Mira Loma

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Mira Loma
Riverside County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Mira Loma Highlighted.svg
Location in California
Basic data
State : United States
State : California
County : Riverside County
Coordinates : 33 ° 59 ′  N , 117 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 59 ′  N , 117 ° 31 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents : 21,930 (as of 2010)
Population density : 1,058.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 21.107 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of
which 20.712 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 220 m
Postal code : 91752
Area code : +1 951
FIPS : 06-47976
GNIS ID : 1656568

Mira Loma was a census-designated place in Riverside County in the US state of California , United States , with 21,930 inhabitants (as of 2010 ). The geographical coordinates are: 33.98 ° North, 117.51 ​​° West. The urban area has a size of 21.107 km².

Until November 1, 1930, the place was called Wineville . The name was changed due to negative headlines about the Wineville Chicken murders after resident Gordon Stewart Northcott was convicted of abducting, abusing, torturing and murdering several young boys with the help of his mother, and was later hanged for them. In his film Changeling ( The Stranger Son ), Clint Eastwood addressed part of the events in which he focused on the story of one of the (possible, ultimately never found) victims, nine-year-old Walter Collins and his mother Christine.

On July 1, 2011, Mira Loma was merged with Glen Avon , Pedley , Rubidoux and Sunnyslope to form the town of Jurupa Valley .

politics

Mira Loma was part of the 31st District in the California Senate , currently represented by Democrat Richard Roth, and the 66th District of the California State Assembly , represented by Democrat Al Muratsuchi. Mira Loma also belonged to California's 44th Congressional constituency , which has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D + 29 and is represented by the Democrat Janice Hahn .