Tejon Township, Los Angeles County, California

Tejon Township was a defunct township in Los Angeles County, California. It existed prior to the abolition of townships in California in the 1870s. By far the largest of the county's townships, it encompassed an area from the San Gabriel and Santa Susana Mountains in the south to the Tulare County line in the north. It was centered on Fort Tejon. In 1860, the township had a population of 920.

When Kern County was created in 1866, much of the land in Tejon Township was transferred to the new county. The portion remaining in Los Angeles County became Soledad Township. Present-day communities located in the township include Lancaster, Palmdale, Santa Clarita and Frazier Park.

References

Paul R. Spitzzeri (Fall 2007). "What a Difference a Decade Makes: Ethnic and Racial Demographic Change in Los Angeles County during the 1860s" (PDF). Branding Iron.
U.S. Census Bureau. "Population of the United States in 1860: California" (PDF).

v t e Former settlements of Los Angeles County, California
Post-colonial placenames; for settlements of indigenous peoples, see Tongva villages
Old placenames: Annandale Bairdstown Barnes City Bartolo Colegrove Edendale Eldoradoville Falling Springs Girard Holland Summit Ivanhoe Lankershim Las Tunas Little Lake Malibu Mar Vista Mentryville Mission Acres Moneta Mud Spring Old Chinatown Owensmouth Palisades Del Rey Savannah Sonoratown Tropico Victorian Downtown Virgenes Wahoo Walteria Wilmar Wilsona Zaferia
Rail stops: Alla Cypress Grove Holton Hyperion Machado Motordrome Port Ballona
Stagecoach stops: Cow Springs King's Station Lyons Station Widow Smith's Station
Townships: Los Angeles Township San Jose Township Soledad Township Tejon Township

34°52′26″N 118°53′40″W / 34.8739°N 118.8945°W / 34.8739; -118.8945

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