▁There ▁are ▁several ▁protected ▁and ▁threatened ▁species ▁living ▁in ▁Edwards , ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁being ▁the ▁desert ▁tort o ise ▁( G opher us ▁ag ass iz ii ). ▁It ▁is ▁illegal ▁to ▁touch , ▁har ass ▁or ▁otherwise ▁harm ▁a ▁desert ▁tort o ise . ▁Another ▁notable ▁species ▁is ▁Yu cca ▁bre v ifolia : ▁the ▁t aller ▁members ▁of ▁this ▁species ▁are ▁called ▁Josh ua ▁trees . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau ▁has ▁designated ▁Edwards ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁census - design ated ▁place ▁for ▁statistical ▁purposes . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Census ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁reported ▁that ▁Edwards ▁A FB ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 , 0 6 3 . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 2 0 . 4 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 4 6 . 5 / km ²). ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁Edwards ▁A FB ▁was ▁ 1 , 5 1 8 ▁( 7 3 . 6 %) ▁White , ▁ 1 6 5 ▁( 8 . 0 %) ▁Black , ▁ 1 6 ▁( 0 . 8 %) ▁Native ▁American , ▁ 9 9 ▁( 4 . 8 %) ▁Asian , ▁ 1 0 ▁( 0 . 5 %) ▁Pacific ▁Island er , ▁ 9 6 ▁( 4 . 7 %) ▁from ▁other ▁races , ▁and ▁ 1 5 9 ▁( 7 . 7 %) ▁from ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races . ▁ ▁His pan ic ▁or ▁Lat ino