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Location of Claremont inside Los Angeles County, California.
Claremont is positioned in the US Claremont - Claremont Claremont is a town/city on the easterly edge of Los Angeles County, California, United States, 30.3 miles (48.8 km) east of downtown Los Angeles.
It is in the easterly San Gabriel Valley, at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, and has a population, as of the 2015 United States Enumeration estimate, of 36,283 citizens .
Claremont is known as the home of the Claremont Colleges and other educational establishments, and for its tree-lined streets with various historic buildings. In July 2007, it was rated by CNN/Money periodical as the fifth best place to live in the United States, and was the highest rated place in California on the list. Due to its large number of trees and inhabitants with doctoral degrees, it is sometimes referred to as "The City of Trees and Ph - Ds". The town/city is primarily residentiary, with a momentous portion of its commercial activeness revolving around "The Village", a prominent compilation of street-front small stores, boutiques, art arcades, offices, and restaurants adjoining to and west of the Claremont Colleges.
Claremont has been a winner of the National Arbor Day Association's Tree City USA award for 22 consecutive years.
When the town/city incorporated in 1907, small-town citizens started what has turn into the city's tree-planting tradition.
Claremont is one of the several remaining places in North America with American Elm trees that have not been exposed to Dutch elm disease.
The Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank, is there.
Several retirement communities, among them Pilgrim Place, the Claremont Manor and Mt.
San Antonio Gardens, are also in Claremont.
Construction of Stone Canyon Preserve, one of the final residentiary tract developments in the north of the city, commenced in 2003 as part of a complicated agreement between Pomona College and the City of Claremont which resulted in the creation of the 1,740-acre (7.0 km2) Wilderness Park.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 13.35 square miles (34.6 km2), of which 13.3 square miles (34 km2) is territory and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (1.03%) is water.
Claremont is positioned at the easterly end of Los Angeles County and borders the metros/cities of Upland and Montclair in San Bernardino County, as well as the metros/cities of Pomona and La Verne in Los Angeles County.
Claremont is approximately 24 miles (39 km) east of Pasadena and 30 miles (48 km) east of downtown Los Angeles.
Claremont has a Mediterranean climate (Koppen climate classification Csa).
In the autumn months, Claremont can receive gusty winds known as the "Santa Ana Winds", which can bring fire danger to close-by foothills.
In early summer, Claremont can receive overcast weather due to its strong onshore flow from the ocean known as "May Gray" or "June Gloom".
Climate data for Claremont, California The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Claremont had a populace of 34,926.
The ethnic makeup of Claremont was 24,666 (70.6%) White (58.9% Non-Hispanic White), 1,651 (4.7%) African American, 172 (0.5%) Native American, 4,564 (13.1%) Asian, 38 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 2,015 (5.8%) from other competitions, and 1,820 (5.2%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 29,802 citizens (85.3% of the population) lived in homeholds, 4,926 (14.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 198 (0.6%) were institutionalized.
There were 11,608 homeholds, out of which 3,576 (30.8%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 6,305 (54.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,223 (10.5%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 397 (3.4%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
The populace was spread out with 6,459 citizens (18.5%) under the age of 18, 6,778 citizens (19.4%) aged 18 to 24, 6,940 citizens (19.9%) aged 25 to 44, 8,979 citizens (25.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,770 citizens (16.5%) who were 65 years of age or older.
21,209 citizens (60.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 8,593 citizens (24.6%) lived in rental housing units.
During 2009 13, Claremont had a median homehold income of $87,324, with 7.2% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. As of the census of 2000, there were 33,998 citizens , 11,281 homeholds, and 7,806 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 73.48% White, 15.36% of the populace were Hispanic or Latino of any race, 11.51% Asian, 4.98% Black or African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 5.20% from other competitions, and 4.14% from two or more competitions.
The populace was widely distributed in age, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 18.6% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% 65 years of age or older.
According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 1 Claremont Colleges 3,000 2 Claremont Unified School District 750 4 City of Claremont 259 5 Claremont Auto Center 240 6 Claremont Manor 230 The Claremont Colleges In the California State Legislature, Claremont is in the 25th Senate District, represented by Democrat Anthony Portantino, and in the 41st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Chris Holden. In the United States House of Representatives, Claremont is in California's 27th congressional district, represented by Democrat Judy Chu. Claremont's school precinct is known as the Claremont Unified School District (CUSD).
The high school is Claremont High School (CHS).
The other high school in Claremont is The Webb Schools, a collective name for two private schools for grades 9-12, established by Thompson Webb.
The Claremont Colleges a consortium of seven schools of college studies include Pomona College (founded in 1887), Claremont Graduate University (1925), Scripps College (1926), Claremont Mc - Kenna College (1946), Harvey Mudd College (1955), Pitzer College (1963), and the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences (1997).
The Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Lincoln University, two other schools of higher education, share some resources with the Claremont Colleges, but are a separate entities.
Claremont is home to a several extracurricular youth organizations and summer camps, including STEM Center USA, Kiddie Academy of Claremont, and Young Actors Camp.
Each year, Claremont holds a springtime folk music festival, hosted by the Folk Music Center Store and Museum.
Commuter train service to Claremont is provided by Metrolink from the Claremont Metrolink Station.
The station is on the San Bernardino Line, with trains traveling to Los Angeles and San Bernardino a several times each day.
Claremont's train station is known as the Claremont Depot.
Claremont has a bus transit fitness that covers the Eastern San Gabriel Valley.
The Claremont Police Department provides law enforcement services for the town/city of Claremont. The Los Angeles County Fire Department provides fire protection services for the town/city of Claremont.
The Inland Valley Humane Society provides animal control services for the town/city of Claremont.
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Claremont Institute.
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City of Claremont CAFR "California's 27th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map".
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