San Bernardino County, California

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San Bernardino County
County
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San Bernardino County, California
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Location in the state of California
Country United States
State California
EstablishedApril 26, 1853 [1]
Named for San Bernardino, named for San Bernardino de Sena Estancia, named in turn for Saint Bernardino of Siena
County seat San Bernardino
Largest city (Pop.)San Bernardino
Largest city (Area) Victorville
Government
 • Type Council–CEO
 • BodyBoard of Supervisors [2] [3]
 • ChairDawn Rowe (N.P.)
 • Vice Chair Col. Paul Cook (R)
 • Board of Supervisors [4]
Supervisors
 •  Chief executive officer Leonard X. Hernandez
Area
 • Total20,105 sq mi (52,070 km2)
 • Land20,057 sq mi (51,950 km2)
 • Water48 sq mi (120 km2)
Highest elevation
[5]
11,503 ft (3,506 m)
Population
 (2020) [6]
 • Total2,181,654 Increase2.svg [7]
 • Density110/sq mi (40/km2)
Time zone UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area codes 442/760, 909, 951
FIPS code06-071
Website www.sbcounty.gov

San Bernardino County ( /sænˌbɜːrnəˈdiːnoʊ/ ( Loudspeaker.svg listen )), officially the County of San Bernardino, is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the Inland Empire area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 2,181,654, [8] making it the fifth-most populous county in California and the 14th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is San Bernardino. [9]

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San Bernardino County is included in the Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario metropolitan statistical area also known as the Inland Empire, as well as the greater Los Angeles–Long Beach combined statistical area, also known as the greater Los Angeles area.

With an area of 20,105 square miles (52,070 km2), San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous United States by area, although some of Alaska's boroughs and census areas are larger. The county is close to the size of West Virginia.

This vast county stretches from where the bulk of the county population resides in three Census County Divisions (Fontana, San Bernardino, and Victorville-Hesperia), counting 1,793,186 people as of the 2010 Census, covering 1,730 square miles (4,480 km2), across the thinly populated deserts and mountains. It spans an area from south of the San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino Valley, to the Nevada border and the Colorado River.

With a population that is 53.7% Hispanic as of 2020, it is California's most populous majority-Hispanic county and the second-largest nationwide. [10]

History

Indigenous

Many different Indigenous groups, including the Cahuilla, long inhabited what is now San Berardino County. Captain of the Agua Caliente Band (1900). Captain of the Agua Caliente Indians, ca.1900 (CHS-3826).jpg
Many different Indigenous groups, including the Cahuilla, long inhabited what is now San Berardino County. Captain of the Agua Caliente Band (1900).

The indigenous peoples that resided in what is now San Bernardino County were primarily the Taaqtam (Serrano) and ʔívil̃uqaletem (Cahuilla) peoples who lived in the San Bernardino Valley and the San Bernardino Mountains; the Chemehuevi and the Kawaiisu peoples who lived in the Mojave Desert region; and the 'Aha Makhav (Mohave) and the Piipaash (Maricopa) peoples who lived along the Colorado River. These groups established various villages and settlements throughout the region that were interconnected by a series of extensive trails. [11] [12] [13]

Wa'aachnga was a major Tongva village site, also occupied by the Serrano and Cahuilla, located near what is now the city of San Bernardino. The village was part of an extensive trade network along the Mohave Trail that connected villages in San Bernardino County from the Colorado River to the Los Angeles Basin. [14] [15] Wá'peat was a Desert Serrano village located near what is now the city of Hesperia. It was part of a series of villages located along the Mojave River. [16] By the late 1700s, villages in the area were being increasingly encroached upon by Spanish soldiers and missionaries, who were coming into the region from Mission San Gabriel. [17] [18]

Colonial period

Don Antonio Maria Lugo was granted the right to settle the San Bernardino Valley in 1839 by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado. Antonio Maria Lugo.jpg
Don Antonio María Lugo was granted the right to settle the San Bernardino Valley in 1839 by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado.

