Pico Rivera, California Location of Pico Rivera in Los Angeles County, California Location of Pico Rivera in Los Angeles County, California Pico Rivera, California is positioned in the US Pico Rivera, California - Pico Rivera, California Pico Rivera is a town/city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States.

The town/city is situated approximately 11 miles (18 km) southeast of downtown Los Angeles, on the easterly edge of the Los Angeles basin, and on the southern edge of the region known as the San Gabriel Valley.

The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, as well as Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), are in close proximity. The 2010 census reported that the town/city had a populace of 62,942.

Pico Rivera Public Library, before ongoing standard Pico Rivera was established in 1958 , from the consolidation of the long-standing unincorporated communities of Pico (named for Pio Pico, the last Mexican governor of California) and Rivera.

Pico Rivera lies below the Whittier Narrows, making it one of the "Gateway Cities". They allowed a Council-Manager form of government, and the name "Pico Rivera" was established for the new city.

Five people were chosen from a slate of 24 candidates to serve as members of the first City Council; Pico Rivera officially became the 61st town/city in Los Angeles County. The north side of the town/city is home to the Pico Rivera Sports Arena, where concerts and other affairs are held. There are nine parks and playgrounds throughout the city, including Smith Park on Rosemead Boulevard, Rivera Park on Shade Lane, Pico Park on Beverly Boulevard, Rio Vista Park, and Stream Land Park at the north end of Durfee Road.

Pico Rivera Municipal Golf Course In 1965, the Pico Rivera Municipal Golf Course was assembled for the communal appreciatement of not only its inhabitants and golfers, but also for those in the encircling communities.

Pico Rivera's Congressional Representative, Grace Napolitano, helped with the funding, and town/city officials launched a newly renovated senior center that includes a high-tech computer lab with 16 computers and a undivided dance room.

It now[when?] homes four new pool tables. The Pico Rivera Center, 9200 Mines Avenue, opens from 8 a.m.

Pico Rivera is positioned at 33 59 20 N 118 5 21 W (33.989013, -118.089121). It is bordered by Downey on the southwest, Santa Fe Springs on the southeast, Whittier on the east, City of Industry on the northeast, Montebello on the northwest, and Commerce on the west.

Pico Rivera was the epicenter of a magnitude 4.4 earthquake on March 16, 2010, which occurred at 4:04 a.m.

During 2009 2013, Pico Rivera had a median homehold income of $57,550, with 13.0% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Pico Rivera had a populace of 62,942.

The ethnic makeup of Pico Rivera was 37,411 (59.4%) White, 602 (1.0%) African American, 871 (1.4%) Native American, 1,614 (2.6%) Asian, 42 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 20,069 (31.9%) from other competitions, and 2,333 (3.7%) from two or more competitions.

Pico Rivera was 5.2% Non-Hispanic White, 1.0% Black or African American, 1.4% Native American, 2.6% Asian, and 0.1% Pacific Islander.

The populace was spread out with 16,792 citizens (26.7%) under the age of 18, 6,971 citizens (11.1%) aged 18 to 24, 17,225 citizens (27.4%) aged 25 to 44, 14,323 citizens (22.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 7,631 citizens (12.1%) who were 65 years of age or older.

Pico Rivera City Hall In the California State Legislature, Pico Rivera is in the 32nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Tony Mendoza, and in the 58th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Cristina Garcia. In the United States House of Representatives, Pico Rivera is in California's 38th congressional district, represented by Democrat Linda Sanchez. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Pico Rivera Station in Pico Rivera. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Whittier Health Center in Whittier, serving Pico Rivera. There has been momentous redevelopment in the city: the opening of the "Pico Rivera Towne Center"", a 60-acre open-air shopping complex along Washington Boulevard, that has brought in such well-known businesses as Starbucks, Petsmart, Lowe's, Walmart, Walgreens, Del Taco and other businesses into the city. Noteworthy redevelopment has taken place in recent[when?] years along historic Whittier Boulevard, bringing in such businesses as Target and Panda Express. More developments include the "Pico Rivera Village Walk", a $22 million, 12-acre shopping center positioned at the southwest corner of Whittier and Paramount boulevards.

Tenants: CVS Pharmacy, Krikorian Theatres, are positioned at the corner of Paramount and Whittier Boulevards. A state-of-the-art LA Fitness, which is part of an 8.10-acre "Pico Rivera Market Place Shopping Center" with a Rubio's, Sexy Nails, Wing Stop, Round Table Pizza, Chase, Blizz Frozen Yogurt, Juice It Up and other businesses have opened at the corner of Washington and Rosemead Boulevards. The metros/cities taxes were raised from 10.25 percent to 10.75 percent in mid 2009. 3 City of Pico Rivera 331 Fire protection in Pico Rivera is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department with ambulance transport by Care Ambulance Service.

The City is served by the El Rancho and Montebello Unified School Districts (K-12) with close-by university and college systems in Los Angeles and Orange counties providing higher education.

The Armenian Mesrobian School, a K-12 Armenian private school, is also positioned in Pico Rivera.

One of Pico Rivera's chief attractions to inhabitants and businesses is its central location.

Singer Jeanette Jurado, a member of Expose, is a Pico Rivera native, and lived in Pico Rivera until high school.

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