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Covina, California

Covina is a city in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, about 22 miles (35 km) east of Downtown Los Angeles The population was 51,268 according to the 2020 census, up from 47,796 at the 2010 census. The city's slogan, "One Mile Square and All There", was coined when the incorporated area of the city was only one square mile (2.6 km2).

Covina, California
City of Covina
Downtown Covina
Motto(s): 
"One Mile Square and All There", "Where Friendship Is Traditional" (1965)
Location of Covina in Los Angeles County, California
Covina, California
Location in the United States
Covina, California
Covina, California (California)
Covina, California
Covina, California (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°5′30″N 117°52′45″W / 34.09167°N 117.87917°W / 34.09167; -117.87917Coordinates: 34°5′30″N 117°52′45″W / 34.09167°N 117.87917°W / 34.09167; -117.87917
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Founded1882[citation needed]
IncorporatedAugust 14, 1901[1]
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorWalter Allen III[2]
 • Mayor Pro TemJohn C. King[2]
 • CouncilmemberHector Delgado[2]
Victor Linares[2]
Patricia Cortez[2]
 • City ManagerChris Marcarello
Area
 • Total7.05 sq mi (18.26 km2)
 • Land7.04 sq mi (18.22 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.22%
Elevation558 ft (170 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total51,268
 • Density7,286.53/sq mi (2,813.39/km2)
DemonymCovinan
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
91722–91724[5]
Area code626[6]
FIPS code06-16742
GNIS feature IDs1652693, 2410251
WebsiteCovina, California

Covina is bordered by West Covina, to its south and west side. Irwindale lies to the west, as well as the unincorporated area of Vincent, and the city of Baldwin Park. Azusa and Glendora are to the north, the unincorporated community of Charter Oak to the northeast, San Dimas to the east, the unincorporated area of Ramona and city of Pomona to the southeast.

History

 
Modern-day Covina sits on land that was originally part of Rancho La Puente, a Mexican era rancho grant.

Present-day Covina was originally within the homelands of the indigenous Tongva people for 5,000 to 8,000 years. In the 18th century it the became part of Rancho La Puente in Alta California, a 1770s Spanish colonial and 1842 Mexican land grant.

The city of Covina was founded in 1882 by Joseph Swift Phillips, on a 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) tract that was purchased from the holdings of John Edward Hollenbeck, one of the 1842 grantees of Rancho La Puente. In 1875 Hollenbeck had purchased a failed coffee plantation from three Costa Rican brothers, Pedro Maria Badilla, Julian Badilla, and Pedro Antonio Badilla; the latter purchased it from the heirs of Hollenbeck's 1842 co-grantee John A. Rowland.[7] Four streets of Covina were named after these people, as well as Rancho La Puente, which include Badillo Street, Puente Street, Rowland Street, and Hollenbeck Avenue.

The City of Covina was named by a young engineer, Frederick Eaton, who was hired by Phillips to survey the area. Impressed by the way that the valleys of the adjacent San Gabriel Mountains formed a natural cove around the vineyards that had been planted by the region's earlier pioneers, Eaton merged the words "cove" and "vine", and in 1885, created the name Covina for the new township.[8]

The city was incorporated in 1901, the townsite bounded by Puente Street on the south, 1st Avenue on the east, the alley north of College Street on the north, and 4th Avenue on the west. The city's slogan, "One Mile Square and All There",[8] was coined by Mrs F. E. Wolfarth, the winner of a 1922 slogan contest sponsored by the chamber of commerce.[9]

It was not vineyards but orange and grapefruit groves that blanketed the city. By 1909, the city was the third-largest orange producer in the world,[8] and it still claimed to have "the best oranges in the world" as late as the 1950s. Since World War II, however, the orange groves have been largely replaced by single-family (houses) and multiple-family (apartments) dwellings.[10]

The Covina Valley Historical Society maintains an archive illustrating the city's history in the 1911-built Firehouse Jail Museum, Covina's first municipal building, located immediately behind City Hall in Covina's Old Town.[8]

Opened in 1997, the Covina AMC 30 located at Arrow Highway and Azusa Avenue is one of the busiest theatres in the United States.[11] The movie theater was built on the site of a former Sears building and claims to have the largest movie multiplex in Los Angeles County.

It has been a sister city of Xalapa, Mexico, since 1964. A replica of a giant stone Olmec head, located in a place of honor in Parque Xalapa, was given to the city in 1989 by the state of Veracruz.[12] According to the placard placed below the head, it was originally excavated from San Lorenzo de Tenochtitlan. The statue was later moved from its location in front of the police department to Jalapa Park in the southeast portion of the city.

2008 marked both the opening and the charter season of the Covina Center for the Performing Arts, a newly remodeled multimillion-dollar theatrical venue in downtown Covina.

