Blue Jay (California)
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Location in California
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | San Bernardino County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 15 ′ N , 117 ° 13 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,134 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 711.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 1586 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 92317 | ||
| Area code : | +1 909 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-07148 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1660347 | ||
| Website : | Village of Bluejay | ||
Blue Jay is a place in San Bernardino County in the US state of California .
geography
Blue Jay is located in the San Bernardino Mountains in close proximity to Lake Arrowhead . The closest major cities are San Bernardino (15 kilometers southwest) and Hesperia (20 kilometers northwest). The urban area covers an area of three square kilometers.
Demographic data
In 2000 there was a population of 2134 people with an average age of 34.9 years.
History
The settlement began in 1914 with a small orchard, a retail store and some holiday homes. When Lake Arrowhead was artificially created, the village began to grow too. Because of the numerous blue jays in the area , the place was called "Blue Jay" in 1934. However, it was at the local birds around the Steller ( Cyanocitta stelleri ), English Steller's Jay , not the more native to the East Blue Jay ( Cyanocitta cristata ), English Blue Jay . After the confusion was recognized, it was left with the original name.
Today Blue Jay is active in tourism with offers for tours in the San Bernardino Mountains as well as for water sports on Lake Arrowhead and organizes the "Blue Jay Jazz Festival" annually.
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Individual evidence
Web links
- bjvhistory story
- epodunk profile
- bluejayvillage.com/ homepage
- zipareacode residents
- bluejayjazz jazz festival
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