San Marino (California)
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Location in California
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | April 25, 1913 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Los Angeles County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 7 ′ N , 118 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 12,945 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 1,320.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 9.8 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) of which 9.8 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 172 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 91108, 91118 | ||
| Area code : | +1 626 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-68224 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1652789 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.san-marino.ca.us | ||
| Mayor : | Steven Huang | ||
San Marino is a city in Los Angeles County in the US state of California , United States , with 13,300 inhabitants (as of 2004 ). The urban area has a size of 9.8 km². The city is south of Pasadena and west of Arcadia . The current Mayor of San Marino is Steven Huang.
history
A well-known attraction in San Marino is the Huntington Library . This was built on the property of a ranch from 1877 that was named San Marino and after which the city is named today. The famous astronomer Edwin Hubble , who, among other things, observed the expansion of the universe, died here in 1953.