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{{Infobox U.S. County|county = San Bernardino County | state = California | seal = CountySeal150.gif | map = San_bernardino_County.png | map size = 250px | founded = | seat = [San Bernardino, California | largest city = [San Bernardino, California | area = 20,105 [mi² (52,073 [km²) | area land = 20,052 mi² (51,936 km²) | area water = 53 mi² (137 km²) | census yr = 2005 | pop = 1,932,000 (est.) | density = 33 | web = www.sbcounty.gov | -->San Bernardino County is the largest list of California counties in the contiguous United States by area, containing more land than each of List of U.S. states by area. The county is larger in area than the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Delaware combined. Any of those states could be replaced in the list by New Jersey, Vermont, or New Hampshire.

Coconino County, Arizona, is second, Nye County, Nevada, is third, and Elko County, Nevada is fourth. On the other hand, the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, the largest county-equivalent in the country, is over seven times the size.

Located in the southeast of the U.S. state of California, the deserts and mountains of this vast county stretch from the outskirts of the densely populated Greater Los Angeles Area to the Nevada border and the Colorado River (U.S.). The fast growing county had a 2007 population estimate by the California Department of Finance was 2,028,013 (12th in the country but only 4th in the state), largely located in its more populated southwestern portions. The county seat is San Bernardino, California. The county records are located in downtown San Bernardino, Ca.Its southwestern portions (the more urbanized part of San Bernardino County) are considered to be part of the Inland Empire (California) region of Southern California, a bicounty area.

History Father Francisco Dumetz named San Bernardino on May 20, 1810, feast day of St. Bernardino of Siena.

San Bernardino County was formed from parts of Los Angeles County, California in 1853. Parts of the county's territory were given to Riverside County in 1893.

The Franciscan Order 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.

Geography 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, California next to the Colorado River (U.S.), and Barstow, California at the junction in Interstate 15 and Interstate 40. Trona, California is at the northwestern part of the county west of Death Valley National Park. This famous national park, mostly within Inyo County, also has a small portion of land within the county. The largest metropolitan area in the Mojave Desert part of the county is the Victor Valley (California) with the incorporated localities of Apple Valley, California, Victorville, California, Adelanto, California, and Hesperia, California. Further south, a portion of Joshua Tree National Park overlaps the county near Twentynine Palms, California. Additional places near and west of Twentynine palms include Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, and Morongo Valley.

The mountains are home to the San Bernardino National Forest, and include the communities of Crestline, California, Lake Arrowhead, California, Running Springs, California, Big Bear City, California, Forest Falls, California, and Big Bear Lake, California.

The San Bernardino Valley is at the eastern end of the San Gabriel Valley, and is part of the Inland Empire (California). The San Bernardino Valley includes the cities of Ontario, California, Chino, California, Chino Hills, California, Upland, California, Fontana, California, Rialto, California, Colton, California, Grand Terrace, California, Rancho Cucamonga, California, San Bernardino, California, Loma Linda, California, Highland, California, Redlands, California, and Yucaipa, California.

The Inland Empire (California) area of Southern California is made up of the southwestern portion of San Bernardino County and western portion of Riverside county.

Incorporated communities

Unincorporated communities

Adjacent counties

San Bernardino County, California, is one of the few counties in the United States to border as many as 8 counties.

Transportation infrastructure Major highways

Public transportation

Airports

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Politics {| align="right" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"|+ Presidential elections results|- bgcolor=lightgrey! Year! GOP! Democratic Party (United States)|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 2004|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|55.3% 289,306|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|43.6% 227,789|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 2000|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|48.7% 221,757|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|47.2% 214,749|-|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|U.S. presidential election, 1996|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|43.6% 180,135|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'44.4% 183,372|-|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|U.S. presidential election, 1992|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|37.2% 176,563|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|38.7% 183,634|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 1988|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|60.0%' 235,167|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|38.5% 151,118|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 1984|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|64.8% 222,071|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|34.0% 116,454|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 1980|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|59.7% 172,957|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|31.7% 91,790|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 1976|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|49.5% 113,265|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|47.9% 109,636|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 1972|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|59.7% '144,689|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|35.5% 85,986|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 1968|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'50.1% 111,974|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|40.0% 89,418|-|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|U.S. presidential election, 1964|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|42.8% 92,145|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|57.1%' 123,012|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 1960|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'52.0% 99,481|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|47.5% 90,888|-|}

San Bernardino county voter registration and voting pattern lean to the Republican Party. However, the city is split between poorer, heavily Latino, heavily Democratic areas and wealthy suburbs. For example, the heavily Latino cities of Ontario and San Bernandino went for John Kerry in 2004. However, these cities had abysmal voter turnout; in 2006, San Bernandino's population exceeded 201,000, and in 2004, cast a mere 42,520 votes. In 2006, strongly Republican Rancho Cucamonga had over 145,000 people, and cast 53,054 votes.