2008 massacre

On December 24, 2008, a shooting and arson occurred. Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, dressed in a Santa Claus costume, entered a Christmas party at his ex-wife's residence and opened fire. After the shootings, Pardo unwrapped a Christmas package containing a homemade flamethrower and used it to set the home ablaze. When he left, nine family members were dead and the house was engulfed in flames. After the massacre, Pardo drove his rental car to his brother's house in Sylmar, approximately 30 miles (48 km) away from the attack. He was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[13] The slayings left 15 children without one or both parents.[14]

Geography

Covina is located at 34°5′30″N 117°52′45″W / 34.09167°N 117.87917°W / 34.09167; -117.87917 (34.091609, -117.879193).[15]

The only freeway that passes through the area is a very small stretch of Interstate 10. Covina is centered in the midst of Interstate 210 (Foothill Freeway) to the north, Interstate 605 (San Gabriel River Freeway) to the west, State Route 57 (Orange Freeway) to the east, and Interstate 10 to the south.[12]

The Southern Pacific Railroad, which reached Covina in 1884, and the Metrolink San Bernardino Line pass through the city just north of the downtown area. The town is located at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley.[12] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18 km2)—99.78% of it is land and 0.22% of it is water.

Climate

This region experiences hot, dry summers and mild, occasionally rainy winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Covina has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.

Climate data for Covina, California
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 60
(16)
62
(17)
70
(21)
75
(24)
76
(24)
80
(27)
89
(32)
88
(31)
87
(31)
79
(26)
73
(23)
70
(21)
76
(24)
Average low °F (°C) 42
(6)
47
(8)
50
(10)
55
(13)
57
(14)
64
(18)
65
(18)
63
(17)
63
(17)
57
(14)
49
(9)
44
(7)
55
(13)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.68
(93)
4.66
(118)
3.00
(76)
1.10
(28)
.38
(9.7)
.15
(3.8)
.04
(1.0)
.07
(1.8)
.33
(8.4)
.78
(20)
1.45
(37)
2.42
(61)
18.06
(457.7)
[citation needed]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
19302,774
19403,0499.9%
19503,95629.7%
196020,124408.7%
197030,39551.0%
198032,7467.7%
199043,20731.9%
200046,8378.4%
201047,7962.0%
202051,2687.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[17]

2010

The 2010 United States Census[18] reported that Covina had a population of 47,796. The population density was 6,788.3 inhabitants per square mile (2,621.0/km2). The racial makeup of Covina was 27,937 (58.5%) White (29.9% Non-Hispanic White),[19] 2,013 (4.2%) African American, 532 (1.1%) Native American, 5,684 (11.9%) Asian, 104 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 9,230 (19.3%) from other races, and 2,296 (4.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25,030 persons (52.4%).

The Census reported that 47,361 people (99.1% of the population) lived in households, 68 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 367 (0.8%) were institutionalized.

There were 15,855 households, out of which 6,396 (40.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 7,931 (50.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2,815 (17.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,072 (6.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 978 (6.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 94 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 3,153 households (19.9%) were made up of individuals, and 1,179 (7.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99. There were 11,818 families (74.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.43.

The population was spread out, with 11,896 people (24.9%) under the age of 18, 5,043 people (10.6%) aged 18 to 24, 13,113 people (27.4%) aged 25 to 44, 12,174 people (25.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,570 people (11.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

There were 16,576 housing units at an average density of 2,354.2 per square mile (909.0/km2), of which 9,256 (58.4%) were owner-occupied, and 6,599 (41.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.4%. 28,707 people (60.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 18,654 people (39.0%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Covina had a median household income of $66,726, with 11.3% of the population living below the federal poverty line.[19]

An additional 31,072 residents live in zip codes associated with Covina but outside the city limits, making the total Covina-area population 78,868 at the time of the 2010 census.[20]

2000

As of the census of 2000,[21] there were 46,837 people, 15,971 households, and 11,754 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,723.7 inhabitants per square mile (2,594.5/km2). There were 16,364 housing units at an average density of 2,349.1 per square mile (907.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 62.10% White, 5.03% Black or African American, 0.90% Native American, 9.82% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 17.18% from other races, and 4.78% from two or more races. 40.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[12]

There were 15,971 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.36.[12]

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.[12]

The median income for a household in the city was $48,474, and the median income for a family was $55,111. Males had a median income of $40,687 versus $32,329 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,231. About 8.9% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.[12]

An additional 30,000 residents live in unincorporated areas of the three zip codes associated with Covina but outside the city limits, making the total Covina-area population 76,417.

