Chino Hills

Chino Hills
Chino Hills
Location in California
Basic data
Foundation :	1st December 1991
State :	United States
State :	California
County :	San Bernardino County
Coordinates :	34 ° 0 ′  N , 117 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 34 ° 0 ′  N , 117 ° 46 ′  W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	74,799 (as of 2010)
Population density :	646.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	115.899 km 2  (approx. 45 mi 2 ) of which 115.723 km 2  (approx. 45 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	262 m
Postal code :	91709
Area code :	+1 657/714, 909
FIPS :	06-13214
GNIS ID :	1668255
Website :	www.chinohills.org
Mayor :	Ed Graham
The hill country of the Chino Hills with the San Gabriel Mountains in the background

Chino Hills is a city in San Bernardino County in the US state of California and an affluent suburb of Los Angeles . The population is 74,799 (as of 2010).

In 2012, the business magazine Money ranked Chino Hills 34th in its list of “Best Places to Live”, which is also due to the excellent schools and the high level of security in the city. In addition, Chino Hills was able to preserve its rural character with today 12,000 km² of undeveloped area in public hands. Many of the residents are commuters ; forty percent of the population drive 45 minutes or more to work. The median income of Chino Hills is not surpassed even by Beverly Hills .

geography

The city is located in the extreme southwest of San Bernardino County in California . It is bordered to the northeast by Chino , to the north and west by the cities of Pomona and Diamond Bar in Los Angeles County , to the south by Brea and Yorba Linda in Orange County and to the west by unincorporated area of Riverside County . The northeastern city limit roughly follows the course of California State Route 71 , a connecting road between California State Route 91 in the south and California State Route 60 in the north. The Orange County border is in largely undeveloped hill country, so the two counties are only directly connected to each other via California State Route 142 . The road is long, winding and prone to landslides .

The built-up part of Chino Hills is characterized by residential areas, only at the intersections of main streets are commercial areas, which are mostly dominated by supermarkets and restaurants.

Chino Hills has 74,799 inhabitants (as of the 2010 census ). The city covers an area of ​​approximately 115.9 km², of which the land area makes up the largest part with 115.7 km²; the population density is thus 646.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The city center is at an altitude of 262 meters.

history

After the Spanish conquerors founded the San Gabriel Arcángel Mission in 1771 , today's Chino Hills was used as pasture for cattle from the mission station, after which cattle from Rancho Santa Ana del Chino and Rancho La Sierra grazed here in Mexican times . Since California was ceded to the United States, the area has become increasingly boggy and annual floods have occurred. Most of the dwellings were demolished. The land was later bought by Richard Gird, founder of the Chino Municipality , which became a town in 1910. Chino Hills has meanwhile developed into a popular destination for tourists from Los Angeles with the Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs resort on what will later be California State Route 142 and the Los Serranos Country Club . The place was also popular with black marketeers during Prohibition because of its seclusion. In the 1960s, the hill country also saw an influx of hippies and artists. From the 1980s, the citizens began to seek incorporation into their community, and in 1991, Chino Hills, with a population of 42,000 at the time, was granted city rights.

development

Until the 1970s, Chino Hills was largely rural. Most of the land was used for equestrian sports, and there were also some dairies. Numerous settlements were built in the following decades. The building boom only subsided in recent years. Most of the city districts were designed in a similar way to villages, so that the shopping centers are strategically located and parks are easily accessible from surrounding houses.

earthquake

On July 29, 2008 at 11:42 a.m. local time, an earthquake with an average magnitude of 5.4 was recorded. The epicenter was about 4 km west-south-west of the city center, but no major damage was reported.

politics

Chino Hills is part of the 29th District in the California Senate , currently represented by Republican Bob Huff . In the California State Assembly , the place is assigned to the 55th District and is thus represented by Republican Curt Hagman . At the federal level, Chino Hills is a member of California's 39th  congressional constituency , which has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R + 5 and is represented by Republican Ed Royce .

Web links

Commons : Chino Hills, California  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Website of Chino Hills (English)
• Further information at City-Data.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Appearance by the mayor on the city's website. ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Best Places to Live 2012, Top 100, Places 26-50 Money
3. ↑ Best Places to Live 2012, Chino Hills Money
4. ↑ Demographic data. Official website of Chino Hills.
5. ↑ Message ci14383980 ( Memento of the original from May 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the US Geological Service  
6. ↑ Message about the earthquake  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of Chino Hills  
7. ↑ Card of the 29th Senate district. Around the Capitol.
8. ^ List of Senators in California. Official website of the Senate of California.
9. ^ Map of the 55th Assembly District. Around the Capitol.
10. ^ List of members of the California State Assembly. Official website of the California State Assembly.
11. ^ Map of the 39th congressional electoral district. Around the Capitol.
12. ^ Table with Cook Partisan Voting Index of all congressional districts. (PDF; 115 kB) Official website of the Cook Political Report .
13. ↑ List of California MPs in the House of Representatives. Official website of the United States House of Representatives.