San Bernardino County, California

County of San Bernardino
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Location in the state of California
California's location in the United States
Country	United States
State	California
Region/Metro area	Inland Empire
Incorporated	1853
Named for	Saint Bernardino of Siena [1][2]
County seat	San Bernardino
Largest city	San Bernardino
Area
• Total	20,105 sq mi (52,071.7 km2)
• Land	20,052 sq mi (51,934.4 km2)
• Water	53 sq mi (137.3 km2)
Population (2010 Census)	2,035,210
• Density	85/sq mi (32.8/km2)
Time zone	Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)
Website	www.sbcounty.gov

San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census. With an area of 20,105 square miles, San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous United States by area, larger than any of the nine smallest states, and larger than the four smallest states combined; and larger than the closest-sized countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina or Costa Rica.^[3]

Located in southeast California, the thinly populated deserts and mountains of this vast county stretch from where the bulk of the county population resides, the roughly 480 square miles south of the San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino Valley, to the Nevada border and the Colorado River.

The county seat is San Bernardino. The county is considered part of the Inland Empire region.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Incorporated communities 2.2 Unincorporated communities 2.3 Adjacent counties 2.4 National protected areas 3 Demographics 3.1 2010 3.2 2000 4 Transportation infrastructure 4.1 Major highways 4.2 Public transportation 4.3 Airports 5 Education 5.1 Colleges and universities 5.2 Libraries 6 Government 7 Politics 8 Public safety 8.1 Law enforcement 8.2 Crime statistics 8.3 Fire rescue 9 Environmental quality 10 Places of interest 11 Notable people 12 See also 13 References 14 External links

History

Father Francisco Dumetz named San Bernardino on May 20, 1810, feast day of St. Bernardino of Siena.

San Bernardino County was formed from parts of Los Angeles County in 1853. Parts of the county's territory were given to Riverside County in 1893.

The Franciscans 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.^[2]

Geography

San Bernardino County is part of the Inland Empire area of Southern California which also includes Riverside County. At just over 20,000 square miles (52,000 km²), San Bernardino County is slightly larger than the states of New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island combined. It is the largest county in the Continental Unites States. It is the only county in California bordered by both Nevada and Arizona, and is one of only two counties in California bordering more than one U.S. state (the other being Modoc County, bordering Nevada and Oregon in the northeast corner of the state).

The bulk of the population, roughly 1.6 million, live in the roughly 480 square miles south of the San Bernardino Mountains adjacent to Riverside and in the San Bernardino Valley. Another 300 thousand plus live just north of the San Bernardino Mountains, agglomerating around Victorville covering roughly 280 square miles in Victor Valley, adjacent to Los Angeles County. Another roughly 100 thousand live scattered across 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 the San Bernardino County. The largest metropolitan area in the Mojave Desert part of the county is Victor Valley, with the incorporated localities of Apple Valley, Victorville, Adelanto, and Hesperia. Further south, a portion of Joshua Tree National Park overlaps the county near Twentynine Palms. Additional places near and west of Twentynine palms include Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, 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, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino, Loma Linda, Highland, Redlands, and Yucaipa.

Incorporated communities

San Bernardino County Cities	Year Incorporated	Population, 2010	Median Income, 2006[4]
Adelanto	1970	31,765	$41,444
Apple Valley	1988	69,135	$46,751
Barstow	1947	22,639	$44,737
Big Bear Lake	1981	5,019	$43,983
Chino	1910	77,983	$70,994
Chino Hills	1991	74,799	$103,706
Colton	1887	52,154	$45,911
Fontana	1952	196,069	$60,722
Grand Terrace	1978	12,040	$69,806
Hesperia	1988	90,173	$43,018
Highland	1987	53,104	$53,917
Loma Linda	1970	23,261	$49,211
Montclair	1956	36,664	$52,768
Needles	1913	4,844	$35,338
Ontario	1891	163,924	$56,688
Rancho Cucamonga	1977	165,269	$75,429
Redlands	1888	68,747	$63,463
Rialto	1911	99,171	$45,759
San Bernardino	1854	209,924	$36,676
Twentynine Palms	1987	25,048	$36,471
Upland	1906	73,732	$64,894
Victorville	1962	115,903	$50,531
Yucaipa	1989	51,367	$50,529
Yucca Valley	1991	20,700	$38,092

