File:Murrieta,_California_City_Hall.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Murrieta
Sign in to saveAlso known as Murrieta, California, Murrieta, CA
city in Riverside County, California, United States
Murrieta is a city located in Riverside County in southern California. It is part of the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area and serves as a residential and commercial hub for the region.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Murrieta
- Population
- 110949
- Area
- 87.057973
- Elevation
- 334
- Official website
- www.murrietaca.gov
- Image
- Murrieta-kalmia.jpg
- Households
- 33095
- Dialing code
- 951
Show 7 more facts
- Commons category
- Murrieta, California
- inception
- 1991-00-00
- postal code
- 92564
- water as percent of area
- 0.1077
- water area
- 0.093776
- per capita income
- 35487
Sources (9)
via Wikidata · CC0
~16 min read
Article
Murrieta /mjʊəriˈɛtə/ is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States. The population of Murrieta was 110,949 as of the 2020 census. Murrieta experienced a 133.7% population increase between 2000 and 2010, making it one of the fastest-growing cities in the state during that period. Largely residential, Murrieta is typically characterized as a bedroom community. Murrieta is bordered by the city of Temecula to the south, the cities of Menifee and Wildomar to the north, and the unincorporated community of French Valley to the east. Murrieta is at the center of the Los Angeles-San Diego mega-region. Murrieta is named for Juan Murrieta, a Californio ranchero who founded the town.
History