Spanish Missionaries from Mission San Gabriel Arcángel established a church at the village of Wa'aachnga, which would be renamed Politania in 1810. [19] Father Francisco Dumetz named the church San Bernardino on May 20, 1810, after the feast day of St. Bernardino of Siena. The Franciscans also gave the name San Bernardino to the snowcapped peak in Southern California, in honor of the saint and it is from him that the county derives its name. [20] In 1819, they established the San Bernardino de Sena Estancia, a mission farm in what is now Redlands.

Following Mexican independence from Spain in 1821, Mexican citizens were granted land grants to establish ranchos in the area of the county. Rancho Jurupa in 1838, Rancho Cucamonga and El Rincon in 1839, Rancho Santa Ana del Chino in 1841, Rancho San Bernardino in 1842 and Rancho Muscupiabe in 1844.

Agua Mansa was the first town in what became San Bernardino County, settled by immigrants from New Mexico on land donated from the Rancho Jurupa in 1841.

Establishment

San Bernardino County horticulture exhibit at World Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893. World's Columbian Exposition- Horticultural Building, Chicago, United States, 1893..jpg
San Bernardino County horticulture exhibit at World Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893.

Following the purchase of Rancho San Bernardino, and the establishment of the town of San Bernardino in 1851 by Mormon colonists, San Bernardino County was formed in 1853 from parts of Los Angeles County. Some of the southern parts of the county's territory were given to Riverside County in 1893.

In the 1980s, Northern San Bernardino County proposed to create Mojave County due to the abysmal service levels the county provided. Ultimately, the vote for county secession failed. The proposed county was from the Cajon Pass to the city of Needles. [21]

In 1998, County administrator James Hlawek resigned after being subject to an FBI investigation for bribery. only after Harry Mays, county Treasurer-Tax Collector Thomas O'Donnell, County Investment Officer Sol Levin and three businessmen had agreed to plead guilty to federal bribery charges. [22] [23]

In 2004, County Supervisor Geral Eaves Pleaded guilty to bribery for accepting gifts from businesses for allowing billboards on county land. [24]

In 2004, the county was embroiled in a corruption scandal, that lasted until 2016, over the colonies housing development with real estate developer Jeff Burum in upland. The scandal resulted in 102 million being paid to Jeff Burums real estate company. Supervisor Bill Postmus pleaded guilty to 10 felonies in regard to his previous post as county assessor. in 2020, Jeff Burum sued the county again and the county reached for a 69 million dollar settlement. 2022, the county's insurance company, Ironside, balked at paying the settlement, claiming that the county willfully "retaliate against the Colonies II Plaintiffs as part of a decades-long dispute over land and water rights in Upland, California, culminating in a malicious prosecution of Burum." [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]

In 2020, voters approved Measure K, which limited county supervisors to one term instead of three, while reducing pay from 250 thousand dollars to 60 thousand dollars. County Supervisors appealed the decision, only to lose in the state's appeals court. [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] By 2022, term limits were restored and pay was restored to 80% of the annual base compensation for San Bernardino Superior Court judges under a supervisor lead ballot measure [35] [36] [37]

In 2022, The Board of supervisors were pushed by a major supervisor campaign contributor Jeff Burum to vote for secession from the State of California to form the state of Empire. [38] [39] [40] [41] [42]

Geography

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The Arrowhead natural feature is the source of many local names and icons, such as Lake Arrowhead and the county's seal.
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Central Joshua Tree with the mountains of Joshua Tree National Park on the horizon.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 20,105 square miles (52,070 km2), of which 20,057 square miles (51,950 km2) is land and 48 square miles (120 km2) (0.2%) is water. [43] It is the largest county by area in California and the largest in the United States (excluding boroughs in Alaska). [44] It is slightly larger than the states of New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island combined, and is also slightly larger than Switzerland. It borders both Nevada and Arizona.

The bulk of the population, nearly two million, live in the roughly 480 square miles south of the San Bernardino Mountains adjacent to Riverside and in the San Bernardino Valley in the southwestern portion of the county. About 390,000 residents live just north of the San Bernardino Mountains, in and around the roughly 280 square-mile area that includes the Victor Valley. Roughly another 100,000 people live scattered across the rest of the sprawling county.

