Demographics

IMPERIAL VALLEY POPULATION - 144,000

ETHNIC MAKEUP - 75% Hispanic, 20% Other, 5% Caucasian LOCATION: Southeastern California, from the

Mexican border north approximately 85 miles.

CLOSEST MAJOR CITY - San Diego, 130 miles west

Palm Springs, 120 miles northwest

Yuma, Az. 50 miles east

POPULATION CENTERS - Brawley 25,000, El Centro 37,000, Calexico 31,000.

MEDIAN AGE GROUP FOR COUNTY - 29 years.

I.V. WEEKLY-CHRONICLE Published every Thursday. Deadline Tuesday at 5 p.m. Circulation: 12,500, Newsstand and mail. Distribution by newsstand and mail to Brawley, El Centro, Calexico, Imperial, Calipatria, Westmorland. Format: Tabloid.

HOLTVILLE TRIBUNE Published every Friday. Deadline Wednesday at 5 p.m. Circulation: 3,750. Paid. Distribution by mail and newsstand in the Holtville area. Format: Tabloid.