Today's Bradshaw Trail is a historic overland stage route in the western Colorado Desert of Southern California . It is a remnant of the much longer Bradshaw Road , also known as the Road to La Paz , or Gold Road , established in 1862 by William D. Bradshaw . It was the first overland route to connect the gold fields near La Paz in the U.S. New Mexico Territory , later the Arizona Territory , to Southern California 's more populated west coast. Once in La Paz, additional roads provided access to the mining districts of the central New Mexico/Arizona Territory, near Wickenburg and Prescott .
61-686: The route ran from San Bernardino, California , through the San Gorgonio Pass and Coachella Valley , past the Salton Sink (now filled by the Salton Sea ), and east to the Colorado River where Bradshaw's Ferry was available to transport travelers across the river. The gold fields were then some 5 miles northeast of current-day Ehrenberg, Arizona . The trail that remains today is a graded dirt road , that traverses southeastern Riverside County, and
122-611: A collection of Egyptian antiquities, ancient pottery from present-day Italy, and funerary art from ancient China. In addition to the extensive antiquities on display, the museum presents contemporary art and changing exhibitions. The Heritage House holds the collection of the San Bernardino Historic and Pioneer Society , while the San Bernardino County Museum of regional history in Redlands has exhibits relating to
183-539: A direct route to La Paz. Originally 180 miles (290 km) long, the western trailhead began east of San Bernardino in the San Gorgonio Pass . Bradshaw and his party traveled southeast through Agua Caliente, now Palm Springs , and then South to a village where the Torres Martinez Indian Reservation is now located. There Bradshaw was befriended by Cabazon , a chief of the Cahuilla Indians of
244-553: A downturn that has been somewhat offset by more recent growth in the intermodal shipping industry. The jobless rate in the region rose to more than 12 percent during the years immediately after the base closing. As of 2007 households within one mile of the city core had a median income of only $ 20,480, less than half that of the Inland region as a whole. Over 15 percent of San Bernardino residents are unemployed as of 2012, and over 40 percent are on some form of public assistance. According to
305-522: A far-off land with exceptional climate and curative waters, marked by a gigantic arrowhead. Smith's search for that unique arrowhead formation began in Texas, and eventually ended at Arrowhead Springs in California in 1857. By 1889, word of the springs, along with the hotel on the site (and a belief in the effect on general health of the water from the springs) had grown considerably. Hotel guests often raved about
366-521: A ghost town when its mines played out. The remaining fragment mostly crosses public land save for the extreme eastern end of the trail at Ripley , where it intersects 30th Avenue, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of SR 78 . Use of a four wheel drive vehicle is recommended to traverse the trail, and no amenities may be found on the trail itself. Another consideration is the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range which borders
427-624: A hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Csa in the Köppen climate classification ) with warm winters and hot, dry summers. Relative to other areas in Southern California, winters are colder, with frost and with chilly to cold morning temperatures common. The particularly arid climate during the summer prevents tropospheric clouds from forming, meaning temperatures rise to what is considered by NOAA scientists as Class Orange. Summer thus has temperatures approaching those typical of hot desert climates, with
488-399: A part of Imperial County , beginning roughly 12 miles (19 km) east of North Shore and terminating about 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Blythe for a total of 70 miles (110 km). The trail is named for trailblazer William D. Bradshaw , who first crossed the area in 1862. A former forty-niner , Bradshaw knew that the northern gold mines were rapidly becoming exhausted and that
549-535: A part of the Bradshaw Trail to the south. This is a live bombing range and is clearly posted as such. San Bernardino, California San Bernardino ( / ˌ s æ n ˌ b ɜːr n ə ˈ d iː n oʊ / SAN BUR -nə- DEE -noh ) is a city in and the county seat of San Bernardino County, California , United States. Located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California ,
610-480: Is a naturally formed arrowhead-shaped rock formation on the side of a mountain. It measures 1375 feet by 449 feet. According to the Native American legend regarding the landmark arrowhead, an arrow from Heaven burned the formation onto the mountainside in order to show tribes where they could be healed. During the mid-19th century, "Dr." David Noble Smith claimed that a saint-like being appeared before him and told of
