Searles Valley, California
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Searles Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Searles Valley of the Mojave Desert, in northwestern San Bernardino County, California.
Geography
Searles Valley includes the
Searles Valley CDP is at the western edge of Searles Lake, a dry lakebed in the lowest part of the Searles Valley.
Searles Valley CDP is about 170 miles northeast of
and China Lake are to the west.According to the
Natural history
The
Searles Valley is known for its isolation and desolation,[4] as well as the nearby Trona Pinnacles a few miles to the south. The Trona Pinnacles are an unusual landscape of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Lake basin.
The name Trona is derived from the mineral trona, abundant in the lake. The local school plays on a dirt football field because the high level of salt kills grass.
2019 earthquakes
In July 2019, Searles Valley was impacted by a series of earthquakes, the principal events (with magnitudes of 6.4, 5.4, and 7.1 Mw) occurring from 12 to 18 kilometers west on the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.[5] The earthquake series started at 10:02 AM on July 4 with a Mw 4.0 earthquake 4 kilometers southwest of Searles Valley. At 10:33 AM a second and much stronger earthquake struck – a 6.4 magnitude quake 12 kilometers southwest of Searles Valley.[6] The earthquake was felt throughout the area and Southern California, including Los Angeles, and in Nevada, including Las Vegas. The earthquake was 10.5 kilometers deep.[7] Over 100 aftershocks impacted Searles Valley and nearby Ridgecrest, California.[citation needed] This second quake was followed by an even larger 7.1 magnitude quake, subsequently designated the main quake in the series, on Friday, July 5, 2019, at approximately 8:18 PM.
Approximately 6:36 PM on July 22, 2019, the valley received a 3.9 magnitude quake.
Government
In the
Demographics
2010
The
The Census reported that 1,739 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 722 households, out of which 215 (29.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 309 (42.8%) were
The population was spread out, with 436 people (25.1%) under the age of 18, 171 people (9.8%) aged 18 to 24, 342 people (19.7%) aged 25 to 44, 515 people (29.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 275 people (15.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.
There were 961 housing units at an average density of 91.6 per square mile (35.4/km2), of which 439 (60.8%) were owner-occupied, and 283 (39.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.4%. 1,041 people (59.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 698 people (40.1%) lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Searles Valley had a median household income of $32,448, with 21.7% of the population living below the federal poverty line.[10]
2000
As of the
There were 738 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,833, and the median income for a family was $37,143. Males had a median income of $44,397 versus $35,625 for females. The
See also
- Ballarat, California — ghost town
- Trona Pinnacles
Gallery
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Piles of lime dust sit just south of Trona on the Trona Railway. -
Entrance to Trona. -
Searles Valley from the Searles Valley rest stop. -
A dust storm forms over the dry Searles Lake bed, taken from the Searles Valley rest stop. -
AMountain Monogram"T" sits on the hills above Trona.
References
- ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ Smith, George Irving; Haines, David Vincent (1964). Character and Distribution of Nonclastic Minerals in the Searles Lake Evaporite Deposit, California. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ David Kelly, Stark Beauty, Solitude, Squalor and Sulfur -- Trona Has It All, The Los Angeles Times, October 4, 2006, Accessed December 28, 2006.
- ^ ANSS. "Ridgecrest 2019a: M 6.4 - 12km SW of Searles Valley, CA". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. ANSS: Ridgecrest 2019a .; ANSS. "Ridgecrest 2019b: M 5.4 - 16km W of Searles Valley, CA". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. ; ANSS. "Ridgecrest 2019c: M 7.1 - 18km W of Searles Valley, CA". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ ANSS: Ridgecrest 2019a .
- ^ "M 6.4 - Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence". USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Searles Valley CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ Bureau, U.S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ Bureau, U.S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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