Glendora, city (1990 pop. 47,828), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential suburb of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, at the base of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1911. Plastics and transportation equipment are made in the city. The region was declared open government land in 1869 and a rush of homesteaders began. By the early 1900s it was covered with magnificent groves of orange and lemon trees. Although some citrus fruit is still grown in the area, the housing boom following World War II converted the city into a bedroom community.
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| Coordinates: 34°7′51″N 117°51′15″W / 34.13083°N 117.85417°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
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| State | California | ||
| County | Los Angeles | ||
| Incorporated (city) | 1911-11-13[1] | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Karen Davis[2] | ||
| - City Manager | Chris Jeffers[3] | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 19.27 sq mi (49.91 km2) | ||
| - Land | 19.14 sq mi (49.58 km2) | ||
| - Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) 0.67% | ||
| Elevation | 774 ft (236 m) | ||
| Population (2000)[4] | |||
| - Total | 49,415 | ||
| - Density | 2,581.5/sq mi (996.7/km2) | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | ||
| ZIP Code | 91740, 91741[5] | ||
| Area code(s) | 626/909[6] | ||
| FIPS code | 06-30014 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1652713 | ||
| Website | http://www.ci.glendora.ca.us/ | ||
Glendora is a municipality in Los Angeles County, California, United States, 23 miles (37 km) east of downtown Los Angeles. As of 2006, the population of Glendora was estimated at 51,608.[7] Glendora is a fairly upscale city, with a diverse housing stock and a consistently high ranking school district. Glendora lies within the San Gabriel Valley, area code 626. There are portions that are in the area code 909, which is the area code for western San Bernardino County and areas in eastern Los Angeles County, like Pomona. The city to Glendora's west is Azusa while San Dimas lies to Glendora's east. Glendora has its own police force, and the town's crime rate is exceptionally low. Residences in north Glendora tend to be private and hidden from the winding roads of the community. Residences range from early 20th century bungalows, to modest ranch style homes, to multi-story configurations, to grand mansions. Glendora contains some of the largest estate homes with spectacular views of the San Gabriel Valley to Downtown Los Angeles in neighborhoods such as, Morgan Ranch, Gordon Highlands, North Glendora Ave., North Barranca Ave., Bluebird Hill, Silent Ranch, Oakhart Estates, and Easley Canyon Estates, where homes in these areas have been listed upwards of $7 million.
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History
Palomares received the 15,000-acre (61 km2) land grant Rancho San Jose from Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado in 1837. The land included the present day cities of Pomona, Claremont, La Verne, San Dimas, and Glendora.
Located at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains, modern Glendora was founded on April 1, 1887 by George D. Whitcomb who moved to California from Illinois in the early 1880s. Whitcomb was the founder of the Whitcomb Locomotive Works in Chicago and Rochelle, Illinois. He devised the name Glendora by combining the name of his wife, Leadora Bennett Whitcomb, with the location of his home in a glen of the San Gabriel Mountains. Prior to its 1911 incorporation, Glendora's administrator officially occupied the office of President of Glendora.
Geography
Glendora is located at 34°7′51″N 117°51′15″W / 34.13083°N 117.85417°W (34.130957, -117.854127).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 49.9 km² (19.3 mi²), of which 49.6 km² (19.1 mi²) is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²), or 0.67%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 49,415 people, 16,819 households, and 12,866 families residing in the city. The population density was 996.8/km² (2,581.5/mi²). There were 17,145 housing units at an average density of 345.9/km² (895.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.3% White, 1.50% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 16.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 7.2% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races. 11.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. [10]
There were 16,819 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $60,013, and the median income for a family was $66,674 (these figures had risen to $72,414 and $86,606 respectively as of a 2007 estimate[11]). Males had a median income of $49,548 versus $35,062 for females. The per capita income for the city is $25,993. 5.9% of the population and 3.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.7% are under the age of 18 and 5.0% are 65 or older.
Arab minority
The incorporated cities of Los Angeles County with the largest number of Arabic-speakers are the City of Los Angeles, Glendale, Burbank, Downey, Glendora and Torrance, according to the Los Angeles Almanac 2000 census. Glendora ranks #5 with 1,133 people speaking Arabic at home.
Politics
In the state legislature Glendora is located in the 29th Senate District, represented by Republican Bob Huff, and in the 59th Assembly District, represented by Republican Anthony Adams. Federally, Glendora is located in California's 26th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +4[12] and is represented by Republican David Dreier.
