Azusa (California)
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| Foundation : | 1887 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Los Angeles County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 8 ′ N , 117 ° 55 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 48,799 (as of 2014) | ||
| Population density : | 2,112.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 23.1 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of which 23.1 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 186 m | ||
| Postal code : | 91702 | ||
| Area code : | +1 626 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-03386 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1652667 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.azusa.ca.us | ||
| Mayor : | Joseph R. Rocha | ||
Azusa is a US city in Los Angeles County in the US state of California . It has about 49,000 inhabitants (as of 2014). The city is located at the geographic coordinates 34.14 ° north, 117.91 ° west. The urban area has a size of 23.1 km². Azusa is located in the San Gabriel Valley at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County.
history
Tongva settlement
The name of the city comes from the Tongva language and is derived from the name of their settlement ( Ashuukshanga or Asuksa-nga ). The remains of the settlement were discovered during construction work in 2006 and archaeologically recorded. It was one of the largest Tongva settlements. The Tongva spoke a Uto-Aztec language related to Shoshoni . This Tongva settlement was first mentioned in documents in 1769 in the diary of Juan Crespi, a participant in the Portola expedition. It is unclear when the Tongva began to colonize the area, the earliest evidence could be a Tongva woman from around 5000 BC found in the La Brea Tar Pits . Be.
Indian artifacts have been found around Azusa. For example, a string of stones at the entrance of the San Gabriel Canyon and rocks with Indian markings further into the canyon. Graves and millstones were also found.
From rancho to town
In 1841 Luis Arenas received a land grant from the government of Mexico . He named his estate El Susa Rancho . The main house was an adobe house that was built in the east of today's city. In 1844 he sold his property to the Englishman Henry Dalton. Dalton named the estate Azusa Rancho de Dalton.
As part of the gold rush was near the present Azusa in San Gabriel Canyon Gold found it formed a gold mining town called El Dorado Ville , 1861 a flood fell victim. In 1860 the federal government had divided land for settlement on Dalton's ranch. As a result, settlers poured into this land. The first school was finally founded in 1868. He fought against this with legal action. When the courts finally decided against him in 1880, he had to cede his land to the banker Jonathan S. Slauson . Slauson divided up the land and sold it as parcels in 1887. He laid the foundation stone for today's city. On December 29, 1898, Azusa was recognized as a city sixth grade. In 1890 Azusa still had 800 inhabitants, the year after it was elevated to the status of a city, the number was 865.
population
In 2000 there were 44,384 people in Azusa, 34% of whom were not born in the United States. In 2014, 48,799 people lived in Azusa, the average age was 29.5 years. The city has grown 9.1% since 2000. More than 60% of the population are Latinos .
traffic
Azusa Downtown is the penultimate stop and Azusa Citrus College is the terminus of the Los Angeles Metro Rail's Gold Line . Azusa is thus connected to the Los Angeles subway system .
religion
Azusa has hosted the Dhammakaya International Meditation Center since 1992 , the first representation of the Buddhist Dhammakaya sect outside of Thailand.
education
schools
There are numerous public and private schools in the municipality of Azusa. There are eleven elementary schools (one private, ten public), three public middle schools for grades 6 to 8, and a public high school, Azusa High School . The private Christbridge Academy offers classes from kindergarten through 12th grade. The public schools are grouped together in their own school district, the Azusa Unified School District .
Universities and colleges
Since 2003 is the seat of Buddhist here Dhammakaya Open University named Dhammakaya Open University .
Azusa is home to the private Azusa Pacific University . There is also the Citrus College .
Mars crater
A Martian crater is named after Azusa .
Attractions
Historic Route 66 passed through Azusa . In 2002 the Azusa Foothill Drive-In Theater was taken under protection as a California landmark, but was not included in the official list due to resistance from the owner. The building was constructed in the style of mid-century modernism in 1961 on Route 66. Particularly striking the neon advertising panel was the drive-ins . The Azusa Civic Center has been under protection since 2002 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Sons and daughters of Azusa
- Judson Scott (born 1952), actor
- Anthony Robbins (* 1960), author and NLP trainer
- Tatjana Padilla (* 1990), wrestler
- Christy Udoh (* 1991), sprinter
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Intersections: Descendants of the Tongva look to their past , Los Angeles Times, October 15, 2012.
- ↑ Marianne Love, Azusa uncovers ancient village , Los Angeles Daily News of 4 March of 2006.
- ↑ a b Roseanne Welch, A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TONGVA TRIBE Claremont, California 2006 . P. 5.
- ↑ a b c d e f History of Azusa on the city's homepage .
- ↑ a b c Profile of Azusa on the Los Angeles Times page
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- ^ Foothill Gold Line
- ↑ Rachelle M. Scott: Merit and the Search for Inner Peace. The Discourses and Technologies of Dhammakaya Proselytization. In: Proselytization Revisited. Rights Talk, Free Markets and Culture Wars. Equinox, 2008, p. 245.
- ↑ Homepage of Azusa Unified
- ↑ Homepage of the Azusa Campus of Pacific University
- ↑ Citrus College homepage
- ↑ www.theroute-66.com
- ↑ Richard Winton, Drive-In Designated as a Landmark , Los Angeles Times, February 5, 2002.
- ↑ Patricia Ward Biedermann, It May Be Curtains for Old Drive-In , Los Angeles Times, October 11, 2005.
- ↑ Azusa Civic Center on the Officeof Historic Preservation site