Bishop, California
Location in Inyo County and the state of California
Coordinates: 37°21′54″N 118°23′42″W / 37.365, -118.395
Country	United States
State	California
County	Inyo
Area
- Total	1. Inyo County is located in east-central California in the southwestern United States, on the east side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and south of Yosemite California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The US state of California is divided into fifty-eight counties. Inyo County is located in east-central California in the southwestern United States, on the east side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and south of Yosemite Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 8 sq mi (4. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²)
- Land	1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi (4. 5 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	4,147 ft (1,264 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,575
- Density	1,986. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (794. 4/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	93514-93515
Area code(s)	760
FIPS code	06-06798
GNIS feature ID	0277475

Bishop is a city in Inyo County, California, USA. The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks ImageArea_code_760png|right|Map of California area codes in Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout US Route 395 is a US Route in the western United States. The southern terminus of the route is in the Mojave Desert at Interstate 15 near Inyo County is located in east-central California in the southwestern United States, on the east side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and south of Yosemite California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The population was 3,575 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Bishop Creek, flowing out of the Sierra Nevada: the creek was named after Samuel Addison Bishop, a settler in the Owens Valley. The Sierra Nevada ( Spanish for "Snowy Range" is a Mountain range located in the U Owens Valley is the arid valley of the Owens River in southeastern California in the United States.

Bishop is known as the "Mule Capital of the World" and a week long festival called Mule Days has been held since 1969 on the week of Memorial Day, celebrating the contributions of pack mules to the area. The festival attracts many tourists, primarily from the Southern California area.

Bishop is well known in the rock climbing community. Rock climbing is a Sport in which participants climb up or across natural rock formations or man-made rock walls with the goal of reaching the Near the city are numerous climbing spots that attract visitors from around the world.

Bishop was the home of Galen Rowell, and his wife Barbara, before their untimely death at the Eastern Sierra Regional Airport. Galen Avery Rowell ( August 23, 1940 &ndash August 11, 2002) was a noted wilderness photographer and climber. Eastern Sierra Regional Airport is a public-use Airport located two Nautical miles (4 km) east of the Central business district of Stuntman and NASCAR driver Stanton Barrett also calls Bishop home. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Stanton Barrett (born December 1, 1972 in Bishop California) is a NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series driver and Matt Williams, former Major League Baseball 3rd baseman and slugger, was also born in Bishop. Matthew Derrick "Matt" Williams (born November 28, 1965 in Bishop California) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman

The actor Robert Bray, who portrayed forest ranger Corey Stuart in CBS's Lassie from 1964-1968 and Simon Kane in ABC's Stagecoach West from 1960-1961, retired to Bishop, where he died in 1983 at the age of sixty-five. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Robert E Bray (October 23 1917 &ndash March 7 1983 was a Film and Television Actor probably best remembered for his role as the Forest ranger A Park ranger is a person in lead of protecting and preserving parklands - national state or provincial parks CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Lassie is an Emmy Award -winning American Television series that follows the adventures of a female rough collie named Lassie The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Stagecoach West is a highly-acclaimed Western Dramatic Television series which ran for only thirty-eight episodes on the ABC network Former child actor Richard Eyer, who played Bray's son in Stagecoach West, is a teacher in Bishop. The term child actor is generally applied to a Child Acting in motion pictures or Television, but also to an Adult Richard Ross Eyer (born May 6 1945, in Santa Monica California) is a Third grade Teacher in the Bishop California foothills In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or

The town is the nearest town to Deep Springs College. Deep Springs is a private, all-male, alternative college in Deep Springs California

Contents 1 Geography and Climate 2 Demographics 3 Politics 4 References 5 Image gallery 6 External links

Geography and Climate

Bishop lies at the northern end of the Owens Valley. Owens Valley is the arid valley of the Owens River in southeastern California in the United States.

