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Inyo County (/ ˈ ɪ n j oʊ / ⓘ) is a county in the eastern central part of the U.S. state of California, located between the Sierra Nevada and the state of Nevada. In the 2020 census , the population was 19,016. [ 10 ]
San Diego Police officers confer with FEMA Administrator David Paulison during the October 2007 California wildfires.. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 509 law enforcement agencies exist in the U.S. state of California, employing 79,431 sworn police officers—about 217 for each 100,000 residents.
Inyo County: 027: Independence: 1866: Mono and Tulare: Exact etymology disputed; early settlers believed Inyo to be the native name for area mountains, but it may be the name of a Mono Indian leader. General Law 18,527: 10,192 sq mi (26,397 km 2) Kern County: 029: Bakersfield: 1866: Los Angeles and Tulare: Edward Kern, cartographer for John C ...
Independence is an unincorporated, census-designated place and the county seat of Inyo County, California. Independence is located 41 miles (66 km) south-southeast of Bishop, [4] at an elevation of 3930 feet (1198 m). [2] The population of this census-designated place was 669 at the 2010 census, up from 574 at the 2000 census.
In December 2015, press reports indicated Kern County law enforcement officers killed more people per capita than any other county in the United States. [15] In May 2015, it was reported that the Kern Country Sheriff's Department settled two civil lawsuits in five days in misconduct cases.
Vero said payroll and health insurance represented 64.4% of county general fund expenses in 2023 compared to 63.5% in 2022, calling the slight increase good news. “We knew health insurance ...
Lone Pine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States, [2] located 16 mi (26 km) south-southeast of Independence. [4] The population was 2,035 at the 2010 census, up from 1,655 at the 2000 census.
Laws (formerly Station and Bishop Depot) [3] is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California. [1] Laws is located 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Bishop on U.S. Route 6 , towards the Nevada state line.