Arcadia, California
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| Charter city | ||
| City of Arcadia | ||
Peahen, a symbol of Arcadia, walking on a lawn in Arcadia
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| Motto: Community of Homes | ||
 Location of Arcadia within Los Angeles County, California |
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 Arcadia, California
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| Coordinates: 34°7′58″N 118°2′11″W / 34.13278°N 118.03639°WCoordinates: 34°7′58″N 118°2′11″W / 34.13278°N 118.03639°W | ||
| Country |
 United States
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 California
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 Los Angeles
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| Incorporated | August 5, 1903 | |
| Named for | Arcadia | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council-manager | |
| • Mayor | Tom Beck | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11.133 sq mi (28.836 km2) | |
| • Land | 10.925 sq mi (28.296 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.208 sq mi (0.540 km2) 1.87% | |
| Elevation | 482 ft (147 m) | |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | ||
| • Total | 56,364 | |
| • Estimate (2013) | 57,639 | |
| • Density | 5,100/sq mi (2,000/km2) | |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) | |
| ZIP codes | 91006–91007, 91066, 91077 | |
| Area code | 626 | |
| FIPS code | 06-02462 | |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652664, 2409722 | |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 亞凱迪亞市 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 亚凯迪亚市 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 阿卡迪亞市 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 阿卡迪亚市 | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yàkǎidíyà Shì |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Ahóidihka Síh |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Ākǎdíyà Shì |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Akādihka Síh |
Arcadia is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States located about 13 miles (21 km) northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains.
It is the site of the Santa Anita Park racetrack and home to the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. The city had a population of 56,364 at the 2010 census, up from 53,248 at the 2000 census. The city is named after Arcadia, Greece.
In 2012, Arcadia was ranked 7th in the nation on CNN Money magazine's list of towns with highest median home costs.
Arcadia's Upper Rancho neighborhood was ranked the 23rd richest neighborhood in Southern California by Business Insider in 2014; out ranking Orange County's Newport Beach with a median household income of $310,779.
In 2010, Bloomberg Businessweek named Arcadia as one of the "Best Places to Raise Your Kids: 2010" for the second year in a row.
Located northeast of downtown Los Angeles, Arcadia is bordered by six other communities: Pasadena, Sierra Madre, El Monte, San Marino, Monrovia, and Temple City.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.1 square miles (29 km2). 10.9 square miles (28 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (1.87%) is water.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Arcadia had a population of 56,364. The population density was 5,062.5 people per square mile (1,954.6/km²). The racial makeup of Arcadia was 33,353 (59.2%) Asian, 18,191 (32.3%) White, (25.7% Non-Hispanic White), 681 (1.2%) African American, 186 (0.3%) Native American, 16 (0.03%) Pacific Islander, 2,352 (4.2%) from other races, and 1,585 (2.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,799 persons (12.1%).
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