Manhole Covers of Inyokern, Kern County, California
Created 3 June 2006
This page was last updated on 23 November 2008
All photos copyrighted by David L. Magney 2006
Inyokern is a small desert (unincorporated) town on State Route 395, a few miles east of State Route 14 in northeastern corner of Kern County, in the Indian Wells Valley. Mining was the primary industry supporting Inyokern, now home for families of Navy personel stationed at China Lake Naval Air Station (NAS). Inyokern has railroad tracks (Southern Pacific Railroad - no longer in use) passing through to the Owens Valley. Inyokern is named in the recognition that it occurs near the Kern/Inyo County line, which occurs a few miles to the north. Inyokern was established in 1909. Inyokern has a population of 984 at the time of the 2000 census, in 418 households with 270 families. It is almost entirely populated by whites, with Native American and Hispanic residents consisting almost 5% and 6.5% of the population, respectively. The median household income is $35,046. The per capita income for the Inyokern census tract was $21,707. It has the oldest (mostly) continuously used drag strip, and is served by the Inyokern Airport, which was first a military base established during World War II. More details about Inyokern can be found at Inyokern Info.
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