Editing Apple Valley, California

{{Short description|Town in California, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Apple Valley, California
| named_for              = The [[apple]] [[orchard]]s grown during the town's founding
| settlement_type        = [[List of municipalities in California|Town]]
| nickname               = "Apple of the Desert"
| motto                  = "A Better Way of Life"

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| leader_name            = [[Mayor]] Scott Nassif, <br/> [[Mayor Pro Tem]] Curt Emick, <br/> Art Bishop, <br/> Larry Cusack, and <br/> Kari Leon
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'''Apple Valley''' is an incorporated town in the [[Victor Valley]] of [[San Bernardino County, California]], United States. Its population was 75,791 as of the [[2020 United States census]]. The town is east of and adjoining to the neighboring cities of [[Victorville, California|Victorville]] and [[Hesperia, California|Hesperia]], {{Convert|35|mi|km}} south of [[Barstow, California|Barstow]], and {{Convert|49|mi|km}} north of [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]] through the [[Cajon Pass]]. It was incorporated on November 14, 1988, and is one of the 22 [[List of cities in California|incorporated municipalities]] in California that use "town" in their names instead of "city".

==History==
For centuries, Apple Valley was populated by [[Shoshonean]], [[Northern Paiute|Paiute]], [[Vanyume]], [[Chemehuevi]], and [[Serrano (people)|Serrano]] who were attracted to the water and vegetation around the Mojave River. The [[Mojave people]] came later and were the tribal group encountered in 1542 by a detachment of Coronado's men. These were the first Spanish to come to the Mojave desert.

[[Pedro Fages]] came through the area in 1772, looking for deserters. Father [[Francisco Garcés]] spent time in the area in 1776. He was on good terms with local tribes. He killed one of his mules to feed a group of starving Vanyumes. Garcés established a trail across the Mojave to the Colorado River passing through the Apple Valley area.

The area was explored by various Spanish gold seekers in the 18th and 19th centuries. [[Jedediah Smith]] established the Old Spanish Trail through the southern Mojave and Cajon Pass. Smith was in the area in 1826 and again in 1827.<ref name="Ellsworh A Sylvester 1974, pg 125">Apple Valley-Crossroads of the Desert by Ellsworh A Sylvester, San Bernardino County Museum Commemorative Edition, Allen=Greendale Publishers, Redlands, CA. 1974, pg 125</ref>

Throughout the 19th century, Apple Valley became a thoroughfare of people traveling to Southern California for various reasons. Ute horse thieves, led by Chief Walkara, brought through an estimated 100,000 horses from their raids on the Lugo Rancho and [[San Gabriel Mission]].

In 1848, members of the [[Mormon Battalion]], mustered out of the U.S. Army after constructing the first wagon road across the southwest to San Diego and up to Los Angeles, brought 135 mules and the first wagon through the Cajon Pass up through the Mojave River Valley on the way to the [[Salt Lake Valley]]. Battalion leader [[Jefferson Hunt]] and a crew of cowboys followed the trail with the first cattle drive from Southern California to hungry members of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in present-day Utah. Hunt led a Latter-day Saint group of settlers to the San Bernardino Valley in 1851.

In 1885, the railroad came northward through the Cajon Pass and established a train stop, calling it Victor (Victorville) on the Mojave River in the area then known as Mormon Crossing. John Brown helped build some of the first roads through Apple Valley, opening up freight and stagecoach travel from the mining camps at Gold Mountain and Holcomb Valley to the railroad. In the 1860s, LaFayette Mecham built the wagon road, a short-cut across the desert, now known as Stoddard Wells Road. Over the next few decades, Victorville boomed as the commercial center of the area with gold refineries, quarries, and dance halls and saloons, while Apple Valley remained more pastoral with ranches and apple orchards.

The Apple Valley name was officially recognized when a post office was established in 1949.<ref name=gudde>{{cite book|first=Erwin|last=Gudde| author2 =William Bright |title=California Place Names|year=2004|edition=Fourth|publisher=University of California Press|page=15|isbn=978-0-520-24217-3}}</ref>

One well-known apple orchard was owned by Max Ihmsen, publisher of the ''Los Angeles Examiner'' newspaper. In 1915, he developed {{convert|320|acre|km2}} of apples and pears. The fame of Apple Valley spread as Ihmsen's fruit won many agricultural awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.applevalley.org/Index.aspx?page=587 |title=Town of Apple Valley : Through the Decades |publisher=Applevalley.org |access-date=February 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628233305/http://www.applevalley.org/Index.aspx?page=587 |archive-date=June 28, 2014 }}</ref> In the late 1930s, Ihmsen's son-in-law, Cal Godshall, took over the business operations and made the ranch famous as the birthplace of California college rodeo with the first intercollegiate rodeo competition held in the United States.

