La Verne, California

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Location of La Verne, California

La Verne is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 31,638 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Education
5 External links

[edit] History

The Lordsburg Pacific Electric station, 1922.

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, San Dimas, Glendora, and La Verne. This holding was called Rancho San Jose.

The area was originally called Lordsburg, named for founder Issac Lord. The name was changed in 1917, after Lord died.

[edit] Geography

Location map of La Verne

La Verne is located at 34°6′52″N, 117°46′17″W (34.114361, -117.771348)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.8 km² (8.4 mi²). 21.5 km² (8.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.19%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 31,638 people, 11,070 households, and 8,346 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,470.0/km² (3,805.8/mi²). There were 11,286 housing units at an average density of 524.4/km² (1,357.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.06% White, 3.21% African American, 0.64% Native American, 7.20% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 7.42% from other races, and 4.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.12% of the population.

There were 11,070 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $61,326, and the median income for a family was $70,344. Males had a median income of $50,429 versus $35,180 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,689. About 2.5% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

The University of La Verne is located on 3rd Street in La Verne. Bonita High School is located on D Street. Lutheran High School Is located on Fruit Street. Damien High School is a Catholic, all boys school located at the intersection of Damien and Bonita Avenues.