Inyo County () is a

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in the eastern central part of the U.S. state of

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, located between the Sierra Nevada and the state of

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. In the 2020 census, the population was 19,016. The

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. Inyo County is on the east side of the Sierra Nevada and southeast of

Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an ...

in Central California. It contains the Owens River Valley; it is flanked to the west by the Sierra Nevada and to the east by the White Mountains and the Inyo Mountains. With an area of 10,192 square miles (26,397 km²), Inyo County is the second-largest county by area in California, after San Bernardino County. Almost one-half of that area is within Death Valley National Park. However, with a population density of 1.8 people per square mile, it also has the second-lowest population density in California, after Alpine County.

History

Present-day Inyo county has been the historic homeland for thousands of years of the Mono, Timbisha, Kawaiisu, and Northern Paiute Native Americans. The descendants of these ancestors continue to live in their traditional homelands in the Owens River Valley and in Death Valley National Park. Inyo County was formed in 1866 out of the territory of the unorganized

Coso County Coso County was a failed attempt in California to create a county from the territory of Tulare County and parts of Mono County east of the Sierra Nevada in 1864. It was the predecessor of Inyo County Inyo County () is a county in the eastern c ...

, which had been created on April 4, 1864, from parts of Mono County and Tulare County. It acquired more territory from Mono County in 1870 and

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and San Bernardino County in 1872. For many years it has been commonly believed that the county derived its name from the Mono tribe's name for the mountains in its former homeland. Actually the name came to be thought of, mistakenly, as the name of the mountains to the east of the Owens Valley when the first whites there asked the local Owens Valley Paiutes for the name of the mountains to the east. They responded that that was the land of Inyo. They meant by this that those lands belonged to the Timbisha tribe headed by a man whose name was Inyo. Inyo was the name of the headman of one of the Timbisha bands at the time of contact when the first whites, the Bennett-Arcane Party of 1849, wandered, lost, into Death Valley on their expedition to the gold fields of western California. The Owens Valley whites misunderstood the reference and thought that Inyo was the name of the mountains when actually it was the name of the chief, or headman, of the tribe that had those mountains as part of their homeland. In Timbisha, ''ɨnnɨyun'' means "it's (or he's) dangerous".William Bright & John McLaughlin, "Inyo Redux", ''Names'' 48:147-150 (2000) To supply the growing City of Los Angeles, water was diverted from the Owens River into the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913. The Owens River Valley cultures and environments changed substantially. From the 1910s to 1930s the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power purchased much of the valley for water rights and control. In 1941 the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power extended the Los Angeles Aqueduct system farther upriver into the Mono Basin.

Natural history

Inyo County is host to a number of natural superlatives. Among them are: * Mount Whitney, with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m), the highest point in the contiguous United States, the 12th highest peak in the U.S., and the 24th highest peak in North America. * Badwater Basin, in

Death Valley Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. During summer, it is the hottest place on Earth. Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of lowest elevation in North Am ...

, the lowest point in North America * Methuselah, an ancient Bristlecone pine tree and one of the oldest living trees on Earth * Owens Valley, the deepest valley on the American continents * Two mountain ranges exceeding in elevation: The Sierra Nevada and the White Mountains * Ten of California's twelve peaks which exceed 14,000 feet (a

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) in elevation; the isolated Mount Shasta in northern California, and White Mountain Peak in neighboring Mono County, are the only California

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s not (at least partly) in Inyo County * The largest escarpment in the United States, rising from the floor of Death Valley to the top of Telescope Peak in the Panamint Range SierraEscarpmentCA

Geography

Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous United States, is on Inyo County's western border (with Tulare County). The Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, the lowest place in North America, is in eastern Inyo County. The difference between the two points is about . They are not visible from each other, but both can be observed from the Panamint Range on the west side of Death Valley, above the Panamint Valley. Thus, Inyo County has the greatest elevation difference among all of the counties and county-equivalents in the contiguous United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water. It is the second-largest county by area in

and the ninth-largest in the United States (excluding boroughs and census areas in Alaska).

