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
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