Rancho Cucamonga

Rancho Cucamonga
Panorama of the city
seal
Location in California
Basic data
Foundation :	November 30, 1977
State :	United States
State :	California
County :	San Bernardino County
Coordinates :	34 ° 6 ′  N , 117 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 34 ° 6 ′  N , 117 ° 36 ′  W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	176,534 (as of 2016)
Population density :	1,710.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	103.263 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) of which 103.212 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	368 m
Postcodes :	91701, 91729, 91730, 91737, 91739
Area code :	+1 909
FIPS :	06-59451
GNIS ID :	1667908
Website :	www.cityofrc.us
Mayor :	L. Dennis Michael
Victoria Gardens Cultural Center and Library

Rancho Cucamonga is a city in San Bernardino County in the US state of California . The population is around 176,500, with the urban area covering an area of ​​103 square kilometers. Rancho Cucamonga was created in 1977 through the merger of the villages of Alta Loma , Cucamonga and Etiwanda .

geography

The city is located in the southwest of San Bernardino County in California . It is bordered by Fontana to the east, Ontario to the south, Upland to the west and San Antonio Heights to the northwest . To the north are the San Gabriel Mountains . Rancho Cucamonga is 39 miles east of Los Angeles .

Rancho Cucamonga has 165,269 inhabitants (as of the 2010 census). The city extends over an area of ​​approximately 103.3 km², of which the land area makes up the largest part; the population density is thus 1601.3 inhabitants per km². The city center is at an altitude of 368 meters. Rancho Cucamonga is part of the Inland Empire metropolitan area .

In Rancho Cucamonga, the Mojave Trail , the Old Spanish Trail , Route 66 (now designated as Foothill Boulevard ) and El Camino Real meet several important historical connecting routes.

A forest fire in the San Bernardino National Forest , which is in close proximity to the city, destroyed around 600 hectares of land in late April 2014.

Demographics

According to the 2010 census , Rancho Cucamonga had 165,269 people in approximately 54,300 households. The city had experienced massive immigration within ten years. Since 2000, the population had risen from 127,000 to over 165,000. A majority of the population are white, with Hispanic immigrants, so-called Latinos , making up more than a third of the population. African Americans are represented slightly above the California average with a population of ten percent. Americans of Asian descent make up a similarly high proportion. The census also showed that for every 100 women there were 97.6 men.

politics

Rancho Cucamonga is part of the 23rd district in the California Senate represented by Republican Mike Morrell . In the California State Assembly , most of the place is assigned to the 40th district, which is currently vacant. A smaller area belongs to the 41st Assembly District , which the Democrat Chris Holden represents. At the federal level, Rancho Cucamonga is a member of California's 31st  Congressional District , which has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D + 5 and is represented by Republican MP Gary Miller .

economy

The city is an important industrial location in southeastern California. The only steel producer in California, Tamco Steel , is located in Rancho Cucamonga .

According to the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2011 , these are the largest employers in the urban area of ​​Rancho Cucamonga:

#	employer	Employees
1	Etiwanda School District	1312
2	Chaffey College	1300
3	Amphastar Pharmaceuticals	999
4th	Rancho Cucamonga City Council	880
5	Alta Loma School District	783
6th	Macy's	750
7th	Central School District	680
8th	West Valley Detention Center	668
9	Big lots	521
10	Mercury Insurance Company	509

education

Rancho Cucamonga is divided into five school districts: Alta Loma School District, Central School District, Cucamonga School District, Etiwanda School District, and Chaffey Joint Union High School District. The city is home to Chaffey College and several campuses from various schools, including the University of Redlands or the University of Phoenix . There are four high schools in the city : Alta Loma High School, Etiwanda High School, Los Osos High School and Rancho Cucamonga High School.

traffic

Local public transport

The Omnitrans bus system , which serves the entire city area, is of central importance . In addition, the city has a station on the San Bernardino Line of the Metrolink network, with which Los Angeles or San Bernardino can be reached quickly.

Motorway connection

Both Interstate 15 and Interstate 210 pass through the urban area of ​​Rancho Cucamonga.

Personalities

The band Rufio comes from Rancho Cucamonga .

sons and daughters of the town

• Carissa Christensen (* 1996), soccer player
• Darren Collison (born 1987), basketball player
• Shawna Gordon (* 1990), soccer player
• Perry Jones (tennis official) (1890-1970), tennis official

Personalities associated with Rancho Cucamonga

• Marvin Jones (* 1990), American football player, attended high school in Rancho Cucamonga
• Craig Lamar Traylor (* 1989), actor, attended high school in Rancho Cucamonga

Web links

Commons : Rancho Cucamonga, California  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Rancho Cucamonga website (English)
• History of Rancho Cucamonga website with historical information and pictures
• Further information and pictures on City-Data.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Greetings from the mayor. Official website of Rancho Cucamonga.
2. ↑ Etiwanda Fire Official website of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
3. ↑ United States Census 2010 ( Memento from February 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Card of the 23rd Senate District. Around the Capitol.
5. ^ List of Senators in California. Official website of the Senate of California.
6. ↑ Map of the 40th Assembly District. Around the Capitol.
7. ^ List of members of the California State Assembly. Official website of the California State Assembly.
8. ^ Map of the 41st Assembly District. Around the Capitol.
9. ^ Map of the 31st congressional electoral district. Around the Capitol.
10. ^ Table with Cook Partisan Voting Index of all congressional districts. (PDF; 115 kB) Official website of the Cook Political Report .
11. ↑ List of California MPs in the House of Representatives. Official website of the United States House of Representatives.
12. ↑ City of Rancho Cucamonga Comprehensive Annual Financial Report June 30, 2011 Rancho Cucamonga Finance Department