Imperial is a city in Imperial County, California, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of El Centro.
Image: City Hall for Imperial
Image: Worthington Square Apartments
Downtown Imperial Business Center (at the intersection of what is now Imperial Avenue and Barioni Blvd.) circa 1913
Aerial over Imperial/HWY 86
Imperial County, California
Imperial County is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 179,702, making it the least populous county in Southern California. The county seat and largest city is El Centro. Imperial is the most recent California county to be established, as it was created in 1907 out of portions of San Diego County.
Image: Imperial valley fields
Image: Salton Sea Reflection
Image: Imperial County Superior Courthouse El Centro Night
Juan Bautista de Anza's noted expedition passed through the area in 1775.