The Mojave National Preserve covers some of the eastern desert, especially between Interstate 15 and Interstate 40. The desert portion also includes the cities of Needles next to the Colorado River and Barstow at the junction of Interstate 15 and Interstate 40. Trona is at the northwestern part of the county, west of Death Valley. This national park, mostly within Inyo County, also has a small portion of land within San Bernardino County. The largest metropolitan area in the Mojave Desert part of the county is the Victor Valley, with the incorporated localities of Adelanto, Apple Valley, Hesperia, and Victorville. Further south, a portion of Joshua Tree National Park overlaps the county near the High Desert area, in the vicinity of Twentynine Palms. The remaining towns make up the remainder of the High Desert: Pioneertown, Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, Landers, and Morongo Valley.

The mountains are home to the San Bernardino National Forest, and include the communities of Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Running Springs, Big Bear City, Forest Falls, and Big Bear Lake.

The San Bernardino Valley is at the eastern end of the San Gabriel Valley. The San Bernardino Valley includes the cities of Ontario, Chino, Chino Hills, Upland, Fontana, Rialto, Colton, Grand Terrace, Montclair, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino, Loma Linda, Highland, Redlands, and Yucaipa.

Adjacent counties

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San Bernardino County California adjacents.svg
Counties adjacent to San Bernardino County, California

National protected areas

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Cadiz Dunes Wilderness

More than 80% of the county's land is owned by the federal government. [45] There are at least 35 official wilderness areas in the county that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. This is the largest number of any county in the United States (although not the largest in total area). The majority are managed by the Bureau of Land Management, but some are integral components of the above listed national protected areas. Most of these wilderness areas lie entirely within the county, but a few are shared with neighboring counties (and two of these are shared with the neighboring states of Arizona and Nevada).

Except as noted, these wilderness areas are managed solely by the Bureau of Land Management and lie within San Bernardino County:

Demographics

2020

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860 5,551—
1870 3,988−28.2%
1880 7,78695.2%
1890 25,497227.5%
1900 27,9299.5%
1910 56,706103.0%
1920 73,40129.4%
1930 133,90082.4%
1940 161,10820.3%
1950 281,64274.8%
1960 503,59178.8%
1970 684,07235.8%
1980 895,01630.8%
1990 1,418,38058.5%
2000 1,709,43420.5%
2010 2,035,21019.1%
2020 2,181,6547.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [46]
1790–1960 [47] 1900–1990 [48]
1990–2000 [49] 2010 [50] 2020 [51]

2020 census

San Bernardino County, California - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / EthnicityPop 2010 [50] Pop 2020 [51] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)677,598566,11333.29%25.95%
Black or African American alone (NH)170,700173,3228.39%7.94%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)8,5238,4120.42%0.39%
Asian alone (NH)123,978176,2046.09%8.08%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)5,8456,1730.29%0.28%
Some Other Race alone (NH)4,05512,1170.20%0.56%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)43,36668,4002.13%3.14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,001,1451,170,91349.19%53.67%
Total2,035,2102,181,654100.00%100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

2011

Places by population, race, and income

2010 Census

The 2010 United States Census reported that San Bernardino County had a population of 2,035,210. The racial makeup of San Bernardino County was 1,153,161 (56.7%) White, 181,862 (8.9%) African American, 22,689 (1.1%) Native American, 128,603 (6.3%) Asian, 6,870 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 439,661 (21.6%) from other races, and 102,364 (5.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,001,145 persons (49.2%). [59]

2000

As of the census [60] of 2000, there were 1,709,434 people, 528,594 households, and 404,374 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 inhabitants per square mile (33/km2). There were 601,369 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile (12/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 58.9% White, 9.1% African American, 1.2% Native American, 4.7% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 20.8% from other races, and 5.0% from two or more races. 39.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 8.3% were of German, 5.5% English and 5.1% Irish ancestry. 66.1% spoke English, 27.7% Spanish and 1.1% Tagalog as their first language.

