Rosemead, California City of Rosemead Valley Boulevard in Rosemead Valley Boulevard in Rosemead Official seal of Rosemead, California Location of Rosemead in Los Angeles County, California Location of Rosemead in Los Angeles County, California Rosemead, California is positioned in the US Rosemead, California - Rosemead, California Rosemead, California Rosemead is a town/city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Rosemead is part of a cluster of cities, along with Arcadia, Temple City, Monterey Park, San Marino, and San Gabriel, in the west San Gabriel Valley with a burgeoning Asian population. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, the region around Rosemead was populated by Native Americans of the Tongva, or as the Spaniards retitled them, the Gabrielenos.
In 1771, the Spanish established the first Mission San Gabriel Arcangel in the region that is now known as Whittier Narrows on the border between Montebello and Rosemead.
During the Spanish Colonial era, the region that is now the City of Rosemead was part of the territory administered by the San Gabriel Mission.
As part of the Mexican government's Secularization Act of 1833, the land, formerly held by the Mission, was distributed to private people, requiring only that they build a home and graze cattle, bringing to an end the Mission Era Following the Mexican-American War and the 1848 signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe which transferred sovereignty over the territory now known as the State of California to the United States, Anglo-American immigration began to flow to the area.
The southern part of Rosemead was part of Rancho Potrero Grande (Large Pasture) which was originally granted to a Native American man titled Manuel Antonio, who was a "mayordomo" (overseer) at the San Gabriel Mission.
In 1852, John and Harriet Guess moved cross-country in an ox drawn wagon, to the San Gabriel Valley from Conway County, Arkansas. In 1855, the couple camped where present-day Savannah Elementary School is positioned on Rio Hondo Avenue.
The territory stretched from Valley Boulevard to Marshall Street, and from Rosemead Boulevard to the Eaton Wash.
He titled his ranch "Rose's Meadow" which was eventually shortened to Rosemeade and gave the town/city its name. Rosemeade was once again shortened to Rosemead.
Rosemead Airport is one of the vanished former airports which once were spread all throughout the Los Angeles urbane area.
The airport at this locale in Rosemead was apparently assembled at some point between 1940 42, as it was not depicted on a 1940 LA street map.
A flying school was also directed at Rosemead Airport. The more seasoned portion of the town/city council supported keeping a safe and secure character in the small town while rejecting some of Tran's more radical ideas such as a five story town/city hall, high density evolution and ushering out the Sheriff's Department and establishing a Rosemead Police Department, a move that would have cost the town/city millions of dollars, especially amid the recession that followed amid that period. Tran also supported a ballot initiative to change to a Charter city, (like Bell, CA.), which the voters soundly rejected.
Rosemead is part of a cluster of metros/cities (along with Arcadia, Temple City, Monterey Park, San Marino, and San Gabriel) in the west San Gabriel Valley with a burgeoning Asian population.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Rosemead had a populace of 53,764.
The ethnic makeup of Rosemead was 11,348 (21.1%) White (4.7% Non-Hispanic White), 273 (0.5%) African American, 396 (0.7%) Native American, 32,617 (60.7%) Asian, 32 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 7,940 (14.8%) from other competitions, and 1,158 (2.2%) from two or more competitions.
The populace was spread out with 12,231 citizens (22.7%) under the age of 18, 5,225 citizens (9.7%) aged 18 to 24, 14,952 citizens (27.8%) aged 25 to 44, 14,392 citizens (26.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,964 citizens (13.0%) who were 65 years of age or older.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Rosemead had a median homehold income of $45,760, with 18.8% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. In the city, the populace was spread out with 6.5% under the age of 5, 76.9% over the age of 18, and 15.2% over the age of 65.
Fire protection in Rosemead is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department with ambulance transport by American Medical Response. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department provides law enforcement, operating out of the Temple City Station. Edison International, the global family of companies providing electric services, is headquartered in the city. Southern California Edison serves Rosemead, as well as much of Southern California. The University of the West moved from its locale from Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights to its current locale in Rosemead in 1996.