671-782: Is held in downtown San Bernardino each September; the Berdoo Bikes & Blues Rendezvous, held in the spring; the National Orange Show Festival , a citrus exposition founded in 1911 and also held in the spring; and, the Western Regional Little League Championships held each August, as well as the annual anniversary of the birth of the Mother Charter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, Berdoo California Chapter. San Bernardino
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#1732852111255732-580: Is home to the historic Arrowhead Springs Hotel and Spa, located in the Arrowhead Springs neighborhood, which encompasses 1,916 acres (7.75 km ) directly beneath the Arrowhead geological monument that presides over the San Bernardino Valley. The resort contains hot springs, in addition to mineral baths and steam caves located deep underground. Long the headquarters for Campus Crusade for Christ,
793-490: Is near California State University); and Little Mountain, which rises among Shandin Hills (generally bounded by Sierra Way, 30th Street, Kendall Drive, and Interstate 215 ). San Bernardino is unique among Southern Californian cities because of its wealth of water, which is mostly contained in underground aquifers. Seccombe Lake, named after a former mayor, is a manmade lake at Sierra Way and 5th Street. San Bernardino features
854-563: Is now Big Bear Lake were called Yuhaviatam, or "People of the Pines". In 1866, to clear the way for settlers and gold miners, state militia conducted a 32-day campaign slaughtering men, women, and children. Yuhaviatam leader Santos Manuel guided his people from their ancient homeland to a village site in the San Bernardino foothills. The United States government in 1891 established it as a tribal reservation and named it after Santos Manuel. In 1867,
915-626: The American Southwest . Today, San Bernardino is an important hub for the Inland Empire and Southern California. The city of San Bernardino, California, occupies much of the San Bernardino Valley , a valley long inhabited by the Tongva . Several of their villages dotted the San Bernardino valley prior to the arrival of Europeans in the valley. Kaawchama was perhaps the most significant in
976-666: The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway 's intermodal freight transport yard, the Yellow Freight Systems' cross-docking trucking center, and Pacific Motor Trucking. Large warehouses for Kohl's , Mattel , Pep Boys , and Stater Bros. have been developed near the San Bernardino International Airport . The closing of Norton Air Force Base in 1994 resulted in the loss of 10,000 military and civilian jobs and sent San Bernardino's economy into
1037-467: The Colorado River to Mineral City east of what is now Blythe . Once they crossed the Colorado River, the party rode upstream for approximately five miles to the gold fields of La Paz. Between 1862 and 1877, the Bradshaw Trail was the main stagecoach and wagon route between Southern California and the gold fields of La Paz and other places in western Arizona. The La Paz - Wikenburg Road connected
1098-523: The NCAA Division II level in a variety of sports. San Bernardino Valley College competes in the CCCAA and is the only school to offer football at the collegiate level in San Bernardino. CSUSB used to play their home baseball games at the downtown venue, Arrowhead Credit Union Park , but now play all their home games at the uptown venue, Fiscalini Field . La Paz - Wikenburg Road From Misplaced Pages,
1159-701: The Orocopia Mountains and on 5 miles to an existing stage stop called " Dos Palmas Spring ." Leaving Dos Palmas, the men continued through the pass eastward between the Orocopia and Chocolate mountain ranges, briefly skirting the southern end of the Chuckwalla range, crossed through a gap in the Mule Mountains and reaching the Palo Verde Valley two miles southwest of the modern community of Ripley . Despite
1220-578: The Salton Sink , and a Maricopa from Arizona who was visiting the Cahuilla villages. They provided Bradshaw with the knowledge of the route of their ancient trade route through the Colorado Desert, including the location of springs and water holes. Armed with this information, Bradshaw traveled eastward near present-day Mecca at the northern tip of the Salton Sink, to Bitter Spring at the foothills of
1281-678: The San Bernardino Valley , roughly 60 miles (97 km) east of Los Angeles. Some major geographical features of the city include the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Bernardino National Forest , in which the city's northernmost neighborhood, Arrowhead Springs, is located. At the base of the mountains lies the San Andreas Fault , which passes through the northern areas of the city, and where several smaller faults lie in close proximity. The Cajon Pass adjacent to
