Chapter 5 - political geography

Much of the land in the Mojave Desert is under the management of the National Park System. The Mojave National Preserve was protected by the The Desert Protection Act. This transferred the land from the Bureau of Land Management to the National Parks.

I chose the small town of Mojave to illustrate an example of local government.
Mojave is located in Kern County and is an unincorporated community. Mojave is represented by Supervisor Don Maben in Supervisorial District Two. Mojave also has a town council which is volunteer. There is a Chamber of Commerce as well.

Services
Mojave Unified School District – High School, Middle School, Elementary School
Mojave Airport
Elected officials – California 93501

Population in July 2007: 4,570.
Males: 2,319
(50.8%)
Females: 2,251
(49.2%)

Median resident age:
32.4 years
California median age:
33.3 years
Zip codes: 93501.
Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,900 (it was $24,761 in 2000)
Mojave
$32,900
California:
$59,948
Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $155,500 (it was $56,500 in 2000)
Mojave
$155,500
California:
$532,300
Races in Mojave:
White Non-Hispanic (59.7%)
Hispanic (28.3%)
Other race (18.1%)
Black (5.6%)
Two or more races (5.3%)
American Indian (2.7%)
Asian Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
2008 cost of living index in Mojave: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
http://www.city-data.com/city/Mojave-California.html
President • George Bush (R)Senators • Dianne Feinstein (D) • Barbara Boxer (D)Representatives • Kevin McCarthy (R-22) Governor • Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)Senate • Roy Ashburn (R-18)Assembly
• Jean Fuller (R-32)
www.mojave.ca.us/government_IL.htm - 4k
http://www.mojavedesertlandtrust.org/inholdings.html