Palmdale, California
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Palmdale is the largest city in the desert area of California. It has a population of 143,227 and is the 6th largest city in Los Angeles County. It is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. It has a population of 480,238 if you include the suburbs around it.
Even though Palmdale is in Los Angeles County, it is not connected to the larger Los Angeles population area. It is separated from it by a mountain range called the San Gabriel Mountains that are over 40 miles wide and almost 2 miles high overall.
Palmdale is the home of several airplanes used by NASA and the Air Force, giving it the nickname of "the aerospace capital of America."
Palmdale is the largest city in the United States without a hospital.
Palmdale Airport has one airline called Scenic Airlines that flies to Las Vegas, Nevada everyday.
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