<page_title> Palmdale, California </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 12,277 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1990 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 68,842 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> </table>
By 1990, Palmdale, California, had grown to 68,842.