Johannesburg is located 1 mile 1. The population was at the census, down from at the census. Johannesburg is divided from the neighboring community of Randsburg by a ridge. The town is frequently referred to as "Jo-burg" by locals and frequent visitors to the northwest Mojave Desert. Johannesburg was founded to support mining operations at Randsburg. In addition to providing rail access, the region's first wells were operated by companies located in Johannesburg. During the first half of the 20th century, the Rand Mining District was the principal gold producing region of California.
Activity centered on the Yellow Aster Mine , discovered in The Rand Mine produced more silver than any mine in California. Johannesburg was named by miners who had previously worked in the gold-producing region of South Africa.
Containing the city of Johannesburg , South Africa, this region is in the Witwatersrand , and is frequently referred to as "the Rand. The first post office at Johannesburg opened in Transportation to Johannesburg is provided by Ridgecrest Transit as a lifeline service once a week. At the census Johannesburg had a population of The population density was The racial makeup of Johannesburg was Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8 people 4. The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 95 households, 10 There were 7 7. The average household size was 1. There were 37 families The age distribution was 21 people The median age was For every females, there were For every females age 18 and over, there were There were housing units at an average density of The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.
At the census there were people, 85 households, and 45 families in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was The average household size was 2. The age distribution was The median age was 48 years. None of the families and 7. None are under the age of 18 or over Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.
