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	Topics Azusa, California Topic Home Azusa is a city in Los Angeles County Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles County is a County in California, and is by far, the most List of the most populous counties in the United States in the United States.... , California California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California.... , United States United States The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U... . The population was 44,712 at the 2000 census. Though often assumed to be a compaction of the phrase "everything from A to Z in the USA", the place name "Azusa" traces back to at least the eighteenth century. Azusa originally referred to the San Gabriel Valley San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, California, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire ....  and river San Gabriel River (California) File:San Gabriel River at Seal Beach California.jpgThe San Gabriel River flows through southern Los Angeles County, California. It rises in the San Gabriel Mountains, flowing southwest into and through the western San Gabriel Valley before turning southward at the Whittier Narrows to enter the Los Angeles Basin.... , and likely derives from the Tongva Tongva The Tongva are a Native Americans in the United States people who inhabited the area in and around Los Angeles, California, before the arrival of Europeans....  place name Asuksagna. Demographics As of the census Census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....  of 2000, there were 44,712 people, 12,549 households, and 9,298 families residing in the city. Discussion Ask a question about 'Azusa, California' Start a new discussion about 'Azusa, California' Answer questions from other users Full Discussion Forum Encyclopedia Azusa is a city in Los Angeles County Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles County is a County in California, and is by far, the most List of the most populous counties in the United States in the United States.... , California California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California.... , United States United States The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U... . The population was 44,712 at the 2000 census. Though often assumed to be a compaction of the phrase "everything from A to Z in the USA", the place name "Azusa" traces back to at least the eighteenth century. Azusa originally referred to the San Gabriel Valley San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, California, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire ....  and river San Gabriel River (California) File:San Gabriel River at Seal Beach California.jpgThe San Gabriel River flows through southern Los Angeles County, California. It rises in the San Gabriel Mountains, flowing southwest into and through the western San Gabriel Valley before turning southward at the Whittier Narrows to enter the Los Angeles Basin.... , and likely derives from the Tongva Tongva The Tongva are a Native Americans in the United States people who inhabited the area in and around Los Angeles, California, before the arrival of Europeans....  place name Asuksagna. Geography The City is located at the entrance to the San Gabriel Canyon (hence the city's nickname, The Canyon City) and on the east side of the San Gabriel River. Azusa is located at (34.130657, -117.906869). According to the United States Census Bureau United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data.... , the city has a total area of 23.1 km² (8.9 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census Census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....  of 2000, there were 44,712 people, 12,549 households, and 9,298 families residing in the city. The population density Population density Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....  was 1,939.7/km² (5,023.7/mi²). There were 13,013 housing units at an average density of 564.5/km² (1,462.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 52.35% White Race (United States Census) Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin .... , 3.78% Black Race (United States Census) Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....  or African American Race (United States Census) Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin .... , 1.31% Native American Race (United States Census) Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin .... , 6.14% Asian Race (United States Census) Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin .... , 0.17% Pacific Islander Race (United States Census) Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin .... , 30.52% from other races Race (United States Census) Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin .... , and 5.73% from two or more races. 63.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino Race (United States Census) Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....  of any race. There were 12,549 households out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples Marriage Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....  living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.41 and the average family size was 3.90. In the city the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 15.5% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 15.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $39,191, and the median income for a family was $40,918. Males had a median income of $30,845 versus $26,565 for females. The per capita income Per capita income Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....  for the city was $13,412. About 15.1% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over. Politics In the state legislature California State Legislature The California State Legislature is the State legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members....  Azusa is located in the 24th Senate California State Senate The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Sacramento, California....  District, represented by Democrat Gloria Romero Gloria Romero Gloria J. Romero is a California State Senator and was the Democratic Party majority leader of the California State Senate from 2001 until 2008.... , and in the 57th Assembly California State Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000....  District, represented by Democrat Edward P. Hernandez Edward P. Hernandez Edward P. Hernandez is a California Assembly member, representing the 57th Assembly District since 2006. The district includes the cities of Azusa, California Baldwin Park, California Covina, California, La Puente, California, and West Covina, California.... . Federally, Azusa is located in California's 32nd congressional district California's 32nd congressional district California's 32nd congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County, California, notably East Los Angeles, California, El Monte, California, Monterey Park, California and West Covina, California.... , which has a Cook PVI Cook Partisan Voting Index The Cook Partisan Voting Index , sometimes referred to as simply the Partisan Voting Index , is a measurement of how strongly an United States congressional district leans toward one political party compared to the nation as a whole....  of D +17 and is represented by Democrat Hilda Solis Hilda Solis Hilda L. Solis is the current United States Secretary of Labor. She served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009, representing the California's 31st congressional district and California's 32nd congressional district of California that include East Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley.... . Education Azusa is home to Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University is a private, inter-denominational, Evangelicalism Christian university located near Los Angeles in suburban Azusa, California, California.... , a private Christian university and Dhammakaya Open University Dhammakaya Open University Dhammakaya Open University is an academic accreditation Theravada Buddhism school offering instruction by distance-learning. Founded in 2003, it is based in Azusa, California but distributes its courses internationally via liaison centres at branches of the Dhammakaya Foundation.... , a private Buddhist university. Azusa is home to St. Frances of Rome Elementary School, serving grades k-8, which is part of St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church, under the Los Angeles Archdiocese. Azusa is served by the Azusa Unified School District. Its schools include: Azusa High School Gladstone High School Sierra (Continuation) High School A model continuation school Azusa Adult School Eleven traditional elementary schools - Dalton, Ellington, Gladstone Street, Hodge, Lee, Magnolia, Mountain View, Murray, Paramount, Powell, and Valleydale Three intermediate schools - Center, Foothill, and Slauson One Kindergarten-only elementary school - Longfellow One elementary-intermediate combo school (grades K-8) to be constructed by approximately 2010 Transport Azusa lies mostly along the Foothill Freeway (I-210) between the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) and the Orange Freeway (State Route 57). Azusa is to be the eastern terminus of the first phase of a planned (but as yet unfunded) extension of the Metro Gold Line LACMTA Gold Line The Metro Gold Line of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail is a light rail line in Los Angeles County. It is the newest rail addition to the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system....  