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Bermuda Dunes
Census-designated place
Location in Riverside County and the state of California
Bermuda DunesLocation in the United States
Coordinates: 33°44′40″N 116°17′7″W / 33.74444°N 116.28528°W / 33.74444; -116.28528
Country	United States
State	California
County	Riverside
Area
• Total	2.95 sq mi (7.63 km)
• Land	2.95 sq mi (7.63 km)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km)  0%
Elevation	95 ft (29 m)
Population
• Total	8,244
• Density	2,797.42/sq mi (1,080.04/km)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	92203
Area codes	442/760
FIPS code	06-06028
GNIS feature IDs	1866998, 2407831

Bermuda Dunes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California. The population was 7,282 at the 2010 census. Situated approximately 19 miles (31 km) east of Palm Springs, Bermuda Dunes is located in the mid-valley area of the Coachella Valley, between the cities of Palm Desert, La Quinta, and Indio.

Bermuda Dunes formerly had the name of Myoma. The Bermuda Dunes Country Club was developed in 1958 by Ernie Dunlevie and Ray Ryan; it attracted celebrities such as Clark Gable as members. The community is also home to the general aviation Bermuda Dunes Airport.

Geography

Bermuda Dunes is located at 33°44′40″N 116°17′7″W / 33.74444°N 116.28528°W / 33.74444; -116.28528 (33.745, -116.285).

The CDP's name originated from the Bermuda Dunes country club, a golf course community designed by William Francis Bell first opened in 1962 and the former site of the Bob Hope Chrysler Golf Classic. There are 10 other golf clubs and communities within the 5-mile (8.0 km) radius, including Sun City Palm Desert. Bermuda Dunes Airport is located in the community.

Public services

The local public school district is the Desert Sands Unified School District, with one elementary school within the community boundaries; James Monroe Elementary. Bermuda Dunes also hosts the Desert Christian Academy, a private preschool through grade 12 school. Electricity is provided by the Imperial Irrigation District and Southern California Edison across Washington Street. Water is provided by both the IID and the Myoma Dunes Water Company and telephone landlines are administered by Verizon.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km), all of it land. The official elevation of Bermuda Dunes is 30 feet (9.1 m) above sea level, but the surface drops by over 80 feet (24 m) from west to east.

The distance from Bermuda Dunes to Washington, D.C. is approximately 2,318 miles (3,730 km). The distance to Sacramento, the California state capital, is approximately 507 miles (816 km), and to Los Angeles, the state's largest city, is 122 miles (196 km). Bermuda Dunes shares two ZIP codes with Indio: 92201 and 92203. The telephone area codes are 760 and 442.

Terrain and climate

Located in the Coachella Valley desert region, Bermuda Dunes is sheltered by the San Jacinto Mountains to the west, the Santa Rosa Mountains to the south and by the Little San Bernardino Mountains to the east. This geography gives Bermuda Dunes its hot, dry climate, with 354 days of sunshine and only 3.44 inches (87.4 mm) of rain annually.

Bermuda Dunes has a warm winter/hot summer climate: Its average annual high temperature is 89.5 °F (31.9 °C) and average annual low is 62.1 °F (16.7 °C) but summer highs above 110 °F (43 °C) are common and sometimes exceed 120 °F (49 °C), while summer night lows often stay above 82 °F (28 °C). Winters are warm with daytime highs often between 70–86 °F (21–30 °C) and corresponding night lows falling to 48 °F-68 °F (9 °C-20 °C). The mean annual temperature is 75.8 °F (24.3 °C).

Demographics

2010

At the 2010 census, Bermuda Dunes had a population of 7,282. The population density was 2,471.7 inhabitants per square mile (954.3/km). The racial makeup of Bermuda Dunes was 5,433 (74.6%) White, (60.2% Non-Hispanic White), 180 (2.5%) African American, 63 (0.9%) Native American, 241 (3.3%) Asian, 11 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 1,126 (15.5%) from other races, and 228 (3.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,371 persons (32.6%).

The census reported that 7,277 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 5 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 2,942 households, 927 (31.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,456 (49.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 349 (11.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 178 (6.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 252 (8.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 32 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 678 households (23.0%) were one person and 211 (7.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47. There were 1,983 families (67.4% of households); the average family size was 2.92.

The age distribution was 1,640 people (22.5%) under the age of 18, 670 people (9.2%) aged 18 to 24, 1,823 people (25.0%) aged 25 to 44, 2,051 people (28.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,098 people (15.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 39.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

There were 3,639 housing units at an average density of 1,235.2 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,741 (59.2%) were owner-occupied and 1,201 (40.8%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 19.8%. 4,252 people (58.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,025 people (41.5%) lived in rental housing units.

During 2009–2013, Bermuda Dunes had a median household income of $61,519, with 9.4% of the population living below the poverty line.

2000

At the 2000 census there were 6,229 people, 2,595 households, and 1,686 families in the CDP. The population density was 1,969.5 inhabitants per square mile (760.4/km). There were 2,937 housing units at an average density of 928.6 per square mile (358.5/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.2% White, 2.1% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 2.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 6.9% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. 19.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, but the statistic isn't regarded accurate by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, placed the CDP's Hispanic percentage well above 30 percent. Of the 2,595 households 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 25.6% of households were one person and 8.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 2.9.

The age distribution was 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males. Many retirees (senior citizens) and families with young children moved to Bermuda Dunes enough to have a balance in age demographics.

The median household income was $51,082 and the median family income was $62,453. Males had a median income of $43,900 versus $31,654 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,343. About 4.5% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Median house value: $208,400 (year 2000), but said to increased 300 percent by 2006 ($550,000) to peak at 2009 (over $600,000) before the Great Recession.

Politics

In the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Thousand Palms is in 4th District, Represented by Democrat V. Manuel Perez Supervisor of the 4th District

In the California State Legislature, Bermuda Dunes is in the 19th Senate District, represented by Republican Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, and in the 47th Assembly District, represented by Republican Greg Wallis.

In the United States House of Representatives, Bermuda Dunes is in California's 25th congressional district, represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz.

Notable people

• John J. Benoit (1951–2016), California law enforcement officer and politician
• Rock Hudson, actor, owned a house in Bermuda Dunes. Author Armistead Maupin edited Tales of the City in the house.
• Casey Merrill, former running back of the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants and New Orleans Saints (NFL).

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External links

• The Desert Sun, Coachella Valley Newspaper
• Bermuda Dunes Airport

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