San Bernardino County, California

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 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 2,035,210,[3] making it the fifth-most populous county in California and the 14th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is San Bernardino.[5]

San Bernardino County
County
County of San Bernardino
Images, from top down, left to right: San Bernardino County Court House, Big Bear Lake, Calico ghost town, a view of the San Bernardino Mountains range from San Gorgonio Wilderness
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the U.S. state of California
California's location in the contiguous United States
Country	United States
State	California
Established	April 26, 1853[1]
Named for	San Bernardino, named for San Bernardino de Sena Estancia, named in turn for Saint Bernardino of Siena
County seat	San Bernardino
Largest city	San Bernardino
Area
• Total	20,105 sq mi (52,070 km^2)
• Land	20,057 sq mi (51,950 km^2)
• Water	48 sq mi (120 km^2)
Highest elevation [2]	11,503 ft (3,506 m)
Population  (2010)[3]
• Total	2,035,210
• Estimate  (2019)[4]	2,180,085
• Density	100/sq mi (39/km^2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area codes	442/760, 909, 951
FIPS code	06-071
Website	www.sbcounty.gov

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

With an area of 20,105 square miles (52,070 km²), San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous United States by area, although some of 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, & Victorville-Hesperia), counting 1,793,186 people as of the 2010 Census, covering the 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.

History

See also: History of San Bernardino, California

San Bernardino County horticulture exhibit at World Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893.

Spanish Missionaries from Mission San Gabriel Arcángel established a church at the village of Politania in 1810. Father Francisco Dumetz named the church San Bernardino on May 20, 1810, after the feast day of St. Bernardino of Siena. The 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.[6] In 1819, they established the San Bernardino de Sena Estancia, a mission farm in what is now Redlands.

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

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.

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

Geography

The Arrowhead natural feature is the source of many local names and icons, such as Lake Arrowhead and the county's seal.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 20,105 square miles (52,070 km²), of which 20,057 square miles (51,950 km²) is land and 48 square miles (120 km²) (0.2%) is water.[7] It is the largest county by area in California and the largest in the United States (excluding boroughs in Alaska).[8] It is slightly larger than the states of New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island combined, and is also slightly larger than Switzerland in square miles. It borders both Nevada and Arizona.

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 others live just north of the San Bernardino Mountains, agglomerating around Victorville covering roughly 280 square miles in 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 and Interstate 40. The desert portion also includes the cities of Needles next to the Colorado River and Barstow at the junction in Interstate 15 and Interstate 40. Trona is at the northwestern part of the county, west of Death Valley. This national park, mostly within 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, Apple Valley, Hesperia, and Victorville. Further south, a portion of Joshua Tree National Park overlaps the county near the High Desert area, in the vicinity of Twentynine Palms. The remaining towns make up the remainder of the High Desert: Pioneertown, Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, Landers, and Morongo Valley.

The mountains are home to the San Bernardino National Forest, and include the communities of Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Running Springs, Big Bear City, Forest Falls, and 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, Chino, Chino Hills, Upland, Fontana, Rialto, Colton, Grand Terrace, Montclair, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino, Loma Linda, Highland, Redlands, and Yucaipa.

Adjacent counties

San Bernardino

Inyo

Los
Angeles

Kern

Riverside

Orange

Clark County,
Nevada

Mohave
County,
Arizona

La Paz
County,
Arizona

Counties adjacent to San Bernardino County, California

National protected areas

Cadiz Dunes Wilderness

• 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)

More than 80% of the county is owned by the federal government.[9] 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

2011

Population, race, and income
Total population[10]	2,023,452
White[10]	1,240,228	61.3%
Black or African American[10]	176,209	8.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native[10]	20,762	1.0%
Asian[10]	126,991	6.3%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[10]	5,984	0.3%
Some other race[10]	364,236	18.0%
Two or more races[10]	89,042	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[11]	984,022	48.6%
Per capita income[12]	$21,932
Median household income[13]	$55,853
Median family income[14]	$61,525