Mexican and German were the most common ancestries. Mexico and the Philippines were the most common foreign places of birth.[22]

Latino population

Hispanics made up 13% of Covina's residents in 1980, 26% in 1990, 40% in 2000, and 52% in 2010.[23] The most latest and official census numbers showed Covina is 58.8% Latino[24]

Economy

Top employers

According to the city's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[25] the top employers in the city are:

# Employer # of Employees
1 Covina Valley Unified School District 1,291
2 Citrus Valley Medical Center 1,139
3 Charter Oak Unified School District 584
4 Wal-Mart 286
5 Magan Medical Clinic 270
6 City of Covina 268
7 Bert's Mega Mall 220
8 Pall Medical 202
9 MedLegal 193
10 IKEA 186

Government and infrastructure

Local government in Covina is run by an elected city council through their hired city manager. Covina residents are represented at-large, currently by the following elected officials: Mayor Walter Allen III, Mayor Pro Tem John C. King, Councilmember Patricia Cortez, Councilmember Hector Delgado, and Councilmember Victor Linares.[26]

In the California State Legislature, Covina is in the 22nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Susan Rubio, and in the 48th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Blanca Rubio.[27]

In the United States House of Representatives, Covina is in California's 32nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Brad Sherman.[28]

Covinians who access county health services may use the Pomona Health Center in Pomona or the Monrovia Health Center in Monrovia, both operated by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.[29][30]

Education

Covina is served by three unified school districts. The Covina-Valley Unified School District, which serves most of the city, the Charter Oak Unified School District, which serves the eastern portion and the Azusa Unified School District, which serves a small portion in the northwest.[31]

Covina-Valley USD schools located in Covina include:[32]

  • Barranca Elementary School
  • Ben Lomond Elementary School
  • Cypress Valley Elementary School
  • Manzanita Elementary School
  • Merwin Elementary School
  • Las Palmas Middle School
  • Sierra Vista Middle School
  • Covina High School
  • Northview High School

Charter Oak USD schools located in Covina include:[33]

  • Badillo Elementary School
  • Cedargrove Elementary School
  • Glen Oak Elementary School
  • Royal Oak Middle School
  • Charter Oak High School

Azusa USD schools located in Covina include:[34]

  • Gladstone High School
  • Ellington K-8 School

In popular culture

Covina is the fictional setting for the Harold Teen comic strip and 1934 movie that depicted several teenagers from Covina High School. A downtown Covina malt shop was named the Sugar Bowl (with the permission of the artist Carl Eds), imitating the after-school gathering place in the comic strip.

Scenes from several movies and television shows have been filmed in Covina, including:

  • The television series Roswell was filmed in various location in Covina[35] including the downtown area on North Citrus Avenue. City Hall, Charter Oak High School and several other businesses and residences served as locations for the fictional version of the town of Roswell, New Mexico.
  • Multiple episodes of the hit television series Knight Rider were filmed in Downtown "Old" Covina, including an episode coincidentally shot at Knight's Photo Studio on Citrus, where David Hasselhoff greeted fans and passed out signed photographs.
  • One of the ending shots of the movie Frailty was filmed on Center St. off of Hollenbeck.
  • During the opening diner scene in Reservoir Dogs, a poster featured in the background shot is of a carnival located on Covina Blvd. and Bonnie Cove Ave.
  • The "Bohemian Rhapsody" scene from the film Wayne's World was filmed on Citrus Avenue in downtown Covina, although some external shots were filmed in other locations.
  • The "Grey Poupon" scene from Wayne's World was shot on Citrus Avenue. Covina Hobby was visible in the background. Having two cars side-by-side reflects (incorrectly) that the main drag had four lanes.
  • The "cruising" portion of Hometown USA was filmed on Citrus Avenue.
  • The interior of Covina Public Library served as the Baltimore County Public Library for the 2004 television movie Back When We Were Grownups.
  • An episode of Tabatha's Salon Takeover was filmed in Downtown "Old" Covina at Tantrum on Citrus Avenue.
  • The theater in downtown Covina (refurbished in 2008), the library and neighborhood streets around downtown were used in the filming of High School U.S.A.a 1983 movie starring Michael J. Fox and Nancy McKeon.
  • The small independent film Small Time, starring Christopher Meloni and Bridget Moynahan, was filmed at Clippinger Chevrolet, which used to be at San Bernardino Road and Citrus Avenue in Downtown Covina.
  • A satirical short film called Make America Great? by filmmaker Candice Vernon was filmed at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church located at Badillo and Third Avenue.