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#17328521112551342-685: The 1842 inclusion into the Rancho San Bernardino land grant of the José del Carmen Lugo family. The area was not largely settled until 1851, following the American Conquest of California . The first Anglo-American colony was established by pioneers associated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Following the Mormon colonists' purchase of Rancho San Bernardino, and the establishment of
1403-540: The 3rd largest metropolitan area in California (after Los Angeles and San Francisco) and the 12th largest metropolitan area in the United States; the San Bernardino-Riverside MSA. Furthermore, the city's University District serves as a college town , as home to California State University, San Bernardino . San Bernardino was named in 1810, when Spanish priest Francisco Dumetz led an expedition through
1464-428: The Bradshaw Trail to the interior of Arizona Territory and the mining districts there. Olive City was the first Bradshaw ferry crossing for the trail from 1862 to 1864. With the founding of Mineral City, which became the new Bradshaw ferry crossing, Mineral City became part of Ehrenberg when it was established in 1866. From 1870 the trail ended and connected with the toll road to Wickenburg at Ehrenberg as La Paz, became
1525-604: The Hispanic and Asian population increased. According to 2022 American Community Survey , English ancestry is 4.2%, French (except Basque) is 0.9%, German 4.6%, Irish is 3.9% Italian, 2.1% Norwegian, 0.6%Polish, 0.6%Scottish 0.7% and Subsaharan African - 0.8%. The city's location close to the Cajon and San Gorgonio passes, and at the junctions of the I-10 , I-215, and SR-210 freeways, positions it as an intermodal logistics hub. The city hosts
1586-580: The Latino and African-American populations comprise the vast majority of the city. Historically, many Latinos, primarily Mexican-Americans and Mexicans , lived on Mount Vernon Avenue on the West Side. Since the 1960s, the Medical Center (formerly known as Muscoy ) and Base Line corridors were mostly black, in particular in the east side and west side areas centering on public housing projects Waterman Gardens and
1647-429: The San Bernardino area as warm and dry air is channeled through nearby Cajon Pass at times during the autumn months. This phenomenon markedly increases the wildfire danger in the foothills, canyon, and mountain communities that the cycle of cold, wet winters and dry summers helps create. The 2020 United States Census reported that the city of San Bernardino had a population of 222,101. The racial makeup of San Bernardino
1708-791: The Territory of Arizona Compiled from Surveys, Reconnaissances and other Sources (Map). New York: The Graphic Co. Photo-Lith . Retrieved June 21, 2016 – via David Ramsey Map Collection. ^ Eckhoff, E.A.; Riecker, P. (1880). Official Map of the Territory of Arizona Compiled from Surveys, Reconnaissances and other Sources (Map). New York: The Graphic Co. Photo-Lith . Retrieved June 21, 2016 – via David Ramsey Map Collection. Road forks, 34 miles to Date Creek via Martinez Canyon , 37.5 miles to Wickenburg. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Paz–Wikenburg_Road&oldid=1032680168 " Categories : La Paz–Wikenburg Road 1863 establishments in
1769-687: The Territory of Arizona Compiled from Surveys, Reconnaissances and other Sources (Map). New York: The Graphic Co. Photo-Lith . Retrieved June 21, 2016 – via David Ramsey Map Collection. Showing La Paz–Wikenburg Road and Hardyville–Prescott Road with mileage between locations along the roads. ^ Eckhoff, E.A.; Riecker, P. (1880). Official Map of the Territory of Arizona Compiled from Surveys, Reconnaissances and other Sources (Map). New York: The Graphic Co. Photo-Lith . Retrieved June 21, 2016 – via David Ramsey Map Collection. 10 miles from McMullen's to Cullings Well. ^ Eckhoff, E.A.; Riecker, P. (1880). Official Map of
1830-526: The Territory of Arizona, With All the Recent Explorations (Map). 1:950,400. San Francisco: Pacific Map Depot . Retrieved June 21, 2016 – via David Ramsey Map Collection. ^ Mallery, J.C.; Ward, J.W. (1876). Department of Arizona (Map). 1:665,300. Washington DC: United States Army. Sheet 3 . Retrieved June 15, 2018 – via David Ramsey Map Collection. ^ Eckhoff, E.A.; Riecker, P. (1880). Official Map of
1891-468: The US Census, 34.6 percent of residents lived below the poverty level in 2012, making San Bernardino the poorest city for its population in California, and the second poorest in the United States after Detroit . Government, retail, and service industries dominate the economy of the city of San Bernardino. From 1998 to 2004, San Bernardino's economy grew by 26,217 jobs, a 37% increase, to 97,139. Government
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1952-474: The United States. On December 2, 2015, a terrorist attack left 14 people dead and 22 seriously injured. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 59.6 square miles (154 km ), of which 59.2 square miles (153 km ) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km ), or 0.74%, is water. The city lies in the San Bernardino foothills and the eastern portion of