Places by population, race, and income

Places by population and race
Place	Type[15]	Population[10]	White[10]	Other[10] [note 1]	Asian[10]	Black or African American[10]	Native American[10] [note 2]	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[11]
Adelanto	City	30,670	55.5%	19.4%	2.4%	21.1%	1.5%	51.8%
Apple Valley	Town	68,316	76.6%	10.1%	2.0%	10.4%	0.9%	28.7%
Baker	CDP	713	37.0%	52.5%	0.0%	8.7%	1.8%	69.6%
Barstow	City	22,913	58.8%	18.0%	1.7%	16.4%	5.0%	39.6%
Big Bear City	CDP	11,504	82.3%	13.7%	1.1%	1.3%	1.6%	23.7%
Big Bear Lake	City	5,109	74.9%	20.9%	0.0%	1.8%	2.3%	24.0%
Big River	CDP	1,213	88.0%	8.9%	0.0%	0.0%	3.1%	12.1%
Bloomington	CDP	25,234	60.9%	33.2%	0.8%	3.5%	1.6%	83.5%
Bluewater	CDP	114	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10.5%
Chino	City	78,050	60.8%	22.2%	9.8%	6.4%	0.9%	54.3%
Chino Hills	City	74,765	55.6%	11.8%	28.3%	3.8%	0.5%	30.2%
Colton	City	52,283	50.2%	32.5%	5.2%	10.4%	1.6%	68.0%
Crestline	CDP	8,743	87.5%	9.7%	0.8%	1.2%	0.8%	14.2%
Fontana	City	192,779	58.2%	24.8%	6.4%	9.7%	0.9%	65.9%
Fort Irwin	CDP	9,781	69.4%	10.1%	7.1%	10.2%	3.2%	25.5%
Grand Terrace	City	12,132	65.4%	20.8%	7.6%	5.6%	0.6%	37.9%
Hesperia	City	88,247	74.9%	15.0%	2.1%	6.3%	1.7%	47.9%
Highland	City	52,777	52.4%	29.5%	7.1%	10.1%	0.9%	47.9%
Homestead Valley	CDP	3,072	94.7%	3.6%	1.3%	0.0%	0.4%	3.8%
Joshua Tree	CDP	7,194	82.4%	10.6%	2.7%	3.0%	1.3%	16.4%
Lake Arrowhead	CDP	9,434	81.0%	16.4%	0.6%	1.4%	0.6%	23.7%
Lenwood	CDP	3,784	63.3%	25.1%	0.4%	9.4%	1.8%	44.7%
Loma Linda	City	23,081	48.4%	15.0%	28.7%	6.8%	1.1%	22.8%
Lucerne Valley	CDP	6,029	76.4%	6.6%	1.7%	12.1%	3.1%	21.3%
Lytle Creek	CDP	735	86.8%	2.3%	8.2%	0.0%	2.7%	27.3%
Mentone	CDP	8,670	75.5%	12.0%	4.2%	7.7%	0.7%	29.7%
Montclair	City	36,802	43.1%	39.8%	10.2%	4.6%	2.3%	67.1%
Morongo Valley	CDP	3,550	81.7%	15.3%	0.1%	0.0%	2.9%	25.4%
Mountain View Acres	CDP	3,376	68.5%	18.2%	1.9%	11.1%	0.4%	58.4%
Muscoy	CDP	11,573	52.2%	41.8%	3.2%	1.7%	1.0%	82.8%
Needles	City	4,910	74.5%	9.3%	1.6%	3.0%	11.5%	16.0%
Oak Glen	CDP	502	95.6%	1.4%	0.0%	3.0%	0.0%	20.9%
Oak Hills	CDP	8,780	84.2%	9.6%	3.5%	0.7%	2.1%	34.5%
Ontario	City	165,120	52.6%	33.9%	4.6%	7.6%	1.4%	66.5%
Phelan	CDP	12,851	78.5%	14.8%	4.0%	1.2%	1.4%	29.5%
Piñon Hills	CDP	6,130	93.4%	5.1%	0.4%	1.0%	0.0%	18.0%
Rancho Cucamonga	City	163,151	63.2%	16.4%	10.5%	8.4%	1.5%	34.8%
Redlands	City	68,995	69.6%	15.9%	7.9%	5.3%	1.3%	29.5%
Rialto	City	99,501	59.2%	22.5%	2.4%	14.9%	0.9%	67.2%
Running Springs	CDP	5,027	84.4%	11.2%	0.9%	0.4%	3.1%	17.6%
San Antonio Heights	CDP	3,914	74.0%	18.0%	7.1%	0.1%	0.8%	21.5%
San Bernardino	City	210,100	44.8%	34.9%	4.4%	14.9%	1.1%	58.8%
Searles Valley	CDP	1,812	91.9%	5.0%	0.0%	2.2%	0.8%	9.9%
Silver Lakes	CDP	4,508	88.1%	4.3%	3.7%	3.2%	0.7%	14.2%
Spring Valley Lake	CDP	8,080	91.3%	5.4%	1.9%	1.0%	0.3%	21.1%
Twentynine Palms	City	25,786	74.8%	10.1%	3.6%	7.4%	4.1%	19.8%
Upland	City	74,021	61.0%	22.5%	9.3%	5.5%	1.8%	37.8%
Victorville	City	111,704	62.0%	17.1%	4.5%	15.4%	1.1%	47.5%
Wrightwood	CDP	4,556	96.6%	2.5%	0.9%	0.0%	0.0%	10.1%
Yucaipa	City	50,862	81.0%	13.6%	2.5%	1.9%	1.0%	26.3%
Yucca Valley	Town	20,508	82.7%	11.0%	2.6%	2.4%	1.4%	14.1%

