San Bernardino County, California






County in California, United States



















































































































San Bernardino County
County
County of San Bernardino


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From top to bottom: County Seat, Mojave National Preserve,
Calico ghost town and Ivanpah Solar Facility








Flag of San Bernardino County
Flag

Official seal of San Bernardino County
Seal

Coat of arms of San Bernardino County
Coat of arms

Location in the U.S. state of California
Location in the U.S. state of California


California's location in the United States
California's location in the United States

Country United States
State California
Metropolitan area Inland Empire
Established April 26, 1853[1]
Named for
City of San Bernardino,[2][3] which is named for Bernardino of Siena[4]
County seat San Bernardino
Largest city San Bernardino
Area

 • Total 20,105 sq mi (52,070 km2)
 • Land 20,057 sq mi (51,950 km2)
 • Water 48 sq mi (120 km2)
Highest elevation
[5]

11,503 ft (3,506 m)
Population
(April 1, 2010)[6]

 • Total 2,035,210
 • Estimate 
(2016)[7]

2,140,096
 • Density 100/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zone
UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area codes
442/760, 909

FIPS code
06-071
Primary Airport
Ontario International Airport
LAX (Major/International)
Interstates
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Rapid Transit
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Website www.sbcounty.gov

San Bernardino County, 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 Greater Los Angeles area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 2,035,210,[6] making it the fifth-most populous county in California, and the 12th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is San Bernardino.[8]


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


With an area of 20,105 square miles (52,070 km2), San Bernardino County is the largest county in the 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. It is larger than each of the nine smallest states, larger than the four smallest states combined, and larger than 70 sovereign nations.


This vast county stretches from where the bulk of the county population resides (in two Census County Divisions, holding 1,422,745 people as of the 2010 Census, covering the 450 square miles (1,166 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.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Adjacent counties


    • 2.2 National protected areas




  • 3 Demographics


    • 3.1 2011


      • 3.1.1 Places by population, race, and income




    • 3.2 2010


    • 3.3 2000




  • 4 Government and policing


    • 4.1 County government


    • 4.2 State and federal representation


    • 4.3 Policing


      • 4.3.1 Sheriff


      • 4.3.2 Municipal police






  • 5 Politics


    • 5.1 Voter registration


      • 5.1.1 Cities by population and voter registration




    • 5.2 Overview




  • 6 Public safety


    • 6.1 Law enforcement


    • 6.2 Fire rescue




  • 7 Crime


    • 7.1 Cities by population and crime rates




  • 8 Education


    • 8.1 Colleges and universities




  • 9 Libraries


  • 10 Transportation


    • 10.1 Major highways


    • 10.2 Public transportation


    • 10.3 Airports




  • 11 Environmental quality


  • 12 Communities


    • 12.1 Cities


    • 12.2 Census-designated places


    • 12.3 Unincorporated communities


    • 12.4 Indian Reservations


    • 12.5 Ghost towns


    • 12.6 Population ranking




  • 13 Places of interest


  • 14 See also


    • 14.1 Newspapers, past and present




  • 15 Notes


  • 16 References


  • 17 External links





History





San Bernardino County horticulture exhibit at World Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893.


Spanish Missionaries from Mission San Gabriel Arcángel established a church at the village of Politania in 1810. 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.[4] 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.


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.



Geography




The Arrowhead natural feature is the source of many local names and icons, such as Lake Arrowhead and the county's seal.


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.[9] It is the largest county by area in California and the largest in the United States (excluding boroughs in Alaska).[10] It is slightly larger than the states of New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island combined. It borders both Nevada and Arizona.


The bulk of the population, roughly two million, live in the roughly 480 square miles south of the San Bernardino Mountains adjacent to Riverside and in the San Bernardino Valley. Over 300,000 others live just north of the San Bernardino Mountains, agglomerating around Victorville covering roughly 280 square miles in Victor Valley, adjacent to Los Angeles County. 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 in 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 the San Bernardino County. The largest metropolitan area in the Mojave Desert part of the county is 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, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino, Loma Linda, Highland, Redlands, and Yucaipa.



