Adelanto, California

Adelanto was founded in 1915 by E.

The name Adelanto means 'progress' or 'advance' in Spanish, and was first given to the post office that was established on the site in 1917.

As the wartime emergency developed early in 1941, the Victorville Army Air Field was established with land within the Adelanto sphere of influence.

In September 1950, the airfield was named George Air Force Base in honor of the late Brigadier General Harold H.

Adelanto continued as a "community services district" until 1970 when the city incorporated, and Adelanto became San Bernardino County's then smallest city.

Adelanto had a card room called the Hi Desert Casino which operated from 1975 to 1997.

census; and then as a city in the 1980 United States census.

The openings of several area prisons began in 1991, and the city government approved the construction of two private prisons.

The city became a charter city in November 1992.

Until 1999, fire protection was provided by the city's own fire department.

While most of California has seen property values rise to historic highs, much of the Victor Valley region has yet to recover to the 2006 peak.

Like neighboring Victorville, Adelanto suffered severely from the collapse of real estate values after the 2008 financial crisis.

The former regional station (next to the Victorville Courthouse), serving unincorporated areas of the Victor Valley, was consolidated into the Adelanto Station in 2009.

In 2013, they closed a fire station and laid off a quarter of the town's staff.

The city, as of 2016, collects $160,000 annually in total from the prisons within the city limits.

For the 2017 season, the Pecos League established the High Desert Yardbirds to fill the void at Adelanto Stadium.

By 2019, two cannabis dispensaries were serving recreational users as the city council considered proposed changes to the city's cannabis laws to generate additional revenue to ...

=== 2023 estimates === According to the 2023 American Community Survey, the median household income was $68,419, and the per capita income was $19,480.