Demographics

County Seat: Independence, California

County Area: 10,140 sq. miles

Highest Point: Mount Whitney 14,505'

Lowest Point: Badwater 282' below sea level

Land in Federal ownership: 92.0%

Land owned by City of Los Angeles: 3.9%

Land in State ownership: 2.4%

Land in private ownership: 1.7%

Population (2010 census):18,546

Households (2010 census): 7,873

Median Family Income (2010 est.): $44,808

Populated Areas

Incorporated Cities and Census Designated Places plus population as of the 2010 Census

Bishop (city) - pop. 3,879 

Big Pine - pop. 1,756

Cartago - pop. 92

Darwin - pop. 43

Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek - pop. 2,645

Furnace Creek - pop. 24

Homewood Canyon - pop. 44

Independence* - pop 669

Keeler - pop. 66

Lone Pine - pop. 2,035

Mesa - pop. 251

Olancha - pop. 192

Pearsonville - pop. 17

Round Valley - pop. 435

Shoshone - pop. 31

Tecopa - pop. 150

Trona - pop. 18

Valley Wells - pop. 0

West Bishop - pop. 2,607

Wilkerson - pop. 563

All others - pop. 3,029