Apple farming in the area started to decline about the time Ihmsen Ranch fruit production was at its prime. Water rates shot up with a switch to electric pumps. World War I took owners and workers away with the draft. During the Great Depression, many families left the mostly agricultural area looking for work. Washington and British Columbia apple growers had lower prices because they shipped their produce by river transportation, whereas Apple Valley apples were transported by rail or by truck. A series of outbreaks of a virulent fungal infection coupled with frost, heat, and hail in 1944, 1945, and 1946 ended commercial production.<ref name="Ellsworh A Sylvester 1974, pg 125" />

A small orchard was maintained on the grounds of the [[Apple Valley Inn]] until it closed in 1986.

Apple Valley was home to [[Roy Rogers]] and [[Dale Evans]], whose museum was first established in Apple Valley (in 1967) before the museum was relocated to Victorville in 1976. In 2003, the museum moved again, to [[Branson, Missouri]]. The move was made in hopes of reaching more fans;<ref>Victor Valley Daily Press. February 14, 2009, http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/museum_10892___article.html/roy_rogers.html?orderby=TimeStampDescending&oncommentsPage=2&showRecommendedOnly=0#slComments{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> however, the museum closed for financial reasons on December 12, 2009.<ref>Special Announcement from Roy Rogers Jr. http://www.royrogers.com/announcement.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107234116/http://www.royrogers.com/announcement.html |date=November 7, 2016 }}</ref>

== Geography ==
Apple Valley is located at the southern edge of the [[Mojave Desert]]. It is bordered by the cities of [[Victorville, California|Victorville]] on the west and [[Hesperia, California|Hesperia]] on the southwest sides, with the [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] of [[Lucerne Valley, California|Lucerne Valley]] a distance to the east and the city of [[Barstow, California|Barstow]] about {{Convert|30|mi|km}} to the north. Apple Valley, along with Victorville, Hesperia, [[Adelanto, California|Adelanto]], and immediate surrounding areas, are commonly known as the [[Victor Valley]]. The primary thoroughfare through Apple Valley is [[California State Route 18|State Route 18]], which was given the moniker "Happy Trails Highway" within Apple Valley town limits, after the theme song of [[Roy Rogers]] and [[Dale Evans]], who once resided on Outer Highway 18. The commercial area is split currently between State Route 18 and Bear Valley Road (the two roads are near parallel until they intersect in the east, outside of town). The [[Mojave River]] that borders the west side of Apple Valley flows south-to-north.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rivers That Flow North|url=http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/riversno.htm|work=World Atlas|access-date= April 2, 2012}}</ref> The town is bounded on its southern edge by the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|73.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|73.2|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.45%, is covered by water.

The elevation of Apple Valley is about <span style="white-space:nowrap">2,900&nbsp;ft&nbsp;(880&nbsp;m)</span> above sea level.

===Climate===
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According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Apple Valley has a [[semiarid climate]] (''BSk''). The city features cool winters and very hot, dry summers. Seasonal high winds occur occasionally in spring and fall.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=442040&cityname=Apple+Valley%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Apple Valley, California]</ref>
* On average, the warmest month is July.
* The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|116|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in 2002.
* On average, the coolest month is December.
* The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-1|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in 1949.
* The most precipitation typically occurs in February.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 6702
|1980= 14305
|1990= 46079
|2000= 54239
|2010= 69135
|2020= 75791
|estimate= 75036
|estyear=2023
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020===

At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple Valley town, California |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US0602364 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230415150037/https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US0602364 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Apple Valley had a population of 75,791. The racial makeup of Apple Valley was 41,481 (54.7%) [[White people|White]], 28,989 (38.2%) [[Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race), 6,311 (8.3%) [[Black or African-American|Black or African American]], 2,609 (3.4%) [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 1,333 (1.7%) [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], and 275 (0.4%) [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]]. 12,413 people (16.3%) were another race, and 11,369 people (15%) were [[two or more races]].

