Hesperia (California)

Hesperia
The water tower at the entrance to the village
Location in California
Hesperia
Basic data
Foundation :	1988
State :	United States
State :	California
County :	San Bernardino County
Coordinates :	34 ° 25 ′  N , 117 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 34 ° 25 ′  N , 117 ° 18 ′  W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	90,173 (as of 2010)
Population density :	517 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	174.6 km 2  (about 67 mi 2 ) of which 174.4 km 2  (about 67 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	971 m
Postcodes :	92340, 92345
Area code :	+1 760
FIPS :	06-33434
GNIS ID :	1652720
Website :	www.ci.hesperia.ca.us
Mayor :	Mike Leonard

Hesperia is a city in San Bernardino County in the US state of California , with around 90,000 inhabitants (as of the 2010 census ). Hesperia is located in the Mojave Desert , about 120 kilometers northeast of Los Angeles . The urban area has an area of ​​174.6 square kilometers.

The number of inhabitants has increased significantly within a decade since 2000. While around 62,000 people were still registered in Hesperia in 2000, this number will rise to over 90,000 in 2010. Around half of the city's population are white, followed by Latinos . Minorities are African American and Asians. In 2010 around 26,000 households were also registered in the city.

The city also has a small airfield just outside the settlement areas.

sons and daughters of the town

• Joel Miller (* 1988), American racing driver
• Joel Pimentel de León (* 1999), singer with CNCO

Web links

Commons : Hesperia (California)  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• further information and pictures on CityData.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ United States Census 2010 ( Memento from February 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive )