San Gabriel (California)
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Location in California
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1771 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Los Angeles County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 6 ′ N , 118 ° 6 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 39,804 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 3,723.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 10.69 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.69 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 128 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 91775, 91776, 91778 | ||
| Area code : | +1 626 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-67042 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1656614 | ||
| Website : | www.sangabrielcity.com | ||
| Mayor : | Jason Pooh | ||
San Gabriel is a city in Los Angeles County in the US state of California , United States , with 39,718 inhabitants (as of 2010 ). The urban area has a size of 10.7 km². The name derives from the Mission San Gabriel , the cornerstone of which was laid here by the Franciscans on September 8, 1771. Ten years later, the Mission founded the Los Angeles Settlement . The city's motto is therefore City With A Mission . Today almost half of the population of San Gabriel are of Asian descent.
The American comedian Curly Howard died here on January 18, 1952.
sons and daughters of the town
- Guy Rose (1867-1925), painter
- George S. Patton (1885–1945), four-star general
- Tex Schramm (1920–2003), journalist and sports official
- Billy Laughlin (1932–1948), film actor
- Darrall Imhoff (1938-2017), basketball player
- Susan Atkins (1948–2009), murderer and member of the "Manson Family"
- Bill Mumy (* 1954), film actor and musician
- Nina Kiriki Hoffman (* 1955), writer
Web links
Commons : San Gabriel, California - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