Notable people

Sister city

Covina has one sister city:

See also

References

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  6. ^ . Nanpa.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2007.
  7. ^ Covina Argus, May 4, 1912, p. 5, c. 2.
  8. ^ a b c d "Downtown Covina, California - Shopping, Dinning, Entertainment". Covina.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  9. ^ "History - City of Covina California". www.covinaca.gov.
  10. ^ Pitt, Leonard, and Dale Pitt. Los Angeles A to Z : an encyclopedia of the city and county. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 1997. ISBN 0-520-20274-0
  11. ^ . City of Covina: The Tour. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2007. During the summer of 1999 the Covina AMC 30 Theater was ranked 28th in the United States in attendance.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g "City of Covina, California information". Covinacalifornia.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  13. ^ "Coroner: Ninth body found in ruins of 'Santa massacre' home". CNN. December 26, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2008. The car was parked outside a Sylmar, California, home where Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, 45, committed suicide hours after he opened fire at a holiday party and then started a raging blaze inside a Covina, California, home, police said.
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  15. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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  17. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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  20. ^ . Zip-codes.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  21. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  22. ^ Covina Profile - Mapping LA - Los Angeles Times
  23. ^ Bader, Michael (April 1, 2016). "Op-Ed: L.A. is resegregating -- and whites are a major reason why". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  24. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Covina city, California". Census.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
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  28. ^ "California's 32nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
  29. ^ "Pomona Health Center." Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.
  30. ^ "Monrovia Health Center." Retrieved on March 27, 2010.
  31. ^ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas".
  32. ^ "Schools / Schools".
  33. ^ "Charter Oak Unified School District". www.cousd.net. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  34. ^ "About Us / Our Schools".
  35. ^ "Roswell Location Photos (photo)". Seeing-stars.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  36. ^ "Covina Notes". The Pasadena Post. April 30, 1926. p. 5. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  37. ^ "Obituaries: Herschel Daugherty". Variety. March 22, 1993. p. 64. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  38. ^ Ramsey, Alice Huyler. Veil, duster and tire iron. Covina, Calif. : Printed at the Castle Press, 1961.
  39. ^ "Covina : Sister City Art Dedicated". Los Angeles Times. July 26, 1990. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

