On the north side of Interstate 10 and Ramon Road, Thousand Palms is a vibrant community of 7,715, with many young families.  No longer a sleepy village, Thousand Palms has several fast food restaurants, new residential developments, a community center, a burgeoning industrial park, a brand new home for runaway and “throwaway” kids, the Coachella Valley’s state-of-the-art Animal Campus, the brand new Art Samson Memorial Library, a new fire station combined with a College of the Desert fire training facility and newly-renovated thoroughfares, Varner Road and Monterey Avenue.