Rosamond
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census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States
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Within Vinony's link graph, Rosamond is referenced by 278 other articles, and connects out to Shafter, California State Route 14 and African Americans.
The entry is geolocated on the map in CA.
Vinony files it under 1877 establishments in California, Antelope Valley and Census-designated places in California.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- Kern
- Senate
- Shannon Grove ( R )
- Assembly
- Tom Lackey ( R )
- U s congress
- Vince Fong ( R )
- Total
- 52.335 sq mi (135.547 km )
- Land
- 52.121 sq mi (134.993 km )
- Water
- 0.214 sq mi (0.554 km ) 0.41%
- Elevation
- 2,516 ft (767 m)
- Density
- 402.16/sq mi (155.27/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-8 ( PST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-7 (PDT)
- Fips code
- 06-62826
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- census-designated place in the United States
- Official name
- Rosamond
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Kern County
- Population
- 20961
- Area
- 135.549452
- Elevation
- 767
- Time zone
- UTC−08:00
- Shares border with
- Lancaster
- Image
- Rosamond.jpg
- Households
- 6714
- Dialing code
- 661
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- postal code
- 93560
- water as percent of area
- 0.4109
- water area
- 0.556945
- per capita income
- 26990
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Encyclopedic overview
Rosamond is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, US, near the Los Angeles county line. Rosamond is part of Greater Los Angeles and is located in the Mojave Desert just north of Lancaster and Palmdale, the two largest cities in the Antelope Valley. As of the 2020 Census, Rosamond's population was 20,961. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Rosamond as a census-designated place (CDP).
Rosamond is a suburban bedroom community with many residents employed by nearby Edwards Air Force Base or commuting to Los Angeles, Lancaster, and Palmdale for work. The town is about 15 minutes north of the Lancaster Metrolink station providing direct access to Los Angeles Union Station in just two hours. It has few grocery stores such as Grocery Outlet, Albertsons and Dollar General.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rosamond” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.