La Canada Flintridge, California
| La Cañada Flintridge, California | |
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La Cañada Flintridge, the Foothill Freeway, and, on the right, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2014
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 Location of La Cañada Flintridge in Los Angeles County, California |
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| Coordinates: 34°12′28″N 118°12′25″W / 34.207721°N 118.206979°WCoordinates: 34°12′28″N 118°12′25″W / 34.207721°N 118.206979°W | |
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 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County |
 Los Angeles
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| Incorporated | November 30, 1976 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jonathan C. Curtis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.645 sq mi (22.391 km2) |
| • Land | 8.628 sq mi (22.347 km2) |
| • Water | 0.017 sq mi (0.044 km2) 0.20% |
| Elevation | 1,188 ft (362 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 20,246 |
| • Density | 2,300/sq mi (900/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 91011, 91012 |
| Area code | 818 |
| FIPS code | 06-39003 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660845, 2411565 |
| Website | www |
La Cañada Flintridge is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with a population of 20,246 in 2010. It is located in the Crescenta Valley and far western end of the San Gabriel Valley, to the northwest of Pasadena. It is the home of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA.
During the Spanish and Mexican eras, the area was known as Rancho La Cañada. Before the city's incorporation in 1976, it consisted of two distinct communities, La Cañada and Flintridge. La Cañada comes from the Spanish word cañada (pronounced "canyada"), meaning canyon, gorge, or ravine; Flintridge was named after its developer, United States Senator Frank P. Flint).
Flintridge comprises the southern part of the city, covering the northern flank of the San Rafael Hills, but more generally including most areas south of Foothill Blvd. The eastern part, even north of Foothill Blvd., was also originally considered Flintridge and is still home to the Flintridge Riding Club and Flintridge Preparatory School.
Reference to the entire city is often shortened to just "La Cañada" or seldomly to just "Flintridge". The full city name specifically does not have a hyphen in it, to illustrate unity between the two communities that became one.
In a 2015 issue of Forbes, La Cañada Flintridge ranked as the 121st most expensive U.S. city.
La Cañada Flintridge is located at 34°12′28″N 118°12′25″W / 34.207721°N 118.206979°W.
The city is situated in the Crescenta Valley and far western end of the San Gabriel Valley. It is nestled between the San Gabriel Mountains and Angeles National Forest on the north, and in the San Rafael Hills on the south. Most of the city drains southeastward toward Pasadena to Arroyo Seco, but the western part of the city (generally west of Alta Canyada Road) drains southward toward Glendale via Verdugo Canyon. Both drainages join the Los Angeles River north of downtown Los Angeles.
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