Adjacent counties








San Bernardino

Inyo

Los
Angeles

Kern

Riverside

Orange

Clark County,
Nevada

Mohave
County,
Arizona

La Paz
County,
Arizona





Counties adjacent to San Bernardino County, California




National protected areas




Cadiz Dunes Wilderness




  • Angeles National Forest (part)


  • Death Valley National Park (part)


  • Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (part)


  • Joshua Tree National Park (part)

  • Mojave National Preserve


  • San Bernardino National Forest (part)


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 entirely within San Bernardino County:




  • Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness

  • Bighorn Mountain Wilderness (part)

  • Black Mountain Wilderness

  • Bristol Mountains Wilderness

  • Cadiz Dunes Wilderness

  • Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness

  • Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness

  • Clipper Mountain Wilderness

  • Cucamonga Wilderness

  • Dead Mountains Wilderness


  • Death Valley Wilderness (part)

  • Golden Valley Wilderness

  • Grass Valley Wilderness


  • Havasu Wilderness (part)

  • Hollow Hills Wilderness

  • Joshua Tree Wilderness (part)

  • Kelso Dunes Wilderness

  • Kingston Range Wilderness

  • Mesquite Wilderness

  • Mojave Wilderness

  • Newberry Mountains Wilderness

  • North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness

  • Old Woman Mountains Wilderness


  • Pahrump Valley Wilderness (part)

  • Piute Mountains Wilderness

  • Rodman Mountains Wilderness

  • Saddle Peak Hills Wilderness (part)


  • San Gorgonio Wilderness (part)


  • Sheep Mountain Wilderness (part)

  • Sheephole Valley Wilderness

  • Stateline Wilderness

  • Stepladder Mountains Wilderness

  • Trilobite Wilderness

  • Turtle Mountains Wilderness

  • Whipple Mountains Wilderness




Demographics



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Historical population
Census Pop.

1860 5,551
1870 3,988 −28.2%
1880 7,786 95.2%
1890 25,497 227.5%
1900 27,929 9.5%
1910 56,706 103.0%
1920 73,401 29.4%
1930 133,900 82.4%
1940 161,108 20.3%
1950 281,642 74.8%
1960 503,591 78.8%
1970 684,072 35.8%
1980 895,016 30.8%
1990 1,418,380 58.5%
2000 1,709,434 20.5%
2010 2,035,210 19.1%
Est. 2017 2,157,404 [7] 6.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[18]
1790–1960[19] 1900–1990[20]
1990–2000[21] 2010–2015[6]

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%).[22]


















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































2000


As of the census[23] of 2000, there were 1,709,434 people, 528,594 households, and 404,374 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people 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 according to Census 2000. 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.[24]


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


The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors has 5 members elected from their districts:[25]



  • Robert A. Lovingood (First District),

  • Janice Rutherford (Second District),

  • Dawn Rowe (Third District),

  • Chairman Curt Hagman (Fourth District), and

  • Vice Chair Josie Gonzales (Fifth District).



State and federal representation


In the United States House of Representatives, San Bernardino County is split between 5 congressional districts:[26]




  • California's 8th congressional district, represented by Republican Paul Cook,


  • California's 27th congressional district, represented by Democrat Judy Chu,


  • California's 31st congressional district, represented by Democrat Pete Aguilar,


  • California's 35th congressional district, represented by Democrat Norma Torres, and


  • California's 39th congressional district, represented by Democrat Gil Cisneros.


In the California State Assembly, San Bernardino County is split between 8 assembly districts:[27]




  • the 33rd Assembly District, represented by Republican Jay Obernolte,


  • the 36th Assembly District, represented by Republican Tom Lackey,


  • the 40th Assembly District, represented by Democrat James Ramos,


  • the 41st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Chris Holden,


  • the 42nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Chad Mayes,


  • the 47th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Eloise Reyes,


  • the 52nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Freddie Rodriguez, and


  • the 55th Assembly District, represented by Republican Phillip Chen.


