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Cathedral City is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 42,647 at the 2000 census. Sandwiched between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, it is one of the cities in the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs area) of southern California.

The town's name derives from "Cathedral Canyon" to the south of the town, so named in 1850 by Henry Washington because its rock formations were reminiscent of a cathedral. The city itself started as a housing subdivision in 1925, but was not incorporated until 1981.

Cathedral City is located at 334828N, 1162753W (33.807761, -116.464731)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 50.4 km (19.5 mi). 49.7 km (19.2 mi) of it is land and 0.7 km (0.3 mi) of it (1.44%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 42,647 people, 14,027 households, and 9,622 families residing in the city. The population density was 858.5/km (2,224.0/mi). There were 17,893 housing units at an average density of 360.2/km (933.1/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 65.29% White, 2.74% Black or African American, 1.03% Native American, 3.69% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 23.06% from other races, and 4.11% from two or more races. 49.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.