Demographics As of the censusGeographic references#2 of 2000, there were 1,709,434 people, 528,594 households, and 404,374 families residing in the county. The population density was 33/km² (85/mi²). There were 601,369 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (30/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 58.91% White (U.S. Census), 9.09% African American (U.S. Census), 1.17% Native American (U.S. Census), 4.69% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.30% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), 20.82% from Race (United States Census), and 5.03% from two or more races. 39.16% of the population were Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race. 66.1% spoke English language, 27.7% Spanish language and 1.1% Tagalog language as their first language.

There were 528,594 households out of which 43.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.80% were married couples living together, 14.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.50% were non-families. 18.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.58.

In the county the population was spread out with 32.30% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 18.70% from 45 to 64, and 8.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 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 12.60% of families and 15.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.60% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.

Median household income by community


Gang violence The Inland Empire (California) is well known for its Chicano gangs. The most well-known gangs are the Onterio Varrio Sur Black Angels gang and the West Side Verdugo gang, as well as the South Side Verdugo Flats gang, in various parts of south San Bernardino, particularly around Mount Vernon Avenue. Fuelled by drug money and the ease of communication brought on by affordable cell phones, the street gangs have flourished and spread across and beyond the Inland Empire in the face of sporadic and ineffective law enforcement efforts and inadequate intervention strategies. Incidents of gang violence in San Bernardino County have increased since the 1960s, while at the same time growing more brutal. There are now an estimated 68,600 gang members in 287 gangs in the Inland Empire.

Sergeant Phil Brown of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said the gangs are growing more violent in the farthest reaches of the county, including the High Desert. Racial tensions among the Chicano gangs and the Afro-American gangs have heightened dramatically in the Inland Empire, causing even the most rural areas to be affected. "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.."

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Residents of note Including current residents, as well as former residents who have made their mark in history.



See also

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{{Infobox U.S. County|county = San Bernardino County | state = California | seal = CountySeal150.gif | map = San_bernardino_County.png | map size = 250px | founded = | seat = [San Bernardino, California | largest city = [San Bernardino, California | area = 20,105 [mi² (52,073 [km²) | area land = 20,052 mi² (51,936 km²) | area water = 53 mi² (137 km²) | census yr = 2005 | pop = 1,932,000 (est.) | density = 33 | web = www.sbcounty.gov | -->San Bernardino County is the largest list of California counties in the contiguous United States by area, containing more land than each of List of U.S. states by area. The county is larger in area than the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Delaware combined. Any of those states could be replaced in the list by New Jersey, Vermont, or New Hampshire.

Coconino County, Arizona, is second, Nye County, Nevada, is third, and Elko County, Nevada is fourth. On the other hand, the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, the largest county-equivalent in the country, is over seven times the size.

Located in the southeast of the U.S. state of California, the deserts and mountains of this vast county stretch from the outskirts of the densely populated Greater Los Angeles Area to the Nevada border and the Colorado River (U.S.). The fast growing county had a 2007 population estimate by the California Department of Finance was 2,028,013 (12th in the country but only 4th in the state), largely located in its more populated southwestern portions. The county seat is San Bernardino, California. The county records are located in downtown San Bernardino, Ca.Its southwestern portions (the more urbanized part of San Bernardino County) are considered to be part of the Inland Empire (California) region of Southern California, a bicounty area.

History Father Francisco Dumetz named San Bernardino on May 20, 1810, feast day of St. Bernardino of Siena.

San Bernardino County was formed from parts of Los Angeles County, California in 1853. Parts of the county's territory were given to Riverside County in 1893.

The Franciscan Order 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.

Geography 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, California next to the Colorado River (U.S.), and Barstow, California at the junction in Interstate 15 and Interstate 40. Trona, California is at the northwestern part of the county west of Death Valley National Park. This famous national park, mostly within Inyo County, also has a small portion of land within the county. The largest metropolitan area in the Mojave Desert part of the county is the Victor Valley (California) with the incorporated localities of Apple Valley, California, Victorville, California, Adelanto, California, and Hesperia, California. Further south, a portion of Joshua Tree National Park overlaps the county near Twentynine Palms, California. Additional places near and west of Twentynine palms include Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, and Morongo Valley.

