San Bernardino County, CA

San Bernardino County (), officially the County of San Bernardino, is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the Inland Empire area. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 2,181,654, making it the fifth-most populous county in California and the List of the most populous counties in the United States, 14th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is San Bernardino, California, San Bernardino.

While included within the Greater Los Angeles area, San Bernardino County is included in the Riverside, California, Riverside–San Bernardino, California, San Bernardino–Ontario, California, Ontario metropolitan statistical area, as well as the Los Angeles–Long Beach, California, Long Beach Greater Los Angeles Area, combined statistical area.

With an area of , San Bernardino County is the List of the largest counties in the United States by area, largest county in the contiguous United States by area, although some of List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska, Alaska's boroughs and census areas are larger. The county is close to the size of West Virginia.

This vast county stretches from where the bulk of the county population resides in three Census County Divisions (Fontana, San Bernardino, and Victorville-Hesperia), counting 1,793,186 people as of the 2010 Census, covering 1,730 square miles (4,480 km²), across the thinly populated deserts and mountains. It spans an area from south of the San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino Valley, to the Nevada border and the Colorado River.

With a population that is 53.7% Hispanic as of 2020, it is California's List of Majority-Hispanic or Latino Counties in the U.S., most populous majority-Hispanic county and the List of Majority-Hispanic or Latino Counties in the U.S., second-largest nationwide.

History

Indigenous

The Indigenous peoples of California, indigenous peoples that resided in what is now San Bernardino County were primarily the Serrano people, Taaqtam (Serrano) and Cahuilla people, ʔívil̃uqaletem (Cahuilla) peoples who lived in the San Bernardino Valley and the San Bernardino Mountains; the Chemehuevi and the Kawaiisu peoples who lived in the Mojave Desert region; and the Mohave people, 'Aha Makhav (Mohave) and the Maricopa people, Piipaash (Maricopa) peoples who lived along the Colorado River. These groups established various villages and settlements throughout the region that were interconnected by a series of extensive trails.

Wa’aachnga was a major Tongva village site, also occupied by the Serrano people, Serrano and Cahuilla, located near what is now the city of San Bernardino, California, San Bernardino. The village was part of an extensive trade network along the Mohave Trail that connected villages in San Bernardino County from the Colorado River to the Los Angeles Basin. Wá’peat was a Vanyume, Desert Serrano village located near what is now the city of Hesperia, California, Hesperia. It was part of a series of villages located along the Mojave River. By the late 1700s, villages in the area were being increasingly encroached upon by Spanish Empire, Spanish soldiers and missionaries, who were coming into the region from Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, Mission San Gabriel.

Colonial period

Spanish Missionaries from Mission San Gabriel Arcángel established a church at the village of Wa’aachnga, which would be renamed Politana, California, Politania in 1810. Father Francisco Dumetz named the church San Bernardino on May 20, 1810, after the feast day of Bernardino of Siena, St. Bernardino of Siena. The Franciscan Order, Franciscans also 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. In 1819, they established the San Bernardino de Sena Estancia, a mission farm in what is now Redlands, California, Redlands.

Following Mexican independence from Spain in 1821, Mexican citizens were granted land grants to establish Ranchos of California, ranchos in the area of the county. Rancho Jurupa in 1838, Rancho Cucamonga and Rancho El Rincon (Bandini), El Rincon in 1839, Rancho Santa Ana del Chino in 1841, Rancho San Bernardino in 1842 and Rancho Muscupiabe in 1844.

Agua Mansa, California, Agua Mansa was the first town in what became San Bernardino County, settled by immigrants from New Mexico on land donated from the Rancho Jurupa in 1841.

Establishment

Following the purchase of Rancho San Bernardino, and the establishment of the town of San Bernardino, California, San Bernardino in 1851 by Mormon colonists, San Bernardino County was formed in 1853 from parts of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County. Some of the southern parts of the county's territory were given to Riverside County, California, Riverside County in 1893.

In the 1980s, Northern San Bernardino County proposed to create Mojave County, California, Mojave County due to the abysmal service levels the county provided. Ultimately, the vote for county secession failed. The proposed county was from the Cajon Pass to the city of Needles.

In 1998, County administrator James Hlawek resigned after being subject to an FBI investigation for bribery. only after Harry Mays, county Treasurer-Tax Collector Thomas O’Donnell, County Investment Officer Sol Levin and three businessmen had agreed to plead guilty to federal bribery charges.

In 2004, County Supervisor Geral Eaves Pleaded guilty to bribery for accepting gifts from businesses for allowing billboards on county land.

In 2004, the county was embroiled in a corruption scandal, that lasted until 2016, over the colonies housing development with real estate developer Jeff Burum in upland. The scandal resulted in 102 million being paid to Jeff Burums real estate company. Supervisor Bill Postmus pleaded guilty to 10 felonies in regard to his previous post as county assessor. in 2020, Jeff Burum sued the county again and the county reached for a 69 million dollar settlement. 2022, the county's insurance company, Ironside, balked at paying the settlement, claiming that the county willfully "retaliate against the Colonies II Plaintiffs as part of a decades-long dispute over land and water rights in Upland, California, culminating in a malicious prosecution of Burum.”

In 2020, voters approved Measure K, which limited county supervisors to one term instead of three, while reducing pay from 250 thousand dollars to 60 thousand dollars. County Supervisors appealed the decision, only to lose in the state's appeals court.

In 2022, The Board of supervisors were pushed by a major supervisor campaign contributor Jeff Burum to vote for secession from the State of California to form the state of Empire.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water. It is the largest county by area in California and List of the largest counties in the United States by area, the largest in the United States (excluding List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska, boroughs in Alaska). (See
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The bulk of the population, nearly two million, live in the roughly 480 square miles south of the San Bernardino Mountains adjacent to Riverside and in the San Bernardino Valley in the southwestern portion of the county. About 390,000 residents live just north of the San Bernardino Mountains, in and around the roughly 280 square-mile area that includes the Victor Valley. Roughly another 100,000 people live scattered across the rest of the sprawling county.

The Mojave National Preserve covers some of the eastern desert, especially between Interstate 15 in California, Interstate 15 and Interstate 40 in California, Interstate 40. The desert portion also includes the cities of Needles, California, Needles next to the Colorado River and Barstow, California, Barstow at the junction of Interstate 15 in California, Interstate 15 and Interstate 40 in California, Interstate 40. Trona, San Bernardino County, California, Trona is at the northwestern part of the county, west of Death Valley National Park, Death Valley. This national park, mostly within Inyo County, California, Inyo County, also has a small portion of land within San Bernardino County. The largest metropolitan area in the Mojave Desert part of the county is the Victor Valley, with the incorporated localities of Adelanto, California, Adelanto, Apple Valley, California, Apple Valley, Hesperia, California, Hesperia, and Victorville, California, Victorville. Further south, a portion of Joshua Tree National Park overlaps the county near the High Desert area, in the vicinity of Twentynine Palms, California, Twentynine Palms. The remaining towns make up the remainder of the High Desert: Pioneertown, Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, California, Joshua Tree, Landers, California, Landers, and Morongo Valley.

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

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

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

* Angeles National Forest (part)
* Death Valley National Park (part)
* Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (part)
* Joshua Tree National Park (part)
* Mojave National Preserve
* San Bernardino National Forest (part)
* Sand to Snow National Monument (part)

More than 80% of the county's land is owned by the federal government. There are at least 35 official wilderness areas in the county that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. This is the largest number of any county in the United States (although not the largest in total area). The majority are managed by the Bureau of Land Management, but some are integral components of the above listed national protected areas. Most of these wilderness areas lie entirely within the county, but a few are shared with neighboring counties (and two of these are shared with the neighboring states of Arizona and Nevada).

Except as noted, these wilderness areas are managed solely by the Bureau of Land Management and lie within San Bernardino County:

*Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness
*Bighorn Mountain Wilderness (part)
*Black Mountain Wilderness
*Bristol Mountains Wilderness
*Cadiz Dunes Wilderness
*Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness
*Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness
*Clipper Mountain Wilderness
*Cucamonga Wilderness
*Dead Mountains Wilderness
*Death Valley Wilderness (part)
*Golden Valley Wilderness
*Grass Valley Wilderness
*Havasu Wilderness (part)
*Hollow Hills Wilderness
*Joshua Tree Wilderness (part)
*Kelso Dunes Wilderness
*Kingston Range Wilderness
*Mesquite Wilderness
*Mojave Wilderness
*Newberry Mountains Wilderness
*North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness
*Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
*Pahrump Valley Wilderness (part)
*Piute Mountains Wilderness
*Rodman Mountains Wilderness
*Saddle Peak Hills Wilderness (part)
*San Gorgonio Wilderness (part)
*Sheep Mountain Wilderness (part)
*Sheephole Valley Wilderness
*Stateline Wilderness
*Stepladder Mountains Wilderness
*Trilobite Wilderness
*Turtle Mountains Wilderness
*Whipple Mountains Wilderness

Demographics

2010

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 San Bernardino County had a population of 2,035,210. The racial makeup of San Bernardino County was 1,153,161 (56.7%) White (U.S. Census), White, 181,862 (8.9%) African American (U.S. Census), African American, 22,689 (1.1%) Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 128,603 (6.3%) Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 6,870 (0.3%) Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), Pacific Islander, 439,661 (21.6%) from Race (United States Census), other races, and 102,364 (5.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino of any race were 1,001,145 persons (49.2%).