It is on U.S. Route 395, the main north-south artery through the Owens Valley, connecting the Inland Empire to Reno, Nevada. In the US state of California, US Route 395 is a route which traverses from Interstate 15 near the southern city limits of Hesperia, north The Inland Empire is a region mainly located in the Riverside and San Bernardino counties of Southern California and generally encompasses the US 395 also connects Bishop to Los Angeles via State Route 14 through Palmdale. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West State Route 14 is a north-south State highway largely in the Mojave Desert of the U Palmdale, the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city (on August 24, 1962 Bishop is also the western terminus of U.S. Route 6. In the US state of California, US Route 6 is a short segment in the state from Bishop to the Nevada state Line The Paiute tribe controls land just west of the town.

Bishop is immediately to the east of the Sierra Nevada. The Sierra Nevada ( Spanish for "Snowy Range" is a Mountain range located in the U Numerous peaks are within a short distance of Bishop, including Mount Humphreys (13,986'), White Mountain Peak (14,242') is visible to the northeast. Mount Humphreys is a peak of the Sierra Nevada in Inyo County White Mountain, or White Mountain Peak, is the highest peak of the White Mountains of the US state of California.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 8 square miles (4. 5 km²), all of it land.

Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rec High °F	77	81	87	93	102	109	110	107	112	97	84	78
Norm High °F	53. 6	58. 4	64. 3	72. 1	81. 2	91. 5	97. 9	95. 8	87. 6	76	62. 4	54. 3
Norm Low °F	22. 4	26. 4	31	36	43. 7	50. 7	55. 7	53. 7	46. 9	37. 1	27. 1	21. 6
Rec Low °F	-7	-2	9	15	25	29	34	37	26	16	5	-8
Precip (in)	0. 88	0. 97	0. 62	0. 24	0. 26	0. 21	0. 17	0. 13	0. 28	0. 2	0. 44	0. 62
Source: USTravelWeather. com [1]

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 3,575 people, 1,684 households, and 831 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,042. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5 people per square mile (788. 8/km²). There were 1,867 housing units at an average density of 1,066. 7/sq mi (411. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84. 62% White, 0. 20% Black or African American, 2. 04% Native American, 1. 26% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 6. 49% from other races, and 5. 37% from two or more races. 17. 37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent, which comprises ancestry or origins in Hispanic America

There were 1,684 households out of which 26. 2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33. 5% were married couples living together, 11. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50. 6% were non-families. 44. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 08 and the average family size was 2. 93.

In the city the population was spread out with 24. 2% under the age of 18, 7. 3% from 18 to 24, 26. 5% from 25 to 44, 22. 8% from 45 to 64, and 19. 2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91. 8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90. 0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,338, and the median income for a family was $34,423. Income, refers to consumption opportunity gained by an entity within a specified time frame which is generally expressed in monetary terms Males had a median income of $23,433 versus $24,545 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,660. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 14. 0% of families and 16. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 0% of those under age 18 and 6. 0% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature Bishop is located in the 18th Senate District, represented by Republican Roy Ashburn, and in the 18th Assembly District, represented by Republican Bill Maze. The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. Roy Arthur Ashburn (born March 21 1954 in Long Beach California) is the California State Senator representing the 18th District which includes The California State Assembly is the Lower house of the California State Legislature. Bill Maze was first elected in November 2002 to represent California's 34th Assembly District which includes Tulare County, Inyo County, Kern County, and Federally, Bishop is located in California's 25th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +7^[2] and is represented by Republican Buck McKeon. California's 25th congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County and extends out to broad stretches of interior California along the Nevada border The Cook Partisan Voting Index ( CPVI) sometimes referred to as simply the Partisan Voting Index ( PVI) is a measurement of how strongly an American Howard Philip "Buck" McKeon (born September 9 1938) an American politician has been a Republican member of the United

References

Image gallery

Bishop municipal welcome banner.

Mural along Bishop's main drag.

External links

• Bishop Community/Information Webpage
• Bishop travel guide from Wikitravel

• Bishop, California is at coordinates 37°21′54″N 118°23′42″W / 37.365087, -118.394896 (Bishop, California)Coordinates: 37°21′54″N 118°23′42″W / 37.365087, -118.394896 (Bishop, California)

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