2013-443: The age of 18 living in them, 25,700 (43.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 13,518 (22.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 5,302 (8.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 5,198 (8.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 488 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 11,229 households (18.9%) were made up of individuals, and 4,119 (6.9%) had someone living alone who
2074-520: The area expressed a desire to establish a supply station in the area, which became the Guachama Rancheria . The settlement was also referred to as Politana and became the first Spanish settlement in what they referred to as San Bernardino Valley, named for Bernardino of Siena , being established in 1810 as a mission chapel and supply station by the Mission San Gabriel . Two years later
2135-481: The area. In 1839, the Mexican government granted Californio ranchero José del Carmen Lugo the right to settle the area, which was formalized when he was granted Rancho San Bernardino in 1842. Following the American Conquest of California , the community on the rancho incorporated as a city in 1854. The city grew significantly in the late 19th century as a commercial hub at the crossroads between Southern California and
2196-430: The city had a population of 222,101 in the 2020 census, making it the 18th-largest city in California . San Bernardino is the economic, cultural, and political hub of the San Bernardino Valley and the Inland Empire. The governments of El Salvador , Guatemala , and Mexico have established the metropolitan area's only consulates in the downtown area of the city. Additionally, San Bernardino serves as an anchor city to
2257-583: The city of San Bernardino as well. The San Bernardino Railroad and History Museum is located inside the historic Santa Fe Depot. A Route 66 museum is located on the historic site of the original McDonald's restaurant. Specialty museums include the Inland Empire Military Museum, the American Sports Museum, and the adjacent WBC Legends of Boxing Museum . The California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) Coyotes compete at
2318-578: The city's payments to creditors, including its pension payments to the California Public Employees' Retirement System for nearly a year. San Bernardino became the largest city at the time to file for a Chapter 9 bankruptcy, superseded by Detroit's filing in July 2013. Following a judge's approval, the city emerged from bankruptcy in February 2017, making it one of the longest municipal bankruptcies in
2379-690: The city. In 1955, Glen Bell started his first taco stand after learning from Gloria Hoyle at Mitla Café, later developing into the first Taco Bell. San Bernardino won the All-America City award in 1977. On May 12, 1989, a massive derailment took place along Duffy street at the Muscoy area, killing 4 people and destroying seven homes. Then on May 25, an underground petroleum pipeline ruptured, killing 2 more people and burning down 11 more homes. In August 2012, San Bernardino filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy , with more than $ 1 billion in debt. The move froze
2440-639: The colonists were recalled by Brigham Young in 1857 due to the Utah War . Once highly regarded in early California, news of the Mountain Meadows Massacre poisoned attitudes toward the Mormons. Some Mormons would stay in San Bernardino and some later returned from Utah , but a real estate consortium from El Monte and Los Angeles bought most of the lands of the old rancho and of the departing colonists. They sold these lands to new settlers who came to dominate
2501-449: The crystal-clear water from the cold springs, which prompted Seth Marshall to set up a bottling operation in the hotel's basement. By 1905, water from the cold springs was being shipped to Los Angeles under the newly created "Arrowhead" trademark . Indigenous people of the San Bernardino Valley and Mountains were collectively identified by Spanish explorers in the 19th century as Serrano , a term meaning highlander. Serrano living near what
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2562-550: The culture and politics in the county and San Bernardino became a typical American frontier town. Many of the new land owners disliked the sober Mormons, indulging in drinking at saloons now allowed in the town. Disorder, fighting and violence in the vicinity became common, reaching a climax in the 1859 Ainsworth - Gentry Affair. In 1860 a gold rush began in the mountains nearby with the discovery of gold by William F. Holcomb in Holcomb Valley early 1860. Another strike followed in
2623-559: The east end of downtown, and a large East-Asian community in North Loma Linda. Others live in nearby Loma Linda to the south across the Santa Ana River. Filipinos are the largest Asian ethnic group in San Bernardino. There is a historic Italian-American community in San Bernardino. There is a rapid increase of Guatemalan immigrants in San Bernardino and the Inland Empire. The white population in San Bernardino has declined while
