Salton City, California
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Salton City, California is a small unincorporated community in Imperial County situated along the western shore of the Salton Sea, known for its desert setting and partially abandoned, resort-era developments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salton City, California canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T628166 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salton City, California Context triple: [Salton Sea, near, Salton City, California]
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A.
Suisun City, California
Suisun City, California is a small waterfront community in Solano County known for its historic downtown and proximity to the Suisun Marsh and San Francisco Bay Area.
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B.
Tulare, California
Tulare, California is a small agricultural city in California’s San Joaquin Valley, known for its dairy industry and annual World Ag Expo.
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C.
Sanger, California
Sanger, California is a small agricultural city in Fresno County in California’s San Joaquin Valley, known for its farming community and proximity to the Kings River.
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D.
Twentynine Palms, California
Twentynine Palms, California is a small desert city in Southern California known as a gateway to Joshua Tree National Park and for its proximity to the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center.
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E.
Victorville, California
Victorville, California is a high-desert city in San Bernardino County known as a growing residential and logistics hub within Southern California’s Inland Empire region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salton City, California Target entity description: Salton City, California is a small unincorporated community in Imperial County situated along the western shore of the Salton Sea, known for its desert setting and partially abandoned, resort-era developments.
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A.
Suisun City, California
Suisun City, California is a small waterfront community in Solano County known for its historic downtown and proximity to the Suisun Marsh and San Francisco Bay Area.
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B.
Tulare, California
Tulare, California is a small agricultural city in California’s San Joaquin Valley, known for its dairy industry and annual World Ag Expo.
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C.
Sanger, California
Sanger, California is a small agricultural city in Fresno County in California’s San Joaquin Valley, known for its farming community and proximity to the Kings River.
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D.
Twentynine Palms, California
Twentynine Palms, California is a small desert city in Southern California known as a gateway to Joshua Tree National Park and for its proximity to the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center.
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E.
Victorville, California
Victorville, California is a high-desert city in San Bernardino County known as a growing residential and logistics hub within Southern California’s Inland Empire region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Salton Sea ⓘ |
| areaCode |
442
ⓘ
760 ⓘ |
| climateClassification | BWh (Köppen) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Imperial County
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial County, California
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| developmentType | planned resort community ⓘ |
| distanceToMexicanBorder | approximately 60 miles north of the U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ |
| elevation |
-125 feet
ⓘ
-38 meters ⓘ |
| environmentalIssues |
declining Salton Sea water levels
ⓘ
exposure to Salton Sea shoreline dust ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | situated below sea level ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1652790 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Imperial County government
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial County Board of Supervisors
|
| hasClimate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| hasLandUse | residential lots with many vacant parcels ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction | Salton Sea State Recreation Area ⓘ |
| hasStreetLayout | grid of platted streets, many unbuilt ⓘ |
| historicalEraOfGrowth |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
desert setting
ⓘ
partially abandoned resort-era developments ⓘ proximity to Salton Sea shoreline ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado Desert
ⓘ
Imperial County ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial County, California
|
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | El Centro metropolitan area ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf |
Brawley
ⓘ
surface form:
Brawley, California
|
| locatedOn | western shore of the Salton Sea ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf |
Palm Springs, California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Palm Springs, California
|
| nearestLargeBodyOfWater | Salton Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imperial County
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial County, California
|
| populationTrend | experienced decline after initial resort boom ⓘ |
| postalCode | 92275 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
residential services
ⓘ
tourism related to Salton Sea ⓘ |
| region | Southern California ⓘ |
| regionType | rural community ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| timeZoneDST |
Pacific Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Daylight Time
|
| transportInfrastructure |
California State Route 86
ⓘ
surface form:
served by California State Route 86
|
| unincorporatedStatus | not self-governed as a municipality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salton City, California Description of subject: Salton City, California is a small unincorporated community in Imperial County situated along the western shore of the Salton Sea, known for its desert setting and partially abandoned, resort-era developments.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.