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Hemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California. It covers a total area of 29.3 square miles (76 km 2 ), about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto .
Hemet has an area of about 29.3 square miles (76 km 2), and a population of 89,833 as of the 2020 census. Hemet was founded in 1887 and was incorporated on January 20, 1910. The city is home to the Ramona Bowl which is where "Ramona", the official outdoor play of California, is performed. Hemet is located at the southern end of the valley.
Area code. 951. FIPS code. 06-20697. GNIS feature ID. 1867016. East Hemet is a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, United States, located east of Hemet. East Hemet is in an unincorporated area outside the city limits of Hemet. The population was 17,418 at the 2010 census, up from 14,823 at the 2000 census.
Lake Hemet is a water storage reservoir located in the San Jacinto Mountains in Mountain Center, Riverside County, California, [1] with a capacity of 14,000 acre-feet (17,000,000 m 3) [2] of water. It was created in 1895 with the construction of Lake Hemet Dam. [3] Originally built by a private company, today it is owned and operated by the ...
The area includes 10,834-foot (3,302 m) high San Jacinto Peak, [15] Southern California's second highest mountain, after Mount San Gorgonio. Idyllwild lies mostly within a high mountain valley bisected by a small year-round stream, Strawberry Creek. Pine Cove occupies a ridgetop location nearly 1,000 feet (300 m) higher than Idyllwild.
Valle Vista (Spanish for "View Valley") is a unincorporated area in Riverside County, California, United States and is located in the San Jacinto Valley. Valle Vista is adjacent to and east of the cities of San Jacinto and Hemet. The population was 11,036 at the 2010 census, up from 8,356 at the 2000 census. For statistical purposes, the United ...
Interstate 15 in California. Route 15, consisting of the contiguous segments of State Route 15 (SR 15) and Interstate 15 (I-15), is a major north–south state highway and Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of California, connecting San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego Counties.
When the company filed a map for the South San Jacinto area in November, 1893, they named the new town Hemet. The town was incorporated January 20, 1910. The Lake Hemet Land Company was formed at the same time as the Lake Hemet Water Company. Both companies were established by the same investors.