light rail Light rail Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail transit public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than Passenger_rail_terminology#Heavy_rail and rapid transit systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than street-running tram systems....  service, which currently operates between Los Angeles Union Station Union Station (Los Angeles) Union Station in Los Angeles, California, which opened in May 1939, is known as the "Last of the Great train station" built in the United States, but even with its massive and ornate waiting room and adjacent ticket concourse, it is considered small in comparison to other union stations....  and eastern Pasadena Pasadena, California Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. Famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl Game American football game and the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home of many leading scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ,... . Like the current Gold Line, it would operate along former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway right-of-way purchased by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the state chartered regional transportation planning and public transportation operating agency for the Los Angeles County, California, and is the successor agency to the former Southern California Rapid Transit District....  in 1993. MTA plans to extend the line to the end of its reserved right-of-way in Montclair Montclair, California Montclair is a city in San Bernardino County, California, California, United States. The population was 33,049 at the 2000 census.... , just across the San Bernardino County San Bernardino County, California San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,709,434. As of 2007, the population was estimated by the California Department of Finance to have grown to 2,028,013....  line. A popular running gag Running gag A running gag is a literary device which often takes the form of an amusing joke or a Comedy reference and appears repeatedly throughout a work of literature or other form of storytelling....  on the long-running radio comedy The Jack Benny Program The Jack Benny Program The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, was a radio-TV comedy series which ran for more than three decades and is generally regarded as a high-water mark in 20th-century comedy....  involved a railroad station announcer, voiced by Mel Blanc Mel Blanc Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc was an United States voice acting and comedian. Although he began his nearly six-decade-long career performing in radio and television commercials, Blanc is best known for his work with Warner Bros.... , announcing the arrival or departure of a train to or from "Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga." In Benny's day, the Santa Fe offered passenger service through Azusa and Cucamonga. Currently, there is no passenger rail service to Azusa proper, though Metrolink's Metrolink (Southern California) Metrolink is a regional rail system that serves Southern California.It was established in 1991 as the "Southern California Regional Rail Authority" and service began the following year....  well-maintained San Bernardino Line stops in nearby Covina Covina, California Covina is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California about 22 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, California. The population was 48,837 at the 2005 census....  and Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, California Baldwin Park is a city located in the central San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 75,837....  many times daily. That line also serves Cucamonga Rancho Cucamonga, California Rancho Cucamonga is a city in San Bernardino County, California, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 127,743.... , and a change of trains in San Bernardino San Bernardino, California San Bernardino is the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. San Bernardino's estimated population, as of 2006, is 205,010....  or Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....  will enable one to reach Anaheim Anaheim, California Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of January 1, 2008, the city population was about 346,823, making it the 10th most-populated city in California and ranked 54th in the United States.... . Public Safety Azusa has its own police department, and maintained its own fire department until a few years ago, when it was disbanded in favor of contracting fire services from the Los Angeles County Fire Department Los Angeles County Fire Department The Los Angeles County Fire Department , serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, California, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and Emergency Medical Service services, including the City of La Habra, in Orange County, California.... . The LACFD services Azusa from Station 32, with backup assistance from Station 29(Baldwin Park Baldwin Park Baldwin Park is the name of some places in the United States:* Baldwin Park, California* Baldwin Park, Missouri* An upscale housing project in Orlando, Florida... ), Station 44(Duarte Duarte Duarte is also a surname and could refer to a number of people:*Portuguese Royalty**Edward of Portugal , King of Portugal, 1433-1438**Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, former heir to the Portuguese throne... ), and Station 48(Irwindale). Sister cities Azusa has one sister city Town twinning Town twinning, also known as sister cities, is a concept whereby towns or city in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links between their inhabitants.... : Zacatecas Zacatecas, Zacatecas Zacatecas is a city in Mexico, the capital of the state of Zacatecas. It was founded 1548, two years after the nearby discovery of silver, and became an officially-recognized city in 1584.... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico.... Miscellaneous The Azusa Police Department was home to the very first Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet Camaro The Chevrolet Camaro is a pony car manufactured by the Chevrolet division of General Motors. It went on sale on September 29, 1966 for the 1967 model year and was designed as a competing model to the Ford Mustang....  police car ever built (in service from 1987-2000?); originally built at the now-closed GM Assembly Plant in Van Nuys(with a custom turbocharging system donated by race-car legend Gale Banks), it inspired the California Highway Patrol California Highway Patrol The California Highway Patrol is the state police force of California. It was originally created in 1929 as a highway patrol agency to ensure road safety in California but assumed greater responsibility with the passage of time....  and the Michigan State Police Michigan State Police The Michigan State Police is the state police agency for the State of Michigan. The department was founded in 1917 as a war-time constabulary and eventually evolved into the modern agency that it is today....  to order a few Camaro police specials for their fleets (with many other police and sheriff's departments as well as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the federal police, national police, and paramilitary police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world....  to follow). The Camaro was finally retired from active service in 2000 (at that time it was the only Camaro police car of the original mid-1980s design to remain in service in any California police force). Professional Sports Teams
Club	Sport	Founded	League	Venue	Logo
Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....	2005	Continental Basketball Association Continental Basketball Association The Continental Basketball Association is a professional men's basketball league in the United States. It is affiliated with USA Basketball, the sport's governing body in the United States....	Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University is a private, inter-denominational, Evangelicalism Christian university located near Los Angeles in suburban Azusa, California, California....

