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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. The population was 89,833 at the 2020 census.
Pages in category "Hemet, California" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. ... Contact Wikipedia; Code of Conduct; Developers; Statistics;
This category includes notable people who were born in, lived in, or are otherwise associated with, the city of Hemet, California. Pages in category "People from Hemet, California" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
Established in August 2007, Tahquitz High School (Tah-quitz) is a high school of approximately 1700 students on the northwestern side of Hemet, California operated by the Hemet Unified School District. The high school's mascot is a 'titan warrior' school colors are green and gold.
Hemet High School is a public high school of approximately 2,500 students located in East Hemet, California and is part of the Hemet Unified School District. Hemet High is accredited by the WASC Accrediting Commission for Schools. From its founding in 1894 to 1965 the school was known as Hemet Union High School.
[3] [4] In 1884 George C. Egan of Banning purchased the railroad′s odd numbered sections of land in the Beaumont area. He laid out a townsite that he named San Gorgonio. In 1887 the Southern California Investment Company, managed by Henry C. Sigler, purchased the town from Egan. Sigler renamed the town Beaumont, French for ″beautiful ...
The average household size was 3.0 and the average family size was 3.4. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 32.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males.
Construction of the Lake Hemet Dam began on January 6, 1891, by the Lake Hemet Water Company. Construction was completed in 1895. When built, the Lake Hemet Dam was the largest solid masonry dam in the world at a height of 122.5 feet (37.3 m) until it was surpassed in height by the Roosevelt Dam in 1911. In 1923, the height of the dam was ...