Unincorporated communities

Amboy Angelus Oaks Arrowhead Farms Baker Baldwin Lake Big Bear City Big River Bloomington Bluewater Cadiz Cedar Glen Crafton Crestline Daggett Declezville Devore(Devore Heights)

Earp Forest Falls Fort Irwin Goffs Helendale Hinkley (See related: Erin Brockovich) Hodge Joshua Tree Johnson Valley Kingston Kramer Junction Lake Arrowhead Landers Lenwood

Lucerne Valley Lytle Creek Mentone Morongo Valley Mount Baldy Mountain View Acres Muscoy Nebo Center Newberry Springs Nipton Oak Glen Oak Hills Oro Grande Phelan Pinon Hills

Red Mountain Running Springs Rice Rimforest San Antonio Heights Skyforest Spring Valley Lake Sugarloaf Searles Valley Trona Twentynine Palms Base Twin Peaks Valley of Enchantment (VOE) Wonder Valley Wrightwood Yermo

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

• 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)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	27,929		—
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%

2010

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%).^[5]

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
Unincorporated communities	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^[6] 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 according to Census 2000. 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 living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.2 and the average family size was 3.6.

The number of homeless in San Bernardino County grew from 5,270 in 2002 to 7,331 in 2007, a 39% increase.^[7]

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 97.20 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.

Transportation infrastructure

Major highways

Interstate 10 Interstate 15 Interstate 40 Interstate 215 U.S. Route 95 U.S. Route 395 Historic U.S. Route 66 State Route 18

State Route 38 State Route 58 State Route 60 State Route 62 State Route 66 State Route 71 State Route 83 State Route 127

State Route 138 State Route 142 State Route 173 State Route 178 State Route 189 State Route 210 State Route 247 State Route 259 State Route 330

Public transportation

• Barstow Area Transit serves Barstow and the surrounding county area.
• 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.
• OCTA connects Chino to Irvine and Brea.
• RTA connects Montclair 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 L.A./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 interstate I-215 and I-10 through Mill Street. Terminal construction was recently finished, and commercial flights are planned awaiting carriers to select SBD as a destination city.
• Southern California Logistics Airport (Victorville) is a major cargo and general aviation airport.
• 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),^[8] and Redlands Municipal Airport

Education

Colleges and universities

• Barstow Community College
• Brandman University, Ontario Campus
• California State University, San Bernardino
• Chaffey College
• Crafton Hills College
• Loma Linda University
• National University, Ontario Campus
• National University, San Bernardino Campus
• Palo Verde Community College-Needles Campus
• Pioneer University, Oro Grande
• San Bernardino Valley College
• University of La Verne
• University of Redlands
• Victor Valley College

Libraries

San Bernardino County is home to the San Bernardino County Library system, which consists of 34 branches within the county and branches in Victorville, Riverside County, Murrieta, Moreno Valley, and College of the Desert.^[9] Branch libraries offer services such as free internet access, live 24/7 reference services, vital records, LITE (Literacy, Information, Technology, and Education) Centers for children, and literacy programs.^[10]

City-sponsored public libraries also exist in San Bernardino County, including A. K. Smiley Public Library in Redlands, California, which was built in 1898.^[11] Other public libraries in the County include: San Bernardino City Public Library, Rancho Cucamonga Public Library, Upland Public Library, Montclair Public Library, Colton City Library, Apple Valley Public Library, and the Ontario City Library.^[12]

Government

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors has 5 members elected from their districts.

Politics

San Bernardino County vote
by party in presidential elections

Year	GOP	DEM	Others
2008	45.8% 277,408	52.1% 315,720	2.2% 13,206
2004	55.3% 289,306	43.6% 227,789	1.1% 5,682
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	3.8% 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	59.5% 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

San Bernardino County is a politically competitive county, in which candidates from both major political parties have won in recent elections. The Democratic Party carried the county in 2008, with Barack Obama winning a majority of its 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. 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.

