Ridgecrest Wedding

Ridgecrest, incorporated as a city in 1963 as Crumville, is located in the Indian Wells Valley in northeastern Kern County, California adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. It is the only incorporated city in Kern County along US 395. The population was 24,927 at the 2000 census.

Ridgecrest is located at 353715N, 1174033W (35.620932, -117.675749)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 55.6 km (21.5 mi). 54.7 km (21.1 mi) of it is land and 0.9 km (0.3 mi) of it (1.54%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 24,927 people, 9,826 households, and 6,691 families residing in the city. The population density was 455.5/km (1,179.9/mi). There were 11,309 housing units at an average density of 206.6/km (535.3/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 82.02% White, 3.53% Black or African American, 1.08% Native American, 3.88% Asian, 0.58% Pacific Islander, 4.93% from other races, and 3.98% from two or more races. 12.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.