Places by population and income
Place	Type[15]	Population[16]	Per capita income[12]	Median household income[13]	Median family income[14]
Adelanto	City	30,670	$11,771	$42,208	$45,187
Apple Valley	Town	68,316	$23,229	$50,664	$57,811
Baker	CDP	713	$11,235	$33,000	$43,047
Barstow	City	22,913	$20,571	$45,417	$55,403
Big Bear City	CDP	11,504	$21,008	$41,509	$54,881
Big Bear Lake	City	5,109	$22,207	$31,541	$36,750
Big River	CDP	1,213	$24,254	$29,219	$43,611
Bloomington	CDP	25,234	$13,492	$44,673	$44,855
Bluewater	CDP	114	$25,664	$32,500	$41,250
Chino	City	78,050	$22,918	$73,400	$80,411
Chino Hills	City	74,765	$35,157	$101,905	$108,140
Colton	City	52,283	$16,385	$41,788	$46,195
Crestline	CDP	8,743	$24,872	$51,478	$58,171
Fontana	City	192,779	$19,297	$64,058	$65,652
Fort Irwin	CDP	9,781	$18,214	$52,798	$53,774
Grand Terrace	City	12,132	$29,591	$64,337	$82,898
Hesperia	City	88,247	$17,589	$48,624	$52,894
Highland	City	52,777	$22,494	$59,419	$66,445
Homestead Valley	CDP	3,072	$19,107	$26,356	$38,838
Joshua Tree	CDP	7,194	$25,501	$43,510	$49,221
Lake Arrowhead	CDP	9,434	$35,810	$63,117	$68,462
Lenwood	CDP	3,784	$16,799	$43,000	$53,938
Loma Linda	City	23,081	$31,242	$61,116	$71,844
Lucerne Valley	CDP	6,029	$16,034	$25,323	$34,167
Lytle Creek	CDP	735	$21,703	$65,982	$74,050
Mentone	CDP	8,670	$25,747	$56,075	$57,198
Montclair	City	36,802	$17,173	$50,959	$51,434
Morongo Valley	CDP	3,550	$23,084	$37,734	$57,321
Mountain View Acres	CDP	3,376	$17,573	$54,427	$58,125
Muscoy	CDP	11,573	$11,294	$44,853	$50,236
Needles	City	4,910	$19,818	$30,139	$34,968
Oak Glen	CDP	502	$23,376	$63,902	$68,462
Oak Hills	CDP	8,780	$29,805	$76,882	$84,158
Ontario	City	165,120	$19,123	$55,902	$57,731
Phelan	CDP	12,851	$23,682	$52,863	$61,746
Piñon Hills	CDP	6,130	$26,576	$38,140	$58,542
Rancho Cucamonga	City	163,151	$32,738	$78,782	$88,362
Redlands	City	68,995	$32,586	$68,015	$82,420
Rialto	City	99,501	$15,967	$50,452	$54,271
Running Springs	CDP	5,027	$28,608	$60,833	$76,121
San Antonio Heights	CDP	3,914	$46,524	$97,960	$102,692
San Bernardino	City	210,100	$15,762	$40,161	$42,771
Searles Valley	CDP	1,812	$22,908	$31,970	$65,472
Silver Lakes	CDP	4,508	$30,517	$64,058	$73,405
Spring Valley Lake	CDP	8,080	$24,390	$54,344	$67,877
Twentynine Palms	City	25,786	$21,546	$43,412	$45,225
Upland	City	74,021	$29,614	$67,449	$75,304
Victorville	City	111,704	$17,249	$52,357	$53,667
Wrightwood	CDP	4,556	$36,747	$80,793	$89,583
Yucaipa	City	50,862	$26,985	$59,596	$73,302
Yucca Valley	Town	20,508	$21,990	$45,502	$52,942

2010

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	5,551		—
1870	3,988		−28.2%
1880	7,786		95.2%
1890	25,497		227.5%
1900	27,929		9.5%
1910	56,706		103.0%
1920	73,401		29.4%
1930	133,900		82.4%
1940	161,108		20.3%
1950	281,642		74.8%
1960	503,591		78.8%
1970	684,072		35.8%
1980	895,016		30.8%
1990	1,418,380		58.5%
2000	1,709,434		20.5%
2010	2,035,210		19.1%
Est. 2019	2,180,085	[4]	7.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[17] 1790–1960[18] 1900–1990[19] 1990–2000[20] 2010–2018[3]

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, 181,862 (8.9%) African American, 22,689 (1.1%) Native American, 128,603 (6.3%) Asian, 6,870 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 439,661 (21.6%) from other races, and 102,364 (5.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,001,145 persons (49.2%).[21]

