Riverside County is located in the southeastern part of California, stretching from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the border with Arizona. The County derives its name from the city of Riverside, which is the county seat.

Riverside County is part of the Southern California Inland Empire region, also referred to as the Riverside-San Bernardino Metropolitan Area. The population of Riverside County was 1,545,387 in 2000, and by 2008 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population had risen to 2,100,516.

Geographically, the county is mostly desert. Most of Joshua Tree National Park is located in the county. Alongside neighboring San Bernardino County, it was one of the fastest growing parts of the Inland Empire prior to the recent changes in the regional economy. The cities of Temecula and Murrieta account for 20% of increase in population of Riverside County between 2000 and 2007.

The famous resorts of the Coachella Valley such as Indian Wells, La Quinta, Rancho Mirage, Palm Springs and Palm Desert are located in Riverside County. Indio is the center of an important date growing region.

The county's population surpassed one million people in 1980 when the current trend of high population growth as a major real estate destination began in the 1970s.

County Website: http://www.countyofriverside.us/portal/page/portal/cornew

School District: http://dpss.co.riverside.ca.us/