There were 528,594 households, out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone 65 years of age or older living alone. The average household size was 3.2 people, and the average family size was 3.6 people.

The number of homeless in San Bernardino County grew from 5,270 in 2002 to 7,331 in 2007, a 39% increase. [61]

In the county, the population was spread out—with 32.3% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,066, and the median income for a family was $46,574. Males had a median income of $37,025 versus $27,993 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,856. About 12.6% of families and 15.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government and policing

County government

As of 2021, the Board of Supervisors oversees a $7.9 billion annual budget [62] and 25,430 employees.

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors has 5 members elected from their districts: [63]

Other County of San Bernardino Elected Officials [64]

State and federal representation

In the United States House of Representatives, San Bernardino County is split among 6 congressional districts: [65]

In the California State Assembly, San Bernardino County is split among 8 assembly districts: [66]

In the California State Senate, San Bernardino County is split among 6 districts: [67]

Policing

Sheriff

The San Bernardino County Sheriff provides court protection, jail administration, and coroner services for all of San Bernardino County. It provides police patrol, detective, and marshal services for the unincorporated areas of the county.

Municipal police

Municipal police departments in the county are: Fontana, San Bernardino, Rialto, Ontario, Upland, Montclair, Chino, Redlands, Colton, and Barstow. The San Bernardino County Sheriff provides contract law enforcement services to 14 incorporated cities and towns: Adelanto, Apple Valley, Big Bear, Chino Hills, Grand Terrace, Hesperia, Highland, Loma Linda, Needles, Rancho Cucamonga, Twentynine Palms, Victorville, Yucaipa, and Yucca Valley. Also for the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. The Sheriff's Commanders assigned to these stations acts as each municipality's Chief of Police.[ citation needed ]

Politics

Voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration

Overview

United States presidential election results for San Bernardino County, California [69]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 366,25743.54%455,85954.20%19,0142.26%
2016 271,24041.48%340,83352.12%41,9106.41%
2012 262,35845.01%305,10952.34%15,4632.65%
2008 277,40845.75%315,72052.07%13,2062.18%
2004 289,30655.29%227,78943.53%6,1811.18%
2000 221,75748.75%214,74947.21%18,3874.04%
1996 180,13543.58%183,37244.36%49,84812.06%
1992 176,56337.24%183,63438.74%113,87324.02%
1988 235,16759.99%151,11838.55%5,7231.46%
1984 222,07164.80%116,45433.98%4,1801.22%
1980 172,95759.68%91,79031.67%25,0658.65%
1976 113,26549.49%109,63647.90%5,9842.61%
1972 144,68959.73%85,98635.49%11,5814.78%
1968 111,97450.07%89,41839.99%22,2249.94%
1964 92,14542.78%123,01257.11%2430.11%
1960 99,48152.00%90,88847.51%9440.49%
1956 86,26356.88%64,94642.83%4430.29%
1952 77,71857.34%56,66341.81%1,1530.85%
1948 46,57048.59%45,69147.68%3,5773.73%
1944 34,08446.52%38,53052.59%6460.88%
1940 30,51144.30%37,52054.47%8471.23%
1936 22,21938.97%33,95559.55%8421.48%
1932 22,09444.59%24,88950.23%2,5655.18%
1928 29,22974.73%9,43624.13%4471.14%
1924 15,97456.93%2,6349.39%9,45333.69%
1920 12,51862.84%5,62028.21%1,7838.95%
1916 11,93250.68%9,39839.92%2,2159.41%
1912 1721.12%5,83538.03%9,33660.85%
1908 4,72952.90%2,68530.03%1,52617.07%
1904 3,88458.23%1,57323.58%1,21318.19%
1900 3,13552.15%2,34739.05%5298.80%
1896 2,81848.54%2,74047.20%2474.25%
1892 3,68648.71%2,54633.65%1,33517.64%
1888 3,05953.50%2,38841.76%2714.74%
1884 1,61754.37%1,28843.31%692.32%
1880 73049.09%71147.81%463.09%

