Colton, California Colton, California City of Colton Official seal of Colton, California Location in San Bernardino County and the state of California Location in San Bernardino County and the state of California Colton is positioned in the US Colton - Colton Colton is a town/city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
The town/city is positioned in the Inland Empire region of the state and is approximately 57 miles east of Los Angeles.
The populace of Colton is 52,154 as stated to the 2010 census, up from 47,662 at the 2000 census.
Colton is the site of Colton Crossing, which was one of the busiest at-grade barns crossings in the United States.
The crossing was installed in 1882 by the California Southern Railroad to cross the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks while building northward from San Diego.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 16.0 square miles (41 km2).
Slover Mountain, once the highest point in San Bernardino County and the site of the Colton Liberty Flag, is positioned in the city. The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Colton had a populace of 52,154.
The ethnic makeup of Colton was 22,613 (43.4%) White (13.0% Non-Hispanic White), 5,055 (9.7%) African American, 661 (1.3%) Native American, 2,590 (5.0%) Asian, 176 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 18,413 (35.3%) from other competitions, and 2,646 (5.1%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 51,824 citizens (99.4% of the population) lived in homeholds, 85 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 245 (0.5%) were institutionalized.
There were 14,971 homeholds, out of which 7,826 (52.3%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 7,167 (47.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3,233 (21.6%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 1,340 (9.0%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
The populace was spread out with 16,671 citizens (32.0%) under the age of 18, 6,360 citizens (12.2%) aged 18 to 24, 14,965 citizens (28.7%) aged 25 to 44, 10,495 citizens (20.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,663 citizens (7.0%) who were 65 years of age or older.
28,063 citizens (53.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 23,761 citizens (45.6%) lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Colton had a median homehold income of $41,496, with 22.5% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. There were 14,520 homeholds out of which 46.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 19.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 34.9% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 18.2% of families and 19.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.
In the California State Legislature, Colton is in the 20th Senate District, represented by Democrat Connie Leyva, and in the 47th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Eloise Reyes. In the United States House of Representatives, Colton is in California's 31st congressional district, represented by Democrat Pete Aguilar. 1908 Colton Carnegie Library, now home to the Colton Area Museum.
Colton was established in 1875 and incorporated in 1887 but before its establishment, it was inhabited by the Serrano, Guachama, and San Gorgonio Indians. During the Mission Era the Mission San Gabriel established a Spanish settlement Politana in 1810, just northeast of what is now Colton. By 1840, Colton was part of two private ranchos, Jurupa and San Bernardino Rancho. From southwest region of modern-day Colton was known as "Agua Mansa" (Gentle Waters).
This is because the Indians living in what is now the San Bernardino Valley found refuge on the knolls of the property amid the flood of 1862. The initial owner of the property was George Cooley of Kent, England who had moved to Colton in 1853 and who purchased 200 acres at $3.50 an acre along the Santa Ana River the next year. Cooley was chairman of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors in San Bernardino County. By 1873, the property had mushroomed into a 400-acre property.
Eventually, when property taxes had increased, the property was sold to Villelli Enterprises of La Habra. The town/city was titled after David Douty Colton, who had been a Brigadier General of the California State Militia in 1855, before to the Civil War. He was later the Vice President of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Virgil Earp lived in Colton at 528 West "H" Street where he was the town's first marshal. He resided in Colton from 1883 to 1889.
6 City of Colton 296 Virgil Earp (1843 1905) frontier lawman, older brother of Wyatt Earp; 1st town/city marshal of Colton "California Cities by Incorporation Date".
"Colton (city) Quick - Facts".
Climate Summary for Colton, California "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Colton city".
"California's 31st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map".
"Colton History".
History of San Bernardino Valley from the padres to the pioneers, 1810 1851 (1902).
The Online Archive of California, Copyright 2009, The Regents of The University of California, Finding aid of the Gen.
San Bernardino County Register of Deeds Book (entry dated July 7, 1888) Colton City News, November 2, 2006 Lillian Miles at Find a Grave City of Corona CAFR History of the Colton Fire Department 1889 2011 (2012), Dennis Bickers (retired Colton Fire) Municipalities and communities of San Bernardino County, California, United States
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Colton, California - Cities in San Bernardino County, California - Populated places on the Santa Ana River - Incorporated metros/cities and suburbs in California - Populated places established in 1887 - 1887 establishments in California
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