Covina
| Covina | |||
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 Dorje Chang Buddha III Culture and Art Museum, 2015 |
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| Location in California | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1882 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Los Angeles County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 5 ′ N , 117 ° 53 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 46,837 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 2,596.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 18.06 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 18.04 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 170 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 91722-91724 | ||
| Area code : | +1 626 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-16742 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1652693 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.covina.ca.us | ||
| Mayor : | John King | ||
Covina is a city in Los Angeles County in the US state of California , United States , with 48,400 inhabitants (as of 2004 ). The urban area has a size of 18.1 km².
The city was founded in 1882 by Joseph Swift Phillips . In 1909 Covina was the third largest orange producer in the world.
From 1942 to 1951 the headquarters of the Theosophical Society in America , then also called "Theosophical Society Covina", was located here .
sons and daughters of the town
- Bob Clark (1913–1976), decathlete and long jumper, silver medalist at the 1936 Olympic Games
- Jean Stafford (1915–1979), writer, awarded the O. Henry Prize and the Pulitzer Prize
- Edward Frederick Anderson (1931-2001), botanist who specialized in the cactus family
- Kelly Nichols (born 1956), porn actress
- Rod Gilfry (born 1959), opera singer
- John Molina (born 1982), boxer
Web links
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