Riverside is a city in, and the
county seat of,
Riverside County, California, United States, located in the I
nland Empire metropolitan area. It
is named for its location beside
the
Santa Ana
River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire and in
Riverside County, and is located about 55 miles (89 km) east of
downtown
Los Angeles. It is also part of the
Greater Los Angeles area. Riverside is
the
59th most populous city in
the United States and
12th most populous city in
California. As of the 2010 Census, Riverside had a population of 303,871.
Riverside was founded in the early 1870s. It is the birthplace
of the California
citrus
industry and home of the
Mission Inn, the
largest
Mission Revival Style building
in the United States. It is also home to the
Riverside National Cemetery.
The
University of California,
Riverside, is located in the northeastern part of the city. The
university also hosts the
Riverside Sports Complex. Other
attractions in Riverside include the
Fox Performing Arts Center,
Riverside Metropolitan Museum, which
houses exhibits and artifacts of local history, the
California Museum of Photography,
the
California Citrus State Historic
Park, and the
Parent
Washington Navel Orange Tree, the last of the two original
navel orange trees in California.
U.S. News & World Report ranks University of California,
Riverside as the 5th most ethnically diverse school in the nation and the 15th
most economically diverse school in the entire nation.
Even in golf-enriched Southern California, Riverside stands out.
The Oak Quarry Golf Club was named the 2013 National Course of the Year by the
California Golf Course Owners Association, and other courses are extremely
popular too, like the Canyon Crest Country Club, Jurupa Hills Country Club and
The Victoria Club.
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