Rosamond California Real Estate Agents and Realtors

</head> <body> Rosamond, California <h1> Rosamond</h1> <h2> Rosamond California real estate agents and realtors</h2> <h3> Rosamond California</h3> Rosamond, California <p>Location in Kern County and the state of California <br>Country United States <br>State California <br>Counties Kern <br>Area <br> - City  52.3 sq mi (135.6 km²) <br> - Land  52.2 sq mi (135.3 km²) <br> - Water  0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²) <br>Population (2000) <br> - City 14,349 <br> - Density 274.4/sq mi (105.8/km²) <br>Rosamond is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, USA, 20 miles North of Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley, the westernmost desert valley of the Mojave Desert. According to 2000 United States census data, the town population was 14,349. <p>The Postal Service shows portions of Rosamond as having the names Tropico Village, named after a mine, and Willow Springs. <p>Rosamond Skypark, Federal Aviation Administration identifier L00 (with two zeroes), is located at 34°52′15″N, 118°12′32″W and features a paved 3,600-foot runway. <p>Wired telephone numbers in Rosamond follow the format (661) 256-xxxx and the entire city is included in ZIP Code 93560. <br>  <p>[edit] History <br>Rosamond was originally established in 1877 as a townsite which was owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad and was named 'Rosamond' after the daughter of one of the railroad officials. The first local industries were mining and cattle. During the 1890s, gold was discovered and Miners quickly travelled to the area and populated it in order to strike it rich; however, the industry waned for many years, yet later had some success with a small boom during the 1930s. In 1933 Muroc Army Air Field was established, which has since been renamed Edwards Air Force Base in honor of fallen test pilot Glenn Edwards. <br>  <p>[edit] Geography <br>Rosamond is situated in the west central area of the expansive Antelope Valley, which comprises the westernmost valley of the Mojave Desert. Because the elevation is in the range of 2000 to 3000 feet above sea level, the area, like the other parts of the Mojave Desert region, is alternatively referred to as the High Desert. Some cities and communities within the trading area of Rosamond include Lancaster, Palmdale, Lake Los Angeles, Quartz Hill, Ridgecrest, and Santa Clarita. Residents of these desert cities and unincorporated communities share Sierra Highway, Angeles Forest Highway, Angeles Crest Highway (California State Route 2), and the Antelope Valley Freeway (CA State Route 14) for commutes to the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles Basin in order to get to work. <p>Willow Springs lies west of central Rosamond and was a watering hole for stagecoach travelers for generations. Due to the water now not available at the surface as it once was, the age-old springs are but a memory. Today Willow Springs Raceway is nearby, which hosts a variety of motor racing events - and attracting people from all over Southern California and beyond. <p>Rosamond is located at 34°51′57″N, 118°12′25″W (34.865786, -118.206856)GR1. <p>According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 135.6 km² (52.3 mi²). 135.3 km² (52.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.19%) is water. <br>  <p>[edit] Demographics <br>As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 14,349 people, 4,988 households, and 3,626 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 106.1/km² (274.7/mi²). There were 5,597 housing units at an average density of 41.4/km² (107.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.01% White, 6.62% Black or African American, 1.32% Native American, 3.01% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 11.65% from other races, and 5.16% from two or more races. 25.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. <p>There were 4,988 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.38. <p>In the CDP the population was spread out with 32.9% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males. <p>The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,307, and the median income for a family was $46,918. Males had a median income of $42,484 versus $26,745 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,440. About 11.6% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over. <p>Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamond%2C_California" <br>  <p>Rosamond, California <p>Information About Rosamond, CA, Located on Highway 14 north of Los Angeles, Rosamond is west of Edwards Air Force Base., Rosamond is in Kern County, just a few miles outside Los Angeles County., Rosamond Sky Park, Rosamond Scenic Tour, Rosamond Tribune, Rosamond Gateway, Un-Official Homepage, Rosamond Statistics, Rosamond High School, Churches, Rosamond Photo Tour, Rosamond Town Council: Inform & Support Residents, Soledad Mt Project, Summertime Farm - Pinto Show Horses, Willow Springs International Raceway, Gold Districts of California, Kern On-Line, Welcome to Rosamond, Century 21 - Avico, Internet Service (ISP), Schools, Hamilton Elementary - KG-05 - (805) 256-5060, Rare Earth High (Cont.) - 09-12 - (805) 256-2746, Rosamond Elementary - KG-05 - (805) 256-5050, <br>Rosamond High School: The Roadrunners, Rosamond High - 09-12 - (805) 256-5020, Southern Kern Unified Alter. E0 - 1-12 - (805) 256-5090, Tropico Middle - 06-08 - (805) 256-5040, Mojave Desert News: Local East Kern Weekly Newspaper, Mojave Desert State Parks: State Parks near/in the Antelope Valley, NASA-Dryden Flight Research Center: Edwards Air Force Base, Exotic Feline Breeding Compound's, Rosamond, California, Weather Forecast, Rosamond Substation, Scaled Composites Inc, Summertime Farm, Rosemond FFA, Kern Ads, Westside Dental Services, Joshua Motel 2561 Sierra Hwy661-256-2348, Susan Grantham Real Estate - Homes, <br>Rosamond Florist  1-805-256-2591, Feed Works    1840 Rosamond Blvd    661-256-2692, Air Force Research Laboratory: EAFB, Antelope Valley Film Office: Filming in the Antelope Valley, Antelope Valley Indian Museum, Antelope Valley Press: local Antelope Valley newspaper, B-2 Stealth,  Bomber Picture, Edwards Air Force Base: Air Force Flight Test Center, Lancaster, California, Mojave, California: Home of the Mojave Airport, ,Mojave Airport: Civilian,  Southern Kern Unified School District: Local Rosamond School District, Rosamond Community Services District: water, lighting, & sewage treatment, Photographs ofRosamond, California (GeoCities), Rosamond, California, USA, WELCOME PAGE <p>Located in Southern California's Antelope Valley, Rosamond is an unincorporated town of around 18,000 at the hub of what has been called "Aerospace Valley".  