2000

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,709,434 people, 528,594 households, and 404,374 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 601,369 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile (12/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 58.9% White (U.S. Census), White, 9.1% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 1.2% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 4.7% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), Pacific Islander, 20.8% from Race (United States Census), other races, and 5.0% from two or more races. 39.2% of the population were Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino of any race. 8.3% were of german people, German, 5.5% english people, English and 5.1% irish people, Irish ancestry. 66.1% spoke English language, English, 27.7% Spanish language, Spanish and 1.1% Tagalog language, Tagalog as their first language.

There were 528,594 households, out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone 65 years of age or older living alone. The average household size was 3.2 people, and the average family size was 3.6 people.

The number of homeless in San Bernardino County grew from 5,270 in 2002 to 7,331 in 2007, a 39% increase.

In the county, the population was spread out—with 32.3% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 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 12.6% of families and 15.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government and policing

County government

As of 2021, the Board of Supervisors oversees a $7.9 billion annual budget and 25,430 employees.

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors has 5 members elected from their districts:
* Paul Cook (politician), Paul Cook (First District),
* Janice Rutherford (Second District),
* Dawn Rowe (Third District),
* Chairman Curt Hagman (Fourth District), and
* Joe Baca Jr. (Fifth District)

Other County of San Bernardino Elected Officials

Ensen Mason (Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector)Bob Dutton (Assessor/Recorder)
* Theodore Alejandre (County Superintendent of Schools)
* Jason Anderson (District Attorney)

Shannon Dicus (Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator)

State and federal representation

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Policing

Sheriff

The San Bernardino County Sheriff provides court protection, jail administration, and coroner services for all of San Bernardino County. It provides police patrol, detective, and marshal services for the unincorporated areas of the county.

Municipal police

Municipal police departments in the county are: Fontana, San Bernardino, Rialto, Ontario, Upland, Montclair, Chino, Redlands, Colton, and Barstow. The San Bernardino County Sheriff provides contract law enforcement services to 14 incorporated cities and towns: Adelanto, Apple Valley, Big Bear, Chino Hills, Grand Terrace, Hesperia, Highland, Loma Linda, Needles, Rancho Cucamonga, Twentynine Palms, Victorville, Yucaipa, and Yucca Valley. Also for the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. The Sheriff's Commanders assigned to these stations acts as each municipality's Chief of Police.

Politics

Voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration

Overview

San Bernardino County is a county in which candidates from both major political parties have won in recent elections. Democrat Hillary Clinton carried the county by a majority and by double digits in 2016 United States presidential election in California, 2016. The Democratic Party also carried the county in 2008 United States presidential election in California, 2008 and 2012 United States presidential election in California, 2012, when Barack Obama won majorities of the county's votes, and in 1992 United States presidential election in California, 1992 and 1996 United States presidential election in California, 1996, when Bill Clinton won pluralities. Republican George W. Bush took the county in 2000 United States presidential election in California, 2000 by a plurality and in 2004 United States presidential election in California, 2004 by a majority. The county is split between heavily Latino, middle-class, and Democratic areas and more wealthy conservative areas. The heavily Latino cities of Ontario and San Bernardino went for John Kerry in 2004, but with a relatively low voter turnout. In 2006, San Bernardino's population exceeded 201,000, and in 2004, only 42,520 votes were cast in the city; in 2006, strongly Republican Rancho Cucamonga had over 145,000 residents, of whom 53,054 voted.

According to the California Secretary of State, as of February 2020, there were 1,016,190 registered voters in San Bernardino County. Of those, 410,197 (40.37%) were registered Democrats, 298,234 (29.35%) were registered Republicans, with the remainder belonging to minor political parties or declining to state.

On November 4, 2008, San Bernardino County voted 67% for California Proposition 8, Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.

Public safety

Law enforcement

The current district attorney is Jason Anderson, who was elected in March 2018 and took office on January 1, 2019.

