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City of Rancho Cucamonga
Location of Rancho Cucamonga in California
Location of Rancho Cucamonga in California
Coordinates: 34°7′24″N 117°34′46″W / 34.12333, -117.57944
Country United States
State California
County San Bernardino
Incorporated (city) 1977-11-30 [1]
Government
 - Mayor Donald Kurth [2]
Area
 - Total 37. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The US state of California is divided into fifty-eight counties. San Bernardino County is a county in the US state of California. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 46 sq mi (97. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 01 km²)
 - Land 37. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 45 sq mi (96. 98 km²)
 - Water 0. 01 sq mi (0. 03 km²)  0. 03%
Elevation 1,207 ft (368 m)
Population (2005)[3]
 - Total 144,958
 - Density 3,411. 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 4/sq mi (1,317. 1/km²)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP Code 91701, 91729, 91730, 91737, 91739 [4]
Area code(s) 909 [5]
FIPS code 06-59451
GNIS feature ID 1667908
Website: http://www.ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us/

Rancho Cucamonga is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. 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 San Bernardino County is a county in the US state of California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 127,743. By July 1, 2002 Census the fast-growing city's population had reached 143,711. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population By early 2006, the city's estimated population had reached over 170,000 people[6]. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Dr. Donald J. Kurth was elected as mayor on November 7, 2006. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Jack Lam is the city manager. A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a City, in a council-manager form of city government

The city was incorporated in 1977, as a result of a merger among the unincorporated communities of Alta Loma, Cucamonga, and Etiwanda. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. Alta Loma is one of three formerly Unincorporated areas that became part of the city of Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States in 1977 Etiwanda is the easternmost of three formerly unincorporated communities that became part of Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States in

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Geography

Rancho Cucamonga is located at 34°7′24″N, 117°34′46″W (34. 123345, -117. 579404)[7], or about 39 miles east of Los Angeles. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 97. 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 0 km² (37. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 mi²). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 97. 0 km² (37. 5 mi²) of it is land and 0. 03% is water.

Rancho Cucamonga is the conjunction of the Mojave Trail, the Old Spanish Trail, the Santa Fe Trail, former U.S. Route 66 (now signed as Foothill Boulevard), and El Camino Real. The Old Spanish Trail is a historic Trade route which connected the northern New Mexican settlement of Santa Fé with that of Los Ángeles The Santa Fe Trail was a Historic 19th century transportation route through southwestern North America connecting Missouri with Santa Fe State Route 66 is a State highway in the US state of California, running along a section of old U Foothill Boulevard is a major road in the city and county of Los Angeles, as well as an Arterial road in the city and county of San Bernardino El Camino Real ( Spanish for The Royal Road, also known as The King's Highway) usually refers to the 600- Mile (966- Kilometer)

Rancho Cucamonga's location (right next to the San Gabriel Mountains) causes the city to be very smoggy.

Demographics

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 127,743 people, 40,863 households, and 31,832 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,317. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0/km² (3,411. 4/mi²). There were 42,134 housing units at an average density of 434. 4/km² (1,125. 2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 63. 13% White, 6. 39% Asian, 0. 72% Native American, 8. 48% African American, 0. 27% Pacific Islander, 13. 25% from other races, and 5. 41% from a biracial or multiracial background. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27. 78% of the population.

Rancho Cucamonga is fast becoming a racially diverse community and is a major real estate destination for middle-class African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian Some housing tracts and gated communities tend to be more homogeneous in terms of race and ethnicity. Residents are more similar in terms of income, education and occupation, since Rancho Cucamonga is considered one of the most affluent cities in the Inland Empire. The Inland Empire is a region mainly located in the Riverside and San Bernardino counties of Southern California and generally encompasses the

There are 40,863 households, of which 44. 7% have children under the age of 18. 60. 2% of households consist of a married couple living together. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 12. 8% have a female householder with no husband present. 22. 1% were non-families. 16. 8% of all households are single-person and 4. 1% have a person of 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3. 04 and the average family size was 3. 44.

In the city, the population spread is as follows: 29. 9% are under the age of 18, 9. 9% are from 18 to 24, 33. 2% are from 25 to 44, 21. 0% are from 45 to 64, and 6. 1% are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98. 0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $71,967 and the median income for a family was $78,428. The per capita income for the city was $23,702. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 4. 9% of families and 7. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7. 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 6% of those under age 18 and 7. 3% of those age 65 or over.