External links

  • Official website
  • Covina Chamber of Commerce

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87917CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyLos AngelesFounded1882 citation needed IncorporatedAugust 14 1901 1 Government TypeCouncil Manager MayorWalter Allen III 2 Mayor Pro TemJohn C King 2 CouncilmemberHector Delgado 2 Victor Linares 2 Patricia Cortez 2 City ManagerChris MarcarelloArea 3 Total7 05 sq mi 18 26 km2 Land7 04 sq mi 18 22 km2 Water0 01 sq mi 0 03 km2 0 22 Elevation 4 558 ft 170 m Population 2020 Total51 268 Density7 286 53 sq mi 2 813 39 km2 DemonymCovinanTime zoneUTC 8 Pacific Summer DST UTC 7 PDT ZIP Codes91722 91724 5 Area code626 6 FIPS code06 16742GNIS feature IDs1652693 2410251WebsiteCovina CaliforniaCovina is bordered by West Covina to its south and west side Irwindale lies to the west as well as the unincorporated area of Vincent and the city of Baldwin Park Azusa and Glendora are to the north the unincorporated community of Charter Oak to the northeast San Dimas to the east the unincorporated area of Ramona and city of Pomona to the southeast Contents 1 History 1 1 2008 massacre 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 3 Demographics 3 1 2010 3 2 2000 3 3 Latino population 4 Economy 4 1 Top employers 5 Government and infrastructure 6 Education 7 In popular culture 8 Notable people 9 Sister city 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksHistory Edit Modern day Covina sits on land that was originally part of Rancho La Puente a Mexican era rancho grant Present day Covina was originally within the homelands of the indigenous Tongva people for 5 000 to 8 000 years In the 18th century it the became part of Rancho La Puente in Alta California a 1770s Spanish colonial and 1842 Mexican land grant The city of Covina was founded in 1882 by Joseph Swift Phillips on a 2 000 acre 8 1 km2 tract that was purchased from the holdings of John Edward Hollenbeck one of the 1842 grantees of Rancho La Puente In 1875 Hollenbeck had purchased a failed coffee plantation from three Costa Rican brothers Pedro Maria Badilla Julian Badilla and Pedro Antonio Badilla the latter purchased it from the heirs of Hollenbeck s 1842 co grantee John A Rowland 7 Four streets of Covina were named after these people as well as Rancho La Puente which include Badillo Street Puente Street Rowland Street and Hollenbeck Avenue The City of Covina was named by a young engineer Frederick Eaton who was hired by Phillips to survey the area Impressed by the way that the valleys of the adjacent San Gabriel Mountains formed a natural cove around the vineyards that had been planted by the region s earlier pioneers Eaton merged the words cove and vine and in 1885 created the name Covina for the new township 8 The city was incorporated in 1901 the townsite bounded by Puente Street on the south 1st Avenue on the east the alley north of College Street on the north and 4th Avenue on the west The city s slogan One Mile Square and All There 8 was coined by Mrs F E Wolfarth the winner of a 1922 slogan contest sponsored by the chamber of commerce 9 It was not vineyards but orange and grapefruit groves that blanketed the city By 1909 the city was the third largest orange producer in the world 8 and it still claimed to have the best oranges in the world as late as the 1950s Since World War II however the orange groves have been largely replaced by single family houses and multiple family apartments dwellings 10 The Covina Valley Historical Society maintains an archive illustrating the city s history in the 1911 built Firehouse Jail Museum Covina s first municipal building located immediately behind City Hall in Covina s Old Town 8 Opened in 1997 the Covina AMC 30 located at Arrow Highway and Azusa Avenue is one of the busiest theatres in the United States 11 The movie theater was built on the site of a former Sears building and claims to have the largest movie multiplex in Los Angeles County It has been a sister city of Xalapa Mexico since 1964 A replica of a giant stone Olmec head located in a place of honor in Parque Xalapa was given to the city in 1989 by the state of Veracruz 12 According to the placard placed below the head it was originally excavated from San Lorenzo de Tenochtitlan The statue was later moved from its location in front of the police department to Jalapa Park in the southeast portion of the city 2008 marked both the opening and the charter season of the Covina Center for the Performing Arts a newly remodeled multimillion dollar theatrical venue in downtown Covina 2008 massacre Edit Main article Covina massacre On December 24 2008 a shooting and arson occurred Bruce Jeffrey Pardo dressed in a Santa Claus costume entered a Christmas party at his ex wife s residence and opened fire After the shootings Pardo unwrapped a Christmas package containing a homemade flamethrower and used it to set the home ablaze When he left nine family members were dead and the house was engulfed in flames After the massacre Pardo drove his rental car to his brother s house in Sylmar approximately 30 miles 48 km away from the attack He was later found dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound 13 The slayings left 15 children without one or both parents 14 Geography EditCovina is located at 34 5 30 N 117 52 45 W 34 09167 N 117 87917 W 34 09167 117 87917 34 091609 117 879193 15 The only freeway that passes through the area is a very small stretch of Interstate 10 Covina is centered in the midst of Interstate 210 Foothill Freeway to the north Interstate 605 San Gabriel River Freeway to the west State Route 57 Orange Freeway to the east and Interstate 10 to the south 12 The Southern Pacific Railroad which reached Covina in 1884 and the Metrolink San Bernardino Line pass through the city just north of the downtown area The town is located at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley 12 According to the United States Census Bureau the city has a total area of 7 0 square miles 18 km2 99 78 of it is land and 0 22 of it is water Climate Edit This region experiences hot dry summers and mild occasionally rainy winters According to the Koppen climate classification system Covina has a hot summer