Palmdale
| Palmdale | |
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| Nickname : Aerospace Capital of America | |
 Palmdale Transportation Center |
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| Location in California | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1962 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | Los Angeles County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 35 ′ N , 118 ° 6 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
152,750 (as of 2010) 462,272 (as of 2008) |
| Population density : | 561.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 272.2 km 2 (approx. 105 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 810 m |
| Postcodes : | 93536, 93543, 93550-93553, 93590-93592 |
| Area code : | +1 661 |
| FIPS : | 06-55156 |
| GNIS ID : | 1652769 |
| Website : | www.cityofpalmdale.org |
| Mayor : | James C. Ledford, Jr. |
 Lake Palmdale, Palmdale, CA |
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Palmdale is a city with 152,622 inhabitants (as of 2009) in the northern part of Los Angeles County in the US state of California , United States . The urban area has a size of 272.2 km². The city is located in the semi-desert Antelope Valley and is separated from the metropolis of Los Angeles by the San Gabriel Mountains .
Palmdale was founded in 1886 by German and Swiss settlers under the name Palmenthal. In 1962 Palmdale received city rights. The city has very good transport links through the Antelope Valley Freeway to Los Angeles and Reno , Nevada and through State Highways 18 and 138 as well as various express and freeways. In the future, trains on the planned California high-speed network will stop in Palmdale .
To improve medical care in the growing city, the Palmdale Regional Medical Center , a regional care hospital, opened in 2010 .
Palmdale describes itself as the aerospace capital of the United States . This is justified by the fact that research, development, final assembly, testing and modification of many well-known aerospace projects took place here. A large part of these activities takes place on the US Air Force Plant 42. Here, on November 22, 1988, the stealth bomber Northrop B-2 was presented for the first time . The Lockheed Advanced Development Projects Unit (also known as Skunk Works ) has been located on Site 10 of the facility since the late 1980s .
Palmdale is one of the 25 fastest growing cities in the USA, in 1980 the city had just 12,000 inhabitants. Palmdale is California's largest desert city.
history
Palmenthal was founded in 1886 by settlers from the American Midwest of German and Swiss descent. They believed the locally widespread plant Joshua palm lily to be palm trees, and so the settlement was named accordingly. According to David L. Durham, Joshua palm lilies are referred to as yucca palm trees and that is the reason for the name. The city was officially founded on June 17, 1888.
Palmdale's first newspaper, the Palmdale Post , was published in 1915. In 1921, the first significant connection between the city and Los Angeles , the Mint Canyon / Lancaster Road , which was later referred to as US Route 6 , was established. Today this road is known as the Sierra Highway . In 1924 the Harold Reservoir , now Palmdale Lake, was created. Agriculture was the largest industry in Palmdale until the outbreak of World War II . As early as 1933, the US government founded Muroc Air Base (now known as Edwards Air Force Base ) 10 km north of Lancaster . In 1957 Palmdale High School , Palmdale High School, was founded. In 1964, the Antelope Valley Freeway was completed as a link between Palmdale and Los Angeles. In 1977 the first municipal building, the Palmdale City Library, was built. In 1980 the city had 12,227 inhabitants.
Medical institutions
A university medical facility, the Palmdale Regional Medical Center , was completed in 2010.
Biggest employer
- Lockheed Martin 3700
- Northrop Grumman 2100
- Antelope Valley Mall 1800
- Palmdale School District 1792
- Walmart 1242
- Antelope Valley Union High School District 1116
- Boeing 850
- Westside Union School District 587
- Los Angeles County 500
- Keppel Union School District 364
- City of Palmdale 280
- US Pole 267
- Lowe's 252
- Anderson Barrows 221
- Antelope Valley Press 220
- Kaiser Permanente 200
- Sam's Club 194
- Delta Scientific 175
- Symvionics 160
- Home Depot 129
- Best Buy 150
- Wells Fargo 75
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Zoot Horn Rollo (* 1949), guitarist
- Ron Hornaday junior (* 1958), racing car driver
- Niecy Nash (born 1970), actress
- Afroman (* 1974), rapper
- Lashinda Demus (* 1983), hurdler
- DeShawn Shead (born 1988), American football player
- Paul George (* 1990), basketball player with the Los Angeles Clippers
Personalities related to the city
- Paul Picerni (1922–2011), actor
- Buddy Montgomery (1930–2009), vibraphonist, composer and pianist of modern jazz
- Steve Knight (born 1966), politician
Company headquarters
The following companies have their headquarters in the city:
- Delta Scientific
- Murphy Switch Company
- Red brick pizza
- Senior Systems Technology
- Symvionics
- US Pole & Lighting
Twin cities
Individual evidence
- ↑ California Department of Finance 2009 Population Estimate ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