Population reported at 2010 United States Census
The county	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
San Bernardino County	2,035,210	1,153,161	181,862	22,689	128,603	6,870	439,661	102,364	1,001,145
Incorporated cities and towns	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Adelanto	31,765	13,909	6,511	411	617	194	8,337	1,786	18,513
Apple Valley	69,135	47,762	6,321	779	2,020	294	8,345	3,614	20,156
Barstow	22,639	11,840	3,313	477	723	278	4,242	1,766	9,700
Big Bear Lake	5,019	4,204	22	48	78	10	491	166	1,076
Chino	77,983	43,981	4,829	786	8,159	168	16,503	3,557	41,993
Chino Hills	74,799	38,035	3,415	379	22,676	115	6,520	3,659	21,802
Colton	52,154	22,613	5,055	661	2,590	176	18,413	2,646	37,039
Fontana	196,069	92,978	19,574	1,957	12,948	547	58,449	9,616	130,957
Grand Terrace	12,040	7,912	673	120	778	32	1,898	627	4,708
Hesperia	90,173	55,129	5,226	1,118	1,884	270	22,115	4,431	44,091
Highland	53,104	27,836	5,887	542	3,954	168	11,826	2,891	25,556
Loma Linda	23,261	11,122	2,032	97	6,589	154	2,022	1,245	5,171
Montclair	36,664	19,337	1,908	434	3,425	74	9,882	1,604	25,744
Needles	4,844	3,669	95	399	35	9	323	314	1,083
Ontario	163,924	83,683	10,561	1,686	8,453	514	51,373	7,654	113,085
Rancho Cucamonga	165,269	102,401	15,246	1,134	17,208	443	19,878	8,959	57,688
Redlands	68,747	47,452	3,564	625	5,216	235	8,266	3,389	20,810
Rialto	99,171	43,592	16,236	1,062	2,258	361	30,993	4,669	67,038
San Bernardino	209,924	95,734	31,582	2,822	8,454	839	59,827	10,666	125,994
Twentynine Palms	25,048	17,938	2,063	329	979	345	1,678	1,716	5,212
Upland	73,732	48,364	5,400	522	6,217	159	9,509	3,561	28,035
Victorville	115,903	56,258	19,483	1,665	4,641	489	26,036	7,331	55,359
Yucaipa	51,367	40,824	837	485	1,431	74	5,589	2,127	13,943
Yucca Valley	20,700	17,280	666	232	469	44	1,185	824	3,679
Census-designated places	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Baker	735	302	1	5	10	14	380	23	502
Big Bear City	12,304	10,252	83	202	103	31	1,089	544	2,323
Big River	1,327	1,137	14	50	2	0	54	70	160
Bloomington	23,851	12,988	649	309	330	47	8,600	928	19,326
Bluewater	172	156	2	1	0	1	9	3	11
Crestline	10,770	9,289	107	135	96	20	526	597	1,775
Fort Irwin	8,845	5,481	1,086	103	402	120	916	737	2,261
Homestead Valley	3,032	2,594	34	58	30	9	196	111	517
Joshua Tree	7,414	6,176	234	84	104	18	368	430	1,308
Lake Arrowhead	12,424	10,729	95	93	152	33	847	475	2,709
Lenwood	3,543	2,133	219	94	37	25	813	222	1,675
Lucerne Valley	5,811	4,507	170	106	90	0	676	262	1,447
Lytle Creek	701	606	6	7	23	0	25	34	98
Mentone	8,720	6,114	438	122	352	32	1,234	428	3,085
Morongo Valley	3,552	3,076	40	73	31	4	187	141	531
Mountain View Acres	3,130	1,748	215	48	98	17	861	143	1,647
Muscoy	10,644	4,459	454	125	101	16	4,992	497	8,824
Oak Glen	638	545	50	13	2	1	14	13	123
Oak Hills	8,879	6,796	266	100	226	28	1,166	297	2,719
Phelan	14,304	10,807	276	139	446	20	1,993	623	4,128
Piñon Hills	7,272	5,966	58	65	189	4	659	331	1,738
Running Springs	4,862	4,325	23	47	50	6	146	265	695
San Antonio Heights	3,371	2,765	67	24	284	15	115	101	612
Searles Valley	1,739	1,405	69	56	16	6	83	104	293
Silver Lakes	5,623	4,566	315	39	198	15	270	220	907
Spring Valley Lake	8,220	6,450	403	55	381	23	481	427	1,528
Wrightwood	4,525	4,126	38	28	51	7	112	163	538
Other unincorporated areas	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
All others not CDPs (combined)	115,368	69,810	5,951	1,738	2,997	366	29,149	5,357	61,233

2000

As of the census[22] of 2000, there were 1,709,434 people, 528,594 households, and 404,374 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile (33/km²). 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, 9.1% African American, 1.2% Native American, 4.7% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 20.8% from other races, and 5.0% from two or more races. 39.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 8.3% were of German, 5.5% English and 5.1% Irish ancestry. 66.1% spoke English, 27.7% Spanish and 1.1% 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.[23]

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

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors has 5 members elected from their districts:[24]

• Robert A. Lovingood (First District),
• Janice Rutherford (Second District),
• Dawn Rowe (Third District),
• Chairman Curt Hagman (Fourth District), and
• Vice Chair Josie Gonzales (Fifth District).

Other County of San Bernardino Elected Officials [25]

• Ensen Mason (Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector)
• Bob Dutton (Assessor/Recorder)
• Theodore Alejandre (County Superintendent of Schools)
• Jason Anderson (District Attorney)
• John McMahon (Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator)

State and federal representation

In the United States House of Representatives, San Bernardino County is split between 5 congressional districts:[26]

• California's 8th congressional district, represented by Republican Paul Cook,
• California's 27th congressional district, represented by Democrat Judy Chu,
• California's 31st congressional district, represented by Democrat Pete Aguilar,
• California's 35th congressional district, represented by Democrat Norma Torres, and
• California's 39th congressional district, represented by Democrat Gil Cisneros.

In the California State Assembly, San Bernardino County is split between 8 assembly districts:[27]

• the 33rd Assembly District, represented by Republican Jay Obernolte,
• the 36th Assembly District, represented by Republican Tom Lackey,
• the 40th Assembly District, represented by Democrat James Ramos,
• the 41st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Chris Holden,
• the 42nd Assembly District, represented by Independent Chad Mayes,
• the 47th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Eloise Reyes,
• the 52nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Freddie Rodriguez, and
• the 55th Assembly District, represented by Republican Phillip Chen.

In the California State Senate, San Bernardino County is split between 6 districts:[28]

• the 16th Senate District, represented by Republican Shannon Grove,
• the 20th Senate District, represented by Democrat Connie Leyva,
• the 21st Senate District, represented by Republican Scott Wilk,
• the 23rd Senate District, represented by Republican Mike Morrell,
• the 25th Senate District, represented by Democrat Anthony Portantino, and
• the 29th Senate District, represented by Republican Ling Ling Chang.

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

Population and registered voters
Total population[10]	2,023,452
Registered voters[29][note 3]	869,637	43.0%
Democratic[29]	339,603	39.1%
Republican[29]	307,945	35.4%
Democratic–Republican spread[29]	+31,658	+3.7%
Independent[29]	31,121	3.6%
Green[29]	3,174	0.4%
Libertarian[29]	5,121	0.6%
Peace and Freedom[29]	3,204	0.4%
Americans Elect[29]	68	0.0%
Other[29]	1,941	0.2%
No party preference[29]	177,460	20.4%

Cities by population and voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration
City	Population[10]	Registered voters[29] [note 3]	Democratic[29]	Republican[29]	D–R spread[29]	Other[29]	No party preference[29]
Adelanto	30,670	29.8%	48.8%	21.7%	+27.1%	11.1%	23.2%
Apple Valley	68,316	52.3%	29.1%	46.1%	-17.0%	11.5%	18.4%
Barstow	22,913	37.2%	41.5%	29.0%	+12.5%	11.0%	23.3%
Big Bear Lake	5,109	56.7%	23.9%	51.6%	-27.7%	10.8%	17.9%
Chino	78,050	42.0%	39.2%	36.9%	+2.3%	7.1%	19.8%
Chino Hills	74,765	52.6%	31.8%	40.6%	-8.8%	6.9%	23.4%
Colton	52,283	38.9%	49.9%	25.4%	+24.5%	7.5%	20.2%
Fontana	192,779	38.2%	48.6%	24.7%	+23.9%	7.0%	22.5%
Grand Terrace	12,132	54.9%	37.0%	39.3%	-2.3%	8.1%	18.9%
Hesperia	88,247	41.7%	34.3%	38.2%	-3.9%	10.9%	21.2%
Highland	52,777	45.5%	38.4%	37.4%	+1.0%	8.0%	19.5%
Loma Linda	23,081	46.2%	32.9%	36.3%	-3.4%	8.5%	25.8%
Montclair	36,802	35.8%	50.2%	23.5%	+26.7%	7.1%	21.8%
Needles	4,910	39.1%	40.8%	28.7%	+12.1%	13.8%	22.8%
Ontario	165,120	36.7%	46.9%	28.5%	+18.4%	7.1%	20.3%
Rancho Cucamonga	163,151	53.8%	35.6%	39.5%	-3.9%	8.0%	20.3%
Redlands	68,995	56.1%	33.9%	42.4%	-8.5%	8.9%	18.4%
Rialto	99,501	39.6%	52.0%	23.7%	+28.3%	6.9%	20.1%
San Bernardino	210,100	36.8%	46.5%	29.5%	+17.0%	7.7%	19.4%
Twentynine Palms	25,786	22.1%	27.5%	41.1%	-13.6%	11.1%	24.9%
Upland	74,021	52.0%	35.4%	40.7%	-5.3%	7.6%	19.3%
Victorville	111,704	38.4%	43.5%	29.6%	+13.9%	10.0%	21.1%
Yucaipa	50,862	54.1%	27.5%	48.9%	-21.4%	10.4%	17.5%
Yucca Valley	20,508	48.0%	28.1%	45.3%	-17.2%	11.4%	20.1%

