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Rosamond is a census-designated place
Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a type of Place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
 (CDP) in Kern County
Kern County, California

Kern County is a county located in the southern California Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. Established in 1866, it extends east beyond the southern slope of the eastern Sierra Nevada into the Mojave Desert, and includes parts of the Indian Wells Valley, and the Antelope Valley, and has an area larger than the state of Connec...
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, USA
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, North of Palmdale
Palmdale, California

Palmdale is a city located in the northeast reaches of Los Angeles County, California, United States.The first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city , Palmdale is separated from Los Angeles, California by the San Gabriel Mountains range....
, in the Antelope Valley
Antelope Valley

The Antelope Valley in California, United States is located in northern Los Angeles County, California and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert....
, the westernmost desert valley of the Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert

The Mojave Desert , , locally referred to as the High Desert, occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona, in the United States....
. According to 2000 United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 census data, the town population was 14,349.

The Postal Service shows portions of Rosamond as having the names Tropico Village, named after a mine, and Willow Springs.

Rosamond Skypark, Federal Aviation Administration identifier L00 (with two zeroes), is located at and features a paved runway.

Wired telephone numbers in Rosamond follow the format (661
Area code 661

California area code 661 covers the majority of California's Kern County, California, as well as part of Los Angeles County, California and Tulare County, California....
) 256-xxxx and the entire city is included in ZIP Code 93560.

mond was originally established in 1877 as a townsite which was owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad

The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company , was an United States railroad....
 and was named 'Rosamond' after the daughter of one of the railroad officials.






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Rosamond is a census-designated place
Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a type of Place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
 (CDP) in Kern County
Kern County, California

Kern County is a county located in the southern California Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. Established in 1866, it extends east beyond the southern slope of the eastern Sierra Nevada into the Mojave Desert, and includes parts of the Indian Wells Valley, and the Antelope Valley, and has an area larger than the state of Connec...
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, USA
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, North of Palmdale
Palmdale, California

Palmdale is a city located in the northeast reaches of Los Angeles County, California, United States.The first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city , Palmdale is separated from Los Angeles, California by the San Gabriel Mountains range....
, in the Antelope Valley
Antelope Valley

The Antelope Valley in California, United States is located in northern Los Angeles County, California and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert....
, the westernmost desert valley of the Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert

The Mojave Desert , , locally referred to as the High Desert, occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona, in the United States....
. According to 2000 United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 census data, the town population was 14,349.

The Postal Service shows portions of Rosamond as having the names Tropico Village, named after a mine, and Willow Springs.

Rosamond Skypark, Federal Aviation Administration identifier L00 (with two zeroes), is located at and features a paved runway.

Wired telephone numbers in Rosamond follow the format (661
Area code 661

California area code 661 covers the majority of California's Kern County, California, as well as part of Los Angeles County, California and Tulare County, California....
) 256-xxxx and the entire city is included in ZIP Code 93560.

History

Rosamond was originally established in 1877 as a townsite which was owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad

The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company , was an United States railroad....
 and was named 'Rosamond' after the daughter of one of the railroad officials. The first local industries were mining and cattle
Cattle

Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domestication ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat , dairy products , leather and as draft animals ....
. During the 1890s, gold
Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, as a store of value, in jewelry, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history....
 was discovered and Miners quickly traveled to the area and populated it in order to strike it rich; however, the industry waned for many years, yet later had some success with a small boom during the 1930s. In 1933 Muroc Army Air Field was established, which has since been renamed Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base

Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, California and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley....
 in honor of fallen test pilot Glenn Edwards.

Seasonal Change

An ineresting place to explore, Rosamond changes with the seasons. Around the beginning of March is when the frost is at its heaviest, and later towards the middle of March the frost will end. Spring wildflowers include Lupines, the California Poppy
California poppy

The California poppy is native to grassy and open areas from sea level to 2,000m altitude in the western United States throughout California, extending to Oregon, southern Washington, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and in Mexico in Sonora and northwest Baja California....
, Fiddleneck
Fiddleneck