San Bernardino County is a county in which candidates from both major political parties have won in recent elections. Democrat Hillary Clinton carried the county by a majority and by double digits in 2016. The Democratic Party also carried the county in 2008 and 2012, when Barack Obama won majorities of the county's votes, and in 1992 and 1996, when Bill Clinton won pluralities. Republican George W. Bush took the county in 2000 by a plurality and in 2004 by a majority. The county is split between heavily Latino, middle-class, and Democratic areas and more wealthy conservative areas. The heavily Latino cities of Ontario and San Bernardino went for John Kerry in 2004, but with a relatively low voter turnout. In 2006, San Bernardino's population exceeded 201,000, and in 2004, only 42,520 votes were cast in the city; in 2006, strongly Republican Rancho Cucamonga had over 145,000 residents, of whom 53,054 voted.

According to the California Secretary of State, as of February 2020, there were 1,016,190 registered voters in San Bernardino County. Of those, 410,197 (40.37%) were registered Democrats, 298,234 (29.35%) were registered Republicans, with the remainder belonging to minor political parties or declining to state. [70]

On November 4, 2008, San Bernardino County voted 67% for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages. [71]

Public safety

Law enforcement

SBC Sheriff's department operates a sizable fleet of helicopters. Shown here are a Bell 212 (foreground) and a Sikorsky S-61 at the air unit's Rialto Airport headquarters. Sbcsd-040422-03cr.jpg
SBC Sheriff's department operates a sizable fleet of helicopters. Shown here are a Bell 212 (foreground) and a Sikorsky S-61 at the air unit's Rialto Airport headquarters.

The current district attorney is Jason Anderson, who was elected in March 2018 and took office on January 1, 2019.

The county's primary law enforcement agency is the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. The department provides law enforcement services in the unincorporated areas of the county and in 14 contract cities, operates the county jail system, provides marshal services in the county superior courts, and has numerous other divisions to serve the residents of the county.

Fire rescue

The county operates the San Bernardino County Consolidated Fire District (commonly known as the San Bernardino County Fire Department). The department provides "all-risk" fire, rescue, and emergency medical services to all unincorporated areas in the county except for several areas served by independent fire protection districts, and several cities that chose to contract with the department.

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

On December 2, 2015, in the city of San Bernardino, terrorists attacked a staff meeting being held in the Inland Regional Center, murdering 14 people and wounding 22.

Cities by population and crime rates

Education

Colleges and universities

K-12 education

School districts are: [74]

Unified:

Secondary:

Elementary:

Libraries

The San Bernardino County Library System consists of 32 branches across the county. [75] Library services offered vary from branch to branch, but include internet access, children's story times, adult literacy services, book clubs, classes, and special events. [76] The library system also offers e-books, digital music and movie downloads, free access to online learning through Lynda.com, and many other digital services. [77]

City-sponsored public libraries also exist in San Bernardino County, including A. K. Smiley Public Library in Redlands, California, which was built in 1898. [78] Other public libraries in the County include: The San Bernardino City Public Library System, Rancho Cucamonga Public Library, Upland Public Library, Colton City Library, and the Ontario City Library. [79] These libraries are separate from the county system and do not share circulation privileges.

Transportation

Major highways

Public transportation

Airports

Environmental quality

California Attorney General Jerry Brown sued the county in April 2007 under the state's environmental quality act for failing to account for the impact of global warming in the county's 25-year growth plan, approved in March. The Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society also sued in a separate case. According to Brendan Cummings, a senior attorney for the plaintiffs: "San Bernardino has never seen a project it didn't like. They rubber-stamp development. It's very much of a frontier mentality." The plaintiffs want the county to rewrite its growth plan's environmental impact statement to include methods to measure greenhouse gases and take steps to reduce them. [81]

According to county spokesman David Wert, only 15% of the county is controlled by the county[ clarification needed ]; the rest is cities and federal and state land. However, the county says it will make sure employment centers and housing are near transportation corridors to reduce traffic and do more to promote compact development and mass transit. The county budgeted $325,000 to fight the lawsuit. [81]

The state and the county reached a settlement in August 2007. [82] The county agreed to amend its general plan to include a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan, including an emission inventory and reduction targets.

