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GOVERNMENT

Yucca Valley is governed by a ''town council'' whose mayor As Of 2006 is Paul Cook.


EDUCATION

There are several schools in Yucca Valley. Public elementary schools include Yucca Valley Elementary School and Onaga Elementary School. The public middle school in Yucca Valley is La Contenta Middle School. The only public high school is Yucca Valley High School . A Private School in Yucca Valley is Our Lady of the Desert, a christian school for grades K-12; as well as Joshua Springs, which is a K-12 Private School . Adult Tutor ing is also available in Yucca Valley, with tutoring information available at the Yucca Valley Public Library.


RECREATION

Yucca Valley has several parks, most of which are at schools, with the exception of the Community Center parks. The town is home to one Bowling Alley , one Movie Theater and one Internet Cafe . Nearby Joshua Tree National Park provides many outdoor activities, such as Rock Climbing and Hiking .


Grubstakes Day

This local festival is celebrated on the Saturday before Memorial Day . On that day there is a Parade , a Carnival , and a Rodeo .


TRANSPORTATION

Yucca Valley is served by two California State Routes: California State Route 62 and California State Route 247 . CA Route 247 begins and ends at its "T" intersection with CA Route 62 in the middle of town.


GEOGRAPHY

Yucca Valley is located at 34°7'34" North, 116°24'59" West (34.126041, -116.416463).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 103.7 Km&2 (40.0 Mi&2 ). 103.7 km&2 (40.0 mi&2) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 16,865 people, 6,949 households, and 4,489 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 162.7/km&2 (421.3/mi&2). There were 7,952 housing units at an average density of 76.7/km&2 (198.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 87.26% White , 2.25% African American , 1.35% Native American , 1.29% Asian , 0.30% Pacific Islander , 4.58% from Other Races , and 2.98% from two or more races. 11.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,949 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were Married Couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,420, and the median income for a family was $36,650. Males had a median income of $35,037 versus $25,234 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $16,020. 19.5% of the population and 16.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 27.3% of those under the age of 18 and 9.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


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