Baldwin Park, California
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 Baldwin City Hall, Metro Village, Metrolink station Complex |
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1880 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Los Angeles County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 5 ′ N , 117 ° 58 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 84,812 (as of: 2005) | ||
| Population density : | 4,913.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 17.61 km 2 (about 7 mi 2 ) of which 17.26 km 2 (about 7 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 114 m | ||
| Postal code : | 91706 | ||
| Area code : | +1 626 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-03666 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1652669 | ||
| Website : | www.baldwinpark.com | ||
| Mayor : | Manuel Lozano | ||
Baldwin Park is a city in Los Angeles County in the US state of California , United States , with 79,600 inhabitants (as of 2004).
location
The geographical coordinates of Baldwin Park are: 34.08 ° North, 117.97 ° West. It is located within Los Angeles County in the San Gabriel Valley . Baldwin Park is bordered by Avocado Heights , El Monte , Industry , Irwindale , Vincent , West Covina, and West Puente Valley . Baldwin Park has an area of 17.6 km².
population
According to the 2000 census, 78.7% of the 75,753 population were Latinos . 67% of Baldwin Park's residents are from Mexico . 45.7% were born outside of the United States. The median age in 2000 was 25 years.
history
The land was originally owned by the San Gabriel Mission. After secularization , the area of today's Baldwin Park belonged to two ranchos, the Rancho Azusa de Dalton and the Rancho La Puente. Around 1860, an agricultural settlement called Pleasant View began to form north of what is now Baldwin Park. The place changed its name to Vineland in 1880. In 1906 the residents agreed with Elias Jackson Baldwin that he would renounce the establishment of "Baldwinville" and that the place would take the name Baldwin Park. In 1956 Baldwin Park was promoted to city.
In 1948 the first restaurant of the fast food chain In-N-Out Burger opened in Baldwin Park . The original restaurant was torn down, but today there is a replica of the original restaurant.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Baldwin Park in the Los Angeles Times Mapping LA project
- ^ Historical Society and Museum of Baldwin Park
- ↑ Chris Nichols, Original 1948 In-N-Out Burger Reconstructed In Baldwin Park , Los Angeles Magazine, April 24, 2013.