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La Crescenta, CA

La Crescenta-Montrose
census-designated place & unincorporated community
Mt. Lukens overlooking La Crescenta-Montrose.jpg
Location of La Crescenta-Montrose in Los Angeles County, California.
Location of La Crescenta-Montrose in Los Angeles County, California.
Coordinates: 34°13′30″N 118°14′13″W / 34.22500°N 118.23694°W / 34.22500; -118.23694Coordinates: 34°13′30″N 118°14′13″W / 34.22500°N 118.23694°W / 34.22500; -118.23694
Country  United States
State  California
County Los Angeles
Area
 • Total 3.437 sq mi (8.902 km2)
 • Land 3.426 sq mi (8.873 km2)
 • Water 0.011 sq mi (0.029 km2)  0.32%
Elevation 1,540 ft (469.392 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 19,653
 • Density 5,700/sq mi (2,200/km2)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 91214 (La Crescenta)
91020 (Montrose)
Area code(s) 747 and 818
FIPS code 06-39045

La Crescenta-Montrose is a populated place in Los Angeles County, California. Part of the community is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP), while the other portion lies within the City of Glendale. According to the United States Census Bureau, the La Crescenta-Montrose CDP measures about 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), and the population was 19,653 at the 2010 census, up from 18,532 in the 2000 census.

The unincorporated part of La Crescenta-Montrose encompasses those parts of the Crescenta Valley, northwestern San Rafael Hills, and northeastern Verdugo Mountains not within the cities of Glendale or La Cañada Flintridge. Only a small portion of La Crescenta-Montrose is unincorporated, while the vast majority of it is within Glendale.

La Crescenta-Montrose is bordered on the north by the San Gabriel Mountains and Angeles National Forest, on the east by La Cañada Flintridge, on the south by the Verdugo Mountains and central Glendale, and the northwest by the Sunland-Tujunga community of Los Angeles. The Foothill Freeway (I-210) runs through the southern portion of the area.

The 2010 United States Census reported that La Crescenta-Montrose had a population of 19,653. The population density was 5,717.8 people per square mile (2,207.7/km²). The racial makeup of La Crescenta-Montrose was 12,807 (65.2%) White (57.9% Non-Hispanic White), 142 (0.7%) African American, 70 (0.4%) Native American, 5,375 (27.3%) Asian, 12 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 533 (2.7%) from other races, and 714 (3.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,232 persons (11.4%).


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