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Sierra Madre, CA

Sierra Madre, California
City
City of Sierra Madre
Motto: "Village of the Foothills"
Location of Sierra Madre in Los Angeles County, California
Location of Sierra Madre in Los Angeles County, California
Sierra Madre, California is located in the US
Sierra Madre, California
Sierra Madre, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°9′53″N 118°3′3″W / 34.16472°N 118.05083°W / 34.16472; -118.05083Coordinates: 34°9′53″N 118°3′3″W / 34.16472°N 118.05083°W / 34.16472; -118.05083
Country  United States of America
State  California
County Los Angeles
Incorporated February 2, 1907
Area
 • Total 2.96 sq mi (7.66 km2)
 • Land 2.95 sq mi (7.65 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.15%
Elevation 827 ft (252 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 10,917
 • Estimate (2016) 11,057
 • Density 3,744.33/sq mi (1,445.93/km2)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 91024, 91025
Area code 626
FIPS code 06-71806
GNIS feature IDs 1661439, 2411897
Website www.cityofsierramadre.com

Sierra Madre is a city in Los Angeles County, California whose population was 10,917 at the 2010 U.S. Census, up from 10,580 at the time of the 2000 U.S. Census. The city is located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley below the southern edge of the Angeles National Forest. Pasadena and Altadena are to its west, with Arcadia to its south and east. Sierra Madre is known as "Wisteria City", and its city seal is decorated with a drawing of the now widely known 500-foot (150 m) vine. It is also called the "Village of the Foothills" and was an All-America City in 2007.

In approximately 500 CE, Tongva Indians, the native people migrated from the Mojave area to what would become Los Angeles County, (including the San Gabriel Valley). Their name means "People of the Earth". Their primary language was Uto-Aztecan Shoshonean. In the 16th century there were about 25 Tongva villages, with a population of approximately 400 native people. By 1769, the first Spanish settlers arrived in the region, finding an estimated 5,000 Tongva living in 31 villages. Two years later, Mission San Gabriel Arcangel was founded in today's Montebello, causing the Tongva communities to rapidly dwindle. The mission was later moved to San Gabriel because of severe flooding from the Rio Hondo River, which ruined their crops. The original mission site is now marked by a California Historical Landmark. Tongvas were integrated into the culture of the mission, and the tribe were renamed Gabrielino Indians by the Spaniards. The first Mount Wilson trail was carved by the Gabrielino Indians which was used by them when they carried timber down from the mountains for the construction of the San Gabriel Mission in 1771.


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