Rosamond is the gateway to Edwards Air Force Base, and is just south of the emerging civilian spaceport at Mojave.  To our south are the twin cities of Lancaster & Palmdale. <p>This website is under construction.  Our intent is to provide an overview of Rosamond, and to serve as a link hub to related internet destinations. <br>Suggestions, comments and especially "early Rosamond" photos or stories are solicited!  Contact info is at bottom of this page. <p>Quick History:  Rosamond reportedly started life as a settlement named "Sand Creek" (the Valley's water table was much higher then!) Initially, the settlement was off the beaten path, which in those days was a stage route running through Willow Springs a few miles west.  When the Southern Pacific RR routed a new Los Angeles-to-San Francisco rail line by Sand Creek in the late 1870's, the settlement suddenly gained easy travel access.  By 1885 it had grown enough so that a post office was established with David Bayles as postmaster, serving around 100 residents.  Occasionally referred to in the early days as "Bayles Station" or "Baylesville", the emerging town was officially named Rosamond after the daughter of a Southern Pacific official. <p>In its earliest years, Rosamond primarily supported ranching activities in addition to the railroad's operations. <p>In the 1890's gold mining became a major activity, with the Lida (now Tropico) Mine producing tons of high-grade ore.  Just north of Rosamond, the Soledad Mountain area was also extensively mined, and mines such as Elephant-Eagle, Asher, Yellow Dog and Golden Queen provided employment to hundreds.  A limited amount of mining continues in the area to this day. <p>Around 1908, the massive Los Angeles Aqueduct project ramped up, bringing road improvement and an influx of workers and support operations to and through the area.  Also during the early 20th century, farming, utilizing the then-abundant ground water, started to compete with ranching in the Valley. <p>World War II brought the military, with contract flight training operations being conducted by the Army at War Eagle Field and nearby auxiliary strips just south of Rosamond.  Just north of town at Mojave the Navy built an airfield and carried out extensive training for Navy & Marine pilots.  Most significant for the future of Rosamond, an existing remote training facility at nearby Muroc Dry Lake was upgraded in 1942 to become Muroc Army Air Base, a training and test facility.  This post eventually evolved into Edwards Air Base, which continues today as the hub of America's flight test & development operations, and a major economic factor for Rosamond. <p>Post WW-II, various industrial operations were conducted in the Rosamond area, including a carbon processing plant and some recycling operations, before declining profits shut them down.  With cheap ground water available, the late 40's and into the 70's were also boom years for farming, which gradually displaced much of the earlier ranching activity. <p>Another major transportation milestone came in 1968 when the Antelope Valley Freeway (California 14) was extended to Rosamond.  Los Angeles was now "freeway close"....by California standards. <p>As 2007 opens, Rosamond is riding the population boom along with the rest of Southern California, with new housing tracts spreading across what was local farmland.  In just the past 25 years Rosamond's area population has expanded by a power of 10, and new housing starts continue at a steady rate.  Nearby aerospace activities and an expanding local business base employ thousands, and some residents even make the daily 70 to 80+ mile trek into the Los Angeles area.  The inevitable build-up of the Antelope Valley will insure Rosamond's continued expansion in the decades to come. <h1> Rosamond</h1> <h2> Rosamond CA</h2> <h3> Rosamond California</h3>   <p>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <p>Links to Other Rosamond - Area Web Resources <br> Photo Tour of Rosamond:  We've collected some local photos to help give you a "view" of our town. <p> Rosamond Skypark website.. The Skypark, a residential development, is Rosamond's civilian airport, and this site contains considerable useful local info in addition to the Skypark's own data. <p> Rosamond High School:  Home of the Roadrunners,  Rosamond Town Council  Website of our town council, Rosamond Community Services District   Website of our municipal utilities provider, Willow Springs Raceway   All kinds of racing, a favorite commercial & motion pix site too! <p> Edwards AFB:   America's Premiere Flight Test Facility, NASA-Dryden   NASA is a major presence at Edwards AFB, USAF Research Lab - Propulsion Directorate  HQ at Wright-Patterson, Facilities at Edwards AFB, U.S. Army - Rosamond Recruiting Office  There's a whole world out there...talk with our local recruiter! <p> Town of Mojave:   Our neighbors just to the north, Mojave and Rosamond may some day become twin cities like Lancaster/Palmdale. Mojave Airport:  Home of the Civilian Flight Test Center and now, America's first civilian spaceport. Scaled Composites   Major tenant at Mojave Airport, often in the news! <p> City of Lancaster:   Our neighbors to the south. City of Palmdale:  Our neighbors a bit further south. The Antelope Valley Press:   Local News & Info....online. Links to local businesses.Antelope Valley Mall:  Major Shopping & entertainment. <p> The Feline Conservation Center.. Rosamond's own "Cat House" (And it's "G" rated!) <br><a href="http://www.califcity.com/homescc.html">www.califcity.com/homescc.html</a> <br>  <h1> Rosamond</h1> <h2> Rosamond CA</h2> <h3> Rosamond California</h3>   <p>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  </body> </html>