Mojave is a town located in Kern County, California. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,836. Mojave has one dentist/orthodontist. The town is located at the northwest corner of the Mojave Desert, below the Oak Creek Pass. Kern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of California. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mojave Desert The Mojave or Mohave Desert occupies a significant portion of Southern California and parts of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. ...

Aerospace History

Located not very far from Edwards Air Force Base, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, and Palmdale Regional Airport, Mojave has a rich aerospace history as well. Its airport is the home of various aerospace companies and institutions such as Scaled Composites and the civilian National Test Pilot School. The airport is also the first inland spaceport in the United States, the Mojave Spaceport, which was the location of the first private spaceflight, the launch of SpaceShipOne on June 21, 2004. Edwards Air Force Base is a base located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley, northeast of Lancaster, at 34°57′ N 117°52′ W. An airbase since 1933, Edwards has long been a home for flight research and testing and has... NASA satellite photo showing the main runways at NAWS China Lake The Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWS China Lake) is an airborne weapons testing and training range operated by the United States Navy and its contractors. ... Palmdale Regional Airport, United States Air-Force Plant 42, or IATA Airport Code:PMD is an airport in the city of Palmdale in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Scaled Composites (often abbreviated as Scaled) was founded in 1982 in Mojave, California by famous aircraft designer Burt Rutan out of what used to be the Rutan Aircraft Factory. ... The Mojave Spaceport, also known as the Mojave Airport and Civilian Flight Test Center, is the first facility to be licensed in the United States for horizontal launches of reusable spacecraft. ... SpaceShipOne is small, having a three-person cabin and short but wide wings. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After winning the Ansari X Prize, Burt Rutan quipped that the isolation of the Mojave Desert fosters invention. "Innovation is what we do here," he said, "because there's not much else to do in Mojave." The X prize logo shows a stylised letter X representing a spacecraft trajectory and containing a starfield. ... Elbert L. Burt Rutan (born June 17, 1943) is an aircraft designer known for designing light, strong, unusual-looking, energy-efficient aircraft. ... Mojave Desert The Mojave or Mohave Desert occupies a significant portion of Southern California and parts of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. ...

Geography

Mojave is located at 35°1'1" North, 118°11'21" West (35.016867, -118.189145)¹. Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias CA county maps by Seth Ilys. ... Shortcut: {{GR|#}} {{Cite:GR|#}} The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 151.4 km² (58.5 mi²). 151.4 km² (58.5 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This article is about the unit of measure. ...

See also : Mojave desert Mojave Desert The Mojave or Mohave Desert occupies a significant portion of Southern California and parts of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. ...

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there are 3,836 people, 1,408 households, and 940 families residing in the town. The population density is 25.3/km² (65.6/mi²). There are 1,806 housing units at an average density of 11.9/km² (30.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 67.54% White, 5.58% Black or African American, 1.33% Native American, 2.01% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 18.12% from other races, and 5.29% from two or more races. 28.31% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... Shortcut: {{GR|#}} {{Cite:GR|#}} The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There are 1,408 households out of which 37.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% are married couples living together, 16.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% are non-families. 27.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.71 and the average family size is 3.31. Marriage is a relationship and bond, most commonly between a man and a woman, that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...

In the town the population is spread out with 32.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town is $24,761, and the median income for a family is $28,496. Males have a median income of $35,476 versus $19,250 for females. The per capita income for the town is $12,477. 36.2% of the population and 31.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 48.8% of those under the age of 18 and 11.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the number of people. ... The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

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