In the California State Senate, San Bernardino County is split between 6 districts:[28]




  • the 16th Senate District, represented by Republican Shannon Grove,


  • the 20th Senate District, represented by Democrat Connie Leyva,


  • the 21st Senate District, represented by Republican Scott Wilk,


  • the 23rd Senate District, represented by Republican Mike Morrell,


  • the 25th Senate District, represented by Democrat Anthony Portantino, and


  • the 29th Senate District, represented by Republican Ling Ling Chang.





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: San Bernardino, Rialto, Fontana, Ontario, Upland, and Barstow. The San Bernardino County Sheriff provides contract law enforcement services to 14 incorporated county 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



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San Bernardino County vote
by party in presidential elections
[30]
Year

GOP

DEM
Others

2016
41.5% 271,240

52.1% 340,833
6.4% 41,910

2012
45.0% 262,358

52.3% 305,109
2.7% 15,463

2008
45.8% 277,408

52.1% 315,720
2.2% 13,206

2004

55.3% 289,306
43.5% 227,789
1.2% 6,181

2000

48.8% 221,757
47.2% 214,749
4.0% 18,387

1996
43.6% 180,135

44.4% 183,372
12.1% 49,848

1992
37.2% 176,563

38.7% 183,634
24.0% 113,873

1988

60.0% 235,167
38.6% 151,118
1.5% 5,723

1984

64.8% 222,071
34.0% 116,454
1.2% 4,180

1980

59.7% 172,957
31.7% 91,790
8.7% 25,065

1976

49.5% 113,265
47.9% 109,636
2.6% 5,984

1972

59.7% 144,689
35.5% 85,986
4.8% 11,581

1968

50.1% 111,974
40.0% 89,418
9.9% 22,224

1964
42.8% 92,145

57.1% 123,012
0.1% 243

1960

52.0% 99,481
47.5% 90,888
0.5% 944

1956

56.9% 86,263
42.8% 64,946
0.3% 443

1952

57.3% 77,718
41.8% 56,663
0.9% 1,153

1948

48.6% 46,570
47.7% 45,691
3.7% 3,577

1944
46.5% 34,084

52.6% 38,530
0.9% 646

1940
44.3% 30,511

54.5% 37,520
1.2% 847

1936
39.0% 22,219

59.6% 33,955
1.5% 842

1932
44.6% 22,094

50.2% 24,889
5.2% 2,565

1928

74.7% 29,229
24.1% 9,436
1.1% 447

1924

56.9% 15,974
9.4% 2,634
33.7% 9,453

1920

62.8% 12,518
28.2% 5,620
9.0% 1,783

1916

50.7% 11,932
39.9% 9,398
9.4% 2,215

1912
1.1% 172
38.0% 5,835

60.9% 9,336

1908

52.9% 4,729
30.0% 2,685
17.0% 1,526

1904

58.2% 3,884
23.6% 1,573
18.1% 1,213

1900

52.2% 3,135
39.1% 2,347
8.8% 529

1896

48.5% 2,818
47.2% 2,740
4.3% 247

1892

48.7% 3,686
33.7% 2,546
17.6% 1,335

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 May 2009, there were 806,589 registered voters in San Bernardino County. Of those, 324,857 (40.28%) were registered Democrats, 306,203 (37.96%) were registered Republicans, with the remainder belonging to minor political parties or declining to state.[31]


On November 4, 2008, San Bernardino County voted 67% for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.[32]



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.


The current district attorney is Michael Ramos.


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.