Overview

San Bernardino County vote
by party in presidential elections[30]

Year	GOP	DEM	Others
2016	41.5% 271,240	52.1% 340,833	6.4% 41,910
2012	45.0% 262,358	52.3% 305,109	2.7% 15,463
2008	45.8% 277,408	52.1% 315,720	2.2% 13,206
2004	55.3% 289,306	43.5% 227,789	1.2% 6,181
2000	48.8% 221,757	47.2% 214,749	4.0% 18,387
1996	43.6% 180,135	44.4% 183,372	12.1% 49,848
1992	37.2% 176,563	38.7% 183,634	24.0% 113,873
1988	60.0% 235,167	38.6% 151,118	1.5% 5,723
1984	64.8% 222,071	34.0% 116,454	1.2% 4,180
1980	59.7% 172,957	31.7% 91,790	8.7% 25,065
1976	49.5% 113,265	47.9% 109,636	2.6% 5,984
1972	59.7% 144,689	35.5% 85,986	4.8% 11,581
1968	50.1% 111,974	40.0% 89,418	9.9% 22,224
1964	42.8% 92,145	57.1% 123,012	0.1% 243
1960	52.0% 99,481	47.5% 90,888	0.5% 944
1956	56.9% 86,263	42.8% 64,946	0.3% 443
1952	57.3% 77,718	41.8% 56,663	0.9% 1,153
1948	48.6% 46,570	47.7% 45,691	3.7% 3,577
1944	46.5% 34,084	52.6% 38,530	0.9% 646
1940	44.3% 30,511	54.5% 37,520	1.2% 847
1936	39.0% 22,219	59.6% 33,955	1.5% 842
1932	44.6% 22,094	50.2% 24,889	5.2% 2,565
1928	74.7% 29,229	24.1% 9,436	1.1% 447
1924	56.9% 15,974	9.4% 2,634	33.7% 9,453
1920	62.8% 12,518	28.2% 5,620	9.0% 1,783
1916	50.7% 11,932	39.9% 9,398	9.4% 2,215
1912	1.1% 172	38.0% 5,835	60.9% 9,336
1908	52.9% 4,729	30.0% 2,685	17.0% 1,526
1904	58.2% 3,884	23.6% 1,573	18.1% 1,213
1900	52.2% 3,135	39.1% 2,347	8.8% 529
1896	48.5% 2,818	47.2% 2,740	4.3% 247
1892	48.7% 3,686	33.7% 2,546	17.6% 1,335

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. The Democratic Party also carried the county in 2008 and 2012, when Barack Obama won majorities of the county's votes, and in 1992 and 1996, when Bill Clinton won pluralities. Republican George W. Bush took the county in 2000 by a plurality and in 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.[31]

On November 4, 2008, San Bernardino County voted 67% for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.[32]

Public safety

Law enforcement

SBC Sheriff's department operates a sizable fleet of helicopters. Shown here are a Bell 212 (foreground) and a Sikorsky S-61 at the air unit's Rialto Airport headquarters.

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.

Sergeant Phil Brown of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has said that gangs are growing more violent in the farthest reaches of the county, including the High Desert. Racial tensions among Chicano gangs and African-American gangs have increased dramatically in the Inland Empire, affecting even the most rural areas. "It's getting out in more remote areas," Brown said. "They go gang against gang. There's more gang violence to the general public and it's becoming more random..."[33]

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.

Population and crime rates
Population[10]	2,023,452
Violent crime[34]	10,038	4.96
Homicide[34]	121	0.06
Forcible rape[34]	500	0.25
Robbery[34]	3,017	1.49
Aggravated assault[34]	6,400	3.16
Property crime[34]	35,314	17.45
Burglary[34]	15,178	7.50
Larceny-theft[34][note 4]	31,697	15.66
Motor vehicle theft[34]	9,730	4.81
Arson[34]	512	0.25

