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href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamond" title="Rosamond – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Rosamond" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamond_(Kalifornien)" title="Rosamond (Kalifornien) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Rosamond (Kalifornien)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nv mw-list-item"><a href="https://nv.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A1hook%C7%ABsj%C3%AD_J%C3%A1d%C3%AD%C5%82%C3%A1n%C3%AD" title="Náhookǫsjí Jádíłání – Navajo" lang="nv" hreflang="nv" data-title="Náhookǫsjí Jádíłání" data-language-autonym="Diné bizaad" data-language-local-name="Navajo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Diné bizaad</span></a></li><li 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data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamond_(Californie)" title="Rosamond (Californie) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Rosamond (Californie)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A4%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF_(%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A4%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7)" title="رؤزاموند (کاليفؤرنيا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="رؤزاموند (کاليفؤرنيا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamond_(Kalifornija)" title="Rosamond (Kalifornija) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Rosamond (Kalifornija)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamond" title="Rosamond – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Rosamond" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamond_(California)" title="Rosamond (California) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Rosamond (California)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg 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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jean_Fuller" title="Jean Fuller">Jean Fuller</a> (<a href="/wiki/California_Republican_Party" title="California Republican Party">R</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/California_State_Assembly" title="California State Assembly">Assembly</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Lackey" title="Tom Lackey">Tom Lackey</a> (R)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/California%27s_22nd_congressional_district" title="California's 22nd congressional district">U. S. Congress</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vince_Fong" title="Vince Fong">Vince Fong</a> (R)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">52.336 sq mi (135.550 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">52.121 sq mi (134.993 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.215 sq mi (0.557 km<sup>2</sup>)  0.41%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,517 ft (767 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_2020_Rosamond,_CA_Population_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_2020_Rosamond,_CA_Population-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">20,961</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">400/sq mi (150/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-8" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-8">UTC-8</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-7" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-7">UTC-7</a> (PDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">93560</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_661" title="Area code 661">661</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">06-62826</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">1661329</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Rosamond</b> is an <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_community" class="mw-redirect" title="Unincorporated community">unincorporated community</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kern_County,_California" title="Kern County, California">Kern County</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">US</a>, near the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles</a> county line. Rosamond is part of <a href="/wiki/Greater_Los_Angeles" title="Greater Los Angeles">Greater Los Angeles</a> and is located in the <a href="/wiki/Mojave_Desert" title="Mojave Desert">Mojave Desert</a> just north of <a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_California" title="Lancaster, California">Lancaster</a> and <a href="/wiki/Palmdale,_California" title="Palmdale, California">Palmdale</a>, two of the largest cities in <a href="/wiki/Antelope_Valley" title="Antelope Valley">Antelope Valley</a>. As of the 2010 Census, Rosamond's population was 18,150.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Rosamond as a <a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">census-designated place</a> (CDP). </p><p>Rosamond is a suburban <a href="/wiki/Bedroom_community" class="mw-redirect" title="Bedroom community">bedroom community</a> with many residents employed by nearby <a href="/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base" title="Edwards Air Force Base">Edwards Air Force Base</a> or commuting to <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, Lancaster, and Palmdale for work. The town is about 15 minutes north of the <a href="/wiki/Lancaster_station_(California)" title="Lancaster station (California)">Lancaster Metrolink station</a> providing direct access to <a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Los_Angeles)" title="Union Station (Los Angeles)">Los Angeles Union Station</a> in just two hours. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rosamond,_California&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rosamond was established in 1877 as a townsite owned by the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Pacific_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Pacific Railroad">Southern Pacific Railroad</a>; it was named for the daughter of one of the <a href="/wiki/Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Railroad">railroad</a>'s officials.<sup id="cite_ref-CGN_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGN-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first local industries were mining and <a href="/wiki/Cattle" title="Cattle">cattle</a>. During the 1890s, <a href="/wiki/Gold" title="Gold">gold</a> was discovered in the area, quickly drawing miners and prospectors. After the initial boom, gold mining gradually declined, though it had a second, smaller boom during the 1930s. In 1933, <a href="/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base#Overview" title="Edwards Air Force Base">Muroc Army Air Field</a> was established some 20 miles (32 km) miles away; it was later renamed <a href="/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base" title="Edwards Air Force Base">Edwards Air Force Base</a> in honor of fallen test pilot <a href="/wiki/Glen_Edwards_(pilot)" title="Glen Edwards (pilot)">Glenn Edwards</a>. </p><p>The Rosamond post office opened in 1885, closed in 1887, and re-opened in 1888.