California City
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California City is a planned community in California’s Mojave Desert known for its large land area, sparse population, and grid of mostly undeveloped streets.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California City canonical | 3 |
| City of California City | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
planned community ⓘ |
| areaCode |
442
ⓘ
760 ⓘ |
| climate | arid climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Kern County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2400 feet
ⓘ
approximately 730 meters ⓘ |
| founder | Nathan Mendelsohn ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureClass | civil ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager government ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
grid of mostly undeveloped streets
ⓘ
large land area ⓘ sparse population ⓘ |
| hasMayorCouncilForm | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
California City Correctional Facility
ⓘ
extensive street grid visible from the air ⓘ large platted but undeveloped subdivisions ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName |
California City
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
City of California City
|
| hasParksAndRecreation | Central Park with lake and golf course ⓘ |
| hasStreetLayout | rectangular grid ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsCity | 1965 ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
being one of the largest cities by area in California
ⓘ
having many paved and unpaved streets with few houses ⓘ |
| isPartOfMetropolitanArea | Bakersfield–Delano area (broad regional context) ⓘ |
| landUsePattern | predominantly undeveloped residential lots ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Edwards Air Force Base
ⓘ
Lancaster, California ⓘ Mojave Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Mojave
|
| originalPurpose | large-scale new town development ⓘ |
| partOf |
High Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
High Desert region of California
|
| populationDensity | low ⓘ |
| postalCode | 93505 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
corrections
ⓘ
residential real estate ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| region |
Southern California
ⓘ
surface form:
southern California
|
| roadAccess |
California State Route 14
ⓘ
California State Route 58 ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| timeZoneDST |
Pacific Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Daylight Time
|
| transportInfrastructure | California City Municipal Airport ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningStyle | mid-20th-century master-planned development ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
City of California City