Lakes

* Camp Lake *

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Diaz Lake Diaz Lake, elevation , is located in the Owens Valley, just south of Lone Pine, California, United States. It covers . History The lake was formed by the 1872 Lone Pine earthquake on Tuesday, March 26 of that year when of the Owens Valley drop ...

Dingleberry Lake Dingleberry Lake is a natural lake in Inyo County, California, in the United States. The lake was so named on account of dingleberries hanging on the rear of sheep in the area. The Sabrina Lake Trail leads hikers to Dingleberry Lake. Dingleberr ...

* Granite Lake *

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* Mills Lake * Pee Wee Lake * Robinson Lake * Rock Creek Lake * Lake Sabrina * Weir Lake *

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National protected areas

* Death Valley National Park (part) * Inyo National Forest (part) * Manzanar National Historic Site There are 22 official wilderness areas in Inyo County that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. This is the second-largest number of any county, exceeded only by San Bernardino County's 35 wilderness areas. Most of these are managed solely by the Bureau of Land Management, but four are integral components of Death Valley National Park or Inyo National Forest and are thus managed by either the

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or the Forest Service. Some of these wilderness areas also extend into neighboring counties. Except as noted, the wilderness areas are managed solely by the Bureau of Land Management and lie entirely within Inyo County: *

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Coso Range Wilderness The Coso Range Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in California in the northern end of the Coso Range. The area was designated as wilderness by the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 The California Desert Protection Act of 1994 i ...

* Darwin Falls Wilderness * Death Valley Wilderness (part) * Funeral Mountains Wilderness *

Golden Trout Wilderness The Golden Trout Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada, in Tulare County and Inyo County, California. It is located east of Porterville within Inyo National Forest and Sequoia National Forest. It is in ...

(part) *

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* Inyo Mountains Wilderness (part) * John Muir Wilderness (part) *

Malpais Mesa Wilderness Malpais may refer to: * 6370 Malpais, a main-belt asteroid * Malpais, Costa Rica Malpais (9°36'03 N, 85°08'36 W) is a town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica which began as a fishing and cattle-farming village, and has become popular among surf ...

* Manly Peak Wilderness * Nopah Range Wilderness * Owens Peak Wilderness (part) * Pahrump Valley Wilderness (part) *

Piper Mountain Wilderness The Piper Mountain Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located in the White Mountains northeast of Big Pine, California in Inyo County, California. The Wilderness Area was created by the 1994 California Desert Protection Ac ...

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* Sacatar Trail Wilderness (part) * Saddle Peak Hills Wilderness (part) *

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* South Sierra Wilderness (part) *

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Sylvania Mountains Wilderness The Sylvania Mountains Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located east of Bishop in the state of California. The wilderness is 18,677acres in size and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The California Desert Pr ...

Death Valley National Park

Death Valley National Park is a mostly

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United States National Park east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in southern Inyo County and northern San Bernardino County in

, with a small extension into southwestern Nye County and extreme southern Esmeralda County in

. In addition, there is an

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( Devil's Hole) in southern Nye County. The park covers , encompassing Saline Valley, a large part of Panamint Valley, almost all of

, and parts of several

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s. National Park Index (2001–2003), p. 26 Death Valley National Monument was proclaimed in 1933, placing the area under federal protection. In 1994, the

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was redesignated a national park, as well as being substantially expanded to include

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and Eureka Valleys. It is the hottest and driest of the national parks in the United States. It also features the second-lowest point in the Western Hemisphere and the lowest point in North America at the Badwater Basin, which is below

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. It is home to many species of plants and animals that have adapted to this harsh desert environment. Some examples include Creosote Bush, Bighorn Sheep, Coyote, and the Death Valley Pupfish, a survivor of much wetter times. Approximately 95% of the park is designated as wilderness. Death Valley National Park is visited annually by more than 770,000 visitors who come to enjoy its diverse geologic features, desert wildlife, historic sites, scenery, clear night skies, and the solitude of the extreme desert environment.

