Norco, California

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Norco is a city in Riverside County, California, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 24,157. The city's name is an abbreviation of "North Corona."

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Horse Community
4 Norco Bank Robbery Shootout
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Norco is located at 33°55′38″N, 117°33′41″W (33.927124, -117.561326)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 37.1 km² (14.3 mi²). 36.5 km² (14.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.81%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 24,157 people, 6,136 households, and 4,945 families residing in the city. The population density was 662.0/km² (1,714.8/mi²). There were 6,277 housing units at an average density of 172.0/km² (445.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.44% White, 6.13% African American, 0.75% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 6.37% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.78% of the population.

There were 6,136 households out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 37.7% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 128.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 137.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $62,652, and the median income for a family was $66,204. Males had a median income of $41,599 versus $30,652 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,710. About 3.3% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Horse Community

Being a horse community that it is, there are no sidewalks in the city of Norco, instead there are horse trails. There are many associations that are a part of the city, some are: The Norco Horsemen's Asscoiation and The Norco Junior Horsemen's Association. Politics in Norco also are dominated by concerns about horses and animal-keeping vs. suburbanization, a battle that has played out over development in the Norco Hills. In that area, which borders eastern Corona and Riverside, an influx of Orange County commuters is buying homes for $500,000 and up that have few provisions for animal-keeping -- an affront to old-time residents who believe their town's character is in jeopardy.

[edit] Norco Bank Robbery Shootout

May 9, 1980. Shootout between police in Norco, California and five heavily armed suspects armed with assault rifles as well as various explosive and incendiary devices. After a shootout with police at a bank in Norco, the suspects became involved in a prolonged chase in which the suspects shot at police, disabled 33 police vehicles, and civilian cars with improvised explosive devices thrown from the back of a truck. The suspects also disabled a police helicopter. Later the suspects lay in wait for police as they chased them and ambushed them resulting in the death of a police officer and injury to others. One of the suspects was killed in the shootout, one during a standoff with Police, and three were later captured. 8 officers were injured.
Deaths: Suspects: 2; Police: 1

See: Riverside sherriffs association account, Related news article about event