<sup id="cite_ref-CGN_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGN-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1932_Ford_V-8_endurance_test">1932 Ford V-8 endurance test</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rosamond,_California&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1932 Ford V-8 endurance test"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 1932, racing driver <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Pullen" title="Eddie Pullen">Eddie Pullen</a> and his team demonstrated the endurance of the newly developed <a href="/wiki/Ford_flathead_V8_engine" title="Ford flathead V8 engine">Ford V-8 engine</a>, by driving a Ford V-8, <a href="/wiki/1932_Ford" title="1932 Ford">model 18</a>, <span class="nowrap"> </span>33,301 miles (53,593 km) in 33 days, in the Mojave desert near Rosamond.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The average speed was 42 miles per hour (68 km/h) over course of 82 miles (132 km) of difficult desert terrain, where temperatures were as high as 114 °F (46 °C). Fuel consumption averaged 19.64 miles per U.S. gallon (8.35 km/L).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rosamond,_California&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rosamond sits in the northern end of the <a href="/wiki/Antelope_Valley" title="Antelope Valley">Antelope Valley</a>, the westernmost valley of the <a href="/wiki/Mojave_Desert" title="Mojave Desert">Mojave Desert</a>. Because the elevation is 2,000 to 3,000 feet (610 to 910 m) above sea level, the area, like the other parts of the Mojave Desert region, is referred to as <i>the High Desert</i>. Some cities and communities within the trading area of Rosamond include Lancaster, Palmdale, <a href="/wiki/Hi_Vista,_California" title="Hi Vista, California">Hi Vista</a>, Roosevelt, Redman, <a href="/wiki/Lake_Los_Angeles,_California" title="Lake Los Angeles, California">Lake Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quartz_Hill,_California" title="Quartz Hill, California">Quartz Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ridgecrest,_California" title="Ridgecrest, California">Ridgecrest</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clarita,_California" title="Santa Clarita, California">Santa Clarita</a>. Residents of these desert cities and unincorporated communities share <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Highway" title="Sierra Highway">Sierra Highway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Angeles_Forest_Highway" title="Angeles Forest Highway">Angeles Forest Highway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Angeles_Crest_Highway" title="Angeles Crest Highway">Angeles Crest Highway</a> (<a href="/wiki/California_State_Route_2" title="California State Route 2">State Route 2</a>), and the <a href="/wiki/Antelope_Valley_Freeway" class="mw-redirect" title="Antelope Valley Freeway">Antelope Valley Freeway</a> (<a href="/wiki/State_Route_14_(California)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Route 14 (California)">State Route 14</a>) for commutes to the <a href="/wiki/San_Fernando_Valley" title="San Fernando Valley">San Fernando Valley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Basin" title="Los Angeles Basin">Los Angeles Basin</a> in order to get to work. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Willow_Springs,_Kern_County,_California" title="Willow Springs, Kern County, California">Willow Springs</a> lies west of central Rosamond and was a watering hole for stagecoach travelers for generations, though its springs have dried up. <a href="/wiki/Willow_Springs_Raceway" class="mw-redirect" title="Willow Springs Raceway">Willow Springs Raceway</a> is nearby, which hosts a variety of motor racing events, attracting people from all over Southern California and beyond. </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the CDP has a total area of 52.336 square miles (135.550 km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 52.121 square miles (134.993 km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.215 square miles (0.557 km<sup>2</sup>) of it (0.41%) is water. The Census Bureau definition of the area may not precisely correspond to the local understanding of the historical area of the community.<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rosamond,_California&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010">2010</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rosamond,_California&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2010"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010 census</a> Rosamond had a population of 18,150. The population density was 346.8 inhabitants per square mile (133.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of Rosamond was 11,294 (62.2%) White, 1,476 (8.1%) African American, 221 (1.2%) Native American, 658 (3.6%) Asian, 66 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 3,258 (18.0%) from other races, and 1,177 (6.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,230 persons (34.3%)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The census reported that 18,145 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 5 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. </p><p>There were 6,197 households, 2,603 (42.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,254 (52.5%) were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">opposite-sex married couples</a> living together, 843 (13.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 390 (6.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 432 (7.0%) <a href="/wiki/POSSLQ" title="POSSLQ">unmarried opposite-sex partnerships</a>, and 40 (0.6%) <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_partnerships" class="mw-redirect" title="Same-sex partnerships">same-sex married couples or partnerships</a>. 1,317 households (21.3%) were one person and 342 (5.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.93. There were 4,487 families (72.4% of households); the average family size was 3.43. </p><p>The age distribution was 5,290 people (29.1%) under the age of 18, 1,956 people (10.8%) aged 18 to 24, 4,708 people (25.9%) aged 25 to 44, 4,716 people (26.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,480 people (8.2%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 32.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males. </p><p>There were 6,968 housing units at an average density of 133.1 per square mile, of the occupied units 4,202 (67.8%) were owner-occupied and 1,995 (32.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 12.7%. 12,388 people (68.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,757 people (31.7%) lived in rental housing units. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000">2000</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rosamond,_California&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2000"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 United States Census">2000 census</a> there were 14,349 people, 4,988 households, and 3,626 families in the CDP. The population density was 274.7 inhabitants per square mile (106.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 5,597 housing units at an average density of 107.2 per square mile (41.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census#2000_census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">racial makeup</a> of the CDP was 72.0% White, 6.6% Black or African American, 1.3% Native American, 3.0% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 11.7% from other races, and 5.2% from two or more races.<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of the 4,988 households 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 21.9% of households were one person and 6.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.38. </p><p>The age distribution was 32.9% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males. </p><p>The median household income was $42,307 and the median family income was $46,918. Males had a median income of $42,484 versus $26,745 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,440. About 11.6% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rosamond,_California&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are five schools in Rosamond: Rosamond Elementary School, West Park Elementary School, Tropico Middle School, Rosamond High School and Rare Earth High School (alternative education).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There also was a special education schooling facility that went by the name "Ascend Academy". It got defunded by the Southern Kern Unified School District (SKUSD) in mid-2019. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rosamond,_California&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rosamond sits along the <a href="/wiki/California_State_Route_14" title="California State Route 14">California State Route 14</a>, also known as the Antelope Highway, providing direct access to Los Angeles to the south and <a href="/wiki/Mojave,_California" title="Mojave, California">Mojave</a> to the north. </p><p>Bus service from Rosamond to <a href="/wiki/Bakersfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Bakersfield">Bakersfield</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_California" title="Lancaster, California">Lancaster</a> is provided by <a href="/wiki/Kern_Transit" title="Kern Transit">Kern Transit</a>. The nearest <a href="/wiki/Metrolink_(California)" title="Metrolink (California)">Metrolink</a> station is located about 15 minutes south in <a href="/wiki/Lancaster_station_(California)" title="Lancaster station (California)">Lancaster</a>. Expansion of the <a href="/wiki/Metrolink_(California)" title="Metrolink (California)">Metrolink</a> train north to Rosamond has been discussed in a 2012 Kern County Council of Governments report.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rosamond,_California&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kay_Ryan" title="Kay Ryan">Kay Ryan</a>, poet and writer<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Quade" title="John Quade">John Quade</a>, actor</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rosamond,_California&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 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href="/wiki/Bakersfield,_California" title="Bakersfield, California"><span>Bakersfield</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FCC200;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_California" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in California">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arvin,_California" title="Arvin, California">Arvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bakersfield,_California" title="Bakersfield, California">Bakersfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_City,_California" title="California City, California">California City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delano,_California" title="Delano, California">Delano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maricopa,_California" title="Maricopa, California">Maricopa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McFarland,_California" title="McFarland, California">McFarland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridgecrest,_California" title="Ridgecrest, California">Ridgecrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shafter,_California" title="Shafter, California">Shafter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taft,_California" title="Taft, California">Taft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tehachapi,_California" title="Tehachapi, California">Tehachapi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wasco,_California" title="Wasco, California">Wasco</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Kern County map"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Map_of_California_highlighting_Kern_County.svg/87px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Kern_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Map_of_California_highlighting_Kern_County.svg/130px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Kern_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Map_of_California_highlighting_Kern_County.svg/174px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Kern_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054" /></span><figcaption>Kern County map</figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FCC200;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDPs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alta_Sierra,_Kern_County,_California" title="Alta Sierra, Kern County, California">Alta Sierra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bakersfield_Country_Club,_California_(CDP)" title="Bakersfield Country Club, California (CDP)">Bakersfield Country Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bear_Valley_Springs,_California" title="Bear Valley Springs, California">Bear Valley Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benton_Park,_California" title="Benton Park, California">Benton Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bodfish,_California" title="Bodfish, California">Bodfish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boron,_California" title="Boron, California">Boron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buttonwillow,_California" title="Buttonwillow, California">Buttonwillow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casa_Loma,_Kern_County,_California" title="Casa Loma, Kern County, California">Casa Loma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_Strip,_California" title="Cherokee Strip, California">Cherokee Strip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Lake_Acres,_California" title="China