Other parks

* Alabama Hills Recreation Area * Last Chance Meadow Research Natural Area * California Bighorn Sheep Zoological Area

Demographics

2020 census

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

2011

Places by population, race, and income

2010 Census

The 2010 United States Census reported that Inyo County had a population of 18,546. The racial makeup of Inyo County was 13,741 (74.1%)

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, 109 (0.6%)

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, 2,121 (11.4%) Native American, 243 (1.3%) Asian, 16 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 1,676 (9.0%) from other races, and 640 (3.5%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3,597 persons (19.4%).

2000

At the 2000

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, there were 17,945 people, 7,703 households and 4,937 families residing in the county. The

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was 2 per square mile (1/km²). There were 9,042 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.1%

, 0.2%

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, 10.0% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.6% from other races, and 4.2% from two or more races. 12.6% of the population were

or Latino of any race. 16.4% were of German, 12.2% English, 10.6% Irish and 5.0% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 89.2% spoke English and 9.3% Spanish as their first language. There were 7,703 households, of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.88. 24.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. The median household income was $35,006 and the median family income was $44,970. Males had a median income of $37,270 versus $25,549 for females. The

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for the county was $19,639. About 9.3% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the

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, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration

Overview

Inyo has been a strongly Republican county in

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and

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elections. From 1944 to 2016, the only Democrat to win the county (and the last to win a majority of its vote) was Lyndon Johnson in 1964. However, the county shifted decisively leftward in 2020, narrowly supporting Joe Biden over Donald Trump. In the California State Legislature, Inyo County is in , and . The county is in . On November 4, 2008, Inyo County voted 60.6% for Proposition 8 which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

Cities by population and crime rates

County Sheriffs

*W. A. Greenly (22 Mar 1866- 7 Nov 1867) *William A. Moore (7 Nov 1867- 7 Nov 1875) *Thomas Passmore (7 Nov 1875- 10 Feb 1878)- Killed On Duty *William A. Moore (10 Feb 1878- 4 Jul 1879) - Killed On Duty *Samuel S. Gregg (4 Jul 1879- 7 Nov 1888) *Fred Charles Scott (7 Nov 1888- 7 Nov 1896) *Charles Albert Collins ( 7 Nov 1896- 7 Nov 1916) *Boone Newett (7 Nov 1916- 7 Nov 1918) *Frank Logan (7 Nov 1918- 7 Nov 1924) *Charles Albert Collins (7 Nov 1924-7 Nov 1926) *Tom Hutchinson (7 Nov 1926- 7 Nov 1934) *Emmett L. Shay (7 Nov 1934- 7 Nov 1942) *Charles P. Cline (7 Nov 1942- 7 Nov 1954) *Merrill Howard (7 Nov 1954- 7 Nov 1960) *Merrill Franklin Culbertson (7 Nov 1960- 7 Nov 1962) *Merrill L. Curtis (7 Nov 1962- 7 Nov 1970) *Floyd Barton (7 Nov 1970- 7 Nov 1982) *Floyd Tidwell (7 Nov 1982- 7 Nov 1984) *Don Dorsey (7 Nov 1984- 7 Nov 1996) *Dan Lucas ( 7 Nov 1996- 7 Nov 2006) * William R. "Bill " Lutze (7 Nov 2006- )

Education

School districts in Inyo County are: * Big Pine Unified School District *

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Bishop Union High School District A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

* Bishop Union Elementary School District *

Death Valley Unified School District Death Valley Unified School District (DVUSD) is a public school district in Inyo County, California. DVUSD is located in eastern Inyo County and borders the state of Nevada. It serves the entire southeast region of Inyo County and covers approxima ...

Lone Pine Unified School District Lone Pine Unified School District, commonly abbreviated LPUSD, is located in Inyo County, California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nea ...

Owens Valley Unified School District Owens may refer to: Places in the United States *Owens Station, Delaware *Owens Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota *Owens, Missouri *Owens, Ohio *Owens, Virginia People * Owens (surname), including a list of people with the name * Owens Bro ...

Round Valley School District Round or rounds may refer to: Mathematics and science * The contour of a closed curve or surface with no sharp corners, such as an ellipse, circle, rounded rectangle, cant, or sphere * Rounding, the shortening of a number to reduce the number ...