Mediterranean climate abbreviated Csa on climate maps Climate data for Covina CaliforniaMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high F C 60 16 62 17 70 21 75 24 76 24 80 27 89 32 88 31 87 31 79 26 73 23 70 21 76 24 Average low F C 42 6 47 8 50 10 55 13 57 14 64 18 65 18 63 17 63 17 57 14 49 9 44 7 55 13 Average precipitation inches mm 3 68 93 4 66 118 3 00 76 1 10 28 38 9 7 15 3 8 04 1 0 07 1 8 33 8 4 78 20 1 45 37 2 42 61 18 06 457 7 citation needed Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 19302 774 19403 0499 9 19503 95629 7 196020 124408 7 197030 39551 0 198032 7467 7 199043 20731 9 200046 8378 4 201047 7962 0 202051 2687 3 U S Decennial Census 17 2010 Edit The 2010 United States Census 18 reported that Covina had a population of 47 796 The population density was 6 788 3 inhabitants per square mile 2 621 0 km2 The racial makeup of Covina was 27 937 58 5 White 29 9 Non Hispanic White 19 2 013 4 2 African American 532 1 1 Native American 5 684 11 9 Asian 104 0 2 Pacific Islander 9 230 19 3 from other races and 2 296 4 8 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25 030 persons 52 4 The Census reported that 47 361 people 99 1 of the population lived in households 68 0 1 lived in non institutionalized group quarters and 367 0 8 were institutionalized There were 15 855 households out of which 6 396 40 3 had children under the age of 18 living in them 7 931 50 0 were opposite sex married couples living together 2 815 17 8 had a female householder with no husband present 1 072 6 8 had a male householder with no wife present There were 978 6 2 unmarried opposite sex partnerships and 94 0 6 same sex married couples or partnerships 3 153 households 19 9 were made up of individuals and 1 179 7 4 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 99 There were 11 818 families 74 5 of all households the average family size was 3 43 The population was spread out with 11 896 people 24 9 under the age of 18 5 043 people 10 6 aged 18 to 24 13 113 people 27 4 aged 25 to 44 12 174 people 25 5 aged 45 to 64 and 5 570 people 11 7 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 35 7 years For every 100 females there were 93 3 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89 5 males There were 16 576 housing units at an average density of 2 354 2 per square mile 909 0 km2 of which 9 256 58 4 were owner occupied and 6 599 41 6 were occupied by renters The homeowner vacancy rate was 1 1 the rental vacancy rate was 6 4 28 707 people 60 1 of the population lived in owner occupied housing units and 18 654 people 39 0 lived in rental housing units According to the 2010 United States Census Covina had a median household income of 66 726 with 11 3 of the population living below the federal poverty line 19 An additional 31 072 residents live in zip codes associated with Covina but outside the city limits making the total Covina area population 78 868 at the time of the 2010 census 20 2000 Edit As of the census of 2000 21 there were 46 837 people 15 971 households and 11 754 families residing in the city The population density was 6 723 7 inhabitants per square mile 2 594 5 km2 There were 16 364 housing units at an average density of 2 349 1 per square mile 907 0 km2 The racial makeup of the city was 62 10 White 5 03 Black or African American 0 90 Native American 9 82 Asian 0 21 Pacific Islander 17 18 from other races and 4 78 from two or more races 40 29 of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race 12 There were 15 971 households out of which 38 4 had children under the age of 18 living with them 51 6 were married couples living together 16 3 had a female householder with no husband present and 26 4 were non families 20 8 of all households were made up of individuals and 7 7 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 89 and the average family size was 3 36 12 In the city the population was spread out with 28 1 under the age of 18 9 5 from 18 to 24 31 1 from 25 to 44 20 4 from 45 to 64 and 10 9 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 34 years For every 100 females there were 92 0 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87 0 males 12 The median income for a household in the city was 48 474 and the median income for a family was 55 111 Males had a median income of 40 687 versus 32 329 for females The per capita income for the city was 20 231 About 8 9 of families and 11 6 of the population were below the poverty line including 15 4 of those under age 18 and 6 9 of those age 65 or over 12 An additional 30 000 residents live in unincorporated areas of the three zip codes associated with Covina but outside the city limits making the total Covina area population 76 417 Mexican and German were the most common ancestries Mexico and the Philippines were the most common foreign places of birth 22 Latino population Edit Hispanics made up 13 of Covina s residents in 1980 26 in 1990 40 in 2000 and 52 in 2010 23 The most latest and official census numbers showed Covina is 58 8 Latino 24 Economy EditTop employers Edit According to the city s 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 25 the top employers in the city are Employer of Employees1 Covina Valley Unified School District 1 2912 Citrus Valley Medical Center 1 1393 Charter Oak Unified School District 5844 Wal Mart 2865 Magan Medical Clinic 2706 City of Covina 2687 Bert s Mega Mall 2208 Pall Medical 2029 MedLegal 19310 IKEA 186Government and infrastructure EditLocal government in Covina is run by an elected city council through their hired city manager Covina residents are represented at large currently by the following elected officials Mayor Walter Allen III Mayor Pro Tem John C King Councilmember Patricia Cortez Councilmember Hector Delgado and Councilmember Victor Linares 26 In the California State Legislature Covina is in the 22nd Senate District represented by Democrat Susan Rubio and in the 48th Assembly District represented by Democrat Blanca Rubio 27 In the United States House of Representatives Covina is in California s 32nd congressional district represented by Democrat Brad Sherman 28 Covinians who access county health services may use the Pomona Health Center in Pomona or the Monrovia Health