...

Public Safety

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department provides police services to the entire Perris Valley area(including the nearby towns/areas of Mead Valley, Quail Valley and Glen Valley, and the City of Canyon Lake) 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 services with the Riverside County Fire Department through a cooperative agreement with Cal Fire(California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection). The Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department headquarters is located in Perris. The Riverside County Sheriffs Department serves the unincorporated areas of Riverside County, California; as well as several incorporated contract cities. ... Canyon Lake is the name of several places in the United States: Canyon Lake in California Canyon Lake in Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) is the State of Californias agency responsible for the administration of the states private and public forests. ...

See also

Perris Valley Historical and Museum Association It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: nn local historical association. ...

References

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External links

• City of Perris, CA

• Farmer Boys Restaurants:the official website

• Perris, California is at coordinates 33°47′48″N 117°13′28″W / 33.796576, -117.224382 (Perris, California)Coordinates: 33°47′48″N 117°13′28″W / 33.796576, -117.224382 (Perris, California)

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