Victorville California

Victorville is called the 'Key City of the High Desert'. It is located between Barstow and San Bernardino and generally accessed via Interstate 15. Victorville is a major 'pit stop' city on the I-15 corridor as it is located about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Victorville is the anchor community of the Victor Valley which includes up to 300,000 residents. It is named Victorville after Jacob Nash Victor who was a construction superintendent for the California Southern Railroad. History: On January 18, 1886 a town plan was drawn up and 'Victor' was started. In 1901, the named was changed to Victorville because there was another Victor in Colorado. In 1926, Victorville was on Route 66 and this was its main access until Interstate 15 was built. There is now an 'Old Town Victorville' which features small shops, Antiques shops and the Route 66 Museum. Statistics: Victorville was incorporated on September 21, 1962. The elevation is 2,875 FASL. The population as of 2004 is 77,881. The square miles of Victorville are 74.16. Victorville's Weather: Period of Record : 7/ 1/1948 to 3/31/2004 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Average Max. Temperature (F) 58.5 62.2 66.8 73.6 81.9 91.3 97.9 97.0 91.1 80.6 67.5 59.2 77.3 Average Min. Temperature (F) 30.4 33.6 37.0 41.7 48.0 54.6 61.2 60.4 54.8 45.0 35.5 29.7 44.3 Average Total Precipitation (in.) 1.00 0.98 0.83 0.34 0.16 0.05 0.15 0.19 0.28 0.25 0.50 0.70 5.43

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