2684-471: The fact that the trail crossed mostly barren desert, water was reasonably plentiful with water holes found at roughly 30-mile (48 km) intervals at Canyon Springs , Tabaseca Tanks , Chuckwalla Springs and Mule Spring . Crossing the Palo Verde Valley to the northwest, they crossed a slough of the Colorado River called Laguna, and Willow Springs Station, to Bradshaw's Ferry , the crossing point of
2745-523: The first Chinese immigrants arrived in San Bernardino. In 1883, California Southern Railroad established a rail link through San Bernardino between Los Angeles and the rest of the country. In 1905, the city of San Bernardino passed its first charter. Norton Air Force Base was established during World War II . In 1994, Norton Air Force Base closed to become San Bernardino International Airport . In 1940, Richard and Maurice McDonald founded McDonald's , along with its innovative restaurant concept, in
2806-412: The flood of refugees from the area would need a more direct trail from the south across the desert to the new strike at La Paz. Without a direct trail, it would be necessary to travel a great distance southeast to Yuma , then north up the river to La Paz. Bradshaw was also aware of the financial possibilities that could be found in a gold boomtown . In May 1862, Bradshaw and eight other men set out to find
2867-438: The 💕 (Redirected from La Paz - Wikenburg Road ) Historic Arizona Territory wagon & stagecoach route La Paz–Wikenburg Road was a 131-mile-long (211 km) wagon road from 1863 and from 1866 a stagecoach route between the Colorado River landings at La Paz , Olive City and Mineral City to the mining town of Wickenburg, Arizona . From Wickenburg roads led to other new mining camps and districts in
2928-472: The highest recorded summer temperature at 118 °F (48 °C) on July 6, 2018. In the winter, snow flurries occur upon occasion. San Bernardino gets an average of 16 inches (406 mm) of rain, hail, or light snow showers each year. Arrowhead Springs , San Bernardino's northernmost neighborhood gets snow, heavily at times, due to its elevation of about 3,000 feet (910 m) above sea level. The seasonal Santa Ana winds are felt particularly strongly in
2989-2430: The interior of Arizona Territory . From 1862, when the river changed its course, La Paz was isolated on the slough of the old river channel over four miles (6.4 km) from the new river channel. In 1866, the road head changed to the new river landing of Ehrenburg , where the Bradshaw Trail wagon and stagecoach road from San Bernardino, California , crossed the Colorado River at Bradshaw's Ferry . La Paz–Wikenburg Road, Arizona Territory From landings and Bradshaw's Ferry crossings of Mineral City, Olive City, and La Paz, to Wikenburg Location Distance between stations Cumulative distance Miles Kilometers Miles Kilometers Mineral City , Arizona Territory Bradshaw's Ferry 1864–1866 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Ehrenberg , Arizona Territory Bradshaw's Ferry from 1866 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.8 Olive City , Arizona Territory Bradshaw's Ferry 1862–1864 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.6 La Paz , Arizona Territory 1862–1869 4.5 7.2 5.5 8.9 Tyson's Wells , Arizona Territory (1863–1880) 20.0 32.2 25.5 41.0 Desert Station (1866–1880) Ranegras Plain 25.0 40.2 50.5 81.3 Granite Water (1863–1866) Granite Wash Pass , Arizona Territory 9.3 15.0 59.8 96.2 Flint's , Arizona Territory (1866–1880) Centennial Wash 9.7 15.6 69.5 111.8 McMullen's Wells, Arizona Territory (1863–1866) McMullen's (1866–1880) Fork of road, 55 miles to Date Creek here. 4.0 6.4 73.5 118.3 Cullens Well , Arizona Territory Fork of road, 36 miles to Date Creek, 46.5 miles to Wickenburg here. 10.0 16.1 83.5 134.4 Blank Tank, Arizona Territory (1863–1866) Kings Wells , (1866–1880) 9.0 14.5 92.5 148.9 Wickenburg Massacre site, Arizona Territory 29.5 47.5 122.0 196.3 Wickenburg , Arizona Territory (1863– ) 8.0 12.9 130.0 209.2 References [ edit ] ^ Hinton, Richard Josiah (1878). The Handbook to Arizona: Its Resources, History, Towns, Mines, Ruins, and Scenery . San Francisco: Payot, Upham & Company. p. 27 . ^ Gird, Richard (1865). Official Map of
3050-555: The northwest border; City Creek, Lytle Creek , San Timoteo Creek , Twin Creek, Warm Creek (as modified through flood control channels) feed the Santa Ana River , which forms part of the city's southern border south of San Bernardino International Airport . The city has several notable hills and mountains; among them are Perris Hill (named after Fred Perris, an early engineer, and the namesake of Perris, California ); Kendall Hill (which
