San Dimas, California San Dimas is a town/city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States.
The town/city historically took its name from San Dismas Canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains above the northern section of present-day San Dimas.
These earliest residents, also referred to as the Tongva-Gabrielino Tribe, of what is now known as San Dimas became part of the Mission Indians after Spanish colonization from the Mission San Gabriel occupied their lands in the late 18th century.
San Dimas, in 1915 The region was originally advanced in 1837 with the Mexican territory grant from Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado to Ygnacio Palomares and Ricardo Vejar for the Rancho San Jose, then in Alta California. It later became known as La Cienega Mud Springs, so titled because of small-town mud springs that created a riparian marsh and healing place. Palomares and Vejar conducted sheep and cattle operations on Rancho San Jose, also burgeoning crops for consumption by the inhabitants of the rancho.
It was the arrival of the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad in 1887, later purchased by Santa Fe Railroad, that La Cienega Mud Springs was first mapped The resulting territory boom resulted in the formation of the San Jose Ranch Company, which first laid out streets.
Small businesses began to open soon after that, and the town/city took on a new name: San Dimas.
Growth was rapid, and San Dimas soon became an agricultural community.
At one time, four citrus packing homes and a marmalade factory were positioned in San Dimas.
San Dimas incorporated as a town/city in 1960, and is now known for its small town and equestrian qualities In 1971, the San Dimas Golf Course was purchased.
In 1972, San Dimas Community Hospital opened its 92-bed facility.
In 1981, the San Dimas Swim and Racket Club was assembled next to San Dimas High School, as stated to the San Dimas Historical Society.
In 1989 San Dimas was the setting for the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, as it was for the 1991 sequel Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.
The town/city hall of San Dimas San Dimas is a suburb of Los Angeles nestled along the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, about 28 miles (45 km) east/northeast of Downtown Los Angeles and north of the Pacific Ocean.
Cinnamon Creek crosses the city, roughly alongside to the Arrow Highway, before reaching Cinnamon Falls near San Dimas Avenue.
San Dimas runs along and southward from historic U.S.
Other primary arteries include Arrow Highway (east west) and San Dimas Avenue (north south).
The Foothill Freeway (I-210) joins the town to Pasadena and the San Fernando Valley, with California State Route 57 connecting to Orange County and the beaches.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that San Dimas had a populace of 33,371.
The ethnic makeup of San Dimas was 24,038 (72.0%) White with (52.3%) being non-Hispanic white 1,084 (3.2%) African American, 233 (0.7%) Native American, 3,496 (10.5%) Asian, 48 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 2,828 (8.5%) from other competitions, and 1,644 (4.9%) from two or more competitions.
The populace was spread out with 6,989 citizens (20.9%) under the age of 18, 3,277 citizens (9.8%) aged 18 to 24, 7,536 citizens (22.6%) aged 25 to 44, 10,386 citizens (31.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,183 citizens (15.5%) who were 65 years of age or older.
According to the 2010 United States Census, San Dimas had a median homehold income of $78,685, with 6.6% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. San Dimas is home to Raging Waters infamous park, one of the biggest water parks in California.
Pacific Railroad Museum exhibition/library positioned in the former ATSF San Dimas Depot on Bonita Ave. The majority of the town/city lies inside the Bonita Unified School District and students attend San Dimas High School.
Students living in the Via Verde neighborhood south of Puente Ave and along San Dimas Ave.
In the California State Legislature, San Dimas 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, San Dimas is in California's 32nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Grace Napolitano. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the San Dimas Station in San Dimas. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Pomona Health Center in Pomona, serving most of San Dimas. Some portions of San Dimas are served by the Monrovia Health Center in Monrovia. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department provides law enforcement services for the town/city of San Dimas.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department provides fire protection services for the town/city of San Dimas.
The 1989 film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and the 1991 sequel Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey were set in San Dimas, California, which in the storyline of the movie, is the "Center of the Universe" as stated to Bill & Ted.
Olympic Team, attended San Dimas High School Bill Dwyre, columnist for Los Angeles Times, lives in San Dimas Hackett, wide receiver most recently with the Carolina Panthers, attended San Dimas High School Chris Pettit, baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers, attended San Dimas High School San Dimas Hotel City of San Dimas.
San Dimas Chamber of Commerce (October 2007).
Ogden Hoffman, 1862, Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Numa Hubert, San Francisco "The Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad." "San Dimas: Community History in Words and Pictures County of Los Angeles Public Library".
The History of San Dimas, California.
San Dimas, CA: The San Dimas Historical Society, 1997.
"San Dimas, California Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
"2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA San Dimas city".
"San Dimas (city) Quick - Facts from the US Enumeration Bureau".
Velasco, San Dimas exhibition gives visitors a taste of barns history, Pasadena Star-News, October 20, 2011 "San Dimas Station." Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Dimas, California.
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