Center in Monrovia both operated by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services 29 30 Education EditCovina is served by three unified school districts The Covina Valley Unified School District which serves most of the city the Charter Oak Unified School District which serves the eastern portion and the Azusa Unified School District which serves a small portion in the northwest 31 Covina Valley USD schools located in Covina include 32 Barranca Elementary School Ben Lomond Elementary School Cypress Valley Elementary School Manzanita Elementary School Merwin Elementary School Las Palmas Middle School Sierra Vista Middle School Covina High School Northview High School Charter Oak USD schools located in Covina include 33 Badillo Elementary School Cedargrove Elementary School Glen Oak Elementary School Royal Oak Middle School Charter Oak High School Azusa USD schools located in Covina include 34 Gladstone High School Ellington K 8 SchoolIn popular culture EditCovina is the fictional setting for the Harold Teen comic strip and 1934 movie that depicted several teenagers from Covina High School A downtown Covina malt shop was named the Sugar Bowl with the permission of the artist Carl Eds imitating the after school gathering place in the comic strip Scenes from several movies and television shows have been filmed in Covina including The television series Roswell was filmed in various location in Covina 35 including the downtown area on North Citrus Avenue City Hall Charter Oak High School and several other businesses and residences served as locations for the fictional version of the town of Roswell New Mexico Multiple episodes of the hit television series Knight Rider were filmed in Downtown Old Covina including an episode coincidentally shot at Knight s Photo Studio on Citrus where David Hasselhoff greeted fans and passed out signed photographs One of the ending shots of the movie Frailty was filmed on Center St off of Hollenbeck During the opening diner scene in Reservoir Dogs a poster featured in the background shot is of a carnival located on Covina Blvd and Bonnie Cove Ave The Bohemian Rhapsody scene from the film Wayne s World was filmed on Citrus Avenue in downtown Covina although some external shots were filmed in other locations The Grey Poupon scene from Wayne s World was shot on Citrus Avenue Covina Hobby was visible in the background Having two cars side by side reflects incorrectly that the main drag had four lanes The cruising portion of Hometown USA was filmed on Citrus Avenue The interior of Covina Public Library served as the Baltimore County Public Library for the 2004 television movie Back When We Were Grownups An episode of Tabatha s Salon Takeover was filmed in Downtown Old Covina at Tantrum on Citrus Avenue The theater in downtown Covina refurbished in 2008 the library and neighborhood streets around downtown were used in the filming of High School U S A a 1983 movie starring Michael J Fox and Nancy McKeon The small independent film Small Time starring Christopher Meloni and Bridget Moynahan was filmed at Clippinger Chevrolet which used to be at San Bernardino Road and Citrus Avenue in Downtown Covina A satirical short film called Make America Great by filmmaker Candice Vernon was filmed at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church located at Badillo and Third Avenue Notable people EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lacey Baker professional skateboarder attended Northview High School Rick Baker seven time Academy Award winning makeup artist films include American Werewolf In London Ed Wood Men In Black and The Wolfman Pamela Baird child actress My Friend Flicka Leave It to Beaver graduated from Covina High School class of 1963 Irma Blanco L A radio personality resided in Covina Tom Brunansky Major League Baseball player and coach played from 1985 to 2000 for New York Mets Minnesota Twins Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs 1985 All Star member of 1987 World Series champion Twins born in Covina Clyde Christensen offensive coordinator of NFL s Miami Dolphins born in Covina attended Royal Oak High School Jack Clark Major League Baseball player for San Francisco Giants St Louis Cardinals New York Yankees San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox from 1975 to 1992 hit 267 with 340 home runs played in 1985 World Series four time MLB All Star graduated from Gladstone High School in 1973 Art Clokey creator of Gumby with wife Ruth invented Gumby in early 1950s at their Covina home after Art finished film school at USC Casey Dailey football player for Northwestern and NFL s New York Jets Herschel Daugherty former film television and theatre director 36 37 William Billie Raymond DeVrell 1937 1981 Wonderland Gang member killed in 1981 Wonderland murders is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries Covina Hills Donald W Evans Jr Sp4 1943 1967 Army medic awarded Medal of Honor for bravery in Vietnam War plus Purple Heart born in Covina Donna Fargo country singer taught English at Northview High School in the 1960s and 1970s Hussein Mohamed Farrah son of Mohamed Farrah Aidid and former President of Somalia graduated from Covina High School Jason David Frank 1973 2022 played Tommy Oliver in the Power Rangers franchise Rod Gilfry opera baritone Roy Harris composer grew up on strawberry farm in Covina and attended Covina High School Lillian Kinkella Keil decorated World War II flight nurse born in Covina Ward Kimball one of original Disney animators leader of Dixieland band Firehouse Five Plus Two Covina High School class of 1929 Robert Knapp actor lived in Covina in his teenage years and worked in orange groves Bob Lorenz anchor and studio host New York Yankees TV network YES Network previously with CNN CNNSI and Turner Sports Mike Lynn former NBA player for Los Angeles Lakers Jeremy Miller actor in TV comedy series Growing Pains born and raised in Covina John Molina Jr boxer born in Covina Corey Nakatani jockey winner of nearly 4 000 races born and raised in Covina Vince Neil and Tommy Lee of Motley Crue met while attending Royal Oak High School Aaron Perez Soccer player PattiSue Plumer Athlete in 1980 and 1988 Olympics Polly Plumer