Glendora, California

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**Glendora, California**

City seal
Location in the Los Angeles County and the State of California
County	Los Angeles County, California
Area - Total - Land - Water	49.9 km² (19.3 mi²) 49.6 km² (19.1 mi²) 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²)
Population - Total (2000) - Metropolitan - Density	49,415 17,545,623 345.9/km²
Time zone - Summer (DST)	PST (UTC–8) PDT (UTC–7)
Location	34°07′51″N, 117°51′15″W
Mayor	Gary M. Clifford
City Attorney	D. Wayne Leech
City Clerk	Jo Ann Sharp
City Manager	Eric G. Ziegler
City website

Glendora is a municipality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Signs at city entrances indicate the city has a population of 58,300.

Glendora makes claims to award-winning public and private schools, luxuriant parks, and all-inclusive community services.^{[citation needed]} It also boasts one of the lowest crime rates in the United States.^{[citation needed]} Home values doubled in a six year period, at $455,000 as of late 2006.^{[citation needed]} The Southern California Glory, a semi-pro collegiate baseball team, is based in Glendora (and nearby Pomona).

Glendora mostly 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; areas in eastern Los Angeles County, like Pomona; and parts of Riverside County, like Moreno Valley. The city to Glendora's west is Azusa while San Dimas lies to Glendora's east.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Notable Residents
5 External links

[edit] History

Glendora, 1920.

Don Palomares received a 15,000 acre land grant from Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado in 1837, which included the land of present day cities Pomona, Claremont, La Verne, San Dimas, and Glendora. This holding was called Rancho San Jose.

Located beneath 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 1880's. 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.

[edit] Geography

Glendora is located at 34°7′51″N, 117°51′15″W (34.130957, -117.854127)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 49.9 km² (19.3 mi²). 49.6 km² (19.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.67%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 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 80.30% White, 1.50% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 6.20% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 7.24% from other races, and 4.03% from two or more races. 21.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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.

Glendora has a history of civic-minded citizens. The median income for a household in the city was $60,013, and the median income for a family was $66,674. Males had a median income of $49,548 versus $35,062 for females.