Irwindale
| Irwindale, California | ||
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| City of Irwindale | ||
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| Nickname(s): Jardin de Roca | ||
 Location of Irwindale in Los Angeles County, California |
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 Irwindale, California
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| Coordinates: 34°7′N 117°58′W / 34.117°N 117.967°WCoordinates: 34°7′N 117°58′W / 34.117°N 117.967°W | ||
| Country |  United States of America |
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 California
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 Los Angeles
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| Founded | 1860 | |
| Incorporated | August 6, 1957 | |
| Chartered | 1986 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council–manager | |
| • Mayor | Mark A. Breceda | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.613 sq mi (24.897 km2) | |
| • Land | 8.826 sq mi (22.859 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.787 sq mi (2.038 km2) 8.19% | |
| Elevation | 469 ft (143 m) | |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | ||
| • Total | 1,422 | |
| • Density | 150/sq mi (57/km2) | |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP codes | 91010, 91702, 91706 | |
| Area code | 626 | |
| FIPS code | 06-36826 | |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652728, 2410119 | |
| Website | www |
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Irwindale is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California. The population was 1,422 at the 2010 census, down from 1,446 at the 2000 census.
With relatively few residents, Irwindale consists mostly of rock quarries, which are the major revenue source for the city. The Irwindale Event Center is also located in the city, as is the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area near the San Gabriel River, a plant of the Miller Brewing Company, and a plant of the Huy Fong Foods sriracha sauce company.
The city became the new permanent site for the annual Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California in 2005, after it moved from its previous home at the Glen Helen Regional Park in Devore.
Unlike the fellow low population cities Industry and Vernon, there are actual neighborhoods in Irwindale. Irwindale is a full-service city, offering police and library services. There is a skate park, a teen center, a senior center, and a public gymnasium. The housing is centered near the southeast corner of Arrow Highway and Irwindale Avenue, with a small tract of housing in the southwest corner of the city near Cypress Avenue.
The present day area encompassing Irwindale was originally part of the Mexican land grants by Alta California Governor Juan Alvarado of Rancho La Puente, Rancho Azusa de Dalton, Rancho Azusa de Duarte, and Rancho San Francisquito. was first settled by the families of Gregorio Fraijo and Fecundo Ayon in the 1850s. Significant economic growth did not arrive until the advent of the automobile, which drove up demand for the area's rocks and sand for the paving of roads. The city was incorporated on August 6, 1957.
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