The county's primary law enforcement agency is the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. The department provides law enforcement services in the unincorporated areas of the county and in 14 contract cities, operates the county jail system, provides marshal services in the county superior courts, and has numerous other divisions to serve the residents of the county.

Fire rescue

The county operates the San Bernardino County Consolidated Fire District (commonly known as the San Bernardino County Fire Department). The department provides "all-risk" fire, rescue, and emergency medical services to all unincorporated areas in the county except for several areas served by independent fire protection districts, and several cities that chose to contract with the department.

Crime

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

On December 2, 2015, in the city of San Bernardino, 2015 San Bernardino attack, terrorists attacked a staff meeting being held in the Inland Regional Center, murdering 14 people and wounding 22.

Cities by population and crime rates

Education

Colleges and universities

* Barstow Community College
* Brandman University (Ontario campus)
* California State University, San Bernardino
* Chaffey College
* Copper Mountain College
* Crafton Hills College
* Loma Linda University
* National University (California), National University (campuses in Ontario and San Bernardino)
* Palo Verde Community College (Needles campus)
* San Bernardino Valley College
* University of Redlands
* Victor Valley College

K-12 education

School districts are:

Unified:

* Apple Valley Unified School District
* Baker Valley Unified School District
* Barstow Unified School District
* Bear Valley Unified School District
* Beaumont Unified School District
* Chino Valley Unified School District (California), Chino Valley Unified School District
* Colton Joint Unified School District
* Fontana Unified School District
* Hesperia Unified School District
* Lucerne Valley Unified School District
* Morongo Unified School District
* Muroc Joint Unified School District
* Needles Unified School District
* Redlands Unified School District
* Rialto Unified School District
* Rim of the World Unified School District
* San Bernardino City Unified School District
* Sierra Sands Unified School District
* Silver Valley Unified School District
* Snowline Joint Unified School District
* Trona Joint Unified School District
* Upland Unified School District
* Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District

Secondary:
* Chaffey Joint Union High School District
* Victor Valley Union High School District

Elementary:

* Adelanto Elementary School District
* Alta Loma Elementary School District
* Central Elementary School District
* Cucamonga Elementary School District
* Etiwanda Elementary School District
* Helendale Elementary School District
* Mountain View School District (San Bernardino County, California), Mountain View Elementary School District
* Mount Baldy Joint Elementary School District
* Ontario-Montclair School District
* Oro Grande Elementary School District
* Victor Elementary School District

Libraries

The San Bernardino County Library System consists of 32 branches across the county. Library services offered vary from branch to branch, but include internet access, children's story times, adult literacy services, book clubs, classes, and special events. The library system also offers e-books, digital music and movie downloads, free access to online learning through Lynda.com, and many other digital services.

City-sponsored public libraries also exist in San Bernardino County, including A. K. Smiley Public Library in Redlands, California, which was built in 1898. Other public libraries in the County include: The San Bernardino City Public Library System, Rancho Cucamonga Public Library, Upland Public Library, Colton City Library, and the Ontario City Library. These libraries are separate from the county system and do not share circulation privileges.

Transportation

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*Morongo Basin Transit Authority provides bus service in Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms (including the Marine base). Limited service is also provided to Palm Springs.
*Mountain Transit covers the Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear regions. Limited service is also provided to Downtown San Bernardino.
*Needles Area Transit serves Needles and the surrounding county area.
*Omnitrans provides transit service in the urbanized portion of San Bernardino County, serving the City of San Bernardino, as well as the area between Montclair and Yucaipa.
*Victor Valley Transit Authority operates buses in Victorville, Hesperia, Adelanto, Apple Valley and the surrounding county area.
*Foothill Transit connects the Inland Empire area to the San Gabriel Valley and downtown Los Angeles.
*Riverside Transit Agency, RTA connects Montclair, and Anaheim to Riverside County.
*SunLine Transit Agency connects Cal State San Bernardino to palm springs
*Beaumont Transit Connects Downtown San Bernardino to the city of Beaumont and Banning
*San Bernardino County is also served by Greyhound Lines, Greyhound buses and Amtrak trains. Metrolink (Southern California), Metrolink commuter trains connect the urbanized portion of the county with Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside Counties.