Lake Acres, California">China Lake Acres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choctaw_Valley,_California" title="Choctaw Valley, California">Choctaw Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cottonwood,_Kern_County,_California" title="Cottonwood, Kern County, California">Cottonwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derby_Acres,_California" title="Derby Acres, California">Derby Acres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Di_Giorgio,_California" title="Di Giorgio, California">Di Giorgio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Acres,_California" title="Dustin Acres, California">Dustin Acres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Bakersfield,_California" title="East Bakersfield, California">East Bakersfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Niles,_California" title="East Niles, California">East Niles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edison,_California" title="Edison, California">Edison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmundson_Acres,_California" title="Edmundson Acres, California">Edmundson Acres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base,_California_(CDP)" class="mw-redirect" title="Edwards Air Force Base, California (CDP)">Edwards AFB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Adobe,_California" title="El Adobe, California">El Adobe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairfax,_Kern_County,_California" title="Fairfax, Kern County, California">Fairfax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fellows,_California" title="Fellows, California">Fellows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_City,_California" title="Ford City, California">Ford City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frazier_Park,_California" title="Frazier Park, California">Frazier Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuller_Acres,_California" title="Fuller Acres, California">Fuller Acres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glennville,_California" title="Glennville, California">Glennville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goodmanville,_California" title="Goodmanville, California">Goodmanville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Hills,_California" title="Golden Hills, California">Golden Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenacres,_California" title="Greenacres, California">Greenacres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenfield,_Kern_County,_California" title="Greenfield, Kern County, California">Greenfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillcrest,_Kern_County,_California" title="Hillcrest, Kern County, California">Hillcrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inyokern,_California" title="Inyokern, California">Inyokern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johannesburg,_California" title="Johannesburg, California">Johannesburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keene,_California" title="Keene, California">Keene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kernville,_California" title="Kernville, California">Kernville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Cresta,_Kern_County,_California" title="La Cresta, Kern County, California">La Cresta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Isabella,_California" title="Lake Isabella, California">Lake Isabella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_of_the_Woods,_California" title="Lake of the Woods, California">Lake of the Woods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeside,_Kern_County,_California" title="Lakeside, Kern County, California">Lakeside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamont,_California" title="Lamont, California">Lamont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebec,_California" title="Lebec, California">Lebec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lost_Hills,_California" title="Lost Hills, California">Lost Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McKittrick,_California" title="McKittrick, California">McKittrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mettler,_California" title="Mettler, California">Mettler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_Colony,_California" title="Mexican Colony, California">Mexican Colony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mojave,_California" title="Mojave, California">Mojave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Meadows,_California" title="Mountain Meadows, California">Mountain Meadows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Mesa,_California" title="Mountain Mesa, California">Mountain Mesa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Edwards,_California" title="North Edwards, California">North Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oildale,_California" title="Oildale, California">Oildale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_River,_California" title="Old River, California">Old River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Stine,_California" title="Old Stine, California">Old Stine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olde_Stockdale,_California" title="Olde Stockdale, California">Olde Stockdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onyx,_California" title="Onyx, California">Onyx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Mountain_Club,_California" title="Pine Mountain Club, California">Pine Mountain Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potomac_Park,_California" title="Potomac Park, California">Potomac Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pumpkin_Center,_Kern_County,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Pumpkin Center, Kern County, California">Pumpkin Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randsburg,_California" title="Randsburg, California">Randsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rexland_Acres,_California" title="Rexland Acres, California">Rexland Acres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridgecrest_Heights,_California" title="Ridgecrest Heights, California">Ridgecrest Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rivergrove,_California" title="Rivergrove, California">Rivergrove</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Rosamond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosedale,_California" title="Rosedale, California">Rosedale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smith_Corner,_California" title="Smith Corner, California">Smith Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Taft,_California" title="South Taft, California">South Taft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squirrel_Mountain_Valley,_California" title="Squirrel Mountain Valley, California">Squirrel Mountain Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stallion_Springs,_California" title="Stallion