Ontario, California
| Ontario, California | |
|---|---|
| City | |
| City of Ontario | |
The Ontario Convention Center in September 2006.
|
|
| Motto: Southern California's Next Urban Center | |
 Location in San Bernardino County in the state of California |
|
 Ontario, California
|
|
| Coordinates: 34°03′10″N 117°37′40″W / 34.05278°N 117.62778°WCoordinates: 34°03′10″N 117°37′40″W / 34.05278°N 117.62778°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |
 California
|
| County |
 San Bernardino
|
| Incorporated | December 10, 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council / City Manager |
| • City Council |
Mayor Paul S. Leon Mayor Pro Tem Debra Dorst-Porada Alan D. Wapner Jim W. Bowman Paul Vincent Avila |
| • City treasurer | James R. Milhiser |
| • City manager | Al C. Boling |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.006 sq mi (129.515 km2) |
| • Land | 49.941 sq mi (129.345 km2) |
| • Water | 0.065 sq mi (0.170 km2) 0.13% |
| Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Population (January 2013) | |
| • Total | 166,866 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 167,500 |
| • Rank |
4th in San Bernardino County 29th in California 144th in the United States |
| • Density | 3,300/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) |
| ZIP codes | 91758, 91761, 91762, 91764 |
| Area code | 909 |
| FIPS code | 06-53896 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652764, 2411323 |
| Website | www |
Ontario is a city located in southwestern San Bernardino County, California, United States, 35 miles (56 km) east of downtown Los Angeles. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire region, it lies just east of the Los Angeles county line and is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 163,924, up from 158,007 at the 2000 census, making it the county's fourth most populous city after San Bernardino, Fontana, and Rancho Cucamonga.
The city is home to the Ontario International Airport, which is the 15th busiest airport in the United States by cargo carried. Ontario handles the mass of freight traffic between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the rest of the country. It is also the home of Ontario Mills and former home of the Ontario Motor Speedway.
It takes its name from the Ontario Model Colony development established in 1882 by the Canadian engineer George Chaffey and his brothers William Chaffey and Charles Chaffey. They named the settlement after their home province of Ontario.
The area that is now Ontario was part of the lands used for hunting and foraging by the semi-nomadic Tongva Serrano (Gabrieleño) Native Americans, who were known to roam as far south as the western San Bernardino Mountains. At the time of Mexican and later of American settlement, active Native American settlements were scattered across the entire valley. Remains of a Serrano village were discovered in the neighboring foothills of the present-day city of Claremont.
...
Wikipedia