This article is about the town/city of Victorville.
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City of Victorville Flag of City of Victorville Flag Official seal of City of Victorville Location of Victorville in California Location of Victorville in California City of Victorville is positioned in California City of Victorville - City of Victorville Victorville is a town/city located in the Victor Valley of southwestern San Bernardino County, California.
7 Old Town Victorville Lane came to what is now known as Victorville and established a way station called "Lane's Crossing." He settled in Ione near Sutter's Mill in northern California amid those years, but he migrated to San Bernardino in 1857.
In 1867, Lafayette Meacham, a Mormon who ran a way station near today's Barstow area, made a new wagon road from his stage stop to what is now Old Town Victorville.
Huntington later bought out the Stoddard brothers, who had a way station half way to today's Barstow from Victorville, and also bought out the Meachams, who ran the stage stop titled Fish Ponds or Mormon Grocery.
In 1885, the newly established telegraph station at the barns siding of "Victor", titled for the California Southern Railroad's General Manager Jacob Nash Victor, was the beginning of what advanced as today's Old Town Victorville.
Post Office Department changed that name to Victorville to stop the postal confusion with the town of Victor, Colorado.
In Victorville, US 66 is marked on D and Seventh streets, with a section of Interstate 15 going towards the Cajon Pass.
It is the major street through Old Town Victorville.
Mankiewicz and John Houseman wrote the first two drafts of the screenplay for the film Citizen Kane in Victorville.
The Victorville Army Airfield was constructed beginning in 1941.
The Victorville Federal Penitentiary has been assembled on another part of the former air base.
The town/city of Victorville was officially incorporated by the State of California on September 21, 1962.
On August 14, 1977 actor Ron Haydock was hit and killed while hitchhiking near Victorville.
In 2003, the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum was moved from Victorville to Branson, Missouri.
On November 3, 2007, Victorville hosted the DARPA Urban Challenge, a six-hour autonomous robot driving contest through the streets of the Southern California Logistics Airport.
Victorville is positioned at the southwestern edge of the Mojave Desert, 81 miles (130 km) northeast of Los Angeles, 34 miles (55 km) south of Barstow, 48 miles (77 km) east of Palmdale, and 37 miles (60 km) north of San Bernardino through the Cajon Pass on Interstate 15.
Victorville is the locale of offices of the "Mojave Desert Branch" of the San Bernardino County government.
Victorville is bordered by Apple Valley on the east, Hesperia on the south, and Adelanto on the west.
The Mojave River flows sporadically through Victorville.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 73.7 square miles (191 km2).
The town/city is positioned in the High Desert, an region known for its unique and moderate weather patterns.
The National Weather Service has maintained a weather station in Victorville since 1917.
Official records show that Victorville has a cold desert climate (BWk) with four distinct seasons.
The average annual rain in Victorville is 6.27 inches (159 mm).
Snowfall in Victorville averages only 1.4 inches (36 mm) annually.
Climate data for Victorville, California The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Victorville had a populace of 115,903.
The ethnic makeup of Victorville was 56,258 (48.5%) White (28.3% Non-Hispanic White), 19,483 (16.8%) African American, 1,665 (1.4%) Native American, 4,641 (4.0%) Asian, 489 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 26,036 (22.5%) from other competitions, and 7,331 (6.3%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 110,800 citizens (95.6% of the population) lived in homeholds, 341 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 4,762 (4.1%) were institutionalized.
There were 32,558 homeholds, out of which 17,256 (53.0%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 17,036 (52.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 6,487 (19.9%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 2,397 (7.4%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
5,081 homeholds (15.6%) were made up of individuals and 1,954 (6.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The populace was spread out with 38,023 citizens (32.8%) under the age of 18, 12,136 citizens (10.5%) aged 18 to 24, 33,479 citizens (28.9%) aged 25 to 44, 22,853 citizens (19.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 9,412 citizens (8.1%) who were 65 years of age or older.
66,600 citizens (57.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 44,200 citizens (38.1%) lived in rental housing units.
During 2009 13, Victorville had a median homehold income of $50,034, with 25.3% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. In 2000, the town/city was estimated to contain 64,029 citizens , 20,893 homeholds, and 15,883 families residing in the city.
There are 20,893 homeholds out of which 43.8% have kids under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% are married couples living together, 16.1% have a female homeholder with no husband present, and 24.0% are non-families.
19.4% of all homeholds are made up of individuals and 8.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace is spread out with 34.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city is $66,763, and the median income for a family is $66,866.
In the California State Legislature, Victorville is in the 21st Senate District, represented by Republican Scott Wilk, and in the 33rd Assembly District, represented by Republican Jay Obernolte. In the United States House of Representatives, Victorville is in California's 8th congressional district, represented by Republican Paul Cook. According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 7 Federal Correctional Complex, Victorville 844 Victor Valley Community College also serves the city.
Old Town Victorville After years of setbacks in developing Old Town, the town/city along with input from inhabitants and small-town business owners created an Old Town Strategic Action Plan in 2007.
In 2016 a group R.O.O.T 66 (Revive Our Old Town) meets to help make Old Town Victorville great again. Notable shifts made in Old Town Victorville are the Veteran's Memorial on the corner of Seventh Street and Forrest Ave, the Route 66 Museum on D Street, the Transportation Center on D Street, and the Old Victor School on Sixth Street.
Rock Faces in Victorville CA.
Rock Faces in Victorville CA.
There are a several notable areas and locations inside Victorville such as Spring Valley Lake, the Old Sheriff's Office, U.S.
Victorville has been used for commercial recording a several times: It Came from Outer Space (1953), filmed in Victorville and the encircling desert; Victorville served as the setting for the fictional town of "Sand Rock, Arizona". "California Cities by Incorporation Date" (Word).
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