Phelan is an unincorporated improve and census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, in the Victor Valley of the Mojave Desert, north of the San Gabriel Mountains.
Southwestern areas of Phelan are in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, reaching elevations of more than 4,900 feet above sea level.
The California Aqueduct runs through the northern half of the town, eleven miles (18 km) from State Route 18 and ten miles (16 km) from Phelan Road.
In 2001, as stated to a feature in the Los Angeles Times, the town was a "wind-swept, tiny unincorporated town nestled in the shadow of a mountain ski resort, just above the vast expanse that is the Mojave Desert.
Phelan, along with Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley, and a several other towns, is considered part of a region known as the High Desert.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP covers an region of 60.1 square miles (155.7 km ), all of it land.
In May 2010, the United States Enumeration Bureau made Phelan its own separate CDP for statistical purposes. The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Phelan had a populace of 14,304.
The Enumeration reported that 14,267 citizens (99.7% of the population) lived in homeholds, 37 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
The populace was spread out with 3,921 citizens (27.4%) under the age of 18, 1,417 citizens (9.9%) aged 18 to 24, 3,188 citizens (22.3%) aged 25 to 44, 4,232 citizens (29.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,546 citizens (10.8%) who were 65 years of age or older.
10,934 citizens (76.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,333 citizens (23.3%) lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Phelan had a median homehold income of $52,639, with 15.3% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. Phelan's history dates back to the days of the Mormon Trail, when pioneer passed through the region on their way to San Bernardino and points beyond.
The town is in the Snowline Joint Unified School District, which also serves Wrightwood, Pinon Hills, Baldy Mesa, Oak Hills, and the West Cajon Valley.
The area's schools include Pinon Mesa Middle School, Serrano High School (named after the Serrano citizens ), Quail Valley Middle School, Baldy Mesa Elementary, Pinon Hills Elementary, Wrightwood Elementary, Vista Verde Elementary, Heritage School, Chaparral High School, Desert View Independent School, Eagle Summit Community Day School, and Phelan Elementary. In 1972, the town was a part of the Phelan School District, 136 square miles (350 km2) of mostly desert land, with 117 pupils in its elementary school.
Phelan is served by two branch libraries of the San Bernardino County system.
"Girl, 3, Lost on Desert," Los Angeles Times, April 18, 1953, page 1 Library card required John Morell, "From Desert to O.C.," Los Angeles Times, February 1, 1990, Orange County edition, page 1 "2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Phelan CDP".
Hugo Martin, "Outcry Halts Desert Rehab Center," Los Angeles Times, March 17, 2004, Inland Empire edition, page B-1 Library card required "Students Kept at Home in Protest," Los Angeles Times, April 18, 1972, page A-2 Library card required "New Phelan Memorial Library Now Open," county press release Hugo Martin, "Rise and Fall of a Library Budget," Los Angeles Times, September 17, 2003, Inland Empire edition, page B-1 Library card required Municipalities and communities of San Bernardino County, California, United States Adelanto Apple Valley Barstow Big Bear Lake Chino Chino Hills Colton Fontana Grand Terrace Hesperia Highland Loma Linda Montclair Needles Ontario Rancho Cucamonga Redlands Rialto San Bernardino Twentynine Palms Upland Victorville Yucaipa Yucca Valley 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 Afton Amboy Angelus Oaks Argus Arrowhead Highlands Arrowhead Junction Arrowbear Lake Arrowhead Farms Baldy Mesa Bell Mountain Blue Jay Bryman Cadiz Cajon Junction Cedar Glen Cedarpines Park Cima Crafton Crest Park Cushenbury Daggett Danby Declezville Devore Earp El Mirage Essex Fawnskin Fenner Forest Falls Goffs Green Valley Lake Guasti Halloran Springs Havasu Lake Helendale Hinkley Hodge Ivanpah Johnson Valley Kramer Kramer Hills Kramer Junction La Delta Landers Ludlow 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 Twin Peaks Venus Vidal Vidal Junction Wild Crossing Yermo Zzyzx
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Census-designated places in San Bernardino County, California - Populated places in the Mojave Desert - Unincorporated communities in San Bernardino County, California - Victor Valley - Census-designated places in California
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