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BRAWLEY, a city of Imperial county, Calif. (U.S.A.), about 2 2m. from the Mexican border and iom. from the southern tip of the Salton Sea. It is on Federal Highway 99 and the Southern 'Pacific Railway. In 19o1 a single Indian wickiup was the only habitation on the site; in 1910 the population was in 192o, 5,389; and in 1930 it was 10,439 Federal census. The city is 119f t. below sea-level. The temperature ranges from 3o° to "5°, with little humidity. The annual rainfall is less than tin. Brawley is a shipping point for the fruits, vegetables, grain, live stock and other products of the rich Imperial valley. Ship ments of perishable products in 1927 amounted to 12,557 car loads, including 6,877 cars of melons and 4,153 cars of lettuce. The city was laid out on the same basic plan as Washington, with wide streets radiating from a central plaza containing the city hall and surrounded by hotels, churches and other public build ings. A fair is held there every winter. Brawley was incorporated in 1908. It has a commission form of government.

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