Airports

* Commercial domestic and international passenger flights are available at San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) and Ontario International Airport (ONT). SBD can be accessed from I-215 (CA), I-215 via Mill Street, Interstate 10 in California, I-10 via Tippecanoe Avenue, and Interstate 210 and State Route 210 (California), I-210 via 3rd Street. Terminal construction recently finished, and commercial flights began in 2022. There is also a logistics center for Amazon (company), Amazon's Amazon Air service that has recently completed construction on the airport grounds.
* Southern California Logistics Airport (Victorville) is a major airplane graveyard, general aviation airport, and a Partial Air Force Installation.
* The County of San Bernardino owns six general aviation airports: Apple Valley Airport (California), Apple Valley Airport, Baker Airport, Barstow-Daggett Airport, Chino Airport, Needles Airport, and Twentynine Palms Airport.
* Other general aviation airports in the county include: Big Bear City Airport, Cable Airport (Upland), Hesperia Airport (not listed in NPIAS), and Redlands Municipal Airport

Environmental quality

California Attorney General Jerry Brown sued the county in April 2007 under the state's California Environmental Quality Act, environmental quality act for failing to account for the impact of global warming in the county's 25-year growth plan, approved in March. The Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society also sued in a separate case. According to Brendan Cummings, a senior attorney for the plaintiffs: "San Bernardino has never seen a project it didn't like. They rubber-stamp development. It's very much of a frontier mentality." The plaintiffs want the county to rewrite its growth plan's environmental impact statement to include methods to measure greenhouse gases and take steps to reduce them.

According to county spokesman David Wert, only 15% of the county is controlled by the county; the rest is cities and federal and state land. However, the county says it will make sure employment centers and housing are near transportation corridors to reduce traffic and do more to promote compact development and mass transit. The county budgeted $325,000 to fight the lawsuit.

The state and the county reached a settlement in August 2007. The county agreed to amend its general plan to include a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan, including an emission inventory and reduction targets.

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

*Baker, California, Baker
*Big Bear City, California, Big Bear City
*Big River, California, Big River
*Bloomington, California, Bloomington
*Bluewater, California, Bluewater
*Crestline, California, Crestline
*Fort Irwin, California (CDP), Fort Irwin
*Homestead Valley, San Bernardino County, California, Homestead Valley
*Joshua Tree, California, Joshua Tree
*Lake Arrowhead, California, Lake Arrowhead
*Lenwood, California, Lenwood
*Lucerne Valley, California, Lucerne Valley
*Lytle Creek, California, Lytle Creek
*Mentone, California, Mentone
*Morongo Valley, California, Morongo Valley
*Mountain View Acres, California, Mountain View Acres
*Muscoy, California, Muscoy
*Oak Glen, San Bernardino County, California, Oak Glen
*Oak Hills, San Bernardino County, California, Oak Hills
*Phelan, California, Phelan
*Piñon Hills, California, Piñon Hills
*Running Springs, California, Running Springs
*San Antonio Heights, California, San Antonio Heights
*Searles Valley, California, Searles Valley
*Silver Lakes, California, Silver Lakes
*Spring Valley Lake, California, Spring Valley Lake
*Wrightwood, California, Wrightwood
*Yermo, California, Yermo

Unincorporated communities

*Amboy, California, Amboy
*Angelus Oaks, California, Angelus Oaks
*Argus, California, Argus
*Arrowbear Lake, California, Arrowbear Lake
*Arrowhead Farms, California, Arrowhead Farms
*Arrowhead Highlands, California, Arrowhead Highlands
*Arrowhead Junction
*Baldwin Lake (San Bernardino County, California), Baldwin Lake
*Baldy Mesa, California, Baldy Mesa
*Bell Mountain, California, Bell Mountain
*Blue Jay, California, Blue Jay
*Bryman, California, Bryman
*Cadiz, California, Cadiz
*Cajon Junction, California, Cajon Junction
*Cedar Glen, California, Cedar Glen
*Cedarpines Park, California, Cedarpines Park
*Cima, California, Cima
*Crafton, California, Crafton
*Crest Park, California, Crest Park
*Cushenbury, California, Cushenbury
*Daggett, California, Daggett
*Danby, California, Danby
*Earp, California, Earp
*El Mirage, California, El Mirage
*Essex, San Bernardino County, California, Essex
*Fawnskin, California, Fawnskin
*Fenner, California, Fenner
*Forest Falls, California, Forest Falls
*Goffs, California, Goffs
*Green Valley Lake, California, Green Valley Lake
*Halloran Springs, California, Halloran Springs
*Havasu Lake, California, Havasu Lake
*Helendale, California, Helendale
*Hinkley, California, Hinkley
*Hodge, California, Hodge
*Johnson Valley, California, Johnson Valley
*Kingston, California, Kingston
*Kramer, California, Kramer
*Kramer Hills, California, Kramer Hills
*La Delta, California, La Delta
*Landers, California, Landers
*Ludlow, California, Ludlow
*Mars, California, Mars
*Midway
*Mojave Heights, California, Mojave Heights
*Mount Baldy, California, Mount Baldy
*Mountain Home Village, California, Mountain Home Village
*Mountain Pass, California, Mountain Pass
*Newberry Springs, California, Newberry Springs
*Nipton, California, Nipton
*Oro Grande, California, Oro Grande
*Parker Dam, California, Parker Dam
*Patton, California, Patton
*Pioneer Point, California, Pioneer Point
*Pioneertown, California, Pioneertown
*Red Mountain, California, Red Mountain
*Rimforest, California, Rimforest
*Skyforest, California, Skyforest
*Sugarloaf, California, Sugarloaf
*Sunfair, California, Sunfair
*Sunfair Heights, California, Sunfair Heights
*Trona, San Bernardino County, California, Trona
*Twentynine Palms Base, California, Twentynine Palms Base
*Twin Peaks, California, Twin Peaks
*Venus, California, Venus
*Vidal, California, Vidal
*Vidal Junction, California, Vidal Junction
*Wonder Valley, California, Wonder Valley
*Zzyzx, California, Zzyzx