Sergeant Phil Brown of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has said that gangs are growing more violent in the farthest reaches of the county, including the High Desert. Racial tensions among Chicano gangs and African-American gangs have increased dramatically in the Inland Empire, affecting even the most rural areas. "It's getting out in more remote areas," Brown said. "They go gang against gang. There's more gang violence to the general public and it's becoming more random..."[33]



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.




























































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Education



Colleges and universities



  • Barstow Community College


  • Brandman University (Ontario campus)

  • California State University, San Bernardino

  • Chaffey College

  • Copper Mountain College

  • Crafton Hills College

  • Loma Linda University


  • National University (campuses in Ontario and San Bernardino)


  • Palo Verde Community College (Needles campus)

  • San Bernardino Valley College

  • University of La Verne

  • University of Redlands

  • Victor Valley College



Libraries


The San Bernardino County Library System consists of 33 branches across the county. The library system also has inter-library loan partnerships with libraries in College of the Desert, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, and Victorville.[36] 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.[37] 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.[38]


City-sponsored public libraries also exist in San Bernardino County, including A. K. Smiley Public Library in Redlands, California, which was built in 1898.[39] 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.[40] These libraries are separate from the county system and do not share circulation privileges.



Transportation



Major highways





  • I-10


  • I-15


  • I-15 Bus.


  • I-40


  • I-215


  • US 95


  • US 395


  • SR 2


  • SR 18


  • SR 38


  • SR 58


  • SR 60


  • SR 62


  • SR 66


  • SR 71


  • SR 83


  • SR 127


  • SR 138


  • SR 142


  • SR 173


  • SR 178


  • SR 189


  • SR 247


  • SR 259


  • SR 330




Public transportation






  • Morongo Basin Transit Authority provides bus service in Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms (including the Marine base). Limited service is also provided to Palm Springs.


  • Mountain Area Regional Transit Authority (MARTA) covers the Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear regions. Limited service is also provided to Downtown San Bernardino.


  • Needles Area Transit serves Needles and the surrounding county area.


  • Omnitrans provides transit service in the urbanized portion of San Bernardino County, serving the City of San Bernardino, as well as the area between Montclair and Yucaipa.


  • Victor Valley Transit Authority operates buses in Victorville, Hesperia, Adelanto, Apple Valley and the surrounding county area.


  • Foothill Transit connects the Inland Empire area to the San Gabriel Valley and downtown Los Angeles.




  • RTA connects Montclair, and Anaheim to Riverside County.

  • San Bernardino County is also served by Greyhound buses and Amtrak trains. Metrolink commuter trains connect the urbanized portion of the county with Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside Counties.



Airports



  • Commercial passenger flights are available at L.A./Ontario International Airport.


  • San Bernardino International Airport is being remodeled and is expected to serve the region as an international airport. The airport will have access through interstate I-215 and I-10 through Mill Street. Terminal construction recently finished, and commercial flights are planned, awaiting carriers to select SBD as a destination city.


  • Southern California Logistics Airport (Victorville) is a major cargo and general aviation airport.

  • The County of San Bernardino owns six general aviation airports: Apple Valley Airport, Baker Airport, Barstow-Daggett Airport, Chino Airport, Needles Airport, and Twentynine Palms Airport.

  • Other general aviation airports in the county include: Big Bear City Airport, Cable Airport (Upland), Hesperia Airport (not listed in NPIAS),[41] and Redlands Municipal Airport



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.[42]


According to county spokesman David Wert, only 15% of the county is actually controlled by the county; 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.[42]


The state and the county reached a settlement in August 2007.[43] The county agreed to amend its general plan to include a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan, including an emissions inventory and reduction targets.



