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City of Pomona, California
Official seal of City of Pomona, California
Seal
Location in Los Angeles County and the State of California
Location in Los Angeles County and the State of California
Coordinates: 34°3′39″N 117°45′21″W / 34.06083, -117.75583
Country United States
State California
County Los Angeles
Government
 - Mayor Norma Torres
Area
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 - Land 22. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi (59. 2 km²)
 - Water 0. 0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation 850 ft (259 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 149,473 (city proper)
 - Density 6,539. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi (2,524. 9/km²)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 91765-91769, 91797, 91799
Area code(s) 909
FIPS code 06-58072
GNIS feature ID 1661247
Website: City of Pomona

Pomona is a city in Los Angeles County, California, at the western edge of the Pomona Valley since nearly the entire city is physically located east of the San Jose/Puente Hills. The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks North American Area code 909 is a California Telephone Area code which was split from Area code 714 on November 14, Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Pomona Valley, located between the San Gabriel Valley and San Bernardino Valley in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, straddles It may also be considered part of the San Gabriel Valley since it is at the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, whenever the Los Angeles/San Bernardino County border is used as the dividing line between the San Gabriel Valley and the Inland Empire. The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. The Inland Empire is a region mainly located in the Riverside and San Bernardino counties of Southern California and generally encompasses the As of the 2000 census, the city population was 149,473. In 2005, its population was estimated as 160,815 [1]. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pomona is the 5th largest city in Los Angeles County (after Los Angeles, Long Beach, Glendale, and Santa Clarita). Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Santa Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Pomona is well known as the location of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). The California State Polytechnic University Pomona, also officially Cal Poly Pomona, is a public, nationally-ranked coeducational university and one of the This university was established on the site of breakfast cereal magnate W.K. Kellogg's massive ranch located on the city's west side. A breakfast cereal (often simply called cereal is a packaged food product made from Cereal intended to be consumed as part of a Breakfast. Will Keith Kellogg, usually referred to as W K Kellogg ( April 7, 1860 &ndash October 6, 1951) was a U It is also the home of the Los Angeles County fairgrounds. While a fair in the nation's most populous county might seem quaint, Cal Poly Pomona is one of several major agricultural research facilities in the state, and the fair's livestock exhibits are a noted attraction. (Other major California agriculture schools include California Polytechnic State University, Fresno State, UC Davis, and Chico State. California Polytechnic State University, also officially recognized as Cal Poly, is a nationally ranked Public university located in San Luis Obispo California State University Fresno, commonly referred to as Fresno State and even plainly State, is one of the campuses of California State University The University of California Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, or just UCD, is a public coeducational university located in the city of Davis, California State University Chico is the second-oldest campus in the California State University system )

Western University of Health Sciences is located in downtown Pomona, with programs ranging from veterinary medicine to nursing to osteopathic medicine. Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU is a Non-profit, private, Graduate school for the Health professions The university campus Veterinary medicine the application of medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife Nursing is a Profession focused on assisting individuals families, and communities in attaining maintaining and recovering optimal Health

Pomona is not the site of Pomona College. Pomona College is a private residential liberal arts college located in Claremont California. Although this elite liberal arts institution was founded in the city in 1887, its campus has been in neighboring Claremont since 1889. The term liberal arts refers to a particular type of educational Curriculum broadly defined as a Classical education. Claremont is a College town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, USA, about 30 miles (45 km east of downtown Los Angeles

Since the 1980s, Pomona's newest neighborhood Phillips Ranch, experienced rapid growth with demands of new housing units increased. Phillips Ranch is a Master-planned community located in the southwestern portion of the city limits of Pomona, in Los Angeles County California. Homes are still being built in the hilly area between Downtown and Diamond Bar. Diamond Bar is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Today, Phillips Ranch is nearly all residential. Northern Pomona has seen some gentrification with additional housing units added and revamped streetscapes.

Aside from Pomona's educational assets, Pomona is also known for its hosting of the NHRA Powerade Winternationals Drag Racing venue. "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation.

