Menifee

The City of Menifee is located in southwestern Riverside County approximately 30 miles southeast of the City of Riverside, California. The City encompasses approximately 50 square miles with an overall population of 77,519.
Interstate 215 traverses north and south through the center of Menifee, with existing community commercial areas located primarily along Newport, Bradley, and McCall Roads off of I-215.
The City of Menifee includes the communities of: Sun City, Quail Valley, and portions of Romoland. The City is generally bordered on the north, west, and south by the cities of: Perris
Canyon Lake
Lake Elsinore
Murrieta
Wildomar
To the east and northeast, the City borders unincorporated County territory.

Early Inhabitants
The area was originally inhabited by the Luiseno and Pechanga Indian tribes, and in the 1700s, the area fell under the rule of the Spanish empire. The area was eventually annexed into the United States from Mexico in 1850 under California's statehood.

Farming activity beginning in the mid-1800s was concentrated in the Menifee area. Mining activity began in the early 1880s with the discovery of a significant quartz lode by miner Luther Menifee Wilson. Menifee derived its name from that mining operation.

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