16.7% were living under the poverty line, compared with 12.3% for the state of California. Median income was $63,031, compared with $84,907 for California.

Of the 25,928 housing units in the town, 12,426 were occupied by families. 10,317 were married family units, 876 had a male householder with no spouse, and 1,233 had a female householder with no spouse. Average family size was 3.7 people, compared to 3.44 for the state of California.  [[Home ownership rate|Homeownership rate]] was 65.5%, compared with 55.9% for California.

The age distribution was 23,798 people (31.4%) under the age of 18, 5,768 people (7.6%) between 18 and 24, 17,795 people (23.4%) between 25 and 44, 17,682 people (23.3%) between 45 and 64, and 10,818 people (14.2%) 65 and above. 36,408 (48%) people were male, and 39,383 (52%) were female.

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], Apple Valley had a population of 69,135. The population density was {{convert|940.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Apple Valley was 47,762 (69.1%) White (55.5% non-Hispanic White),<ref name=quif>{{Cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0602364.html|title=Apple Valley (town) QuickFacts|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825081522/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0602364.html|archive-date=August 25, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> 6,321 (9.1%) African American, 779 (1.1%) Native American, 2,020 (2.9%) Asian, 294 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 8,345 (12.1%) from other races, and 3,614 (5.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20,156 persons (29.2%).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0602364|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715023315/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0602364|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Apple Valley town|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 68,674 people (99.3% of the population) lived in households, 161 (0.2%) lived in noninstitutionalized group quarters, and 300 (0.4%) were institutionalized.

Of the 23,598 households, 9,169 (38.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 12,647 (53.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3,550 (15.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, and 1,513 (6.4%) had a male householder with no wife present.  The city had 1,582 (6.7%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]] and 177 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships; 4,743 households (20.1%) were one person and 2,429 (10.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.91, with 17,710 families (75.0% of households); the average family size was 3.32.

The age distribution was 19,306 people (27.9%) under 18, 6,494 people (9.4%) 18 to 24, 15,068 people (21.8%)  25 to 44, 17,602 people (25.5%) 45 to 64, and 10,665 people (15.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 37.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The 26,117 housing units averaged 355.2 per square mile; of the occupied units, 16,297 (69.1%) were owner-occupied and 7,301 (30.9%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 10.0%, and 45,483 people (65.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 23,191 people (33.5%) lived in rental housing units.

During 2009&ndash;2013, Apple Valley had a median household income of $48,432, with 20.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name=quif/>

===2000===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], 54,239 people, 18,557 households, and 14,363 families resided in the town.  The population density was {{convert|739.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The 20,163 housing units averaged 275.0 per square mile (106.2/km{{sup|2}}).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 76.4% White, 7.9% African American, 1.0% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 7.9% from other races, and 4.4% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 18.6%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 18,557 households, 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were not families. About 18.0% of households were one person, and 8.4% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.27.

The age distribution was 31.6% under 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% 65 or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median household income was $40,421 and the median family income was $45,070. Males had a median income of $41,144 versus $30,249 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,830.  About 13.3% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
<!-- superceded by 2010 actuals In addition to the latest census from 2000, the 2008 estimated population, of 72,922, includes  24,641 households, of which 18,904 were family households.  Approximately 70% of all housing units were owner occupied. The estimated racial make-up of the town includes 70.5% White, 10.0% African American, 1.0% Native American, 2.7% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 10.3% from other race, and 5.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race now make up approximately 25% of the population.

Out of 24,641 households, 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them. Of that figure, 65.5% were married couples living together, and 24.5% had a female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 18.1% were made up of individuals.  The average household size was 2.9.

The age of the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 or older.  The median age was 33.4 years. For every 100 females, there were currently 94 males.