Private education
- St. Lucy's Priory High School - All girls High School
- St. Dorothy School - Kindergarten through 8th grade school
- Foothill Christian School - K-2nd and 6th-8th school
- Hope Lutheran Elementary
Sister city
- Moka, Japan[13]
Notable residents
Notable families and residents of Glendora have included:
- Nigel Baker & Kyle Baker From the movie: Cheaper by the Dozen 1 and 2
- Tamra Barney Glendora Native. One of the housewives on hit reality show The Real Housewives of Orange County
- Bryan Clay 2008 Olympic Decathlon Gold Medal Winner
- Chris Casamassa, President/CEO of 17 Red Dragon Karate schools. He is best known for his role as scorpion in the Mortal Kombat movie.
- Rocky Dennis, the boy that inspired the film Mask with Cher, Sam Elliott, and Eric Stoltz.
- Michael Anthony, former Van Halen bassist
- American surf music band The Surfaris
- D. Wayne Lukas Thoroughbred Horse Trainer & Winner of the KY Derby 4 times
- Soleil Moon Frye, of Punky Brewster fame
- Robert L. Gaskin, Noted freelance writer and photographer
- Dan Grueter, Television and nightclub comedian seen in movie "The Rivalry"
- Casey Jacobsen, Professional Basketball Player for the Memphis Grizzlies
- Cory Lidle, New York Yankees pitcher killed in a plane crash in 2006
- Gabrial McNair, Keyboard player for the band No Doubt
- José Mota, Spanish radio announcer for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and son of Manny Mota
- Anna Nalick, singer
- Mr. & Mrs. John A. Duran pioneering aerospace engineer/inventor
- Vince Neil
- Sally Rand Burlesque dancer and actress.
- Raylene, pornographic actress
- Tony Robbins, motivational speaker
- Aaron Rowand, 1995 Glendora High School Graduate, 2005 Chicago White Sox, Centerfield, 2005 World Series Champions.
- Michael Rubel
- John Scane, Artist
- Chris Kostman, 1985 Glendora High School graduate, ultramarathon athlete, youngest ever finisher of the Race Across America bicycle race
- Esther Snyder, founder and owner of In-N-Out Burger
- Odo Stade
- Woody Strode
- Dorothy "Dottie" Walters, World Renowned Motivational Speaker and bestselling author.
- George Dexter Whitcomb, Founder of Glendora and owner of Whitcomb Locomotive Works
- Shawn Wooten, professional baseball player, former pinch hitter for the Anaheim Angels during the 2002 World Series, currently signed with the New York Mets, also a former Mt. San Antonio College student before being drafted in 1993
- Tracy Murray, former basketball player for Los Angeles Lakers
- Julie Smith, Olympic Gold Medalist for Softball, United States 1996
- The Southern California Glory, a semi-pro collegiate baseball team, is based in Glendora (and nearby Pomona).
References
- ^ "Incorporation Dates of California Cities". http://www.cacities.org/resource_files/20457.IncorpDateLO.doc. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
- ^ "City of Glendora - City Council". http://www.ci.glendora.ca.us/city_council/. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
- ^ "City of Glendora - City Manager". http://www.ci.glendora.ca.us/city_manager/. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
- ^ "Glendora city, California - Fact Sheet - American FactFinder". http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=Glendora%20city&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
- ^ "USPS - ZIP Code Lookup - Find a ZIP+ 4 Code By City Results". http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_1_results.jsp?visited=1&pagenumber=0&state=ca&city=Glendora. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
- ^ "Number Administration System - NPA and City/Town Search Results". http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_city_query_step2.do?method=displayData&cityToNpaModel.stateAbbr=CA&cityToNpaModel.city=Glendora. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
- ^ MONEY Magizine: Best places to live 2006: Glendora, CA snapshot
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ California -- Place
- ^ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0623294&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0623294&_street=&_county=glendora&_cityTown=glendora&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=
- ^ "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". Campaign Legal Center Blog. http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Glendora Public Library: Weblinks Collection- Community Information". http://www.ci.glendora.ca.us/library/resources/weblinks-collection/communityinformation.htm. Retrieved on 2008-09-06.
External links
- Glendora Unified School District Website
- Glendora Unified School District Weather
- City of Glendora Website
- Foundation for Glendora Unified Schools
- Glendora Events, Mayor's Letter, Local Info.
- Glendora Community Directory, Event Calendar, and More.
- Glendora's Founder George D. Whitcomb Photograph and Biography
- Glendora Bougainvillea CA StateHistoric Plaque
- Glendora's Bougainvillea Story
- Glendora Historical Society Museum
- Route 66 in Glendora
- Glendora Historical Society Recognizes Michael Rubel
- Downtown Glendora Village Information, News, and Restaurant Reviews
- Glendora, California is at coordinates 34°07′52″N 117°51′15″W / 34.1310°N 117.8541°WCoordinates: 34°07′52″N 117°51′15″W / 34.1310°N 117.8541°W
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