Communities



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San Bernardino County
Cities
Year
Incorporated
Population,
2014
Median Income,
2012[44]
Land Area
sq mi (km2)

Adelanto
1970
32,511
$34,925
56.009 (145.062)

Apple Valley
1988
70,755
$40,313
73.193 (189.57)

Barstow
1947
23,292
$41,556
41.385 (107.186)

Big Bear Lake
1981
5,121
$32,869
6.346 (16.435)

Chino
1910
81,747
$66,035
29.639 (76.766)

Chino Hills
1991
76,131
$82,241
44.681 (115.723)

Colton
1887
53,057
$38,329
15.324 (39.689)

Fontana
1952
204,312
$61,085
42.432 (109.899)

Grand Terrace
1978
12,285
$64,073
3.502 (9.07)

Hesperia
1988
91,506
$38,058
73.096 (189.316)

Highland
1987
54,033
$53,524
18.755 (48.575)

Loma Linda
1970
23,614
$59,358
7.516 (19.467)

Montclair
1956
37,374
$47,360
5.517 (14.289)

Needles
1913
4,908
$29,613
30.808 (79.793)

Ontario
1891
167,382
$52,014
49.941 (129.345)

Rancho Cucamonga
1977
172,299
$74,118
39.851 (103.212)

Redlands
1888
69,882
$61,681
36.126 (93.565)

Rialto
1911
101,429
$48,197
22.351 (57.889)

San Bernardino
1854
212,721
$37,244
59.201 (153.33)

Twentynine Palms
1987
26,576
$40,975
59.143 (153.179)

Upland
1906
75,147
$56,480
15.617 (40.448)

Victorville
1962
120,590
$44,426
73.178 (189.529)

Yucaipa
1989
52,654
$57,539
27.888 (72.231)

Yucca Valley
1991
21,053
$40,057
40.015 (103.639)


Census-designated places




  • Baker

  • Big Bear City

  • Big River

  • Bloomington

  • Bluewater

  • Crestline

  • Fort Irwin

  • Homestead Valley

  • Joshua Tree

  • Lake Arrowhead

  • Lenwood

  • Lucerne Valley

  • Lytle Creek

  • Mentone

  • Morongo Valley

  • Mountain View Acres

  • Muscoy

  • Oak Glen

  • Oak Hills

  • Phelan

  • Pinon Hills

  • Running Springs

  • San Antonio Heights

  • Searles Valley

  • Silver Lakes

  • Spring Valley Lake

  • Wrightwood




Unincorporated communities




  • Afton

  • Amboy

  • Angelus Oaks

  • Argus

  • Arrowbear Lake

  • Arrowhead Farms

  • Arrowhead Highlands

  • Arrowhead Junction

  • Baldwin Lake

  • Baldy Mesa

  • Bell Mountain

  • Blue Jay

  • Bryman

  • Cadiz

  • Cajon Junction

  • Cedar Glen

  • Cedarpines Park

  • Cima

  • Crafton

  • Crest Park

  • Cushenbury

  • Daggett

  • Danby

  • Declezville

  • Earp

  • El Mirage

  • Essex

  • Fawnskin

  • Fenner

  • Forest Falls

  • Goffs

  • Green Valley Lake

  • Guasti

  • Halloran Springs

  • Havasu Lake

  • Helendale

  • Hinkley

  • Hodge

  • Ivanpah

  • Johnson Valley

  • Kingston

  • Kramer

  • Kramer Hills

  • Kramer Junction

  • La Delta

  • Landers

  • Ludlow

  • Mars

  • Midway

  • Mojave Heights

  • Mount Baldy

  • Mountain Home Village

  • Mountain Pass

  • Newberry Springs

  • Nipton

  • Oro Grande

  • Parker Dam

  • Parker Junction

  • Patton

  • Pioneer Point

  • Pioneertown

  • Red Mountain

  • Rimforest

  • Skyforest

  • Sugarloaf

  • Sunfair

  • Sunfair Heights

  • Trona

  • Twentynine Palms Base

  • Twin Peaks

  • Venus

  • Vidal

  • Vidal Junction

  • Wild Crossing

  • Wonder Valley

  • Yermo

  • Zzyzx




Indian Reservations



  • Chemehuevi Indian Reservation


  • Colorado River Indian Reservation (partially in Riverside County, and La Paz County, Arizona)