Indian reservations

*Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation, Chemehuevi Indian Reservation
*Colorado River Indian Tribes, Colorado River Indian Reservation (partially in Riverside County, California, Riverside County, and La Paz County, Arizona)
*Fort Mojave Indian Reservation (partially in Mohave County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada)
*San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, San Manuel Indian Reservation
*Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California, Twenty-Nine Palms Indian Reservation (partially in Riverside County, California, Riverside County)

Ghost towns

*Afton, San Bernardino County, California, Afton
*Rice, California, Rice
*Siberia, California, Siberia
*Calico, San Bernardino County, California, Calico
*Amboy, California, Amboy
*Ash Hill, California, Ash Hill
*Ludlow, California, Ludlow
*Cadiz, California, Cadiz
*Klondike
*Ivanpah (ghost town), California, Ivanpah
*Keenbrook
*Cosy Dell

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 United States census, 2020 census of San Bernardino County.

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Places of interest

*California Speedway, Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California
*Calico, San Bernardino County, California, Calico Ghost Town — northeast of Barstow via Interstate 15 (California), Interstate 15
*Zzyzx, California, Zzyzx — a small desert settlement that used to be a health spa and is now the Desert Studies Center
*Downtown San Bernardino
*Mojave Narrows Park
*Mojave National Preserve
*Mojave Trails National Monument
*Joshua Tree National Park
* Castle Mountains National Monument
* Sand to Snow National Monument
*San Bernardino National Forest — home to Big Bear Lake, California, Big Bear Lake outdoor activities
*Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
*Mitchell Caverns
*Snow Summit, Bear Mountain (Ski Area), and Snow Valley Mountain Resort are home to Southern California's premier winter ski resorts. Mountain High, although technically located in Los Angeles County, is also an alternative to Snow Summit and Bear Mountain because of its proximity to San Bernardino County.
*The Pacific Crest Trail, officially designated as the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT), passes through San Bernardino County.

See also

* List of California counties
* List of cemeteries in California#San Bernardino County, List of cemeteries in San Bernardino County
* List of museums in the Inland Empire (California)
* List of school districts in San Bernardino County, California
* National Register of Historic Places listings in San Bernardino County, California

Newspapers, past and present

* ''Chino Champion'', Chino
* ''Daily Press (California), Daily Press'', Victorville
* ''The Daily Report (Ontario, California), The Daily Report'', Ontario
* ''Desert Dispatch'', Barstow
* ''Desert Star Weekly, Desert Star'', Needles
* ''The Desert Trail (newspaper), The Desert Trail'', Twentynine Palms
* ''Hi-Desert Star'', Yucca Valley
* ''Inland Valley Daily Bulletin'', Rancho Cucamonga
* ''News Mirror'', Yucaipa
* ''Redlands Daily Facts'', Redlands
* ''The San Bernardino Sun'', San Bernardino
* ''Big Bear Grizzly'', Big Bear Lake
* Upland News, Upland

Notes

References

External links

*

San Bernardino County Museum website

San Bernardino County Museum at Google Cultural Institute

San Bernardino County Library website

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