Communities

Cities

CityYear
incorporated		Population,
2018 [83] 		Median income,
2019 [84] 		Land area
sq mi (km2)
Adelanto 197034,160$45,38056.009 (145.062)
Apple Valley 198873,508$51,31473.193 (189.57)
Barstow 194723,972$40,63341.385 (107.186)
Big Bear Lake 19815,281$51,0606.346 (16.435)
Chino 191091,583$87,09029.639 (76.766)
Chino Hills 199183,447$103,47344.681 (115.723)
Colton 188754,741$53,83815.324 (39.689)
Fontana 1952213,739$80,80042.432 (109.899)
Grand Terrace 197812,584$71,7883.502 (9.07)
Hesperia 198895,274$50,27173.096 (189.316)
Highland 198755,406$64,86818.755 (48.575)
Loma Linda 197024,382$55,6077.516 (19.467)
Montclair 195639,437$62,0245.517 (14.289)
Needles 19134,982$33,71730.808 (79.793)
Ontario 1891181,107$75,26649.941 (129.345)
Rancho Cucamonga 1977177,751$92,77339.851 (103.212)
Redlands 188871,586$72,41036.126 (93.565)
Rialto 1911103,440$70,18822.351 (57.889)
San Bernardino 1854215,941$49,72159.201 (153.33)
Twentynine Palms 198726,418$44,22659.143 (153.179)
Upland 190677,000$82,42615.617 (40.448)
Victorville 1962122,312$60,39173.178 (189.529)
Yucaipa 198953,682$69,10427.888 (72.231)
Yucca Valley 199121,726$44,75740.015 (103.639)

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Indian reservations

Ghost towns

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of San Bernardino County. [85]

†county seat

RankCity/Town/etc.Municipal typePopulation (2020 Census)
1† San Bernardino City222,101
2 Fontana City208,393
3 Ontario City175,265
4 Rancho Cucamonga City174,453
5 Victorville City134,810
6 Rialto City104,026
7 Hesperia City99,818
8 Chino City91,403
9 Upland City79,040
10 Chino Hills City78,411
11 Apple Valley Town75,791
12 Redlands City73,168
13 Highland City56,999
14 Yucaipa City54,542
15 Colton City53,909
16 Adelanto City38,046
17 Montclair City37,865
18 Twentynine Palms City28,065
19 Barstow City25,415
20 Loma Linda City24,791
21 Bloomington CDP24,339
22 Yucca Valley Town21,738
23 Phelan CDP13,859
24 Grand Terrace City13,150
25 Big Bear City CDP12,738
26 Lake Arrowhead CDP12,401
27 Crestline CDP11,650
28 Muscoy CDP10,719
29 Spring Valley Lake CDP9,598
30 Mentone CDP9,557
31 Oak Hills CDP9,450
32 Fort Irwin CDP8,096
33 Piñon Hills CDP7,258
34 Joshua Tree CDP6,489
35 Silver Lakes CDP6,317
36 Lucerne Valley CDP5,331
37 Running Springs CDP5,268
38 Big Bear Lake City5,046
39 Needles City4,931
40 Wrightwood CDP4,720
41 Lenwood CDP3,623
42 Morongo Valley CDP3,514
43 San Antonio Heights CDP3,441
44 Mountain View Acres CDP3,337
45 Homestead Valley CDP2,789
46 Searles Valley CDP1,565
47 Colorado River Indian Reservation [86] AIAN 1,395
48 Big River CDP1,084
49 Lytle Creek CDP725
50 Oak Glen CDP602
51 Baker CDP442
52 Chemehuevi Reservation [87] AIAN464
53 Fort Mojave Indian Reservation [88] AIAN253
54 San Manuel Reservation [89] AIAN137
55 Bluewater CDP116
56 Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation [90] AIAN5

Places of interest

See also

Newspapers, past and present

Notes

  1. ↑ Other = Some other race + Two or more races
  2. ↑ Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native
  3. 1 2 Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.
  4. ↑ Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.

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