La Verne, California | |
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 Location of La Verne in Los Angeles County, California. | |
  La Verne, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:34°6′52″N117°46′17″W / 34.11444°N 117.77139°W /34.11444; -117.77139 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | August 20, 1906[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager government |
| • Mayor | Tim Hepburn[2] |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Meshal "Kash" Kashifalghita |
| • City Council | Steven F. Johnson Rick Crosby Wendy M. Lau |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.53 sq mi (22.10 km2) |
| • Land | 8.42 sq mi (21.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) 1.30% |
| Elevation | 1,060 ft (323 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 31,334 |
| • Density | 3,791/sq mi (1,463.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 91750[6] |
| Area code | 909[7] |
| FIPS code | 06-40830 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660868,2411584 |
| Website | www |
La Verne is a city inLos Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 31,334 at the2020 census.[5]
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The area was home to Native Americans.[8]
The European history of the area dates back to the 1830s whenYgnacio Palomares andRicardo Véjar received the 15,000-acre (61 km2)Rancho San Jose land grant from GovernorJuan Bautista Alvarado in 1837. The land included the present day citiesPomona,Claremont,San Dimas,Glendora, and La Verne. The adobe that Palomares built in 1837 is still preserved in Pomona asLa Casa Primera de Rancho San Jose (The First House). Palomares soon moved a mile or so northeast and constructed theYgnacio Palomares Adobe. He ensured that a nephew, Jose Dolores Palomares, secured a tract of land a mile west.
In the mid-1880s, entrepreneur Isaac W. Lord purchased a tract of Jose Palomares' land and convinced the Santa Fe Railroad company to run its line across towardsLos Angeles. Lord had the land surveyed for building lots and in 1887 had a large land sale, naming the new town 'Lordsburg' after himself. He also had a large Lordsburg Hotel constructed, but the land boom was over when it was completed. It sat empty for several years until sold to four members of the German Baptist Brethren Church, who persuaded others of that denomination that it would be an excellent site for a new institution of higher learning.Lordsburg College was founded in 1891.
In 1906 the town was incorporated as "La Verne." Residents grew field crops, and then began planting citrus trees, which flourished. Lordsburg became known as the "Heart of the Orange Empire." The city of La Verne flourished as a center of the citrus industry until after World War II, when the citrus industry slowly faded away. Two orange groves are on the grounds of the La Verne Heritage Foundation.
La Verne is asuburb 30 miles (48 km) east ofLos Angeles, located in thePomona Valley below the foothills of theSan Gabriel Mountains part of theAngeles National Forest, a habitat known to support black bears.[9] According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.533 square miles (22.10 km2).[3] It is to the east ofSan Dimas and to the west ofClaremont. The city ofPomona lies to the south.California State Route 210 bisects La Verne in an east–west direction, and HistoricU.S. Route 66 also passes through the city.
According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, La Verne has awarm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[10]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1910 | 954 | — | |
| 1920 | 1,698 | 78.0% | |
| 1930 | 2,860 | 68.4% | |
| 1940 | 3,092 | 8.1% | |
| 1950 | 4,198 | 35.8% | |
| 1960 | 6,516 | 55.2% | |
| 1970 | 12,965 | 99.0% | |
| 1980 | 23,508 | 81.3% | |
| 1990 | 30,897 | 31.4% | |
| 2000 | 31,638 | 2.4% | |
| 2010 | 31,063 | −1.8% | |
| 2020 | 31,334 | 0.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] 1860–1870[12][13] 1880–1890[14] 1900[15] 1910[16] 1920[17] 1930[18] 1940[19] 1950[20] 1960[21][22] 1970[23] 1980[24] 1990[25]2000[26] 2010[27] 2020[28] | |||
La Verne first appeared as a city in the1910 U.S. census[16] as part of the now defunctSan Jose Township (pop 7,696 in 1900).[15] It became part of the larger East San Gabriel Valley Division in the1960 U.S. census[22] and since 2000, as the East San Gabriel ValleyCensus County Division (CCD).[26]
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[29] | Pop 2010[30] | Pop 2020[28] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 20,129 | 17,197 | 14,373 | 63.62% | 55.36% | 45.87% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 975 | 992 | 906 | 3.08% | 3.19% | 2.89% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 110 | 98 | 81 | 0.35% | 0.32% | 0.26% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2,244 | 2,310 | 3,379 | 7.09% | 7.44% | 10.78% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 41 | 54 | 47 | 0.13% | 0.17% | 0.15% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 44 | 58 | 183 | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.58% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 780 | 719 | 1,180 | 2.47% | 2.31% | 3.77% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7,315 | 9,635 | 11,185 | 23.12% | 31.02% | 35.70% |
| Total | 31,638 | 31,063 | 31,334 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
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The2020 United States census reported that La Verne had a population of 31,334. The population density was 3,720.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,436.5/km2). The racial makeup of La Verne was 55.3%White, 3.1%African American, 1.1%Native American, 11.2%Asian, 0.2%Pacific Islander, 11.9% fromother races, and 17.3% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.7% of the population.[31]
