Chino

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City of Chino
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Location of Chino within Southwestern San Bernardino County, California.
Coordinates: 34°1′4″N 117°41′24″W / 34.01778°N 117.69°W / 34.01778; -117.69
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Bernardino
Incorporated	1910
Government
- Type	Council-Manager
- Mayor	Dennis Yates
- City Manager	Glen Rojas
Area
- Total	21.1 sq mi (54.5 km2)
- Land	21.1 sq mi (54.5 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	728 ft (222 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	69,732 (city proper)
- Density	455.6/sq mi (175.9/km2)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	91708, 91710
Area code(s)	909
FIPS code	06-13210
GNIS feature ID	1660477
Website	www.cityofchino.org

Chino is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 67,168 at the 2000 census.

Chino and its surroundings have long been a center of agriculture and dairy farming, serving the considerable demands for milk products in Southern California and much of the southwestern United States. Chino’s rich agricultural history dates back to the Spanish land grant forming Rancho Santa Ana del Chino. The area specialized in orchard, row crops and dairy. Downtown Chino is home to satellite branches of the San Bernardino County Library and Chaffey Community College, the Chino Community Theatre, the Chino Boxing Club and a weekly Farmer's Market. In 2008 the City of Chino was awarded the prestigious "100 Best Communities for Youth" award for the second time in three years^[1]. Chino hosted shooting events for the 1984 Summer Olympics at the Prado Olympic Shooting Park in the Prado Regional Park. Two California state prisons for adults (California Institution for Men and California Institution for Women), as well as the Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility, lie within the city limits.^[2]

Beginning in 1887, with a subdivision of Ricard Gird's farm land it became the 'Town of Chino.' And incorporated in 1910.^[3]. Many historical elements of Chino were frantically demolished for speculation. A large house was demolished to build 'Value Fair' now a defunct shopping area on th corner of Walnut and Central. The City Central—Old Town, was demolished for the Courts, Police and City Hall, and now faces obsolescence as the Courts, Police and City Hall look for better places.^{[citation needed]} The lower area of the City has always been prone to flooding, and Prado Dam areas are hazardous in times of rain. Race relations reached City wide proportions in the late 60s with many patrol cars burned. Chicano versus White and Chicano versus Black racial animosities have always been present since the late 60s in the Chino region.^{[citation needed]}

In the 1970s, Chino developed into a small suburban city, forming the western anchor of the Inland Empire region, and now the city's development has gradually taken on a more middle-class character. There are still many industrial areas as well as farm animals such as goats and chickens. According to the 2004 FBI UCR, the city had about 3.6 violent crimes per 1,000 population, which is typical for an American suburb, and its property crime was actually below average.

Name Origin

Despite the popular belief that the name Chino refers to the Chinese immigrants that came to California in the 19th century (in Spanish chino can mean, among other things, Chinese), the origin of the town name is, in fact, somewhat different. The land grant on which the town was founded was originally called Santa Ana del Chino (Santa Ana meaning Saint Anne).^[4] The Spanish term chino in this context is a slang term used in the Americas to refer to persons of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry, most likely referring to the population served by the local mission in Spanish colonial times.

2. Spanish slang, 'curly.' “The gramma grass referenced by the explorer terminated in a graceful curl, and that “chino” in the Mexican vernacular meant “curly hair,’ hence the name applied to this valley of gramma grass.”^[5]

Description

Chino is located in the western end of the Riverside-San Bernardino Area region and it is easily accessible to the Chino Valley (71) and Pomona (60) freeways.

Chino is bounded by Chino Hills to the west, unincorporated San Bernardino County (near Montclair) to the north, Ontario to the northeast, unincorporated San Bernardino County to the southeast, and unincorporated Riverside County to the south. As of 2007 the population of Chino has grown to 82,830.

Education

Chino has 8 grade schools:

• El Rancho Elementary (Closed in 2008-2009 School Year)
• Alicia Cortez Elementary
• Newman Elementary
• E.J. Marshall Elementary
• Dickson Elementary
• Anna Borba
• Howard Cattle
• Richard Gird (Closed in 2008-2009 School Year)

Chino has 3 junior high schools:

• Briggs Junior High School
• Ramona Junior High School
• Magnolia Junior High School

Chino has 3 high schools:

• Don Antonio Lugo High School
• Buena Vista High School
• Chino High School

Geography

Chino is located at 34°1′4″N 117°41′24″W / 34.01778°N 117.69°W / 34.01778; -117.69 (34.017765, -117.689990)^[6]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 54.5 km² (21.1 mi²). 54.5 km² (21.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.05% is water.