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Geography

Pomona is located at 34°3′39″N, 117°45′21″W (34. 060760, -117. 755886)[1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 59. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 2 km² (22. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 mi²), all land. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile.

Pomona is bordered by the cities of San Dimas on the northwest, La Verne and Claremont on the north, Montclair and Chino on the east, Chino Hills and Diamond Bar on the south, and Walnut, South San Jose Hills, and Industry on the southwest. San Dimas is a city located in Los Angeles County California. La Verne is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Claremont is a College town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, USA, about 30 miles (45 km east of downtown Los Angeles Montclair is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Chino is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Chino Hills is a suburb located in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County, California, United States Diamond Bar is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Walnut is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. South San Jose Hills is a Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Industry (or City of Industry) is a city in the San Gabriel Valley section of Los Angeles County, California, The Los Angeles/San Bernardino county line forms most of the city's southern and eastern boundaries . The Pomona; SR 60, Chino Valley; SR 71, San Bernardino; I-10, and Orange; SR 57 freeways run through the city. State Route 60 is a State highway in the US state of California. State Route 71 (SR 71 is the Chino Valley Freeway, formerly the Corona Expressway and before then the Temescal Freeway, a freeway/highway of about 15 miles The San Bernardino Freeway is the name of an approximately 60-mile (95 km long segment of Interstate 10 (I-10 in Southern California between the cities of Los State Route 57 (SR 57 also known as the Orange Freeway, is a major north-south State highway in the Greater Los Angeles Area of the U The Riverside and San Bernardino lines of the Metrolink commuter rail service also have stops in Pomona. Metrolink is a Regional rail system that serves Southern California. Commuter rail, regional rail or suburban rail is a Passenger rail transport service between a city center and outer suburbs and Commuter towns Pomona is located in the Inland Empire.

History

The city is named for Pomona, the ancient Roman goddess of fruit. In Roman mythology, Pomona was the goddess of fruit trees gardens and orchards Supplied by horticulturist Solomon Gates, "Pomona" was the winning entry in a contest to name the city. By the 1880s, the arrival of railroads and Coachella Valley water had made it the western anchor of the citrus-growing region that encompassed most of what is now known unofficially as the Inland Empire. The Coachella Valley ( pronounced /koʊəˈtʃɛlə/ in English) is a large stretch of land in Southern California that is populated by close to a million Citrus is a common term and Genus of Flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast regions of The Inland Empire is a region mainly located in the Riverside and San Bernardino counties of Southern California and generally encompasses the Pomona was officially incorporated on January 6, 1888. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Because Pomona is part of the 909 telephone area code which includes many of the communities in the Inland Empire, and because of the San Jose Hills on Pomona's western city limit that creates a physical/psychological 'barrier' between Pomona and the rest of Los Angeles County, it would not be unusual to include Pomona within the definition of the Inland Empire. In 2005, Pomona citizens elected Norma Torres, the first woman of Guatemalan heritage to be elected to a mayoral post outside of Guatemala.

City Hall Pomona, California, 1969, Welton Becket and B.H. Anderson
City Hall Pomona, California, 1969, Welton Becket and B. H. Anderson
Pomona Fox Theater
Pomona Fox Theater

Demographics

Pomona
Population by year [2]

2005 160,815
2000 149,473
1990 131,723
1980 92,742
1970 87,384
1960 67,157
1950 35,405
1940 23,539
1930 20,804
1920 13,505
1910 10,207
1900 5,526
1890 3,634

