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'''Rosamond''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Kern County, California|Kern County]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]], near the [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] county line. {{convert|20|mi|km}} north of [[Palmdale, California|Palmdale]], in the [[Antelope Valley]], the westernmost desert valley of the [[Mojave Desert]]. Rosamond is also {{convert|13|mi|km|0}} south of [[Mojave, California|Mojave]],<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|1098}}</ref> and {{convert|11|mi|km|0}} north of [[Lancaster, California|Lancaster]] at an elevation of {{Convert|2342|feet|}}.<ref name=gnis /> According to 2010 United States census data, the town population was 18,150.
The west side of town is where all the white folk live and the east side is where the African Americans live.
The Postal Service shows portions of Rosamond as having the names Tropico Village, California, named after a mine, and [[Willow Springs, Kern County, California|Willow Springs]].
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