3111-656: The public housing on Medical Center drive. The heart of the Mexican-American community is on the West and Southside of San Bernardino, but is slowly expanding throughout the entire city. San Bernardino's only Jewish congregation moved to Redlands in December 2009. Some Asian Americans live in and around the city of San Bernardino, as in a late 19th-century-era (gone) Chinatown and formerly Japanese-American area in Seccombe Park on
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#17328521112553172-615: The region, being a regional center for trade that was connected to villages in Southern California and the Colorado River through the Mohave Trail , that was used by the Mohave , Serrano , Cahuilla , Payomkawichum , and others. The village was located in the eastern expanse of Tovaangar , and was established along the Santa Ana River . With the establishment of Mission San Gabriel in 1771, Spanish missionaries traveling through
3233-529: The settlement was destroyed by local tribesmen, following powerful earthquakes that shook the region. Several years later, the Serrano and Mountain Cahuilla rebuilt the Guachama Rancheria , and in 1819 invited the missionaries to return to the valley. They did and established the San Bernardino de Sena Estancia . Serrano and Cahuilla people inhabited Politana until long after the 1830s decree of secularization and
3294-474: The site now remains largely vacant and unused since their operations moved to Florida. The $ 300 million Yaamava Resort & Casino, one of the few in southern California that does operate as a resort hotel, is located approximately one mile from the Arrowhead Springs Hotel and Spa. The Robert V. Fullerton Museum of Art, located on the campus of California State University, San Bernardino , contains
3355-435: The town of San Bernardino in 1851, San Bernardino County was formed in 1853 from parts of Los Angeles County . Mormons laid out the town based on the "City of Zion" plan which was typical of Mormon urban planning. Mormon colonists developed irrigated, commercial farming and lumbering, supplying agricultural produce and lumber throughout Southern California. The city was officially incorporated in 1857. Later that year, most of
3416-567: The upper reach of Lytle Creek. By the 1860s, San Bernardino had also become an important trading hub in Southern California . The city already on the Los Angeles – Salt Lake Road , became the starting point for the Mojave Road from 1858 and Bradshaw Trail from 1862 to the mines along the Colorado River and within the Arizona Territory in the gold rush of 1862–1864 . Near San Bernardino
3477-468: Was 3.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.5%. 102,650 people (48.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 99,949 people (47.6%) lived in rental housing units. According to the 2010 United States Census, San Bernardino had a median household income of $ 39,097, with 30.6% of the population living below the federal poverty line. Western, central, and parts of eastern San Bernardino are home to mixed-ethnic working class populations, of which
3538-410: Was 53,786 (24.2%) non-Hispanic white, 27,875 (12.6%) African American , 5,029 (2.3%) Native American , and 9,279 (4.2%) Asian . There were 151,125 Hispanic or Latino residents of any race (68%). The 2010 United States Census reported that San Bernardino had a population of 209,924. The population density was 3,519.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,358.9/km ). The racial makeup of San Bernardino
3599-727: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.42. There were 44,520 families (75.1% of all households); the average family size was 3.89. There were 67,238 residents (32.0%) under the age of 18, 26,654 (12.7%) aged 18 to 24, 56,221 (26.8%) aged 25 to 44, 43,277 (20.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 16,534 (7.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males. There were 65,401 housing units at an average density of 1,096.5 units per square mile (423.4 units/km ), of which 29,838 (50.3%) were owner-occupied, and 29,445 (49.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate
3660-595: Was 95,734 (45.6%) White (19.0% Non-Hispanic White), 31,582 (15.0%) African American , 2,822 (1.3%) Native American , 8,454 (4.0%) Asian , 839 (0.4%) Pacific Islander , 59,827 (28.5%) from other races , and 10,666 (5.1%) from two or more races. There were 125,994 Hispanic or Latino residents of any race (60.0%). The Census reported that 202,599 people (96.5% of the population) lived in households, 3,078 (1.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 4,247 (2.0%) were institutionalized. There were 59,283 households, out of which 29,675 (50.1%) had children under
3721-430: Was both the largest and the fastest-growing employment sector, reaching close to 20,000 jobs in 2004. Other significant sectors were retail (16,000 jobs) and education (13,200 jobs). According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: San Bernardino hosts several major annual events, including: Route 66 Rendezvous, a four-day celebration of America's "Mother Road" that
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