Pomona is a very diverse city, with pockets of high-end housing near the Fairplex in the Ganesha Park neighborhood and a master planned development in the Phillips Ranch section. See also List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles and List of Registered Historic Places in Pasadena This is a List of Registered Historic See also List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles and List of Registered Historic Places in Pasadena This is a List of Registered Historic See also List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles and List of Registered Historic Places in Pasadena This is a List of Registered Historic See also List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles and List of Registered Historic Places in Pasadena This is a List of Registered Historic See also List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles and List of Registered Historic Places in Pasadena This is a List of Registered Historic See also List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles and List of Registered Historic Places in Pasadena This is a List of Registered Historic See also List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles and List of Registered Historic Places in Pasadena This is a List of Registered Historic See also List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles and List of Registered Historic Places in Pasadena This is a List of Registered Historic See also List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles and List of Registered Historic Places in Pasadena This is a List of Registered Historic The Pomona Fox Theater is a former Movie palace, now owned by Gerald Investments Inc See also List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles and List of Registered Historic Places in Pasadena This is a List of Registered Historic See also List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles and List of Registered Historic Places in Pasadena This is a List of Registered Historic See also List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles and List of Registered Historic Places in Pasadena This is a List of Registered Historic See also List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles and List of Registered Historic Places in Pasadena This is a List of Registered Historic Fairplex, formerly known as the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, has been since 1922 the home of the L A new town, planned community or planned city is a City, Town, or Community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically Phillips Ranch is a Master-planned community located in the southwestern portion of the city limits of Pomona, in Los Angeles County California. The city has some 2700 individual homes of historic significance. Particular architectural gems of the city are located in the Lincoln Park National Historic District, Wilton Heights Historic District and Hacienda Park District which contain entire large family neighborhoods, built 90 years ago, that are still intact. The southeastern part of Pomona is primarily densely populated tracts of apartments and single family homes. The Downtown was moribund for decades, but has since experienced a resurgence with concert halls, nightclubs, and art galleries improving the area's nightlife. Downtown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city's core usually in a geographical commercial and community sense High priced lofts have been developed in the Downtown and are selling well. .

The majority of Pomona's population consist of Latinos, a great number from Mexico and Central America, and the main industry that attracts immigrants is manufacturing and other low-paying service jobs. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. There is a historically significant concentration of blacks in the northern part of town, although many of them have continued to move east to places like Rialto and Riverside. Rialto is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Riverside is the County seat of Riverside County, California, United States. As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 149,473 people, 37,855 households, and 29,791 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,526. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/km² (6,544. 3/mi²). There were 39,598 housing units at an average density of 669. 4/km² (1,733. 7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 41. 76% White, 9. 63% African American, 1. 26% Native American, 7. 20% Asian, 0. 21% Pacific Islander, 34. 93% from other races, and 5. 01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 64. 47% of the population.

There were 37,855 households out of which 49. 8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54. 7% were married couples living together, 16. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21. 3% were non-families. 15. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3. 82 and the average family size was 4. 22.

In the city the population was spread out with 34. 6% under the age of 18, 13. 0% from 18 to 24, 30. 5% from 25 to 44, 15. 5% from 45 to 64, and 6. 4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 102. 4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101. 1 males.

The total employment for Pomona as of 2005 is 57,870. The top employers include Pomona Unified School District, California State Polytechnic University, Hamilton Sundstrand, Pomona Valley Medical Center, Casa Colina Center for Rehabilitation, and Lanterman Developmental Center, and a large residential facility for persons for severe/profound developmental disabilities.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,021, and the median income for a family was $40,852. Males had a median income of $30,195 versus $26,135 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,336. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 17. 1% of families and 21. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 4% of those under age 18 and 11. 7% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature Pomona is located in the 32nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Gloria Negrete McLeod, and in the 61st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Nell Soto. The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. Gloria Negrete McLeod (born September 6 1941 in Los Angeles California) has been a California State Senator since December 2006 The California State Assembly is the Lower house of the California State Legislature. Nell Soto (b 1926 is an American Politician representing California's 61st assembly district that includes includes parts of Los Angeles Federally, Pomona is located in California's 38th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D +20[3] and is represented by Democrat Grace Napolitano. The Cook Partisan Voting Index ( CPVI) sometimes referred to as simply the Partisan Voting Index ( PVI) is a measurement of how strongly an American Governor of Arizona Graciela Flores Napolitano (born December 4 1936) an American politician has been a Democratic member of the

Transportation

Pomona is served by several transit systems including:

