Rubidoux
| Rubidoux | |
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 Mount Rubidoux |
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| Location in California | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | Riverside County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 0 ′ N , 117 ° 24 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 34,280 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,370.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 25.757 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 25.017 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 236 m |
| Postal code : | 92509 |
| Area code : | +1 951 |
| FIPS : | 06-63260 |
| GNIS ID : | 1661345 |
Rubidoux [ ˈruːbɨdoʊ ] was a census-designated place in Riverside County in the US state of California , United States . The place is located directly on Mount Rubidoux of the same name .
On July 1, 2011, Rubidoux was merged with Glen Avon , Mira Loma , Pedley and Sunnyslope to form the town of Jurupa Valley .
geography
Rubidoux was in northwest Riverside County in California , USA . The place had 34,280 inhabitants (as of 2010) and expanded to an area of 25.757 km², of which 25.017 km² were land and 0.740 km² were water. In the south and east the place bordered on Riverside . The Mount Rubidoux is located east of Rubidoux on the opposite bank of the Santa Ana River .
Like most of the exposed Inland Empire , Rubidoux has developed from a rural town to a satellite town within a short period of time . In 2000 Rubidoux had from all the places in the Inland Empire and Riverside County that do not citys were most residents.
history
The place name goes back to Louis Rubidoux , who settled in what is now Rubidoux in 1843. A descendant of French Canadians , Rubidoux's grandfather emigrated from Québec to St. Louis , Missouri , where he became a fur trader. When St. Louis became part of the United States in 1803 , Rubidoux and his brothers were granted US citizenship. Louis Rubidoux was also a Mexican because of his work as an alkali of Santa Fe , New Mexico . The place Rubidoux is now on the land that belonged to Rancho Jurupa, the farm of the Rubidoux family.
On March 8, 2011, the citizens of the census-designated places Mira Loma , Pedley , Rubidoux, Glen Avon and Sunnyslope decided with 54.03% yes-votes to merge their hometowns to form the new City of Jurupa Valley . The decision took effect on July 1, 2011.
politics
Rubisoux 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. Furthermore, Rubidoux 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 .