The fiddlenecks are the genus Amsinckia of flowering plants in the borage or forget-me-not family Boraginaceae. They get their name from their flower stems, which bear a large number of small flowers, and curl over at the top in a way that somewhat suggests the head of a violin....
s, purple owl's clover, California Goldfields, Creamcups, and Coreopsis. Summertime turns the landscape many shades of gold. Many types of reptiles are very active during the summer months. The Common Side-blotched Lizard
Common side-blotched lizard

The Common Side-blotched Lizard is a species of Side-blotched Lizard common on the Pacific coast of North America, from Washington to western Texas and NW Mexico....
 is active on rocks, fences, and canyon walls. Summer nights are cool enough to hear the chorus of a Pacific Tree Frog
Pacific Tree Frog

The Pacific Tree Frog is a very common species of chorus frog, with a range from the West Coast of the United States to British Columbia in Canada....
 or the hooting of a Barn Owl
Barn Owl

?:The city in Russia is spelled Barnaul.The Barn Owl is the most Cosmopolitan distribution species of owl, and one of the most widespread of all birds....
. Fall is great for stargazing with the family. Winter brings snow occasionally. Snow has become more common in the past few years, even to the point where Snow Chains were required to drive on the Antelope Valley Freeway.

Geography

Rosamond is situated in the west central area of the expansive Antelope Valley
Antelope Valley

The Antelope Valley in California, United States is located in northern Los Angeles County, California and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert....
, which comprises the westernmost valley of the Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert

The Mojave Desert , , locally referred to as the High Desert, occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona, in the United States....
. Because the elevation is in the range of 2000 to above sea level, the area, like the other parts of the Mojave Desert region, is alternatively referred to as the High Desert. Some cities and communities within the trading area of Rosamond include Lancaster
Lancaster, California

Lancaster is the eighth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the 9th fastest growing city in the United States. Lancaster is located approximately 70 miles north of the city of Los Angeles in Southern California Antelope Valley....
, Palmdale
Palmdale, California

Palmdale is a city located in the northeast reaches of Los Angeles County, California, United States.The first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city , Palmdale is separated from Los Angeles, California by the San Gabriel Mountains range....
, Lake Los Angeles
Lake Los Angeles, California

Lake Los Angeles is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 11,523 at the 2000 census....
, Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill, California

Quartz Hill is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 9,890 at the 2000 census....
, Ridgecrest
Ridgecrest, California

Ridgecrest was incorporated as a city in 1963. Formerly known as Crumville. It is located in the Indian Wells Valley, California in northeastern Kern County, California adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake....
, and Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita, California

Santa Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The California Department of Finance estimated the city population as of January 1, 2008 at 177,045....
. Residents of these desert cities and unincorporated communities share Sierra Highway
Sierra Highway

Sierra Highway or El Camino Sierra is a road in Southern California, United States. El Camino Sierra refers to the full length of a trail formed in the 1800s, rebuilt as highways in the early 1900s, that ran from Los Angeles to Lake Tahoe following parts of modern California State Route 14, U.S....
, Angeles Forest Highway, Angeles Crest Highway (State Route 2), and the Antelope Valley Freeway (State Route 14) for commutes to the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles Basin in order to get to work.

Willow Springs lies west of central Rosamond and was a watering hole for stagecoach travelers for generations. Due to the water now not available at the surface as it once was, the age-old springs are but a memory. Today Willow Springs Raceway is nearby, which hosts a variety of motor racing events - and attracting people from all over Southern California and beyond.

Rosamond is located at (34.865786, -118.206856).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the CDP has a total area of 52.3 square miles (135.6 kmē), of which, 52.2 square miles (135.3 kmē) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 kmē) of it (0.19%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 14,349 people, 4,988 households, and 3,626 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 274.7 people per square mile (106.1/kmē). There were 5,597 housing units at an average density of 107.2/sq mi (41.4/kmē). The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.01% White
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 6.62% Black
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
 or African American
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 1.32% Native American
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 3.01% Asian
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.23% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)

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, 11.65% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 5.16% from two or more races. 25.67% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
 or Latino
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
 of any race.

There were 4,988 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 32.9% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,307, and the median income for a family was $46,918. Males had a median income of $42,484 versus $26,745 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the CDP was $17,440. About 11.6% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

There are five schools in Rosamond: Hamilton Elementary School, Rosamond Elementary School, West Park Elementary School, Tropico Middle School, and Rosamond High School.

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