Rancho Cucamonga's Population History

(*): Population Figures for 1950 and 1970 were for the Cucamonga portion of the city only and the figures were tabulated prior to incorporation in 1977. Rancho Cucamonga is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The 1960 census data was not available

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Politics

In the state legislature Rancho Cucamonga is located in the 31st Senate District, represented by Republican Robert Dutton, and in the 63rd Assembly District, represented by Republican Bill Emmerson. The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. Robert D Dutton (born October 13 1950 in Lincoln Nebraska) has served as the Republican California State Senator representing the The California State Assembly is the Lower house of the California State Legislature. Bill Emmerson is a Republican California State Assemblyman representing District 63 in the Inland Empire Federally, Rancho Cucamonga is located in California's 26th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +4[9] and is represented by Republican David Dreier. The California 26th Congressional District spans the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley from La Cañada Flintridge to Rancho Cucamonga. The Cook Partisan Voting Index ( CPVI) sometimes referred to as simply the Partisan Voting Index ( PVI) is a measurement of how strongly an American David Timothy Dreier (born July 5, 1952) American politician has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives

Transportation

Rancho Cucamonga is served by Omnitrans Bus Service, Metrolink Train Service, and nearby Ontario International Airport. Omnitrans is the largest transit operator within San Bernardino County California. LA/Ontario International Airport, (formerly Ontario International Airport is a public Airport located two miles (3 km east of the Central business district Interstate 15 and the relatively new 210 freeway extension run through Rancho Cucamonga as well as the historic Route 66. In the US state of California, Interstate 15 is a major north-south route through the San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego Route 210, marked partially as Interstate 210 (I-210 and as State Route 210 (SR 210 and named the Foothill Freeway, is a State highway in

Education

Rancho Cucamonga has multiple K-12 schools districts within its borders. Alta Loma School District, Central School District, Cucamonga School District, Etiwanda School District, and Chaffey Joint Union High School District. Chaffey Joint Union High School District is a School district located in San Bernardino County, California that serves the communities of Ontario In addition to these schools, Rancho Cucamonga is the home to Chaffey College and satellite campus of the University of La Verne, University of Redlands, Everest College, and University of Phoenix, as well as the automotive trade school, Universal Technical Institute. Chaffey College is a public Community college in the San Bernardino County city of Rancho Cucamonga California, in the northern part of the community of The University of La Verne is a private doctoral research university in La Verne California (about 35 miles east of Los Angeles) founded in 1891 The University of Redlands is a private liberal arts and sciences university located in Redlands California. The University of Phoenix ( UPX) is a for-profit educational institution that specializes in Adult education. Universal Technical Institute Inc (UTI is a nationwide provider of technical education training for students seeking careers as professional automotive diesel collision repair

Libraries

The city of Rancho Cucamonga has two public libraries, with a combined total of over 200,000 items. The library at 7368 Archibald Avenue opened in 1994 and is scheduled to undergo an extensive remodel in the summer of 2008. The Paul A. Biane library at 12505 Cultural Center Drive at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center opened in August of 2006.

The name "Cucamonga"

"Cucamonga" comes from a Tongva place name (perhaps pronounced [kukɑ'mʌŋnɑ]) that probably means "sandy place", although Vera Rocha, Chief of the Shoshone Gabrielino branch, has stated that the meaning is "Place of the villages where the waters come out". Tongva may also refer to the Tongva language. The Tongva are a Native American people who inhabited the area in and around Los Angeles Cuc or Kuc = come, come from or come to. Amo = water, wet, spring and Nanga = place of a village. Either interpretation could easily refer to the same place. The northern part of the city is located in the foothills, where there were a number of artesian wells and creeks. The surface soil is extremely sandy and rocky due to repeated storm runoff from the mountains to the north. An alternate theory, that it means "light over the mountain", is almost certainly a fanciful invention, since the "-nga" (or "-ngna") place name ending is found in many other Tongva-derived place names in the region.

In popular media, "Cucamonga" has been recognized as a funny-sounding place name. One of the catch-phrases of the radio show "The Jack Benny Program" involved a train announcer (Mel Blanc) who said over the loudspeaker, "Train now leaving on track five for Anaheim, Azusa, and Cuc. Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American Comedian, vaudevillian Melvin "Mel" Jerome Blanc ( May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and Comedian Azusa is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. . . amonga," taking progressively longer pauses between "Cuc" and "amonga. " Part of the joke, for the Los Angeles audience, was that no such train route existed, although all three cities (or at the time, towns) do exist. As a tribute to this 'publicity', the city of Rancho Cucamonga built its minor-league baseball stadium on a street they named Jack Benny Way, and erected a bronze statue of the TV host outside of the building's entrance (Coincidentally, Jack Benny Way intersects with Rochester Avenue, which is not named for the character portrayed by Eddie Anderson on "The Jack Benny Program", but was named in 1889 after the hometown of three investors, all of whom were brothers from Rochester, New York). Edmund Lincoln Anderson ( September 18, 1905 &ndash February 28, 1977) often known as Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. In one of his many popular media crossovers, Blanc used that same catch phrase in Daffy Duck's voice in the 1948 Merrie Melodies cartoon "Daffy Duck Slept Here" and later in Bugs Bunny's voice in a 1960s Looney Tunes cartoon. Daffy Duck is an Animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969

Cucamonga in myth and media

Notable residents

References

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