  • Fort Mojave Indian Reservation (partially in Mohave County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada)

  • San Manuel Indian Reservation


  • Twenty-Nine Palms Indian Reservation (partially in Riverside County)



Ghost towns



  • Rice

  • Siberia

  • Calico



Population ranking


The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of San Bernardino County.[45]


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Rank
City/Town/etc.
Municipal type
Population (2010 Census)
1

San Bernardino
City
209,924
2

Fontana
City
196,069
3

Rancho Cucamonga
City
165,269
4

Ontario
City
163,924
5

Victorville
City
115,903
6

Rialto
City
99,171
7

Hesperia
City
90,173
8

Chino
City
77,983
9

Chino Hills
City
74,799
10

Upland
City
73,732
11

Apple Valley
Town
69,134
12

Redlands
City
68,747
13

Highland
City
53,104
14

Colton
City
52,154
15

Yucaipa
City
51,367
16

Montclair
City
36,664
17

Adelanto
City
31,765
18

Twentynine Palms
City
25,048
19

Bloomington
CDP
23,851
20

Loma Linda
City
23,261
21

Barstow
City
22,639
22

Yucca Valley
Town
20,700
23

Phelan
CDP
14,304
24

Lake Arrowhead
CDP
12,424
25

Big Bear City
CDP
12,304
26

Grand Terrace
City
12,040
27

Crestline
CDP
10,770
28

Muscoy
CDP
10,644
29

Oak Hills
CDP
8,879
30

Fort Irwin
CDP
8,845
31

Mentone
CDP
8,720
32

Spring Valley Lake
CDP
8,220
33

Joshua Tree
CDP
7,414
34

Piñon Hills
CDP
7,272
35

Lucerne Valley
CDP
5,811
36

Silver Lakes
CDP
5,623
37

Big Bear Lake
City
5,019
38

Running Springs
CDP
4,862
39

Needles
City
4,844
40

Wrightwood
CDP
4,525
41

Landers
Town
3,910
42

Morongo Valley
CDP
3,552
43

Lenwood
CDP
3,543
44

San Antonio Heights
CDP
3,371
45

Mountain View Acres
CDP
3,130
46

Homestead Valley
CDP
3,032
47

Searles Valley
CDP
1,739
48

Colorado River Indian Reservation[46]

AIAN
1,687
49

Big River
CDP
1,327
50

Baker
CDP
735
51

Lytle Creek
CDP
701
52

Oak Glen
CDP
638
53

Chemehuevi Reservation[47]
AIAN
308
54

Fort Mojave Indian Reservation[48]
AIAN
250
55

Bluewater
CDP
172
56

San Manuel Reservation[49]
AIAN
112
57

Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation[50]
AIAN
12


Places of interest



  • The Mojave National Preserve


  • Calico Ghost Town — northeast of Barstow via Interstate 15


  • Zzyzx — a small desert settlement that used to be a health spa and is now the Desert Studies Center

  • Joshua Tree National Park


  • San Bernardino National Forest — home to Big Bear Lake outdoor activities

  • Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex


  • Snow Summit, Bear Mountain (Ski Area), and Snow Valley Mountain Resort are home to Southern California's premier winter ski resorts. Mountain High, although technically located in Los Angeles County, is also an alternative to Snow Summit and Bear Mountain because of its proximity to San Bernardino County.



See also




  • List of California counties

  • List of cemeteries in San Bernardino County

  • List of museums in the Inland Empire (California)

  • List of school districts in San Bernardino County, California

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in San Bernardino County, California



Newspapers, past and present




  • Chino Champion, Chino


  • The Daily Report, Ontario

  • The San Bernardino Sun


  • Upland News, Upland



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. ^ ab 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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External links








  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata

  • San Bernardino County Museum website

  • San Bernardino County Museum at Google Cultural Institute

  • San Bernardino County Library website

  • Trilobites In The Marble Mountains, Mojave Desert, California








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