updated 10/24/234
Prayer Podcast: for the city | for the officials
Location: Oro Grande is an unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert, borders Victorville and Adelanto. It is at an elevation of 2884 ft. in the Victor Valley north of the San Bernardino Mountain range. It is located on old Route 66 near Interstate 15 between Victorville and Barstow. Oro Grande has a semi-arid climate, winters are cool and summers are very hot. Rainfall is scarce and snow is very uncommon. Average temperatures (high) are: Summer (Jul) 98°F (37°C) and Winter (Jan) 61°F (16°C). And the average Low is, in summer (Jul) 62°F (17°C) and (Jan), winter: 30°F (-1°C)
Demographics a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people; est. population 1,113 [2022] ; M:F 53%:47%; 2.9% Asian; 3% African American; 53% Hispanic; 17% non-Hispanic white; 4% American Indian; 20% other; median age 33; 447 house; 347 occupied; 127 VACANT; Average median income $24K; overall crime grade is C [see more details below]
The town of Oro Grande dates back to 1852 with the founding of a trading post along the Mojave River. Gold mining operations began shortly after. During the early 1900's, a cement factory was built, which still runs today. As it turned out, the official name of the district was inconsequential, because a new mine was located, called the Oro Grande, whose name eclipsed that of Silver Mountain. The Oro Grande was recorded on August 30, 1880, just a few days after the Oro Fino, located about one-half mile away.
These mines were to become two of the biggest producers of the district. Their names translate to the mining terms of "coarse gold" and "fine gold," and the name Oro Grande was so pleasing to the prospectors, and to everyone else for that matter, that it almost immediately supplanted the name of Silver Mountain.
The two mines, along with others recently located in the district, became part of the newly-formed Oro Grande Mining Company. By early 1881 there was a bustling little community by the side of the Mojave River, consisting of Ed Johnson's general merchandise store, two butcher shops, a hotel managed by Mrs. Wilson, a lodging house, several small residences, and the mining company's assay office, general office, and mill.
"Off the old Route 66"
Location of Oro Grande in SBC
Specific Prayer Points
Spiritual: Intercessors to pray for this city, for their church to grow, experience an awakening, souls saved, people bold in sharing their faith, Bible studies that help them grow weekly, church that would reach the Hispanic community
Governed by: SBC
Schools: Home - Oro Grande School District; Riverside Prep elementary; Riverside prep middle; Riverside prep high school; Mojave River academy
Crime Statistics: [2022] A crime occurs every 13 days 4 hours (on average) in Oro Grande; overall crime grade is B; violent crime grade D; property crime C- and other crime A+; top crime issues are 9% burglary, 6% assault & 5% theft.
Points of interest: the Mohawk Service Station, the old La Delta Service Station and Auto court, the famous The Iron Hog Saloon and the now closed Route 66 motels, the Paradise Motor Inn and the Motor Inn.
Churches [not exhaustive]
Oro Grande Community church [International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies]
nearby churches located in Adelanto, Helendale, Victorville and Apple Valley