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Place Name
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San Bernardino County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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San Bernardino
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Population
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1,418,380 (1990)
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Location
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California, United States, North America
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Latitude
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34°50'N
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Longitude
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116°11'W
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San Bernardino
, county (
20,062 sq mi/51,961 sq km; 1990
pop. 1,418,380), S Calif.;  San Bernardino; 34°50'N
116°11'W. Co. is over 200 mi/322 km E-W and
over 120 mi/193 km N-S; largest co. in U.S.
The SW corner (San Bernardino Valley), which lies S and W of San
Gabriel Mts. and San Bernardino Mts. (both over
11,000 ft/3,353 m), is agr. area, which has
been largely displaced by urban development, is continuation of Los
Angeles urban area (to W), and has most of co.'s pop. Mojave Desert
dominates remainder of co., to N and NE; bounded on E by Nev. and Ariz.
state lines (the latter formed by Colorado R.), is part of Colorado Desert. SW border comes within
25 mi/40 km of Pacific Ocean. Mfg. (plastics
prods., printing machinery, sand and gravel, printing and publishing,
millwork, prefabricated structural metal, baked goods, industrial
glass, apparel, filter aids, diverse light mfg.). In desert are ranches
and some irrigated agr. (esp. S) (at irrigated dists. Victorville,
Barstow, Needles): dairying, cattle, eggs, chickens, alfalfa,
strawberries, oranges, grapefruits, oriental vegetables, nursery
prods., barley. Mines and quarries (potash, borax, iron, sand and
gravel, gold, talc, bentonite, clay, lead, zinc, limestone, salt).
Shipping of farm prods. San Manuel Indian Reservation in SW (near San
Bernadino); Twentynine Palms Indian Reservation in S; part of Fort
Mojave, Chimehueri, and Colorado River Indian reservations in SE.
Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base in S; Fort Irwin Military
Reservation in N; 2 parts of Chino Lake Naval Weapons Center in NW;
part of Edwards Air Force Base in W; Norton Air Force Base in SE. About
75% of co. is publicly owned lands: part of San Bernardino Natl.
Forest in SW, part of Joshua Tree National Monument in S, part
of Death Valley National Monument in N. Mt. summer and winter
resorts (notably Arrowhead and Big Bear lakes). Mojave Natl. Scenic
Area and Providence Mts. State Recreation Area in NE; part of Chino
Hills State Park in SE; Sherwood L. State Recreation area and Heart Bar
State Park in SW. Formed 1853.
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