The median household income was $49,202 and the median family income was $56,810. The per capita income for the town was $21,777.  About 13.5% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. -->

German, Irish, English, Italian and European are the most common ancestries. Spanish and Tagalog are the most common non-English languages.<ref>[https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/apple-valley]</ref>

==Economy==
===Top employers===
According to Apple Valley's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.applevalley.org/home/showpublisheddocument/31169/637595148683230000|title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fiscal Year July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020}}</ref> the town's largest employers are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|[[Apple Valley Unified School District]]
|1,574
|-
|2
|St. Mary Regional Medical Center
|1,301
|-
|3
|[[Walmart Inc.|Walmart]] Distribution Center
|1,208
|-
|4
|[[Target Co.|Target]] Stores
|444
|-
|5
|[[Big Lots]]
|260
|-
|6
|Jess Ranch Healthcare
|181
|-
|7
|[[WinCo Foods]]
|176
|-
|8
|[[Walmart Inc.|Walmart]] Stores
|152
|-
|9
|[[Stater Bros.]] Markets
|131
|-
|10
|[[Lowe's]]
|119
|}

==Government==
Apple Valley is governed by a town council. The mayor changes each December.

In the [[California State Legislature]], Apple Valley is in {{Representative|casd|19|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|34|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Find Your California Representatives |url=https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ |access-date=May 5, 2025}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Apple Valley is in California's [[California's 23rd congressional district|23rd Congressional District]], represented by [[Jay Obernolte|Republican Jay Obernolte]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Representative Jay Obernolte (1970 - ) |url=https://www.congress.gov/member/district/jay-obernolte/O000019?q=%7B%22bill-status%22%3A%22passed-both%22%7D}}</ref>

==Education==
Apple Valley Unified School District operates two comprehensive high schools (9–12) five TK–8 schools, and five  TK–6 schools. One charter school offers transitional kindergarten to grade 12, and one private school offers preschool to grade 12.

=== High schools (9–12) ===
* [[Apple Valley High School (California)|Apple Valley High School]] 
* [[Granite Hills High School (Apple Valley, California)|Granite Hills High School]]
* High Desert Premier Academy (9–12)

=== Middle schools (K–8) ===
* Mariana Academy
* Phoenix Academy
* Sandia Academy
* Sitting Bull Academy
* Vanguard Preparatory

=== Elementary schools (K–6) ===
* Desert Knolls Elementary
* Rancho Verde Elementary
* Rio Vista Elementary
* Sycamore Rocks Elementary
* Yucca Loma Elementary

'''Charter Schools'''
* [[Academy for Academic Excellence]] - also known as "Lewis Center for Educational Research" (K–12)

=== Private schools ===
* Apple Valley Christian Academy (Pre–12)

==Infrastructure==
===Public safety===
Law enforcement is provided by the [[San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department]]. Fire, rescue, and paramedic services are provided by the Apple Valley Fire Protection District. [[American Medical Response]] provides patient transportation via paramedic/EMT ambulances.

===Cemeteries===
The Sunset Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary was opened in 1995 on Waalew Road.  Dale Evans and Roy Rogers are buried there.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Brooks|first1=Patricia|title=Laid to Rest in California: a guide to the cemeteries and grave sites of the rich and famous |chapter=Chapter 8: East L.A. and the Desert |page=235 |year=2006|publisher=Globe Pequot Press|location=Guilford, CT|isbn=978-0762741014|last2=Brooks |first2=Jonathan |oclc= 70284362}}</ref>

