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Riverside & Corona Real Estate
Information about Riverside, CA - Pedersen Real Estate
A unique urban forest of 100,000 eucalyptus, palm, sycamore, and pepper trees plus lush orange groves make Riverside, California a natural as “One of America’s Most Livable Communities”. Riverside is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States. Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, California. Riverside is named for the nearby Santa Ana River, and is the birthplace of the California citrus industry. As of 2006, Riverside had an estimated population of 305,255. Riverside is the largest city in California's Inland Empire region, the 14th-largest metropolitan area in the nation.
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Features
- Riverside is home to the University of California, Riverside.
- The UCR Botanic Gardens contains 40 acres of unusual plants, with four miles of walking trails.
- The city prides itself on its historic connection to the navel orange, which was introduced to North America from Brazil by the first settlers to Riverside in 1873.
- There are three hospitals in Riverside.
- Riverside Community Hospital
- Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside is a General Acute Care Hospital with Basic Emergency Services as of 2006.
Education
- The city of Riverside is served by several institutions of higher learning:
- University of California, Riverside
- California Baptist University
- La Sierra University
- Riverside Community College
- Riverside has two notable institutions of learning for specified student bodies:
- California School for the Deaf, Riverside (CSD-R) for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing from 7th to 12th grade has been open since 1934. •
- Sherman Indian School for Native American tribal members from 7th to 12th
Important Riverside, CA Links
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