Springs, California">Stallion Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stebbins,_California" title="Stebbins, California">Stebbins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taft_Heights,_California" title="Taft Heights, California">Taft Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarina,_California" title="Tarina, California">Tarina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tupman,_California" title="Tupman, California">Tupman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_Acres,_California" title="Valley Acres, California">Valley Acres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weedpatch,_California" title="Weedpatch, California">Weedpatch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weldon,_California" title="Weldon, California">Weldon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wofford_Heights,_California" title="Wofford Heights, California">Wofford Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woody,_California" title="Woody, California">Woody</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FCC200;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Unincorporated<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Actis,_California" title="Actis, California">Actis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerial_Acres,_California" title="Aerial Acres, California">Aerial Acres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bealville,_California" title="Bealville, California">Bealville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bena,_California" title="Bena, California">Bena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackwells_Corner,_California" title="Blackwells Corner, California">Blackwells Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caliente,_California" title="Caliente, California">Caliente</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canebrake,_California" title="Canebrake, California">Canebrake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cantil,_California" title="Cantil, California">Cantil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cawelo,_California" title="Cawelo, California">Cawelo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Lake,_Kern_County,_California" title="China Lake, Kern County, California">China Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claraville,_California" title="Claraville, California">Claraville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desert_Lake,_California" title="Desert Lake, California">Desert Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwards,_California" title="Edwards, California">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Famoso,_California" title="Famoso, California">Famoso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fruitvale,_Kern_County,_California" title="Fruitvale, Kern County, California">Fruitvale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grapevine,_California" title="Grapevine, California">Grapevine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gypsite,_California" title="Gypsite, California">Gypsite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Havilah,_California" title="Havilah, California">Havilah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Wells,_Kern_County,_California" title="Indian Wells, Kern County, California">Indian Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keyesville,_California" title="Keyesville, California">Keyesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lerdo,_California" title="Lerdo, California">Lerdo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loraine,_California" title="Loraine, California">Loraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midoil,_California" title="Midoil, California">Midoil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minter_Village,_California" title="Minter Village, California">Minter Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miracle_Hot_Springs,_California" title="Miracle Hot Springs, California">Miracle Hot Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Triangle,_California" title="Missouri Triangle, California">Missouri Triangle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monolith,_California" title="Monolith, California">Monolith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Shafter,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="North Shafter, California">North Shafter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oil_City,_California" title="Oil City, California">Oil City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Town,_Kern_County,_California" title="Old Town, Kern County, California">Old Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panama,_California" title="Panama, California">Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pentland,_California" title="Pentland, California">Pentland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pinon_Pines_Estates,_California&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pinon Pines Estates, California (page does not exist)">Pinon Pines Estates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pond,_California" title="Pond, California">Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reward,_Kern_County,_California" title="Reward, Kern County, California">Reward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rio_Bravo,_California" title="Rio Bravo, California">Rio Bravo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverkern,_California" title="Riverkern, California">Riverkern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saltdale,_California" title="Saltdale, California">Saltdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sand_Canyon,_Kern_County,_California" title="Sand Canyon, Kern County, California">Sand Canyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Lake,_Kern_County,_California" title="South Lake, Kern County, California">South Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spicer_City,_California" title="Spicer City, California">Spicer City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Lane,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Lane, California">Thomas Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twin_Oaks,_Kern_County,_California" title="Twin Oaks, Kern County, California">Twin Oaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheeler_Ridge,_California" title="Wheeler Ridge, California">Wheeler Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willow_Springs,_Kern_County,_California" title="Willow Springs, Kern County, California">Willow Springs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FCC200;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ghost_town" title="Ghost town">Former<br />settlements</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asphalto,_California" title="Asphalto, California">Asphalto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desert_Spring,_California" title="Desert Spring, California">Desert 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