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Facts about the city

Johannesburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, in a mining district of the Rand Mountains. Johannesburg is located 1 mile (1.6 km) east-northeast of Randsburg, at an elevation of 3517 feet (1072 m). The terminus of the Randsburg Railway was here from 1897 to 1933. The population was 172 at the 2010 census, down from 176 at the 2000 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.

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History

Johannesburg is divided from the neighboring community of Randsburg, California by a ridge. Johannesburg was named by miners who had previously worked in the gold-producing region of South Africa. The terminus of the Randsburg Railway was here from 1897 to 1933. Containing the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, this region is in the Witwatersrand, and is frequently referred to as "the Rand.". During the first half of the 20th Century, the Rand Mining District was the principal gold producing region of California.