American track and field runner Alice Huyler Ramsey died in Covina first woman to drive across America from coast to coast On June 9 1909 the 22 year old housewife and mother from Hackensack New Jersey completed 3 800 miles 6 100 km from Manhattan New York to San Francisco California in a Maxwell automobile she was accompanied on the 59 day trek by three female companions none of whom could drive a car 38 Mitrice Richardson dancer Jeron Roberts born 1976 American Israeli basketball player Gary Roenicke Major League Baseball outfielder for Montreal Expos 1976 Baltimore Orioles 1978 85 New York Yankees 1986 and Atlanta Braves 1987 88 hit 247 with 121 home runs born in Covina Ron Roenicke Major League Baseball player and manager coach of 2002 World Series champion Anaheim Angels born in Covina Bobby Rose Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball player born in Covina Rio Ruiz baseball third baseman Willie Shoemaker 1931 2003 Hall of Fame jockey with 8 833 wins including four Kentucky Derbys attended Covina High School Jean Stafford Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and short story writer Tatiana Suarez mixed martial artist Rob Wilfong Major League Baseball player for Minnesota Twins California Angels and San Francisco Giants from 1977 to 1987 batted 248 with 39 home runs graduated from Northview HS in 1971 Chris Woodward Major League Baseball player 1999 2010 for Toronto Blue Jays New York Mets Atlanta Braves Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners born in Covina and attended Northview HS Ellen Beach Yaw known as Lark Ellen a coloratura soprano active during the 19th and 20th centuries who toured the world singing opera for over 40 years and chose to retire in Covina a street in city is named for her Michael Young Major League Baseball infielder 7 time All Star selection with Texas Rangers 2004 2009 2011 2005 American League batting champion 2006 MLB All Star Game MVP 2008 Gold Glove Award winner born in CovinaSister city EditCovina has one sister city Xalapa Mexico 39 See also Edit Greater Los Angeles portalList of cities and towns in California List of cities in Los Angeles County CaliforniaReferences Edit California Cities by Incorporation Date California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions Archived from the original Word on November 3 2014 Retrieved August 25 2014 a b c d e City Council City of Covina Archived from the original on January 21 2016 Retrieved April 11 2017 2020 U S Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau Retrieved October 30 2021 Covina Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved November 3 2014 USPS ZIP Code Lookup Zip4 usps com Retrieved January 18 2007 Number Administration System NPA and City Town Search Results Nanpa com Archived from the original on September 29 2007 Retrieved January 18 2007 Covina Argus May 4 1912 p 5 c 2 a b c d Downtown Covina California Shopping Dinning Entertainment Covina com Retrieved November 9 2017 History City of Covina California www covinaca gov Pitt Leonard and Dale Pitt Los Angeles A to Z an encyclopedia of the city and county Berkeley Calif University of California Press 1997 ISBN 0 520 20274 0 North Azusa City of Covina The Tour Archived from the original on February 24 2007 Retrieved May 4 2007 During the summer of 1999 the Covina AMC 30 Theater was ranked 28th in the United States in attendance a b c d e f g City of Covina California information Covinacalifornia com Retrieved November 9 2017 Coroner Ninth body found in ruins of Santa massacre home CNN December 26 2008 Retrieved December 26 2008 The car was parked outside a Sylmar California home where Bruce Jeffrey Pardo 45 committed suicide hours after he opened fire at a holiday party and then started a raging blaze inside a Covina California home police said DA Schwartz CEO Retrieved August 12 2016 US Gazetteer files 2010 2000 and 1990 United States Census Bureau February 12 2011 Retrieved April 23 2011 Covina California Koppen Climate Classification Weatherbase Weatherbase Census of Population and Housing Census gov Retrieved June 4 2015 2010 Census Interactive Population Search CA Covina city U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on July 15 2014 Retrieved July 12 2014 a b State and County quick facts Quickfacts census gov Archived from the original on April 13 2015 Retrieved November 9 2017 Zip code statistics Zip codes com Archived from the original on August 26 2014 Retrieved November 9 2017 U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 31 2008 Covina Profile Mapping LA Los Angeles Times Bader Michael April 1 2016 Op Ed L A is resegregating and whites are a major reason why Los Angeles Times Retrieved August 22 2020 U S Census Bureau QuickFacts Covina city California Census gov Retrieved July 20 2022 City of Covina CAFR PDF Covinaca gov Archived from the original PDF on January 31 2016 Retrieved November 9 2017 Covina City Council City of Covina Retrieved July 5 2017 Statewide Database UC Regents Archived from the original on February 1 2015 Retrieved November 7 2014 California s 32nd Congressional District Representatives amp District Map Civic Impulse LLC Pomona Health Center Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Retrieved on March 27 2010 Monrovia Health Center Retrieved on March 27 2010 The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States Statistical Atlas Schools Schools Charter Oak Unified School District www cousd net Retrieved March 9 2023 About Us Our Schools Roswell Location Photos photo Seeing stars com Retrieved November 9 2017 Covina Notes The Pasadena Post April 30 1926 p 5 Retrieved January 8 2022 Obituaries Herschel Daugherty Variety March 22 1993 p 64 Retrieved January 8 2022 Ramsey Alice Huyler Veil duster and tire iron Covina Calif Printed at the Castle Press 1961 Covina Sister City Art Dedicated Los Angeles Times July 26 1990 Retrieved August 22 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Covina California Official website Covina Chamber of Commerce Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Covina California amp oldid 1148372458, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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