The mountains are home to the San Bernardino National Forest, and include the communities of Crestline, California, Lake Arrowhead, California, Running Springs, California, Big Bear City, California, Forest Falls, California, and Big Bear Lake, California.

The San Bernardino Valley is at the eastern end of the San Gabriel Valley, and is part of the Inland Empire (California). The San Bernardino Valley includes the cities of Ontario, California, Chino, California, Chino Hills, California, Upland, California, Fontana, California, Rialto, California, Colton, California, Grand Terrace, California, Rancho Cucamonga, California, San Bernardino, California, Loma Linda, California, Highland, California, Redlands, California, and Yucaipa, California.

The Inland Empire (California) area of Southern California is made up of the southwestern portion of San Bernardino County and western portion of Riverside county.

Incorporated communities

Unincorporated communities

Adjacent counties

San Bernardino County, California, is one of the few counties in the United States to border as many as 8 counties.

Transportation infrastructure Major highways

Public transportation

Airports

Colleges and universities

Politics {| align="right" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"|+ Presidential elections results|- bgcolor=lightgrey! Year! GOP! Democratic Party (United States)|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 2004|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|55.3% 289,306|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|43.6% 227,789|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 2000|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|48.7% 221,757|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|47.2% 214,749|-|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|U.S. presidential election, 1996|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|43.6% 180,135|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'44.4% 183,372|-|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|U.S. presidential election, 1992|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|37.2% 176,563|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|38.7% 183,634|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 1988|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|60.0%' 235,167|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|38.5% 151,118|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 1984|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|64.8% 222,071|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|34.0% 116,454|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 1980|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|59.7% 172,957|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|31.7% 91,790|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 1976|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|49.5% 113,265|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|47.9% 109,636|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 1972|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|59.7% '144,689|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|35.5% 85,986|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 1968|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'50.1% 111,974|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|40.0% 89,418|-|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|U.S. presidential election, 1964|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|42.8% 92,145|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|57.1%' 123,012|-|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|U.S. presidential election, 1960|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'52.0% 99,481|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|47.5% 90,888|-|}

San Bernardino county voter registration and voting pattern lean to the Republican Party. However, the city is split between poorer, heavily Latino, heavily Democratic areas and wealthy suburbs. For example, the heavily Latino cities of Ontario and San Bernandino went for John Kerry in 2004. However, these cities had abysmal voter turnout; in 2006, San Bernandino's population exceeded 201,000, and in 2004, cast a mere 42,520 votes. In 2006, strongly Republican Rancho Cucamonga had over 145,000 people, and cast 53,054 votes.

Demographics As of the censusGeographic references#2 of 2000, there were 1,709,434 people, 528,594 households, and 404,374 families residing in the county. The population density was 33/km² (85/mi²). There were 601,369 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (30/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 58.91% White (U.S. Census), 9.09% African American (U.S. Census), 1.17% Native American (U.S. Census), 4.69% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.30% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), 20.82% from Race (United States Census), and 5.03% from two or more races. 39.16% of the population were Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race. 66.1% spoke English language, 27.7% Spanish language and 1.1% Tagalog language as their first language.

There were 528,594 households out of which 43.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.80% were married couples living together, 14.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.50% were non-families. 18.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.58.

In the county the population was spread out with 32.30% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 18.70% from 45 to 64, and 8.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 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 12.60% of families and 15.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.60% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.

Median household income by community


Gang violence The Inland Empire (California) is well known for its Chicano gangs. The most well-known gangs are the Onterio Varrio Sur Black Angels gang and the West Side Verdugo gang, as well as the South Side Verdugo Flats gang, in various parts of south San Bernardino, particularly around Mount Vernon Avenue. Fuelled by drug money and the ease of communication brought on by affordable cell phones, the street gangs have flourished and spread across and beyond the Inland Empire in the face of sporadic and ineffective law enforcement efforts and inadequate intervention strategies. Incidents of gang violence in San Bernardino County have increased since the 1960s, while at the same time growing more brutal. There are now an estimated 68,600 gang members in 287 gangs in the Inland Empire.

Sergeant Phil Brown of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said the gangs are growing more violent in the farthest reaches of the county, including the High Desert. Racial tensions among the Chicano gangs and the Afro-American gangs have heightened dramatically in the Inland Empire, causing even the most rural areas to be affected. "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.."

Places of interest

Trivia

Residents of note Including current residents, as well as former residents who have made their mark in history.



See also

External links



County of San Bernardino, California - Official Web Site
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