Deep Springs College is a two-year alternative education college in Deep Springs Valley. Higher education in Inyo County is provided by the Kern Community College District. With cerro coso community college campus located in Bishop CA

Notable locations

* Mushroom Rock * Mount Whitney * Death Valley National Park * Badwater Basin *

Lake Manly Lake Manly was a pluvial lake in Death Valley, California, covering much of Death Valley with a surface area of during the so-called "Blackwelder stand". Water levels varied through its history, and the chronology is further complicated by act ...

* Furnace Creek, California (Hottest air temperature ever recorded here in 1913 at . In July 1972, a ground temperature of was measured in Furnace Creek. This may be the highest natural ground surface temperature ever recorded.)

Transportation

In the 1920s, automobile clubs and nearby towns started to lobby for trans-Sierra highways over Piute Pass and other locations. However, by end of the 1920s, the Forest Service and the Sierra Club decided that roadless wilderness in the Sierra was valuable, and fought the proposal. The Piute Pass proposal faded out by the early 1930s, with the Forest Service proposing a route over Minaret Summit in 1933. The Minaret Summit route was lobbied against by California's Governor Ronald Reagan in 1972. The expansion of the John Muir and Ansel Adams Wildernesses in the 1980s sealed off the Minaret Summit route. A trans-Sierra route between Porterville and Lone Pine was proposed by local businessmen in 1923. Eventually, a circuitous route across the Sierra was built across the only trans-Sierra route south of Yosemite: Sherman Pass by 1976. That route is Forest Route 22S05 to the west, and Kennedy Meadow Road ( County Route J41) and 9-Mile Canyon Road to the east.

Major highways

U.S. Route 6 * US 395 (1961 cutout)

U.S. Route 395 * California 127

State Route 127 * California 136

State Route 136 * California 168

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State Route 190

Public transportation

Eastern Sierra Transit Authority operates intercity bus service along US 395, as well as local services in Bishop. Service extends south to Lancaster (Los Angeles County) and north to

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Airports

Bishop Airport, Independence Airport, Lone Pine Airport and

Shoshone Airport Shoshone Airport is a public/civil-use airport located one mile (1.6 km) south of Shoshone, in Inyo County, California, United States. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Shoshone ...

are general aviation airports located near their respective cities.

Stovepipe Wells Airport Stovepipe Wells Airport is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) west of Death Valley National Park, serving Inyo County, California, USA. The airport covers 10 acres (4.05 ha) and has one runway According to the Internati ...

and

Furnace Creek Airport Furnace Creek Airport is a public airport located 0.75 miles (1 km) west of Furnace Creek, Death Valley, serving Inyo County, California, USA. This general aviation airport covers 40 acres (16 ha) and has one runway. At −210 feet (� ...

are located in Death Valley National Park.

Communities

Cities

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Census-designated places

* Big Pine * Cartago * Charleston View *

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* Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek * Furnace Creek * Homewood Canyon *

(county seat) * Keeler * Lone Pine * Mesa *

Olancha Olancha (Timbisha: ''Pakwa' si'') is a census designated place in Inyo County of the U.S. state of California. Olancha is located on U.S. Route 395 in California, south-southeast of Independence, at an elevation of 3658 feet (1115 m). As of the ...

Pearsonville Pearsonville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States. The population was 17 at the 2010 census, down from 27 at the 2000 census. Pearsonville has been dubbed the "Hubcap Capital of the World" because of resident ...

* Round Valley * Shoshone * Tecopa * Trona * Valley Wells * West Bishop * Wilkerson

Other unincorporated communities

* Alabama Hills * Chicago Valley * Coso_Junction * Death Valley Junction * Deep Springs * Dunmovin * Haiwee *

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Panamint Springs Panamint Springs is private resort in Inyo County, California. It consists of a motel, cabins, RV and tent campsites, restaurant, and gas station, all operated by Cassell Enterprises, LLC. It lies at an elevation of 1926 feet (587 m). Location ...

* Sandy Valley * Stewart Valley

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Inyo County. † ''county seat''

Notes

References

External links

Inyo County Tourism website

Eastern California Museum
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