Education

Most of Pomona and some of the surrounding area are served by the Pomona Unified School District, while portions of the northern section of the city are zoned to the Claremont Unified School District[4]. Pomona Unified School District or PUSD is a School district in California that serves approximately 32000 students in grades pre-K through 12 at 43 schools in Pomona Pomona has been criticized for its construction of Diamond Ranch High School in the city's more affluent area of Phillips Ranch while ignoring its other underperfoming high schools such as Garey, Ganesha and Pomona High Schools. Diamond Ranch High School (or DRHS) is a High school ( Secondary school) operated by the Pomona Unified School District (PUSD in California Phillips Ranch is a Master-planned community located in the southwestern portion of the city limits of Pomona, in Los Angeles County California. Pomona contains a mix of both public and private schools. There are two private schools that are located on Holt Blvd, being St. Joseph Elementary School and Pomona Catholic High School. Pomona Catholic High School is a four-year Archdiocesan high school for girls in Pomona on Holt and White California State Polytechnic University, Pomona is located southwest of the junction of the 10 and 57 freeways. The California State Polytechnic University Pomona, also officially Cal Poly Pomona, is a public, nationally-ranked coeducational university and one of the The School Of Arts and Enterprise is a charter high school located on Monterey Ave. and Garey Ave.

References in popular culture

Trivia

Famous People Born/Resided in Pomona

See also

References

  1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28 1981 is an American television and film Actress. Jill Kelly (born Adrianna Moore; February 1 1971 is the Stage name used by an American pornographic actress, director and producer Mr Marcus (born on September 4, 1970 in Pomona California) is an American Pornographic actor. Albert Davila (born August 10, 1954) is a Mexican-American who boxed during the 1970s and 1980s in Boxing 's Bantamweight division and after The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, The term bantamweight usually refers to a class in Boxing or boxers who weigh between 112 and 118 pounds (between 51 and 54 Kilograms Dejuan Rice, known by Stage name Suga Free, is an American Rapper from Pomona California. Jerry Long Jr (born in the South Bronx around 1969) better known by his stage name Kokane, is a rapper from Pomona California best known Not to be confused with Daniel Keyes. Daniel Keys Moran (born November 30 1962 also known by his initials DKM is a computer programmer "Sugar" Shane Mosley (born September 7, 1971) is a boxer from Pomona California. Millard Owen Sheets ( June 24, 1907 - March 31, 1989) was an American painter and a representative of the California School of Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. Rozz Williams ( November 6, 1963 – April 1, 1998) born Roger Alan Painter was an American Deathrock vocalist most Christian Death is an American Deathrock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1979 Vanessa Cornejo Ubrieta Laine Bryant (born Vanessa Cornejo Ubrieta May 5, 1982) is the wife of NBA star Kobe Bryant. Robert Endre Tarjan (born April 30, 1948 in Pomona, California) is a renowned American Computer scientist. Rich Yett (Born October 6, 1962 in Pomona California) was a long relief pitcher in major league baseball from 1985 to 1990 Above the Law was a Rap group from Pomona California, founded in 1989 by Cold 187um, KMG the Illustrator Go Mack and DJ Total K-Oss Mark David McGwire (born October 1 1963 in Pomona California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his Major League career with the Daniel Scott McGwire (born December 18, 1967 in Pomona California) is a former American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks and Richard Sandoval (born 18 October 1960 in Pomona, California) better known as Richie Sandoval, is a former American The World Boxing Association (WBA is a Boxing organization that sanctions official matches and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level The term bantamweight usually refers to a class in Boxing or boxers who weigh between 112 and 118 pounds (between 51 and 54 Kilograms The Pomona Valley, located between the San Gabriel Valley and San Bernardino Valley in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, straddles Phillips Ranch is a Master-planned community located in the southwestern portion of the city limits of Pomona, in Los Angeles County California. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  3. ^ Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?. Campaign Legal Center Blog. Retrieved on 2008-02-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead
  4. ^ http://www.cusd.claremont.edu/stu/images/boundary_main.gif
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  6. ^ Thrift store worker finds $30,000 in cash; returns it

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