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Imperial County

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Imperial County is in the California Desert at the extreme southeast corner of the state. Locally this area is known as the Imperial Valley.

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The Imperial Valley was settled as a farming community in the early 1900s, and has remained a primary producer of winter vegetables, as well as for cattle feedlots. Flooding from the Colorado River has wiped out the valley a number of times in the early part of the 20th century; now a series of canals controls the water flow. The soil is fertile but highly alkaline. The watershed drains to the Salton Sea; the entire area was once underwater as the Gulf of California.

The area newspaper is the Imperial Valley Press.

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A large portion of the population is Mexican immigrants, so while English is more common, many transactions take place entirely in Spanish.

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  • Mid-Winter Fair[1] in early March; showcase for local agriculture and ranching, as well as the usual "fun zone".

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