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Menifee, California | |
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| City of Menifee | |
 Menifee City Hall | |
 Seal | |
 Location in Riverside County and the state of California | |
  Menifee Location in the United States  Menifee Menifee (California)  Menifee Menifee (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′27″N 117°11′06″W / 33.69083°N 117.18500°W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  Riverside |
| Region | Southern California |
| Incorporated | October 1, 2008[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Ricky Estrada |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Bob Karwin |
| • City Council | Dean Deines Daniel Temple |
| • City Manager | Armando G. Villa |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.62 sq mi (120.75 km2) |
| • Land | 46.48 sq mi (120.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) 0.30% |
| Elevation | 1,424 ft (434 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 102,527 |
• Estimate (2022)[5] | 109,399 |
| • Rank | 6th in Riverside County 57th in California 288th in the United States |
| • Density | 2,353.68/sq mi (908.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 92584–92587, 92596 |
| Area code | 951 |
| FIPS code | 06-46842 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 252936, 2497157 |
| Website | www |
Menifee is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and is part of the Inland Empire.[6] Named after a local miner, Luther Menifee Wilson, it was settled in the 19th century, and incorporated as a city in 2008. Since then, Menifee has become one of the fastest growing cities in California and the United States.[7][8]
The city is centrally located in Southern California in the Menifee Valley. It is almost 15 miles (24 km) north of Temecula and just north of Murrieta. Menifee is roughly 46 square miles (100 km2) in size and has an elevation of 1,424 feet (434 m). The incorporated City of Menifee includes the communities of Sun City, Quail Valley, and Romoland.
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- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Menifee city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "How the Inland Empire Cities Got Their Names". Californiacitynews. January 6, 2022.
- ^ Palm, Iman (December 7, 2022). "Despite economic uncertainty, several California cities ranked among America's top 'boomtowns'". KTLA.
- ^ CBSLA Staff (December 2, 2022). "Menifee, Chino among top 10 "boomtowns" in America". CBS News.