Our California Communities
California
California is our nation's most populous state, with an estimated 36,961,664 residents in 2009 (U.S. Census). California encompasses 155,959.34 square miles, making CA the third largest state in the United States. Spanning such a large area, California has a varied geography, ranging from the Pacific Coastal region, to the Sierra Nevada and other mountain ranges, to flat deserts, and heavily wooded forests.
Adelanto, CA
Adelanto, California is in San Bernardino County, the southeastern part of CA, in the Mojave Desert, 43 miles north of Riverside, California. Adelanto's population (U.S. Census 2008 est.) of 27,500 is approximately 45.8% of Hispanic or Latino origin. In Spanish, Adelanto means "progress" or "to advance," and this became the town's name in 1917 when the first post office was established there.
Antelope Valley, CA
Antelope Valley, California is in Southern California between the Tehachapi and the San Gabriel Mountains. The Antelope Valley spans approximately 2,200 square miles in both northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County. The largest cities in the Antelope Valley are Palmdale and Lancaster. Antelope Valley also contains the city of California and many other smaller, unincorporated towns. A new city is being planned by developers, to be called Centennial. This will be a full-service city of over 20,000 homes, with schools, entertainment venues, recreational facilities, employment, and government.
Apple Valley, CA
Apple Valley, California is in San Bernardino County, near the southern edge of the Mojave Desert in Southern California. Apple Valley is in the heart of Victor Valley, which is also home to the cities of Victorville, Hesperia, and Adelanto.
Bakersfield, CA
Bakersfield, California is a large metropolitan community at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County. Bakersfield is the 11th largest city in California, encompassing over 140 square miles, with an estimated 318,436 residents in 2008 according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Del Monte, CA
Del Monte, California, an unincorporated community in Monterey County, lies along California's beautiful Pacific coastline. The Del Monte Forest is the extreme southwestern subdivision on the Monterey Peninsula. Due to U.S. Postal divisions and zip code assignments, addresses anywhere in Del Monte will show up as Pebble Beach, California, which is the major unincorporated subdivision. Del Monte Forest and Pacific Grove are the western-most land masses on the Monterey Peninsula. The dividing line between the "Del Monte" area, a/k/a Pebble Beach, and the City of Pacific Grove is county highway 68 that cuts a swath from northwest to southeast across the peninsula. The U.S. Census shows Del Monte's population at 4,531 in the year 2000.
Hesperia, CA
Hesperia, California, is in San Bernardino County, the southeastern part of CA, near the start of the Mojave Desert. The City of Hesperia is 8 miles south of Victorville, 15 miles north of San Bernardino, and 42 miles from Barstow. Hesperia sits alongside the major thoroughfare between San Diego and Los Angeles, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada, Interstate Highway 15.
Lancaster, CA
Lancaster, California is located approximately 70 miles north of Los Angeles in Southern California's Antelope Valley in Los Angeles County. Although not formally incorporated until November 22, 1977, Lancaster, California was settled in the late 1800's as a stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad. The discovery of both gold and borax in the area fueled Lancaster's early growth. Home to an estimated 152,184 residents in 2008 (U.S. Census), Lancaster's continuing growth is contributed to the nearby Edwards Air Force Base and the many employees of Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, each of which have manufacturing facilities at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 which is south of the Lancaster city limits. Air Force Plant 42 is the Antelope Valley's second-largest employer, after Edwards Air Force Base.
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, California is the largest city, in terms of population, in California, with an estimated 3,849,378 residents (2006 U.S. Census). The second-largest urban area in the nation, Los Angeles, or more commonly LA, is in the southern part of California, on the Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles, CA is the county seat of Los Angeles County.
Oxnard, CA
Oxnard, California lies on a scenic stretch of the Pacific Ocean coastline in Ventura County. The largest city within Ventura County, Oxnard is the regional center for Ventura's thriving agricultural industry. Bordered by the Pacific Ocean and offering majestic mountain views, Oxnard is home to a thriving residential community of 175,906 residents (2008 est. U.S. Census). Families make up nearly 80% of the population in Oxnard.
Palmdale, CA
Palmdale, California is one of two major cities in the Antelope Valley region of Los Angeles County, in Southern California. While Palmdale is in northern Los Angeles County, it is separated from the more urban areas of the county by the San Gabriel mountain range. Originally settled by Swiss and German families migrating from the Midwest, Palmdale was a sleepy farming community. Palmdale remains a family-oriented community, yet this fast-growing city has all the amenities associated with a thriving commercial base. The U.S. Census Bureau, 2000, listed Palmdale's population as 116,670 residents. The 2008 estimate shows 144,451 residents, with families as 82% of the households.
Porterville, CA
Porterville, California is in Tulare County near man-made Lake Success. Porterville is nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. While the U.S. Census of 2000 shows the population as 39,615, the unofficial 2008 total posted at the town limits is 51,467 persons. A large percentage of that growth is due to the annexation of surrounding areas in the last half decade, which brought the total land area of the city up to 14 square miles. Original settlements began as early as 1826 in the Porterville area, but it wasn't until 1902 that the town was incorporated.
Victorville, CA
Victorville, California, in southwestern San Bernardino County, in Victor Valley, is bordered by the legendary Mojave Desert. Victorville shares Victor Valley with the town of Apple Valley and the cities of Hesperia and Adelanto. The valley, with its arid climate (cool winters and hot summers), is isolated from the more urbanized areas of Southern California by the San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mountains.
