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  2. High Desert (California) - Wikipedia

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    High Desert is a vernacular region with non-discrete boundaries covering areas of the western Mojave Desert in Southern California. The region encompasses various terrain with elevations generally between 2,000 and 4,000 ft (610 and 1,220 m) above sea level, and is located just north of the San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and Little San Bernardino ...

  3. Mojave Desert - Wikipedia

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    The Mojave Desert is often colloquially called the "high desert", as most of it lies between 2,000 and 4,000 feet (610 and 1,220 m). ... population growth since 1990 ...

  4. Deserts of California - Wikipedia

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    The desert region of California is characterized by low rainfall, caused by the rain shadow of mountain ranges to the west of the desert region. The Mojave Desert receives from 3 to 10 inches (76 to 254 mm) of rain per year, while the Colorado Desert receives from 2 to 6 inches (51 to 152 mm). [ 10 ] The driest spot in California is Death ...

  5. Palm Desert, California - Wikipedia

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    Palm Desert, California. Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, about 14 miles (23 km) east of Palm Springs, 121 miles (195 km) northeast of San Diego and 122 miles (196 km) east of Los Angeles. The population was 51,163 at the 2020 census. The city has been one of the state's fastest ...

  6. List of cities in the Mojave Desert - Wikipedia

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    Incorporated settlements in the Mojave Desert [1]; Name State UTC Type Population (2010 census) Population (2020 census) [2] Adelanto: California: UTC−8: City: 31,765: 38,046

  7. Desert Hot Springs, California - Wikipedia

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    FIPS code. 06-18996. GNIS feature IDs. 1656484, 2410328. Website. www.cityofdhs.org. Desert Hot Springs is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The city is located within the Coachella Valley geographic region. The population was 32,512 as of the 2020 census, up from 25,938 at the 2010 census.

  8. List of largest cities in California by population - Wikipedia

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    Hesperia is located in the High Desert region of the Mojave Desert, 25 miles (40 km) north of San Bernardino. 75 Daly City: 99,833 San Mateo County: San Francisco's southern neighbor, Daly City houses the famous Cow Palace (which is often believed to be in San Francisco), as well as the largest Filipino population outside of the Philippines. 76 ...

  9. Demographics of California - Wikipedia

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    Demographics of California. Demographics of California. Population pyramid of California in 2019. Population. 38,940,231 (2023) [1] California is the most populous US state, with an estimated population of 38.9 million as of 2023. [1] It has people from a wide variety of ethnic, racial, national, and religious backgrounds.