===Utilities===
The town council started the process to take over  the private water system in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20190301/trial-date-set-in-apple-valley-water-lawsuit|title=Trial date set in Apple Valley water lawsuit|last=Cabe|first=Matthew|website=vvdailypress.com|language=en|date=March 1, 2019|access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Michelle Alozie]], American-born Nigerian professional footballer
* [[Pearl Bailey]], singer-actress, and her husband, Louie Bellson, lived in Apple Valley for nearly a decade<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Cabe |first=Matthew |title=This Desert Life: 'The world's only negro dude ranch' |url=https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/local/2017/05/12/this-desert-life-world-x2019/21061454007/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=Victorville Daily Press |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Earl W. Bascom]], inventor, artist, sculptor, actor, Rodeo Hall of fame inductee, "Father of Modern Rodeo"
* [[Newton T. Bass]], Reserve Oil and Gas Co. executive, developer of Apple Valley Ranchos
*[[Chayce Beckham]], singer, winner of ''[[American Idol (season 19)]]''
* [[Louie Bellson]], jazz drummer/VP of [[Remo]], lived in Apple Valley for nearly a decade with wife, Pearl Bailey.<ref name=":0" />
* [[Chris Blais]], off-road motorcycle rider
* [[Angel Blue]], soprano opera singer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cruz |first=Rene Ray De La |title=Angel Blue, 'in the light' |url=https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/local/2020/02/01/angel-blue-in-light/1790458007/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=Victorville Daily Press |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Victor Buono]], actor, lived and died in Apple Valley.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gaiter |first=Dorothy J. |date=January 3, 1982 |title=VICTOR BUONO DIES ON COAST AT 43; KNOWN FOR PORTRAYALS OF VILLAINS |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/03/obituaries/victor-buono-dies-on-coast-at-43-known-for-portrayals-of-villians.html |access-date=April 21, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Billy Casper]], professional golfer
* [[Jeff Chandler]], actor, [[Broken Arrow (1950 film)|Broken Arrow]], first Jewish man to purchase land in Apple Valley despite CC&R restrictions<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=O'Rourke |first=Katie |title=The History of Apple Valley |publisher=Lewis Center for Educational Research |year=2004 |location=Apple Valley, CA |pages=113}}</ref>
* [[Van Conner]], musician from rock band [[Screaming Trees]]
* [[Marty Dodson]], singer-songwriter/producer, was born in Apple Valley
* [[Dock Ellis]], MLB pitcher, was hospitalized at St. Mary's Hospital just prior to his death.<ref>{{Cite web |last2= |last3= |last4= |date=December 21, 2008 |title=Dock Ellis, former major league pitcher who counseled drug addicts, dies at 63 |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-ellis21-2008dec21-story.html |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Don Ferrarese]], former MLB pitcher, owner of Apple Valley Land Company
* [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]], Oscar-winning actor, attended [[Apple Valley High School (California)|Apple Valley High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=<!--Not stated-->  |title=Apple Valley students meet actor Cuba Gooding Jr. in Times Square |url=https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/local/review/2012/05/17/apple-valley-students-meet-actor/24452908007/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=Victorville Daily Press |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Dan Henderson]], [[mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]] and [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[Greco-Roman wrestling|wrestler]]
* [[John W. Henry]], owner of [[Boston Red Sox]], lived in Apple Valley during high school and college
* [[Mike Hughes (daredevil)|"Mad" Mike Hughes]], daredevil and amateur-crewed rocketry enthusiast
* [[Miko Hughes]], actor, ''[[Pet Sematary (1989 film)|Pet Sematary]]'', ''[[Kindergarten Cop]]'', ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]''
* [[Will James (artist)|Will James]], artist, writer who lived on C Bar G Ranch
* [[Megan Jastrab]], American professional cyclist and Olympian
* [[Herb Jeffries]], actor and jazz singer, filmed several movies in Apple Valley at [[Murray's Dude Ranch]]
* [[Dave Lombardo]], drummer for heavy metal band, [[Slayer]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dave Lombardo Explains Why He Left Slayer, Says He Got 'A Lot of Heat' From Bandmates |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave_lombardo_explains_why_he_left_slayer_says_he_got_a_lot_of_heat_from_bandmates.html |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=www.ultimate-guitar.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Joe Louis]], boxing champion, was a frequent vacationer to [[Murray's Dude Ranch]] in 1930s
* [[Joseph C. McConnell]], top-scoring American jet [[flying ace|ace]], lived in Apple Valley until his death in an [[North American F-86 Sabre|F-86H-1-NA]] crash
* [[Lloyd Mangrum]], professional golfer and 1946 U.S. Open champion<ref>{{Cite web |last2= |last3= |first3= |last4= |last5= |last6= |last7= |last8= |first8= |last9= |date=June 18, 1998 |title=Cool Customer |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-18-ss-61297-story.html |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Mary Meade]], actress, and her husband Richard "Dick" Bremerkamp, lived in Apple Valley from 1984 until their deaths
* [[Joseph Medina]], BGen USMC, first Marine to command Navy Flotilla and Hispanic icon, Apple Valley HS graduate 
* [[Richard Nixon]], former U.S. president, spent three months at the home of founder Newton T. Bass in 1961 writing his first book, ''[[Six Crises]]''<ref name="vvdailypress.com">[http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/nixon-1959-valley-apple.html Nixon's legacy remains in Apple Valley] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526222926/http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/nixon-1959-valley-apple.html |date=May 26, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Erik Robertson]], football player
* [[Roy Rogers]] and [[Dale Evans]], western singers, actors, co-founders of [[Sons of the Pioneers]], lived in Apple Valley from 1965 until their deaths
* [[Smokey Rogers]], western swing musician, singer, songwriter, entertainer, local KAVR radio personality
* [[Chris Smith (pitcher, born 1981)|Chris Smith]], [[MLB]] player for [[Oakland Athletics]]
* [[Tim Spencer (singer)|Tim Spencer]], western singer, actor, co-founder of Sons of the Pioneers
* [[Scout Taylor-Compton]], actress in [[Rob Zombie]]'s ''[[Halloween (2007 film)|Halloween]]''
* [[John Charles Thomas]], opera singer, KAVR radio personality
* [[Jason Thompson (first baseman, born 1954)|Jason Thompson]], former MLB first baseman
* [[Lee Van Cleef]], actor, [[The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly]]<ref name=":1" />
* [[Jason Vargas]] (born 1983), pitcher for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2019 |title=Jason Vargas |url=https://lsusports.net/roster/jason-vargas/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=LSU |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Skip Young (actor)|Skip Young]], actor, ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]''