In the House of Representatives, all of California's 43rd congressional district and parts of the 25th, 26th, 41st, and 42nd districts are in the county. Except for the 43rd, which is held by Democrat Joe Baca, every district is held by Republicans: Buck McKeon, David Dreier, Jerry Lewis, and Gary Miller respectively.

In the State Assembly, tiny parts of the 32nd and 34th districts, parts of the 36th, 59th, 60th, 61st, 63rd, and 65th districts, and all of the 62nd district are in the county. Except for the 61st and 62nd districts, which are represented by Democrats Norma Torres and Wilmer Carter respectively, every district is represented by a Republican: Shannon Grove (AD-32), Minority Leader Connie Conway (AD-34), Steve Knight (AD-36), Tim Donnelly (AD-59), Curt Hagman (AD-60), Mike Morrell (AD-63), and Paul Cook (AD-65).

In the State Senate, parts of the 17th, 18th, 29th, 31st, and 32nd districts are in the county, and are held by Republicans Sharon Runner, Jean Fuller, Bob Huff, and Minority Leader Bob Dutton, and Democrat Gloria Negrete McLeod respectively.

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

According to the California Secretary of State, as of May, 2009, there were 806,589 registered voters in San Bernardino County. Of those, 324,857 (40.28%) were registered Democrats, 306,203 (37.96%) were registered Republicans, with the remainder belonging to minor political parties or declining to state.^[13]

Public safety

Law enforcement

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 said the gangs are growing more violent in the farthest reaches of the county, including the High Desert. Racial tensions among the Chicano gangs and the African-American gangs have heightened dramatically in the Inland Empire, causing even the most rural areas to be affected. "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..."^[14]

Crime statistics

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office)^[15]

Murders: 27 Rapes: 71 Robberies: 177 Assaults: 782

Burglaries: 2,063 Thefts: 2,997 Auto thefts: 1,714

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, except for several areas served by independent fire protection districts, within the county as well as several cities which have chosen to contract with the department.

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.^[16]

According to county spokesman David Wert, only 15% of the county is actually 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.^[16]

The state and the county reached a settlement in August 2007.^[17] The county agreed to amend its general plan to include a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan, including an emissions inventory and reduction targets.

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
• Joshua Tree National Park
• San Bernardino National Forest — home to Big Bear Lake outdoor activities
• Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
• Snow Summit and Bear Mountain (Ski Area) 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.

Notable people

Including current residents, as well as former residents who have made their mark in history:

