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Adelanto, California

Adelanto, California
City
Official seal of Adelanto, California
Seal
Motto: The City with Unlimited Possibilities
Location of Adelanto in California
Location of Adelanto in California
Adelanto, California is located in the US
Adelanto, California
Adelanto, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°34′34″N 117°25′58″W / 34.57611°N 117.43278°W / 34.57611; -117.43278Coordinates: 34°34′34″N 117°25′58″W / 34.57611°N 117.43278°W / 34.57611; -117.43278
Country  United States
State  California
County San Bernardino
Incorporated December 22, 1970
Government
 • Mayor Rich Kerr
Area
 • Total 56.027 sq mi (145.107 km2)
 • Land 56.009 sq mi (145.062 km2)
 • Water 0.018 sq mi (0.046 km2)  0.03%
Elevation 2,871 ft (875 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • Total 31,765
 • Estimate (2013) 31,304
 • Density 570/sq mi (220/km2)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 92301
Area codes 442/760
FIPS code 06-00296
GNIS feature IDs 1660232, 2409663
Website www.ci.adelanto.ca.us

Adelanto is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is about 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Victorville in the Victor Valley area of the Mojave Desert, known as the northern region of the Inland Empire. The population was 31,765 at the 2010 census.

Adelanto was founded in 1915 by E. H. Richardson, the inventor of what became the Hotpoint electric iron. He sold his patent and purchased land for $75,000. He had planned to develop one of the first planned communities in Southern California.

The name Adelanto means 'progress' or 'advance' in Spanish, and was first given to the post office that was established on the site in 1917.

Richardson subdivided his land into one-acre plots, which he hoped to sell to veterans with respiratory ailments suffered during World War I. He also hoped to build a respiratory hospital. Richardson never fully realized his dream, but his planning laid the foundation for the present day City of Adelanto.

Acres of deciduous fruit trees once grew in the city, which became known in the state for its fresh fruit and cider. The orchards thrived until the Great Depression, when they were replaced by poultry ranches. As the wartime emergency developed early in 1941, the Victorville Army Air Field was established with land within the Adelanto sphere of influence. In September 1950, the air field was named George Air Force Base in honor of the late Brigadier General Harold H. George.

Adelanto continued as a "community services district" until 1970, when the city incorporated, and Adelanto became San Bernardino County's smallest city. The city became a charter city in November 1992.


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