Notable residents

• Hank Aguirre
  Hank Aguirre
  
  Henry John "Hank" Aguirre was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the Cleveland Indians , Detroit Tigers , Los Angeles Dodgers , and Chicago Cubs ....
  , born in Azusa, major league baseball player
• Anthony Robbins, raised in Azusa, Motivational Life Coach
• Rocky Dennis, born with a rare disease;a movie starring Cher was later made about his life(with Eric Stoltz
  Eric Stoltz
  
  Eric Hamilton Stoltz is a Golden Globe-nominated United States actor. He is known for playing either sensitive misfits or antisocial personality disorderic criminals ....
   in the role of Rocky).
• Judson Scott
  Judson Scott
  
  Judson Earney Scott is an United States stage, television, and film actor. He is known for science fiction roles, especially within the Star Trek universe....
  , actor (ABC's 1982 science-fiction series "The Phoenix
  The Phoenix (1982 TV series)
  
  The Phoenix is a 1982 television series starring Judson Scott which was on American Broadcasting Company for about one month in 1982. The plot revolved around an ancient extraterrestrial named Bennu of the Golden Light, who is discovered in a sarcophagus in Peru and awakened in the 20th Century....
  ")
• Danny Noriega, a contestant from American Idol
  American Idol
  
  American Idol is an Television in the United States Singing airing on Fox network. It debuted on June 11, 2002, and has since become one of the most popular shows on American television....
   7 who made it to the Top-24 but was controversially voted off before the Top-12 finals
• Gregory Paul Soriano, cast member of Beauty and the Geek
  Beauty and the Geek
  
  Beauty and the Geek is a reality television series on The CW Television Network. It has been advertised as "The Ultimate Social Experiment" and is produced by Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg and Nick Santora....
   Season 5 on the CW
  The CW Television Network
  
  The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-07 United States network television schedule....
   Network, Known as "Greggy, The Self-Proclaimed 'Gaysian'"
• Jeffrey Cornejo, Author, Man-about-town, "Azusa, a pictoral history"

See also

• Azusa Civic Center
  Azusa Civic Center
  
  The Azusa Civic Center is the center of city government in Azusa, California, a city located to the northeast of Los Angeles, California. The Mission/Spanish Revival buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002....
  

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