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San Bernardino has gone by many nicknames in its short history. Of these, ''San Berdoo'' or ''Berdoo'' is the most common but is considered by some derogatory. Others include ''Gate City'' (to reflect its proximity to Los Angeles ), ''City on the Move'' (used in the 1970s ), and most recently ''The Heartbeat of Route 66 ''.


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GEOGRAPHY

San Bernardino is located at 34°7'46" North, 117°17'35" West (34.129510, -117.293150).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 153.5 Km&2 (59.2 Mi&2 ). 152.3 km&2 (58.8 mi&2) of it is land and 1.1 km&2 (0.4 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.74% water.


CRIME

San Bernardino is ranked among Top 25 Most Dangerous cities in the nation. It was #16 most dangerous in ' rate, 13.9 per pop. 100,000, San Bernardino's Murder rate is relatively high.



DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the census of 2000, there are 185,401 people, 56,330 households, and 41,120 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,217.2/km&2 (3,152.4/mi&2). There are 63,535 housing units at an average density of 417.1/km&2 (1,080.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city is 48.48% of the population are Hispanic,17.41% African American, 28.9% White, 1.40% Native American, 4.19% Asian, 0.37% Pacific Islander, 27.12% from other races, and 5.28% from two or more races.

There are 56,330 households out of which 44.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% are married couples living together, 21.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% are non-families. 21.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.19 and the average family size is 3.72.

In the city the population is spread out with 35.2% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 28 years. For every 100 females there are 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $31,140, and the median income for a family is $33,357. Males have a median income of $30,847 versus $25,782 for females. The per capita income for the city is $12,925. 27.6% of the population and 23.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 36.2% of those under the age of 18 and 11.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.


FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM SAN BERNARDINO



TRIVIA

  • Site of first McDonald's restaurant

  • Famed British disc jockey John Peel worked at local radio station KMEN in the mid-1960s

  • Burial place of guitarist Randy Rhoads

  • Site of Mick Jones' last performance with British Punk band The Clash

  • Mentioned in Nat King Cole's song "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66"

  • The city hosts the Inland Empire 66ers baseball club of the California League .

  • Sammy Davis Jr was involved in a world famous car accident where he lost his eye in 1954. He was treated at a local hospital and soon converted to Judaism

  • Will Rogers final public appearance was at the California Theatre in 1935.

  • The Rolling Stones made their U.S. Concert Debut (though they had other, promotional dates first {Link without Title} at the Swing Auditorium on June 5, 1964.

  • The first line of the Mark Knopfler song "Boom Like That" is 'I'm going down to San Bernardino,' a reference to Ray Kroc's visit to the first McDonald's.

  • Mentioned in Bugs Bunny cartoons often

  • Mentioned on an episode of The Simpsons

  • "San Ber'dino" was the title of a song written by Frank Zappa and appeared on the album "One Size Fits All".

  • San Bernardino is also mentioned in the Eagles Of Death Metal song "San Berdoo Sunburn" of their debut album "Peace, Love And Death Metal".



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