Rosemead School of Psychology was titled after its initial locale in Rosemead.
Rosemead School of Psychology is now positioned in La Mirada, but still keeps the town/city name. The Chinese cuisine fast food chain Panda Restaurant Group is headquartered in Rosemead. The Chinese-Vietnamese Sriracha red chili sauce (known to many as Rooster sauce) manufacturer Huy Fong Foods, Inc.
According to the City's 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 5 Rosemead School District 337 Polly Low was re-elected and William Alarcon, formerly of the Rosemead Planning Commission, came on board as for a second term as town/city councilman.
Before December 2012, Rosemead was positioned in California's 32nd congressional district, which had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D +17. Currently, Rosemead is in California's 27th congressional district, represented by Democrat Judy Chu. In the California State Legislature, Rosemead is in the 22nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Ed Hernandez, and in the 49th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Ed Chau. Rosemead is positioned at 34 4 N 118 5 W (34.070, -118.082). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.2 square miles (13 km2).
The town/city is bordered to the north by San Gabriel and Temple City, to the east by El Monte, and South El Monte, to the south by the unincorporated region of South San Gabriel and Montebello and to the west by San Gabriel and Monterey Park.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Temple Station in Temple City, serving Rosemead. Rosemead is served by two elementary school districts: Garvey School District and Rosemead School District.
Each of these districts overlaps with a high school district; the former overlaps with the Alhambra Unified School District and the latter overlaps with a portion of the El Monte Union High School District.
There is one enhance high school--Rosemead High School in the town/city and three enhance middle schools: Muscatel Middle School, Richard Garvey Intermediate School and Roger W.
Don Bosco Technical Institute, a private high school, is also in Rosemead.
University of the West has been positioned in Rosemead since 1996.
UWest is Rosemead's only Western Association of Schools and Colleges accredited campus.
The Dinsmoor Heritage House is a bijou exhibition that homes, preserves and displays a showcase of the colorful and rich history of the City of Rosemead.
The Marinelli Stadium, titled in memory of Rod Marinelli, formerly the head coach of the Detroit Lions, is positioned at Rosemead High School.
There are two improve centers in Rosemead that offer multi-purpose facilities for a large range of occasions as well as senior activities, adult education programs, youth and adult classes, as well as two preschools. The town/city has instead of a complete renovation, from the ground up,at both town/city aquatic centers.
Rosemead Aquatic Center, positioned in Rosemead Park, features swim, water polo and diving facilities as well as swim classes and recreation areas.
The town/city instead of these plans on schedule for the summer of 2011. Garvey Aquatic Center was funded entirely through a grant from the State of California.
Rosemead Park and 1/2-Mile Fitness Trail positioned at 4343 Encinita Avenue.
The improve of Rosemead, then called Savannah, is positioned adjoining to El Monte and is situated above the water table.
When the City of Rosemead started to widen Valley Boulevard in the 1920s, assembly crews unearthed dozens of corpses outside the fence of the cemetery.
A small portion of the Montebello Town Center is actually positioned inside Rosemead town/city limits.
The boundary line between Montebello and Rosemead runs through the easterly end of the shopping mall. Policing is provided by the City of Montebello.
There is an Asian shopping center on Garvey Blvd in Rosemead, formerly The Diamond Square Shopping Center, featuring many restaurants and many Chinese shops.
Nearby is The Square Supermarket featuring Korean and Vietnamese foods. Rosemead Square Shopping Center is positioned on Rosemead Boulevard near the South El Monte and El Monte town/city limits. In light of the recent scandals involving neighboring towns, Rosemead has publicly posted its full time pay schedule for the town/city officials.
Rosemead improve news are veiled on the San Gabriel Valley Tribune which is a paid daily journal and Mid-Valley News and Rosemead Reader, which are improve weeklies.
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