Claremont (California)
| Claremont | |
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| Nickname : The City of Trees and PhDs | |
 City Hall of Claremont |
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| Location in Los Angeles County | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1907 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | Los Angeles County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 7 ′ N , 117 ° 43 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 34,926 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,027.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 34.8 km 2 (approx. 13 mi 2 ) of which 34.0 km 2 (approx. 13 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 358 m |
| Postal code : | 91711 |
| Area code : | +1 909 |
| FIPS : | 06-13756 |
| GNIS ID : | 1652685 |
| Website : | www.ci.claremont.ca.us |
| Mayor : | Corey Calaycay |
Claremont is a city in Los Angeles County east of Los Angeles in the US state of California .
geography
Geographical location
Claremont is located in eastern Los Angeles County at 356 meters above sea level south of the San Gabriel Mountains , a mountain range that separates the Greater Los Angeles Area from the Mojave Desert . It is approximately 38 km east of Pasadena and approximately 49 km east of downtown Los Angeles .
Expansion of the urban area
According to the United States Census Bureau , Claremont has a total area of 34.8 km², of which 34.0 km² is land and 0.7 km² is water.
Neighboring communities
The neighboring communities of Claremont are Upland , Pomona , La Verne and Montclair .
history
The first known settlements come from the Serrano , who were found on a table mountain near the present city. After the San Gabriel Mission was established in 1771 , Claremont was on mission land. Many Serranos were employed as shepherds for the missionaries at the time.
After the mission was secularized in 1834 , what is now the city was on land owned by the private Rancho San Jose . The Serrano continued to work for the Spanish settlers until the smallpox killed many indigenous people in 1862 and 1873. By 1883 the few survivors had left the region.
The Santa Fe Railroad provided the impetus for the establishment of a settlement called Claremont in January 1887. It was one of about 30 localities that had been created in anticipation of a strong population growth because of the rail connection. However, the real estate boom was short-lived. A local country company transferred its Claremont Hotel and 260 vacant lots to the newly established Pomona College in 1888 .
The founders of Pomona College envisioned a New England style school. The community that grew around college reflected the New England legacy of the founders. Even the type of community administration through a community assembly and a board of community councils was adopted from the New England homeland. Citizen participation and voluntary work, on which the form of administration is based, are still a trademark of Claremont today.
In 1904 talks began about registering the municipality as a city. Proponents did not want to be dependent on Los Angeles County's basic services. The opponents feared a quick bankruptcy due to insufficient tax revenue. In a vote carried out on September 23, 1907 on the registration as a city, 73 of the eligible voters voted for and 49 against. The entry was completed on October 3, 1907.
At the same time the colleges began to grow. The citrus industry also grew and expanded. The producers from Claremont founded in 1893, the Southern California Fruit Exchange , a cooperative for marketing and transport of citrus fruits from which the Sunkist Growers, Inc. emerged.
The workforce for the citrus industry was mostly Mexican-American, often newcomers from Mexico. Men were used as pickers, while women worked in the packing plants. Around 1920 there were two districts in which the Mexicans preferred to live. Mexicans also contributed skilled handicrafts to the construction of the colleges.
The citrus industry flourished until after World War II. At that time, the demand for housing developments soared and prompted some producers to sell their land to build houses. The opening of the San Bernardino Freeway in 1954 made it easier to live in Claremont for people who had no connection with the citrus industry or college. The area of the city grew from 9 km² when it was founded to over 31 km² with a good 34,000 inhabitants.
Demographics
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According to the 2000 census , 33,998 people lived in 28,894 households and 7,810 families in the city. The population density was 999.9 inhabitants per km². There were 11,559 housing units at an average density of 340.0 housing units per km². Of the people living in Claremont, 73.5% were White, 5.0% African-American, 0.6% American Indians and Native Alaska, 11.5% Asian, 0.1% Native to Hawaii or other Pacific Islands, 5.2% People of other origins and 4.1% with two or more origins. Hispanics and Latinos of all origins made up 15.4% of the population.
20.7% of Claremont's residents were under 18 years old, 18.6% between 18 and 24, 22.8% between 25 and 44, 23.3% between 45 and 64, and 14.6% 65 and over. The median age was 35.8 years (California: 33.3; USA: 35.3 years).
The median income for a Claremont household was $ 65,910. The value for California was $ 47,493 and for the entire United States was $ 41,994.
education
Claremont is home to five colleges and two graduate schools . Although each individual college is relatively small compared to public universities, there are approximately 6,000 students in the educational institutions in Claremont. The colleges cooperate with each other and have founded the Claremont University Consortium as the coordinating institution . The following institutions are organized in it:
- The Claremont McKenna College in 1946 under the name of Claremont Men's College founded as a pure Men's College, and in 1976 to a mixed college. In 1981 it got its current name. The college mainly offers courses in political, social and economic sciences.
- Founded in 1887, Pomona College is the oldest of the Claremont colleges. The most popular major subjects include: a. Economics, Politics and Psychology. Pomona students also have the option of taking courses at the other colleges in Claremont.
- Scripps College Ladies College was founded in 1926.
- The Harvey Mudd College was founded in 1957 and has its focus on mathematics and natural sciences and in engineering.
- The Pitzer College was founded in 1963 as a pure Ladies College and in 1970 to a mixed institution. Students mainly take the main subjects psychology, sociology, political science, media studies and environmental technology.
- The Keck Graduate Institute was founded in 1997 and focuses on applied scientific research and teaching.
- The Claremont Graduate University was founded in 1925 and exclusively offers graduate programs leading to master's and doctoral degrees.
Furthermore, the Claremont School of Theology , which became an independent body in 1956, has been based in Claremont since 1957. Its roots go back to the founding of the Maclay College of Theology in San Fernando in 1885. In addition to the training of priests, master's and doctoral programs are also offered.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Frederick Sumner Brackett (1896–1988), physicist and spectroscopist
- Glenn Davis (1924-2005), American football player
- Ben Harper (born 1969), musician
- Elliot Graham (born 1976), film editor
- Evelyn Stevens (* 1983), racing cyclist
People who worked on site
- James Barr (1924-2006), Scottish philologist, Hebraist and Old Testament scholar
- Louis Tomlinson Benezet (1915–2002), educator, education policy maker, and president of Claremont Graduate University
- John B. Cobb (* 1925), Methodist theologian
- Ray Collins (1936–2012), singer, lived in Claremont
- Peter Ferdinand Drucker (1909–2005), internationally recognized economist and writer, taught at Claremont Graduate University
- David Keirsey (1921–2013), psychologist, studied and earned his doctorate in Claremont
- Golo Mann (1909–1994), historian, taught at Claremont McKenna College
- Gregg Popovich (* 1949), basketball coach, he led the Pomona-Pitzer team to the first conference championship in 68 years
- David Foster Wallace (1962–2008), writer and professor, taught at Pomona College until his death
- Robin Williams (1951–2014), actor and comedian, studied political science at what is now Claremont McKenna College
- Snoop Dogg (* 1971), musician, owns an estate in Claremont
Remarks
- ↑ Due to rounding differences, the two values for land and water area do not add up to the total area.
swell
- The History of Claremont. City of Claremont, accessed July 24, 2010 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Susan Carrier: What's green and well educated? Claremont. In: latimes.com (Los Angeles Times). June 29, 2003, accessed July 24, 2010 .
- ^ Census 2000 US Gazetteer Files. (TXT) US Census Bureau, accessed July 24, 2010 .
- ^ The History of Sunkist. (No longer available online.) Sunkist Growers, Inc., archived from the original on July 27, 2010 ; accessed on July 24, 2010 (English). 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.
- ^ A b Census 2000 Profiles, Geographic Area: California. (PDF; 40 kB) Archived from the original on June 1, 2010 ; accessed on July 24, 2010 (English).
- ↑ a b Census 2000 Profiles, Geographic Area: United States. (PDF; 40 kB) Archived from the original on February 15, 2010 ; accessed on July 24, 2010 (English).
- ^ History of the College. In: Claremont McKenna College website. Retrieved July 24, 2010 .
- ↑ Mission. In: Claremont McKenna College website. Retrieved July 24, 2010 .
- ^ Pomona Profile. (No longer available online.) In: Pomona College website. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012 ; accessed on July 24, 2010 (English). 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.
- ↑ Facts and Figures. (No longer available online.) In: Scripps College website. Formerly in the original ; accessed on July 24, 2010 (English). ( 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.
- ^ History. (No longer available online.) In: Harvey Mudd College website. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010 ; accessed on July 24, 2010 (English). 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.
- ↑ Mission statement. (No longer available online.) In: Pitzer College website. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007 ; accessed on July 24, 2010 (English). 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.
- ^ History. (No longer available online.) In: Website of the Keck Graduate Institute. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010 ; accessed on July 24, 2010 (English). 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.
- ^ Mission and Vision. In: Claremont Graduate University website. Retrieved July 24, 2010 .
- ^ History. In: Claremont School of Theology website. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010 ; accessed on August 29, 2012 .
- ↑ Degree Programs. (No longer available online.) In: Claremont School of Theology website. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011 ; accessed on August 29, 2012 . 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.