• Chino is a suburb of Los Angeles, 35 miles (56 km)
• San Bernardino, 33 miles (53 km)
• Riverside, 26 miles (42 km)
• Santa Ana, 30 miles (48 km)
• Anaheim, 24 miles (39 km)

Demographics

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 67,168 people, 17,304 households, and 14,102 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,232.0/km² (3,190.5/mi²). There were 17,898 housing units at an average density of 328.3/km² (850.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 55.70% White, 7.82% African American, 0.93% Native American, 4.92% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 25.56% from other races, and 4.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.39% of the population.

There were 17,304 households out of which 47.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.43 and the average family size was 3.77.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 124.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 133.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $55,401, and the median income for a family was $59,638. Males had a median income of $35,855 versus $30,267 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,574. About 6.3% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature Chino is located in the 29th Senate District, represented by Republicans Bob Huff, and in the 61st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Norma Torres. Federally, Chino is located in California's 42nd congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +10^[8] and is represented by Republican Gary Miller.

Notable residents

• Geoff Blum - baseball player
• Chad Cordero - Relief Pitcher for Seattle Mariners
• Sedrick Ellis - football player
• Kenny Hendrick - NASCAR driver
• Aaron Hosack - football player
• Alisha Klass - Porn star
• Elita Loresca - Newscaster
• Sam Maloof - Furniture maker
• Shelly Martinez - professional wrestler
• Chris McFoy - football player
• Gloria Negrete McLeod - California State Senator
• Manny Tapia - MMA WEC
• Diana Taurasi - WNBA player
• Eddy Martin - Actor
• Former US Senator Ruben S. Ayala

Attractions

• Planes of Fame is an air museum at Chino Airport.
• Yanks Air Museum is another air museum at Chino Airport.
• Chino Seventh Street Theatre is a small community theatre..

Chino in popular culture

The term Chino is often mentioned in music and television but usually in reference to the prison located there and not the city.

• In the television series The O.C., the main character, Ryan Atwood, is a tough kid from Chino adopted into a wealthy family in Newport Beach. In the series, Chino is depicted as a dreary slum. The negative depiction of Chino led to complaints from city officials that Chino was being depicted as a "dirtbag town."^[9]
• Chino was used as a location during the filming of the movie Back to the Future, particularly the farmland setting when Marty first travels back in time to 1955.
• Chino is mentioned in Alejandro Escovedo's song Smoke, off the album Real Animal.
• Chino is mentioned in Robert Hunter's song Friend of the Devil, performed by the Grateful Dead.
• Chino is mentioned in two songs by The Mountain Goats: "Going to Chino" and "Pigs That Ran Straightaway Into The Water, Triumph Of".
• In the song "Murder Was the Case", by rapper Snoop Dogg, he mentions in the song, "I'm on my way to Chino, rollin' on tha grey goose".
• California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, while giving a speech in Chico, CA, referred to that city as "Chino".
• In the song Original Prankster by The Offspring.
• The California Institution for Men is mentioned in the movie The Big Lebowski when, referring to Jesus Quintana, Walter Sobchak says, "He did six months in Chino for exposing himself to an 8 year old."
• Professional wrestler John Morrison claimed in a promo that when he took his shirt off in Chino, the spontaneous screaming from all the young ladies in the city registered as a 5.4 on the Richter Scale.
• In the film American History X, Edward Norton's character Derek Vinyard is incarcerated in Chino. His experiences there are central to the plot of the movie, as it is while he is inside that he abandons his racist beliefs and determines on his release to prevent his younger brother Daniel (played by Edward Furlong) from following in his footsteps.
• Sideshow Bob of The Simpsons, while imprisoned in Springfield, yearned for Chino's more generous lights-out time.

External links

• Chino as portrayed by Hollywood on The O.C.

References

• Chino, California is at coordinates 34°01′04″N 117°41′24″W / 34.017765°N 117.68999°W / 34.017765; -117.68999 (Chino, California)Coordinates: 34°01′04″N 117°41′24″W / 34.017765°N 117.68999°W / 34.017765; -117.68999 (Chino, California)

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