Cities by population and crime rates

Cities by population and crime rates
City	Population[35]	Violent crimes[35]	Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons	Property crimes[35]	Property crime rate per 1,000 persons
Adelanto	32,520	199	6.12	924	28.41
Apple Valley	70,823	221	3.12	1,874	26.46
Barstow	23,188	207	8.93	843	36.36
Big Bear Lake	5,141	42	8.17	313	60.88
Chino	79,792	291	3.65	2,116	26.52
Chino Hills	76,632	64	0.84	956	12.48
Colton	53,431	189	3.54	1,907	35.69
Fontana	200,874	850	4.23	4,494	22.37
Grand Terrace	12,333	29	2.35	285	23.11
Hesperia	92,383	402	4.35	2,502	27.08
Highland	54,403	296	5.44	1,616	29.70
Loma Linda	23,819	43	1.81	626	26.28
Montclair	37,556	197	5.25	1,703	45.35
Needles	4,963	23	4.63	213	42.92
Ontario	167,933	534	3.18	5,056	30.11
Rancho Cucamonga	169,276	321	1.90	4,362	25.77
Redlands	70,399	221	3.14	2,992	42.50
Rialto	101,595	509	5.01	3,571	35.15
San Bernardino	214,987	2,022	9.41	10,510	48.89
Twentynine Palms	25,612	81	3.16	463	18.08
Upland	75,531	148	1.96	2,328	30.82
Victorville	118,687	676	5.70	4,465	37.62
Yucaipa	52,622	119	2.26	944	17.94
Yucca Valley	21,204	90	4.24	560	26.41

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 (campuses in Ontario and San Bernardino)
• Palo Verde Community College (Needles campus)
• San Bernardino Valley College
• University of Redlands
• Victor Valley College

Libraries

The San Bernardino County Library System consists of 33 branches across the county. The library system also has inter-library loan partnerships with libraries in College of the Desert, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, and Victorville.[36] 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.[37] 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.[38]

City-sponsored public libraries also exist in San Bernardino County, including A. K. Smiley Public Library in Redlands, California, which was built in 1898.[39] 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.[40] These libraries are separate from the county system and do not share circulation privileges.

Transportation

Major highways

• I-10
• I-15
• I-15 Bus.
• I-40
• I-215
• US 95
• US 395
• SR 2
• SR 18
• SR 38
• SR 58
• SR 60
• SR 62
• SR 66
• SR 71
• SR 83
• SR 127
• SR 138
• SR 142
• SR 173
• SR 178
• SR 189
• SR 210
• SR 247
• SR 259
• SR 330

Public transportation

• 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 Area Regional Transit Authority (MARTA) 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.
• RTA connects Montclair, and Anaheim to Riverside County.
• San Bernardino County is also served by Greyhound buses and Amtrak trains. Metrolink commuter trains connect the urbanized portion of the county with Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside Counties.

Airports

• Commercial passenger flights are available at Ontario International Airport.
• San Bernardino International Airport is being remodeled and is expected to serve the region as an international airport. The airport will have access through I-215 and I-10 via Mill Street. Terminal construction recently finished, and commercial flights are planned, awaiting carriers to select SBD as a destination airport.
• 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, 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),[41] and Redlands Municipal Airport

Environmental quality

California Attorney General Jerry Brown sued the county in April 2007 under the state's 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.[42]

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.[42]

The state and the county reached a settlement in August 2007.[43] The county agreed to amend its general plan to include a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan, including an emissions inventory and reduction targets.

Climate

San Bernardino County Climate chart (explanation) J F M A M J J A S O N D     16     17 1     24     22 3     16     31 9     10     40 13     2     48 21     1     44 24     21     47 29     13     44 27     11     46 22     5     36 14     19     25 7     27     16 2 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm Source: [44] Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.6     63 34     0.9     72 37     0.6     88 48     0.4     104 55     0.1     118 70     0     111 75     0.8     117 84     0.5     111 81     0.4     115 72     0.2     97 57     0.7     77 45     1.1     61 36 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

Communities

Cities

City	Year incorporated	Population, 2018[45]	Median income, 2012[46]	Land area sq mi (km^2)
Adelanto	1970	34,160	$34,925	56.009 (145.062)
Apple Valley	1988	73,508	$40,313	73.193 (189.57)
Barstow	1947	23,972	$41,556	41.385 (107.186)
Big Bear Lake	1981	5,281	$32,869	6.346 (16.435)
Chino	1910	91,583	$66,035	29.639 (76.766)
Chino Hills	1991	83,447	$82,241	44.681 (115.723)
Colton	1887	54,741	$38,329	15.324 (39.689)
Fontana	1952	213,739	$61,085	42.432 (109.899)
Grand Terrace	1978	12,584	$64,073	3.502 (9.07)
Hesperia	1988	95,274	$38,058	73.096 (189.316)
Highland	1987	55,406	$53,524	18.755 (48.575)
Loma Linda	1970	24,382	$59,358	7.516 (19.467)
Montclair	1956	39,437	$47,360	5.517 (14.289)
Needles	1913	4,982	$29,613	30.808 (79.793)
Ontario	1891	181,107	$52,014	49.941 (129.345)
Rancho Cucamonga	1977	177,751	$74,118	39.851 (103.212)
Redlands	1888	71,586	$61,681	36.126 (93.565)
Rialto	1911	103,440	$48,197	22.351 (57.889)
San Bernardino	1854	215,941	$37,244	59.201 (153.33)
Twentynine Palms	1987	26,418	$40,975	59.143 (153.179)
Upland	1906	77,000	$56,480	15.617 (40.448)
Victorville	1962	122,312	$44,426	73.178 (189.529)
Yucaipa	1989	53,682	$57,539	27.888 (72.231)
Yucca Valley	1991	21,726	$40,057	40.015 (103.639)

