Jurupa Valley, California

City of Jurupa Valley
City

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Nickname(s): "Jurupa", "JuVal"

Location in Riverside County and the state of California
Coordinates: 33°00′04″N 117°28′14″W / 33.00111°N 117.47056°WCoordinates: 33°00′04″N 117°28′14″W / 33.00111°N 117.47056°W
Country United StatesUnited States
State CaliforniaCalifornia
County Riverside
Incorporated (city) July 1, 2011[1]
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • Mayor Brad Hancock
 • City Council
Area
 • Total 43.5 sq mi (112.7 km2)
 • Land 43.3 sq mi (112.1 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Population (2012)Estimate
 • Total 97,496
 • Density 2,166/sq mi (836/km2)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 92509, 91752
Area code(s) 951
GNIS feature ID 2702867
Website jurupavalley.org

Jurupa Valley is a city in Riverside County, California. On March 8, 2011, voters approved a ballot measure, designated as Measure A, to incorporate the area into its own city; as a result, the area has been an incorporated city since July 1, 2011.[2]

The city of Jurupa Valley covers approximately 43.5 square miles (113 km2), and has an estimated population of 94,235. It is north and west of the Santa Ana River, south of the Riverside-San Bernardino County line, and east of Interstate 15. It includes the neighborhoods of Mira Loma, Glen Avon, Sky Country, Indian Hills, Pedley, Rubidoux, Belltown, Jurupa, Jurupa Hills, and Sunnyslope. Residents of the area had previously voted on incorporation in 1992; however, voters rejected it as well as a competing ballot measure that would have incorporated Mira Loma.[2]

Demographics

Jurupa Valley was incorporated after the 2010 United States Census, but it is possible to determine an estimated population by summing up the results from the census-designated places of Glen Avon, Mira Loma, Pedley, Rubidoux and Sunnyslope.

According to the United States Census Bureau the 2012 estimated population was 97,426.[3]

  Glen Avon CDP[4] Mira Loma CDP[5] Pedley CDP[6] Rubidoux CDP[7] Sunnyslope CDP[8] Jurupa Valley Total
Total population 20,199 21,930 12,672 34,280 5,153 94,235

Education

Jurupa Valley is home to the Jurupa Unified School District. The district operates 16 Elementary Schools, 3 Middle Schools, 3 Continuation Schools, and 3 High Schools, including:[9]

References

  1. ↑ The Press Enterprise, Local News
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stokley, Sandra (8 March 2011). "Jurupa cityhood approved". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  3. ↑ http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/community_facts.xhtml
  4. ↑ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Glen Avon CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Mira Loma CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Pedley CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Rubidoux CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Sunnyslope CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ http://www.jusd.k12.ca.us/cdps/majorcat.cfm?cid=8

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Jurupa Valley.