The census reported that 99.4% of the population lived in households, 0.4% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.2% were institutionalized.[31]
There were 11,844 households, out of which 29.1% included children under the age of 18, 53.5% were married-couple households, 4.2% werecohabiting couple households, 28.7% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 24.0% of households were one person, and 14.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.63.[31] There were 8,439families (71.3% of all households).[32]
The age distribution was 19.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% aged 18 to 24, 21.8% aged 25 to 44, 27.5% aged 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males.[31]
There were 12,218 housing units at an average density of 1,450.7 units per square mile (560.1 units/km2), of which 11,844 (96.9%) were occupied. Of these, 71.1% were owner-occupied, and 28.9% were occupied by renters.[31]
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $104,565, and theper capita income was $50,951. About 6.3% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line.[33]
At the2010 census La Verne had a population of 31,063. The population density was 3,628.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,400.8/km2). The racial makeup of La Verne was 23,057 (74.2%) White (55.4% Non-Hispanic White),[34] 1,065 (3.4%) African American, 265 (0.9%) Native American, 2,381 (7.7%) Asian, 61 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 2,822 (9.1%) from other races, and 1,412 (4.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9,635 persons (31.0%).[35]
The census reported that 30,387 people (97.8% of the population) lived in households, 501 (1.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 175 (0.6%) were institutionalized.
There were 11,261 households, 3,582 (31.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 6,286 (55.8%) were married couples living together, 1,438 (12.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 489 (4.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 420 (3.7%) unmarried couples living together, and 74 (0.7%) homosexual partners living together. 2,517 households (22.4%) had one person and 1,429 (12.7%) had someone who was 65 or older living alone. The average household size was 2.70. There were 8,213 families (72.9% of households); the average family size was 3.16.
The age distribution was 6,605 people (21.3%) under the age of 18, 3,106 people (10.0%) aged 18 to 24, 6,678 people (21.5%) aged 25 to 44, 9,417 people (30.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,257 people (16.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 42.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
There were 11,686 housing units at an average density of 1,364.9 per square mile, of the occupied units 8,388 (74.5%) were owner-occupied and 2,873 (25.5%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.4%. 22,995 people (74.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 7,392 people (23.8%) lived in rental housing units.
During 2009–2013, La Verne had a median household income of $77,040, with 7.9% of the population living below the federal poverty line.
Mapping L.A. reported that in 2000, Mexican (17.7%) and German (12.2%) were the most common ancestries. Mexico (22.3%) and the Philippines (11.8%) were the most common foreign places of birth.[36]
La Verne is located in the 5th district ofLos Angeles County, and is represented by supervisorKathryn Barger.
In thestate legislature, La Verne is in the 22nd Senate District,[37] represented by Democrat Susan Rubio.[38] and inthe 41st Assembly district, represented byDemocrat John Harabedian.[39]
In theUnited States House of Representatives, La Verne is in the 31st District represented by Democrat Gil Cisneros[40]
In the United States Senate, California is represented by Alex Padilla (D) and Adam B. Schiff (D).[41]
TheLos Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Pomona Health Centre inPomona, serving La Verne.[42]
The La Verne Police Department provides law enforcement services for the city of La Verne.[43]
In 2018, the La Verne Police Department appointed its first woman captain, Colleen Flores.[44]
Samuel Gonzalez is the current chief of police.[45]
The La Verne Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of La Verne.
TheUniversity of La Verne is located on 3rd Street in La Verne.
TheBonita Unified School District serves the city.Bonita High School is located on D Street.
Lutheran High School[46] was located on Fruit Street and closed in 2024.Damien High School is a Catholic boys' school located at the intersection of Damien and Bonita Avenues.Calvary Baptist Schools is located at the intersection of Damien Avenue and Forestdale Street.
Regional train service is provided by Metrolink at thePomona–North station, while local bus service is provided to thePomona–Downtown station byFoothill Transit. A shuttle operates toCal Poly Pomona.[47] TheLos Angeles Metro RailA Line has been extended east from its current terminus inAzusa toPomona. Light rail service atLa Verne/Fairplex station, located between theUniversity of La Verne and thePomona Fairplex, commenced on September 19, 2025.[48]
In the 1967 filmThe Graduate, the finale wedding scene was shot in La Verne (notSanta Barbara as presented in the movie) at the United Methodist Church of La Verne.[49]
The wedding scene inWayne's World 2 was also filmed at the United Methodist Church of La Verne.
In 1998, actor Christian Slater was sentenced to 90 days in the La Verne jail for domestic assault[50]
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