== In popular culture ==
Apple Valley has a long and storied relationship with Hollywood production studios, and has been a filming location for many award-winning feature films, TV shows/movies, and commercials:

'''Feature films'''
* ''[[The Bronze Buckaroo]]'' (1939), starring Herb Jeffries, was filmed at [[Murray's Dude Ranch]].
* ''[[Column South]]'' (1953), starring [[Audie Murphy]], was filmed in Apple Valley and nearby Victorville.
* ''[[Divorce Invitation]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Eagle Eye]]'' (2008), starring [[Shia LaBeouf]]
* ''Four Guns To The Border'' (1954), starring [[Rory Calhoun]] and [[Walter Brennan]]
* ''[[Foxfire (1955 film)|Foxfire]]'' (1955), starring [[Jane Russell]], was filmed at [[Apple Valley Inn]].
* ''[[The Hard Ride]]'' (1971) was filmed at Oro Grande Wash and in nearby [[Lucerne Valley, California|Lucerne Valley]].
* ''[[Harlem on the Prairie]]'' (1937), starring Herb Jeffries, was filmed at Murray's Dude Ranch.
* ''[[Harlem Rides the Range]]'' (1939), starring Herb Jeffries, was filmed at Murray's Dude Ranch.
* ''[[Highway Dragnet]]'' (1954), written by [[Roger Corman]], starring [[Richard Conte]] and [[Joan Bennett]], was filmed at Apple Valley Inn.
* ''[[The Hills Have Eyes (1977 film)|The Hills Have Eyes]]'' (1977), was filmed in Apple Valley and nearby Victorville.
* ''[[Ordinary People]]'' (1980), winner of four Oscars, starring [[Mary Tyler Moore]], golf scenes were filmed in Apple Valley.
* ''[[There's Always Tomorrow (1956 film)|There's Always Tomorrow]]'' (1956), starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray, was filmed at Apple Valley Inn.
* [[Two-Gun Man from Harlem|''Two-Gun Man From Harlem'']] (1938), was filmed at Murray's Dude Ranch.

'''Television'''

* ''[[Sky King]],'' was filmed at the old [[Apple Valley Airport (California)|Apple Valley Airport]] (old airport location coordinates:&nbsp;[https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Apple_Valley_Airport_%28California%29&params=34.528_N_-117.215_E_ 34.528°N 117.215°W])
* [[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|''Perry Mason'']] episode, "The Case of the Roving River" (1961), was filmed at Apple Valley Inn and Newton Bass House.
* ''[[Weekend of Terror]]'' (1970 ABC Movie of the Week), starring [[Robert Conrad]], [[Carol Lynley]]. and [[Lee Majors]], was filmed in Apple Valley.
'''Commercials'''
* [[GoDaddy.com]], featuring [[Danica Patrick]]

==See also==
{{Portal|California|United States}}
*[[Victorville Precision Bombing]]
*[[Victorville Army Airfield auxiliary fields]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.avusd.org/ Apple Valley Unified School District]
* [http://www.vvdailypress.com/ ''The Daily Press'']
* [http://www.applevalleyfd.com Apple Valley Fire Protection District]

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