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Revision as of 08:12, 13 April 2006 by Bumm13 (talk | contribs) (removed miscellaneous unencyclopedic text)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Mojave is a town located in Kern County, California. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,836. The town is located at the northwest corner of the Mojave Desert, below the Oak Creek Pass.
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.
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."
Geography
Mojave is located at 35°1'1" North, 118°11'21" West (35.016867, -118.189145)Template:GR.
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.
See also : Mojave desert
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,836 people, 1,408 households, and 940 families residing in the town. The population density was 25.3/km² (65.6/mi²). There were 1,806 housing units at an average density of 11.9/km² (30.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 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 were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,408 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.31.
In the town the population was 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 were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,761, and the median income for a family was $28,496. Males had a median income of $35,476 versus $19,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,477. 36.2% of the population and 31.7% of families were below the poverty line. 48.8% of those under the age of 18 and 11.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
External links
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