As of the 2000 census, San Bernardino County had a population of 1,709,434. As of 2009, the population was estimated to have grown to 2,060,950. San Bernardino County is the largest county in the continental United States by area (Alaska has four larger county equivalents), and is larger in area than each of the nine smallest states.

Located in the southeast of the state of California, the thinly populated deserts and mountains of this vast county stretch from the outskirts of the densely populated Riverside-San Bernardino Area to the Nevada border and the Colorado River.

The county seat is the city of San Bernardino. The county is considered to be part of the Inland Empire region and is also the only county in California bordered by both Nevada and Arizona, and is one of only two counties in California bordering more than one US state (the other being Modoc County, bordering Nevada and Oregon in the northeast corner of the state).
Father Francisco Dumetz named San Bernardino on May 20, 1810, feast day of St. Bernardino of Siena. San Bernardino County was formed from parts of Los Angeles County in 1853. Parts of the county's territory were given to Riverside County in 1893.

The Franciscans gave the name San Bernardino to the snowcapped peak in Southern California, in honor of the saint and it is from him that the county derives its name.

Fairgrounds: http://www.sbcfair.com/

County Website: http://www.sbcounty.gov/

School District: http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/