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La Mirada, California

La Mirada, California
General law city
City of La Mirada
Official seal of La Mirada, California
Seal
Motto: Dedicated to Service
Location of La Mirada in Los Angeles County, California
Location of La Mirada in Los Angeles County, California
La Mirada, California is located in the US
La Mirada, California
La Mirada, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°54′8″N 118°0′35″W / 33.90222°N 118.00972°W / 33.90222; -118.00972Coordinates: 33°54′8″N 118°0′35″W / 33.90222°N 118.00972°W / 33.90222; -118.00972
Country  United States of America
State  California
County Los Angeles
Incorporated March 23, 1960
Government
 • Type Council–Manager
 • City council Pauline Deal (mayor)
Steve De Ruse
Ed Eng
Lawrence P. Mowles
Andrew Sarega
 • City manager Jeff Boynton
Area
 • Total 7.857 sq mi (20.351 km2)
 • Land 7.840 sq mi (20.306 km2)
 • Water 0.017 sq mi (0.045 km2)  0.22%
Elevation 194 ft (59 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • Total 48,527
 • Estimate (2013) 49,133
 • Density 6,200/sq mi (2,400/km2)
Time zone Pacific (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 90637–90639
Area code 562, 657/714
FIPS code 06-40032
GNIS feature IDs 1652736, 2411577
Website www.cityoflamirada.org

La Mirada is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of the Gateway Cities. The population was 48,527 at the 2010 census, up from 46,783 at the 2000 census. The city of La Mirada was listed on CNN Money Magazine's "Best Place to Live" list. La Mirada placed 34th on the list, with the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and the Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center as two of its main attributes. It is also the home of Biola University, an evangelical Christian institution of higher education.

La Mirada (Spanish for the look) was the creation of two men, Andrew McNally, a printer and mapmaker from Chicago (see Rand McNally) and his son-in-law Edwin Neff. In 1888, McNally purchased over 2,200 acres (8.9 km2) of Rancho Los Coyotes, south of Whittier, for $200,000. He developed 700 acres (2.8 km2) into his own home called Windermere Ranch and surrounded it with olive, orange and lemon groves. McNally built a plant to process the olive oil, which was of the best quality, as well as a railroad station on Stage Road. From here his olive oil and fruit were shipped all over the U.S.

In 1896, McNally turned his property over to his daughter and his son in law. McNally and Neff formed the La Mirada Land Company, which published a booklet entitled "The Country Gentleman in California", advertising parcels of land for sale including pictures, a map and descriptions of the scenic olive, alfalfa, lemon and grapefruit groves.

In 1946, "Along Your Way", a "Station by Station Description of the Santa Fe Route Through the Southwest," describes La Mirada with a population of 213, surrounded by orange, lemon, walnut and olive groves; oil wells; olive oil factory; and fruit packing houses.


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