California City, California California City, California City of California City West Side of California City Central Park West Side of California City Central Park Official seal of California City, California Location in Kern County and the state of California Location in Kern County and the state of California California City, California is positioned in the US California City, California - California City, California California City is a town/city incorporated in 1965 in the northern Antelope Valley in Kern County, California, 65 miles (105 km) southwest of Death Valley National Park.

The populace was 14,120 at the 2010 census making California City the 331st biggest city in the state by population.

Covering 203.631 square miles (527.40 km2), the town/city is the third biggest city in the state by area.

California City has a PGA golf course, one prison, one municipal airport, and is home to the California City Whiptails, a professional, autonomous baseball team associated with the Pecos League. Much of the workforce of Edwards Air Force Base, which is positioned just to the south of the city, is made up of town/city residents.

Other primary sources of employment include California City Correctional Center (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation); Mojave Air and Space Port and its flight test operations; the Hyundai/Kia Proving Grounds positioned in the non-urban southwestern part of the city; and close-by cities, such as Tehachapi, Ridgecrest, Boron, Palmdale, and Lancaster.

The region where California City now exists was largely uninhabited before to the 1960s.

Padre Francisco Garces, a Franciscan missionary, camped at Castle Butte in what is now California City in 1776 amid the Juan Bautista de Anza expedition of modern-day California and Arizona, then part of Alta California.

In the late 19th century, the Twenty Mule Team Trail, which carried loads of borax to the railhead in Mojave from Harmony Borax Works mines in the east, ran through the California City area. Vast undeveloped areas of California City California City had its origins in 1958 when real estate developer and sociology professor Nat Mendelsohn purchased 80,000 acres (320 km2) of Mojave Desert territory with the aim of master-planning California's next great city.

Satellite photos underscore its claim to being California's 3rd biggest geographic city, 34th biggest in the US.

California City was incorporated on December 10, 1965.

Although areas of California City have not advanced as expected, California City has grown from 3,200 citizens in 1985 to over 14,000 in 2009.

Cerro Coso Community College closed escrow on 22 acres (89,000 m2) in the heart of California City for a Community College to serve Edwards AFB, California City, Mojave, Boron, North Edwards and the entire high desert in the Antelope Valley. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 203.6 square miles (527 km2), of which 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) or 0.05% is water.

Although one of California's lesser cities in terms of population, California City is the third biggest city in California by territory area (34th in the United States, and 21st when merged city-counties are excluded).

Climate data for California City, CA According to the census of 2000, there were 8,385 citizens , 3,067 homeholds, and 2,257 families residing in the city.

As of 2006 the city's populace interval 8.9% from 12,106 to 13,219.

California City outpaced rivals Palmdale and Lancaster, making the town/city the 12th quickest burgeoning city in California.

This also made California City the quickest burgeoning city in the Antelope Valley.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $45,735, and the median income for a family was $51,402.

Only 807 workers lived and worked in California City in 2006.

Although the expansion of the town/city has not met its founders' expectations, California City has seen substantial populace growth over the past a several years.

The Demographic Research Unit of the California Department of Finance estimates California City's populace at 12,048 as of 1 January 2006.

California City's populace increased an estimated 4.2% in 2005, over three times the expansion rate of the state as a whole.

California City presently rates 345th out of 478 incorporated metros/cities in California, up from 348th in 2005. The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that California City had a populace of 14,120.

The ethnic makeup of California City was 9,188 (65.1%) White, 2,150 (15.2%) African American, 132 (0.9%) Native American, 367 (2.6%) Asian, 59 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 1,431 (10.1%) from other competitions, and 793 (5.6%) from two or more competitions.

The populace was spread out with 3,449 citizens (24.4%) under the age of 18, 1,294 citizens (9.2%) aged 18 to 24, 4,617 citizens (32.7%) aged 25 to 44, 3,570 citizens (25.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,190 citizens (8.4%) who were 65 years of age or older.

The California City Correctional Center California City is served by Highway 14 to the west and Highway 58 to the south.

Within the city, California City Dial-A-Ride (DAR) Transit provides transit on a demand-response basis on weekdays (except on holidays when City Hall is closed).

As an incorporated city, California City has its own police and fire departments.

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California Department of Finance, Population Estimates for Cities, Counties and the State with Annual Percent Change, Accessed 3 September 2006 "2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - California City city".

"Crime in California City, California (CA): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map".

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