Census-designated places

• Baker
• Big Bear City
• Big River
• Bloomington
• Bluewater
• Crestline
• Fort Irwin
• Homestead Valley
• Joshua Tree
• Lake Arrowhead
• Lenwood
• Lucerne Valley
• Lytle Creek
• Mentone
• Morongo Valley
• Mountain View Acres
• Muscoy
• Oak Glen
• Oak Hills
• Phelan
• Pinon Hills
• Running Springs
• San Antonio Heights
• Searles Valley
• Silver Lakes
• Spring Valley Lake
• Wrightwood

Unincorporated communities

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

Indian Reservations

• Chemehuevi Indian Reservation
• Colorado River Indian Reservation (partially in Riverside County, and La Paz County, Arizona)
• Fort Mojave Indian Reservation (partially in Mohave County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada)
• San Manuel Indian Reservation
• Twenty-Nine Palms Indian Reservation (partially in Riverside County)

Ghost towns

• Afton
• Rice
• Siberia
• Calico

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of San Bernardino County.[47]

† county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2010 Census)
1	† San Bernardino	City	209,924
2	Fontana	City	196,069
3	Rancho Cucamonga	City	165,269
4	Ontario	City	163,924
5	Victorville	City	115,903
6	Rialto	City	99,171
7	Hesperia	City	90,173
8	Chino	City	77,983
9	Chino Hills	City	74,799
10	Upland	City	73,732
11	Apple Valley	Town	69,134
12	Redlands	City	68,747
13	Highland	City	53,104
14	Colton	City	52,154
15	Yucaipa	City	51,367
16	Montclair	City	36,664
17	Adelanto	City	31,765
18	Twentynine Palms	City	25,048
19	Bloomington	CDP	23,851
20	Loma Linda	City	23,261
21	Barstow	City	22,639
22	Yucca Valley	Town	20,700
23	Phelan	CDP	14,304
24	Lake Arrowhead	CDP	12,424
25	Big Bear City	CDP	12,304
26	Grand Terrace	City	12,040
27	Crestline	CDP	10,770
28	Muscoy	CDP	10,644
29	Oak Hills	CDP	8,879
30	Fort Irwin	CDP	8,845
31	Mentone	CDP	8,720
32	Spring Valley Lake	CDP	8,220
33	Joshua Tree	CDP	7,414
34	Piñon Hills	CDP	7,272
35	Lucerne Valley	CDP	5,811
36	Silver Lakes	CDP	5,623
37	Big Bear Lake	City	5,019
38	Running Springs	CDP	4,862
39	Needles	City	4,844
40	Wrightwood	CDP	4,525
41	Landers	Town	3,910
42	Morongo Valley	CDP	3,552
43	Lenwood	CDP	3,543
44	San Antonio Heights	CDP	3,371
45	Mountain View Acres	CDP	3,130
46	Homestead Valley	CDP	3,032
47	Searles Valley	CDP	1,739
48	Colorado River Indian Reservation[48]	AIAN	1,687
49	Big River	CDP	1,327
50	Baker	CDP	735
51	Lytle Creek	CDP	701
52	Oak Glen	CDP	638
53	Chemehuevi Reservation[49]	AIAN	308
54	Fort Mojave Indian Reservation[50]	AIAN	250
55	Bluewater	CDP	172
56	San Manuel Reservation[51]	AIAN	112
57	Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation[52]	AIAN	12

Places of interest

• The Mojave National Preserve
• Calico Ghost Town — northeast of Barstow via Interstate 15
• Zzyzx — a small desert settlement that used to be a health spa and is now the Desert Studies Center
• Downtown San Bernardino
• Joshua Tree National Park
• San Bernardino National Forest — home to Big Bear Lake outdoor activities
• Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
• 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.[53]

See also

• List of California counties
• 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
• The Daily Report, Ontario
• The San Bernardino Sun
• Upland News, Upland

Notes

1. Other = Some other race + Two or more races
2. Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native
3. Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.
4. Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.

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External links

• Official website
• San Bernardino County Museum website
• San Bernardino County Museum at Google Cultural Institute
• San Bernardino County Library website
• Trilobites In The Marble Mountains, Mojave Desert, California