• Jon Foreman, singer-song writer, and member of the band, Switchfoot.
• Earl W. Bascom, inventor, rodeo champion, California Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee, actor, artist/sculptor, "Father of Modern-day Rodeo." Lived in Ontario and the Victor Valley.
• Glen Bell, founder of Taco Bell
• Susan Easton Black, author
• Frank Bogert, raised in Wrightwood, rodeo announcer, mayor of Palm Springs 1958–1966.
• Ron Carter, author
• Ronnie Lott, Hall of Fame football player, grew up in Rialto.
• Landon Donovan, professional soccer player for the U.S. National Team and the Major League Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy.
• James Earp, one of the "Fighting Earps" of Dodge City, and Tombstone fame. Buried in Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino
• Morgan Earp, US Marshal killed in Tombstone, Arizona, and buried in Hermosa Gardens Cemetery, Colton, California, one of the "Fighting Earps" of Tombstone fame.
• Nicholas Porter Earp, Justice of the Peace, coroner, judge, preacher, saloon owner, gambler, father of the "Fighting Earps".
• Virgil Earp, one of the "Fighting Earps" of Dodge City, and Tombstone fame. US Marshal, Arizona Territory. Lived in Colton, California.
• Wyatt Earp, one of the "Fighting Earps" of Dodge City, and Tombstone fame. Lived in San Timoteo Canyon, Colton and Vidal. The town of Earp, California is named in his honor, as he owned a gold mine in the nearby Whipple Mountains.
• Tennessee Ernie Ford, radio announcer, country and gospel music singer, television show host. Lived in Victorville, Oro Grande and San Bernardino.
• Cuba Gooding, Jr., Academy Award–winning actor. Lived in Apple Valley.
• Gene Hackman, Hollywood actor and Academy Award winner. He was born in San Bernardino.
• Jefferson Hunt, U.S. Army - Mormon Battalion officer, western pioneer, State Legislator, "Father of San Bernardino County", Brigadier General of California Militia.
• Will James, artist, illustrator, author. Lived in Apple Valley.
• Eric Koston, professional skateboarder - born in Bangkok, Thailand but grew up in San Bernardino, California
• Eddie Lawson, four-time world champion Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
• John Walker Lindh, the so-called "American Taliban" fighter now incarcerated in ADX Florence.
• Amasa Lyman, first mayor of San Bernardino City, Mormon Apostle
• Biddy Mason, former slave, a nurse and midwife who became the wealthiest woman in California in her day, helped found the AME Church. She lived in San Bernardino, coming there with the Mormon colonists.
• Dick and Mac McDonald, the fast food pioneering brothers of what became McDonald's Corporation
• Melina Perez, professional wrestler
• Jim Pike, singer with The Lettermen, Reunion
• Tim Powers, fantasy author
• Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, western actors, rodeo producer. Lived in Apple Valley.
• Spike, the fictional canine resident from the Needles area
• Randy Rhoads, guitar prodigy who played with Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Oz, is laid to rest in Mountain View Cemetery
• Bobby Sherman, actor
• Charles C. Rich, one of the founders of San Bernardino, Mormon Apostle.
• Cleon Skousen, FBI agent, Chief of Police, lawyer, author, world lecturer. Lived in San Bernardino.
• Joseph F. Smith, religious leader, became the sixth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). Lived and worked in Mormon Springs (now Crestline) in the 1850s.
• John Charles Thomas, baritone opera singer on Broadway. Lived in Apple Valley.
• Three Bars, stud thoroughbred horse, Hall of Fame foundation sire of American Quarter Horse. Lived in Apple Valley.
• Darren Collison, Basketball player for the Indiana Pacers who grew up in Rancho Cucamonga, attended Etiwanda High School and received a scholarship to play at UCLA.
• New Boyz, Rap Duo
• Jeff Conine, former professional baseball player for the Florida Marlins.
• Camper Van Beethoven, music group founded in Redlands.
• Dino Ebel, former professional baseball player and current 3rd base coach for the Anaheim Angels from Barstow.
• Cracker, music group whose founder David Lowery ia from Redlands.
• Billy Bob Thornton, movie star; lived in Rialto when he first came to California.
• Josh Whitesell, first baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• Derek Parra, two-time gold medalist in speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
• James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, from Redlands.
• Sean Marshall, former standout basketball player at Boston College, current professional in Turkey.
• John Singleton, director of Boyz n the Hood; attended Eisenhower High School.
• Jeff Pendergraph, former basketball standout at Arizona State University and Etiwanda High School, now with the Indiana Pacers.
• Nick Barnett, linebacker for the Buffalo Bills, formerly of Fontana's A.B. Miller High School.
• T.J. Houshmandzadeh, pro football player from Barstow.
• Brian Billick, former head coach of the Baltimore Ravens.
• Joan Baez, folk singer, attended Redlands High School.
• Mark Teahen, pro baseball player for the Toronto Blue Jays, from Redlands.
• Tommy Hanson, pro baseball player for the Atlanta Braves, from Redlands.
• Lacey Schwimmer, professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars, from Redlands.
• The Tornadoes, surf rock band of the 1960s whose song "Bustin' Surfboards" was included on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack.
• Corey Benjamin, professional basketball player for Chicago Bulls from 1999 until 2001, Fontana High School alumnus, 1998 California Mr. Basketball.

See also

• List of California counties
• List of California public officials charged with crimes, 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

References

External links

• San Bernardino County website
• San Bernardino County Museum website
• San Bernardino County Library website

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