29 Palms, California
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29 Palms looking East on Hwy 62
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| Motto(s): "A Beautiful Desert Oasis" | ||
 Location in San Bernardino County and the state of California |
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 City of Twentynine Palms
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| Coordinates: 34°08′08″N 116°03′15″W / 34.13556°N 116.05417°WCoordinates: 34°08′08″N 116°03′15″W / 34.13556°N 116.05417°W | ||
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 United States
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 California
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| County | San Bernardino | |
| Incorporated | November 23, 1987 | |
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| • Type | Council-manager | |
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| • Total | 59.14 sq mi (153.18 km2) | |
| • Land | 59.14 sq mi (153.18 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% | |
| Elevation | 1,988 ft (606 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 25,048 | |
| • Estimate (2016) | 26,049 | |
| • Density | 440.44/sq mi (170.06/km2) | |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP codes | 92277-92278 | |
| Area codes | 442/760 | |
| FIPS code | 06-80994 | |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652804, 2412119 | |
| Website | www |
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Twentynine Palms (also known as 29 Palms) is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It was previously called Twenty-Nine Palms.
The city is located in the Mojave Desert in Southern California. It lies on the northern side of the Joshua Tree National Park and includes one of the entrances to the park, at the Oasis of Mara.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 59.1 square miles (153 km2), all land. The city is at an elevation of 1,988 feet (606 m). The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms is located there.
Due in large part to its elevation of more than 1,900 ft (580 m) above sea level, Twentynine Palms has a slightly cooler climate, especially during winter, than Palm Springs, but with essentially the same subtropical desert characteristics. Temperatures reach 100 °F (38 °C) on 90 days, 90 °F (32 °C) on 155 days, and the freezing mark on 24 nights annually. Extremes range from 10 °F (−12 °C) on December 23, 1990, to 118 °F (48 °C) on July 11, 1961.
Twentynine Palms was named for the palm trees found there in 1852 by Col. Henry Washington while surveying the San Bernardino base line. A post office was established in 1927.
Nearby is a small Indian reservation belonging to the Twentynine Palms Band of Mission Indians.
The Joshua Tree National Park wilderness area, which lies just alongside to the south of Twentynine Palms, was designated a national monument in 1936, and became a national park in 1994. The nearby Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms was founded in 1952.
Its population as of July 1, 2013 was estimated at 25,768.
As of the census of 2010, there were 25,048 people, 8,095 households, and 5,847 families residing in the city. The population density was 423.5 people per square mile (163.5/km²). There were 9,431 housing units at an average density of 159.5 per square mile (61.6/km²), of which 2,742 (33.9%) were owner-occupied, and 5,353 (66.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.2%. 6,876 people (27.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 14,825 people (59.2%) lived in rental housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 71.6%, White (60.8% non-Hispanic), 8.2% African American, 1.3% Native American, 3.9% Asian, 1.4% Pacific Islander, 6.7% from other races, and 6.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.8% of the population.
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